Analysing Film Posters - 'Inception'

The poster for 'Inception' contains the following conventions:

• Dominant image 
• Film title (biggest copy on the poster)
• Release date (July 16)
• Tagline (Your mind is the scene of the crime)
• Name of stars (at the top of the poster)
• Production company logos (Warner Brothers, Syncopy, Legendary Pictures)
• Website 
• Certificate (PG-13)
• Billing block (which contains the cast, crew and production companies involved)
• Name of director (Christopher Nolan)
• Reference to other films (From the director of 'The Dark Knight')
• Format (Theatres and IMAX)
• Indication of genre (iconography, font of titles and colours used on poster)