2. Firstly, I started by using the
brush tool in black to colour
the base of the poster so that
the billing block (which will be
added later) would have a
black background.
3. Background Image
The image I used for the background was a
picture that I took when I went on vacation in
the summers. I added that as a layer on top
of the main background.
4. Due to the picture not being the
right height and not being the
appropriate longitude, I cloned the
top of the original image and used
that to extend the sky so that it
looks like one whole image.
From theToolbox, I chose the
Clone StampTool. In the Options
bar, I set the tool's tip size and
hardness as it was for the Brush
Tool. I then pointed the cursor at
the image area i wanted to paint
with, held down [Alt] key, then
mouse-clicked.This selected the
source point for cloning
5. Next I adjusted the
contrast and hue’s so
that it doesn’t look as
vibrant and fresh to
go with the sci-fi
theme.
6. Additional layers made using PicMonkey
Since I had little knowledge about
Photoshop, I used the online editing
software, PicMonkey to construct a few
layers using their ‘overlay’ tool that
could possibly go on the film poster.
These were a few experimental circles
that I formed from which I selected the
top right one and used it as a layer to go
behind my main character. I did this to
create a depth and so that it doesn’t
look too 2D.
7. After adding the circle I constructed on picmonkey, I took a picture of the necklace and on photoshop,
used the ‘Lasso tool’ to make an outline and omit the rest. Next, I adjusted the saturation and hues to
make it look more subtle and added this over the black circle.
8. Then, I took a picture of the main character and using the ‘magic wand’ and ‘lasso tool’ I defined the edges and
got a silhouette of the girl.Then I overlaid it onto the poster. I also adjusted the colours.
9. I then took a photograph of flowers and added that onto the face as a new layer. I kept
the fill and opacity to a minimum so that I could still see the face clearly.
10. Using another image of flowers that I took, I added it on top of the girls head, somewhat like a crown.The
reason I added flowers is because they symbolize innocence and youth. I felt like the main character in my
production, Sophie Bradshaw, was in fact very innocent and clean hearted and thus used flowers as symbolism
to portray this along with her youth. I also added a shadow under the flower layer to make it look more 3
dimensional. For the flowers on her head, I also kept the opacity and fill low and adjusted the hue and saturation
along with the colour balance.
11. Next, I created dots and lines using the ‘Drawing andType’ tools. I then created a
series of dots and connected them with lines around the main character.This
indicates the journey Sophia had to take and the difficulties she had to face.
12. Using PicMonkey again, I created circles type spheres which looked like bearings. I
used these because in ancient clocks, such bearings and nuts were used. I thought it
would be good to incorporate them in my poster.
13. I added these bearings around my main character and adjusted the colours according to my poster.
I did this by changing the hues and saturation. I wanted to keep the colour of them subtle but
impactful.
14. Next, I added in the movie name, ‘R3’ using the same letters as I did in the magazine
cover. I constructed the title R3 usingAdobe Illustrators 3D effect where I used different
shapes and made several elements after which I combined them to form the two letters.
16. Next, under ‘R3’ I added the full movie name, “Repeat, Relapse, Rewind”
17. After that I added the billing block which I constructed using
Photoshop. Each and every element of the billing block was made
using Photoshop.
18. Here I added the tagline; “For what it’s worth, it’s never too late” at the top of the poster. I chose
the top because the billing block at the bottom made it too busy and the top half of the poster
was relatively emptier. I also liked how it looked at the top.
19. I then adjusted the colours (brightness, contrast, hues, saturation etc) I did this because I felt like
the colours of the film name; R3 were too stark and sharp so to make it a bit more milder, I
adjusted the colours.
20. Lastly, I adjusted the overall colour for the poster and decreased the warmth ratio.
This is because I wanted to add more of a sci-fi feel to it.
