Poster tools used

1. Poster Tools Used
Background Image:
1. I firstlybeganbyopeningupPhotoshopandsettingthe canvastoA4 and internationalpaper.
2. I thenplacedthe image whichIhad savedwithinthe document,Ididthisbygoinginto
file>place>andselectingthe document
3. Once the documenthad beenplacedIsetthe picture to greyscale I didthisby goinginto
image>mode>greyscale.Ithenduplicatedthe layertoensure thatthe effectwhichIwasgoing
to inputwasable to be clearlyviewed.

2. 4. Afterdoingthis Ifoundthat thiseffectwasnotdark enoughtoportray the resultwhichI was
lookingfor.Itherefore foundthatIneededtoaddanothereffecttothe image,bylooking
througheach effectIdecidedthat “Multiply”
5. Lookingat the image I foundthatthe edgesof the imageswere still toolighttherefore todothis
I usedthe gradienttool andset the opacityto 87% so the gradientwasstill recognisable.
6. Once the image was finalisedIfounditwasappropriate tolockthe layersoit couldnot move.
7. I thenflattenedthe imagessoall the layerswill appearinone.

3. Title:
8. I thenneededtoinsertandcreate the title,todo thisI usedthe texttool.Selectingthe texttool
I typedinthe title of the film“Woodend”
9. I thenchangedthe fontto Myriad Pro andcolour a deepred.
10. To make the font contribute tothe horror effectgiven Idecided tomimicthe effectof blood
drippingbyusingthe smudge tool
11. NextIchose to add a shadowand a slightstroke tothe picture,todo I double clickedthe text
layerand firstlywentintothe dropshadow whichappearedinthe new window onthe side,Iset
the drop shadowto an opacityof 80%, the distance to20px, spreadto 1% and size to3px.

4. Advertisement:
12. I theninsertedthe ‘advertisement’above the title,todosoI usedthe same texttool andtyped
in“from the producersof parkside poltergeist”
13. Once thiswas done I changedthe fontto Trajan pro and the colourto white
14. I thenfoundthat the fontlookedquite plaintherefore Ifounditwasappropriate toadd a slight
drop shadow.Todo thisI followedthe same stepsasbefore bydoubleclickingthe layerand
addingthe drop shadowat an opacityof 75%
15. FinallyIplacedthistextabove the title and centreditsoit didnotlookout of place.
Credits:
16. To create the creditswhichwere insertedwithinthe posterIbeganbyonce again selectingthe
texttool and enteringall of the informationregardingthe credits.
17. I thenchangedthe fontso it was consistenttothe advertisementandtitle,alsochangingthe
colourto white ensuringthatitcouldbe visible overthe blackbackground.Ididnot feel itwas
essential toadda dropshadowas it wasthe credits.
18. I editedthe fontto Trajan pro thiswasso it didnot overpowerthe page andthe attentionwas
kepton the image andtitle andleftthe size at 24

5. 19. HoweverIreducedthe size of the wordsexcludingthe namesto 12 I didthisas it was a common
conventionusedinhorrorpostercredits
Sponsors:
20. Whenlookingtoimprove myposterI foundthatit lookedquite empty,thereforeIresearched
intootherpostersandfeaturesincludedwithinthis.
21. I decidedtoplace an image ontothe page of a range of sponsors,Icroppedthisimage soit was
onlythe firstthree logos.
22. Howeverthe logosthemselveswere blackandthe backgroundwaswhite,insertingthisontomy
postermade it lookveryunprofessional,toresolvethisIopenedthisintoanew documentand
invertedthe colours.
23. To remove the backgroundIusedthe magic wandtool to remove this.