1. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
The background image we used for the final poster is an original image taken at a local
forest (Hatfield Forest). It will be heavily edited on Photoshop to give the illusion of a night
sky. Firstly, we changed the resolution of the image to 300 and
the image size to 20cm x 13.34cm. Using the ‘Selective Colour
tool, we picked ‘Neutrals’ from the drop down menu and
altered the colouring so
that it was now a purplish
night-sky colour. We also
edited the blacks so that
they were more opaque and
silhouette-like. We then used the
Burn Tool to blacken the
corners of the image to make
room for stars. Using a
‘star’ brush that we
downloaded from the
internet, we then randomly
‘painted’ different sized
‘stars’ onto the black parts of the
image on a new layer. We first
used a white brush, then
we also added ‘cosmic’
colours such as pastel pink
and pastel orange. We also
used the ‘star’ brush in
light blue to fade in the
other colours used in
order to create a more
realistic night sky. We then
decided that the right side
of the image was a little
empty and we wanted it to
be balanced. We were
also thinking about
making the image portrait,
so we needed a main
focal point at the time. We
wanted to use a night time
image because most of
our shooting for the video is
going to be at night. The music that we are
using could also be described as
rather ‘dreamy,’ which we feel
correlates with the
atmospheric nature of the
image we are using. Using
the Magic Wand tool, we
selected the tree that we
intended to use. We then
dragged it onto the main image and
erased any extra ‘foliage’
using the Eraser Tool that
wasn’t part of the tree, and
then changed its size using the Free
Transform Tool. We then placed it in the
appropriate place. The finishing touches
were minor edits such as the erasing of
stars that had overlapped the black
silhouettes of trees using the Eraser Tool.
3. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
After a while of looking at this image, we felt that the colours didn’t represent the artist that
we’re using. Although purple is often a mystical colour, the oranges bring out the warmth in
the music. We felt that the original version of the image looked more realistic than we
wanted and we wanted to make the dream-like qualities stand out and we felt that orange
and pink tones did this. These colours would also appeal to the audience as the original
colours could be
seen as
negative. To
change the
colours we used
the Selective
Colour tool.
Once the we had
the orange
and pink tones
incorporated in the image we felt that more ‘stars’ needed to be added, although they
stood out and looked to forced. We decided to change the opacity of the ‘stars’ slightly.
Once this was done we felt that the tree we had placed in the before image looked out of
place and took away from the ‘feel’ of the image. Using the
Free Transform Tool we made the tree smaller and placed it to
the side of the image. We decided to add a unique logo for the
piece, we thought using the colours we had on the black of the
picture was a good idea. To make this logo we decided to use
Image within Text. We opened a new psd, and transferred the
final image on to it and duplicated the layer. We then added a
white layer between the two and the triangle text just above it.
4. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
decided to change the opacity of the ‘stars’ slightly. Once this was done we felt that the
tree we had placed in the before image looked out of place and took away from the ‘feel’ of
the image. Using the Free Transform Tool we made the tree smaller and placed it to the
side of the image. We decided to add a unique logo for the piece, we thought using the
colours we had on the black of the picture was a good idea. To make this logo we decided
to use Image within Text. We opened a new psd, and transferred the final image on to it
and duplicated the layer. We then added a white layer between the two and the triangle
text just above it. Then, we created a clipping mask of the top image thus allowing the top
image to appear within the triangle text. We then dragged our new logo onto our original
image and placed it in the corner. We knew we wanted to use the large triangle shape, and
incorporating the main image ties the whole poster together. We then added
text. We chose this font because whilst we were conducting our research, we found that a
slim and tall font appeared most professional. It is easy to read and the text is quite
futuristic which fits with the theme of fantasy. As our poster is landscape, it can also be
displayed in magazines as a double page spread or on billboards to reach a larger target
audience.
5. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
decided to change the opacity of the ‘stars’ slightly. Once this was done we felt that the
tree we had placed in the before image looked out of place and took away from the ‘feel’ of
the image. Using the Free Transform Tool we made the tree smaller
and placed it to the side of the image. We decided to add a unique
logo for the piece, we thought using the colours we had on the black
of the picture was a good idea. To make this logo we decided to use
Image within Text. We opened a new psd, and transferred the final
image on to it and duplicated the layer. We then added a white layer
between the two and the triangle text just above it. Then, we created
a clipping mask of the top image thus allowing the top image to appear
within the triangle text. We then dragged our new logo onto our original
text. We chose this font because whilst we were conducting our research, we
found that a slim and tall font appeared most professional. It is easy to
read and the text is quite futuristic which fits with the theme of fantasy.
As our poster is landscape, it can also be displayed in
magazines as a double page spread or on billboards to reach a
larger target audience.
6. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
decided to change the opacity of the ‘stars’ slightly. Once this was done we felt that the
tree we had placed in the before image looked out of place and took away from the ‘feel’ of
the image. Using the Free Transform Tool we made the tree smaller
and placed it to the side of the image. We decided to add a unique
logo for the piece, we thought using the colours we had on the black
of the picture was a good idea. To make this logo we decided to use
Image within Text. We opened a new psd, and transferred the final
image on to it and duplicated the layer. We then added a white layer
between the two and the triangle text just above it. Then, we created
a clipping mask of the top image thus allowing the top image to appear
within the triangle text. We then dragged our new logo onto our original
text. We chose this font because whilst we were conducting our research, we
found that a slim and tall font appeared most professional. It is easy to
read and the text is quite futuristic which fits with the theme of fantasy.
As our poster is landscape, it can also be displayed in
magazines as a double page spread or on billboards to reach a
larger target audience.
7. DEVELOPMENT DIARY
decided to change the opacity of the ‘stars’ slightly. Once this was done we felt that the
tree we had placed in the before image looked out of place and took away from the ‘feel’ of
the image. Using the Free Transform Tool we made the tree smaller
and placed it to the side of the image. We decided to add a unique
logo for the piece, we thought using the colours we had on the black
of the picture was a good idea. To make this logo we decided to use
Image within Text. We opened a new psd, and transferred the final
image on to it and duplicated the layer. We then added a white layer
between the two and the triangle text just above it. Then, we created
a clipping mask of the top image thus allowing the top image to appear
within the triangle text. We then dragged our new logo onto our original
text. We chose this font because whilst we were conducting our research, we
found that a slim and tall font appeared most professional. It is easy to
read and the text is quite futuristic which fits with the theme of fantasy.
As our poster is landscape, it can also be displayed in
magazines as a double page spread or on billboards to reach a
larger target audience.
