POSTER PRODUCTION

The software I will be using in

the construction of my movie

poster will be Adobe

Photoshop CS3.

Photoshop is a photo editing

program that will allow me to

edit various features including

the contrast and brightness. It

also allows me to add a wide

range of effects such as a lens

glare or grayscale.

Here are the three examples I analysed.

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Here is the unedited, original image I used to create my poster.

My completed movie poster to advertise my film.

Positive pull quotes used to sell the film,

including ellipsis, from reviewers.

Star ratings out of five from movie

review magazines.

Bold title of film, centred as the main focus. Glow effects have been used to enhance

the text and coloured red to link with the blood on the zombified faces.

Movie Institutions

behind the film’s

production. Billing Block detailing production staff.

Film release date.

Certificate 18

refers to the

specified

audience in my

research.

Reference to other

films created by the

producer/director.

Listing of

actors names,

spaced along

poster and in a

bold text.

Film website.

Side by side comparison

I have darkened the completed version. I done this by altering the

contrast of the final piece reducing the brightness on a slider in

Photoshop as I thought the initial image was too bright to be used.

I have filled in the eyes of the zombies with both the paint and clone

stamp tool, removing the human iris’ and replacing them with zombie-

like blank stares.

The use of the prop, make-up is clearly shown in both images.

I have used a colour palette of grey and red to detail the text on the

poster. I believe the red glow on the main text adds great emphasis and

makes it more noticeable to the eye. It also gives a ghost like aura. A

piece of feedback suggested the text looked like a ‘skeleton’s bones’,

which is good feedback.

The bold, yet small scaled text used adds emphasis and detail yet is

not overpowering. I used such a font, especially on the pull quotes, to

give them prominence.

Included at the foot of the poster is the movie website and the release

date.

I have added a certificate and the logo from my trailer of my movie

institution.

A possible inclusion could’ve been a catchy tagline.