I created my film poster using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. The process was relatively long as I had to go into great detail at several different occasions. I had to teach myself how to use the applications as I had no experience using either apps before. I would say I learnt relatively quickly and managed to produce a realistic poster which successfully portrays our genre and vibe.
I wanted to create a poster which highlights the scariness and severity of our group of antagonists, The Transparent Animals. After school one day I went to the woods with my dad where we took a selection of photos of the trees and me wearing my goat mask. Some turned out good and others not so good. After reviewing all the photos I picked the one I liked best and began to edit it on Adobe Lightroom.
Original photo
I chose to use Adobe Lightroom to edit my photo as it is easy to use and offers a wide range of filters and effects that I could use when customising my initial image. I edited the features of my image such as the shadows, exposure and added a red effect over the sky and trees. I was happy with the red effect I was able to create as it added a sinister and scary ambience to my poster which fit with our horror genre.
Adobe Lightroom
Finally, once my image was edited I dropped it into photoshop so I could begin to overlay my text and make some final adjustments. I used the 'Shock Therapy' font for my poster as its rigid corners and serious undertone emphasise our horror genre. One change I had to make to my poster was removing the logo that was visible on my shirt. This was simple as I just had to take a brush and apply some black over the white logo, making it invisible.
Adobe Photoshop
Finally, once I was happy with the way my poster was looking (the font, the background and the central image), I began to make some final adjustments. After looking at my first draft I realised that the central image was being obstructed by my film title. It is important that the central image of a poster stands out and attract attention, therefore I felt it was necessary to swap the places of the film title and tagline. This was an easy change to make as I just swapped the places of the two texts on my canvas. I was felt that the poster looked much better this way as the head section of my central image was no longer being obstructed.
Another final adjustment I had to make was making the size of the billing block smaller. This was a necessary change to make as it stops audiences from being drawn to it and focusing on other aspects of the poster such as the central image and film title.
First Draft Final Poster
The construction of the poster was a technical challenge as you were new to Photoshop. You sought feedback and made artistic decisions based on it, such as moving the placement of the title and tagline. The colour works but your challenge was to make the character sufficiently visible against the backdrop.
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