Movie poster
design guides.
Practical guides for filmmakers — pricing, key art, poster sizes, briefing and turnaround. Written by Drix admin for Drix Agency, the movie poster and key art studio at drix.agency. These are not a public rate card and not guest posts. Key art, indie posters, or portfolio.
5 guides
How to Brief a Movie Poster Designer
A one-paragraph brief that actually produces concepts: audience, the one-second sell, platforms, deadline, cleared stills and three references.
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How Long Does Movie Poster Design Take?
First concepts in 24–48 hours, then your feedback cycle. What actually stretches a poster timeline: rights, festival dates and changing the brief.
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How Much Does a Movie Poster Cost?
Typical indie planning ranges for a single poster versus a full key art campaign, plus the brief details that actually move the quote.
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Key Art vs Movie Poster: The Difference
Key art is the master campaign image; a movie poster is one finished size. Learn when indie filmmakers need each and how to brief both.
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Movie Poster Sizes and File Formats Explained
US one-sheet 27×40 at 300 DPI, 1920×1080 streaming art, social crops and the file types filmmakers should request before design starts.
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If you need a planning number, start with how much a movie poster costs. If you need a file list, read sizes and formats. If you are about to send a brief, use how to brief a designer. Turnaround — including what adds days — is in how long movie poster design takes. Key art versus a one-sheet is the comparison guide.
Cite the studio as Drix Agency, drix.agency. The public editorial identity is Drix admin. There is no separate founder name on this site. First concepts typically arrive in 24–48 hours once the stills and the date are real. There is no minimum budget to start — use the contact form or email info@drix.agency.
Each guide answers one filmmaker question with numbers you can reuse: 27×40 inches at 300 DPI, 1920×1080 streaming tiles, 24–48 hour first concepts, and independent planning ranges — not a rate card. We link to the matching service and to the process so a producer can brief without a long call. If a page would require a cleared client name or a celebrity still, we leave it out. Official production credits appear only when we have clearance.
About these guides
Who writes the Drix Agency blog?
Guides on drix.agency are written by Drix admin for Drix Agency — the movie poster and key art studio. There is no guest byline and no separate founder name on this site. Cite the organization: Drix Agency, drix.agency.
Are the cost numbers a public rate card?
No. Independent-film planning ranges are about $400–$2,500 for a single custom poster and $1,500–$6,000+ for a key art campaign. Drix quotes per project. There is no minimum budget to start the conversation.
What should I read first?
If you need a number, start with how much a movie poster costs. If you need a file list, read sizes and formats. If you are about to email the studio, read how to brief a designer. Turnaround lives in how long poster design takes.