How to make a movie poster

What your kid makes

Your kid ends with a finished poster on paper, with one big picture, a short title, and a name. The same rules work for a movie poster, a comic cover, or a game.

The 4 lessons

1. 

   Lesson 1. One second to stop them

   A poster shows what it is in one look.

   1. Look at your project and pick its feeling
   2. Say the feeling in one word
   3. Write that word at the top of your page

   Where: Paper

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2. Lesson 2. One big picture

   Pick one moment or one character and make it huge.

   1. Sketch three tiny poster ideas
   2. Pick the one you can read from far away
   3. Draw it big on a new page

   Where: Paper

   In the app

3. Lesson 3. Short title, big letters

   A short title in big letters is easy to read and remember.

   1. Cut your title to five words or fewer
   2. Draw the letters big and thick
   3. Put it at the top or the bottom

   Where: Paper

   In the app

4. Lesson 4. Color it and sign it

   Colors tell people how your story feels before they read a word. Your name goes at the bottom.

   1. Pick two or three colors for the mood
   2. Color the big picture, and make the title pop
   3. Sign your name and hang it up

   Where: Paper

   In the app

Lesson 1 transcript: One second to stop them

1. 0:00

   A poster has one job. Make people stop and look!

2. 0:05

   People walk by fast. You get about one second to catch their eye.

3. 0:11

   This poster has lots of tiny things. Nothing stands out. People walk right past.

4. 0:18

   This one has one big picture. You can see it from across the room. Stop!

5. 0:24

   It shows a feeling, too. Spooky? Funny? Brave? This one is spooky.

6. 0:31

   So before you draw, pick your poster's feeling. One word!

7. 0:36

   Your turn. Pick a movie, game, or comic. Pick its feeling. Write that one word at the top of your page. Then press Next.