Band Poster Research

I decided to have a look at some of our bands influences when we came on to doing the band poster task to see what conventions were used and gather some ideas for our own poster.

Foo Fighters

The band photo for the Foo Fighters shows the bands rock genre through the location and the use of editing to an almost serpia, black and white. Even though the band perform with instruments, here it doesnt show them with them. Despite this, we don't get the impression that they are a boyband because of their attire the way the group are positioned.










Stereophonics

The stereophonics also follow a quite similar convention to the Foo Fighters. The location in which the photograph was taken is quite derelict and urban which suggests an edgy band that follows the rock genre. The band members are positioned in a way that shows the audience who the main singer, and leader of the band is through the position closest to the camera. The lighting here is very dark as well, typically known for rock genre's and I think the use of the darkened black edges is also very effective in the representation of the band.


Billy Talent

I decided to look at a newer, more modern band to take some ideas from for our band poster. In Billy Talent you can see they're all lined up against a wall which is quite jaded, and their attire is all black which suggests the rock genre. This is also another band which perform with their own individual instruments but the poster does not show this, suggesting its not required.

Other Band Posters

I looked at a few examples of how bands had used the posters to promote themselves and also what text was used. In this example of a pop rock band called The Maine, the band picture is used to acknowledge the band so they become familiar with the audience followed by having the band name in the centre of the poster to contrast with the background. I think this is very effective because we instantly see the name of the band which is the most effective way to promote them. Under the picture and name of the band there is also an image of the bands album, and the name of it as well as saying it's 'available now'.

In the band poster for Paramore, the band are also stood almost in a line, however this is one of the first band posters where the band have been seen with their instruments (except the drummer who just has his drum sticks). The band follows the rock genre convention through their attire of casual jeans and band tshirts and the pose of the band shows they're down to earth, which is something that we also wanted to create. The name of the band also really stands out from the background, and the bottom right corner shows the words 'riot' which is in the style of their album cover and also the name of the album.

This band poster shows the name of the band straight away with the text at the top. The text is very simple, and in some ways could show the simplicity of the band trying to show their down-to-earth nature. The band are stood in a line again, with the lead singer stood stightly forward and the setting of the photograph is quite unclear but shows an edgy genre of rock. The band attire also justifies this and with the lead singer wearing red, it also confirms that he's the main focus.