2. First I downloaded an image of an
average looking Polaroid to my user
space and then inserted it into
Photoshop. I then positioned it at an
angle as it was to be the base image of
the pile of images.
3. I then repeated the previous step twice,
using the same sized Polaroid's, and
transformed them (pressing *Control* T
on the keyboard) rotating their position
on the page.
4. The images to the left are the images
that I used in the Life Drop film poster. I
chose these images as I thought that the
actor looked off guard in them all so that
it seems like his stalker has taken them
without him knowing. I used a website
called ‘Picnick’ to edit the images as it
has many different effects that can be
added to images.
5. 1. First I selected the image that needed
to be edited from my user space.
2. Next you go onto the tab named
‘Effects’.
3. There you will see a panel that allows
you to change the effects on the
image. (For the two images to the left I
used the ‘Black and White’ and ‘Boost’
effects to test to see what they looked
like
This is where came across the ‘HDR-ish’
effect and found that this looked really
good so applied it to the image. I adjusted
the percentages of the effect and saved the
completed image to my user area.
6. I hid all of the other layers where the
other Polaroid's were so that I could see
the base Polaroid. I inserted the image to
the document and adjusted the size and
rotation of it to fit into the blank space
on the Polaroid.
7. I then made the second layer visible and
repeated the previous step.
8. I made the third Polaroid visible and
again, repeated the previous step.
9. We designed this title together on a
website named Dafont, which specialises
displaying many different fonts that can
be customised to suit your needs. We
decided to use this font in particular as
the characters look like those used in a
ransom note.
I made sure that this was the largest font
on the page as this follows the typical
codes and conventions of film poster
making and also to ensure that the
audience knows the title of the film.
10. I thought that the poster needed a
background to make the Poleroids stand
out on the page more and to bring more
colour to the page.
I decided to make a black and white
gradient as the background as it made
the page appear more alive and indepth.
11. After altering the institutional
information from the previous film
poster, I inserted the text at the bottom
of the page as this is typically where it is
found and it isn’t in the way there.
12. I add the production company logo onto
the film poster so that people knew who
the film was funded and produced by.
Later on I decided to add a ‘C’ to the end
of the production company logo so that it
is covered by copyright and no other
companies can use it.
13. Before adding the certification badge I
needed to dispose of the white
background because it would have looked
unusual with a white box surrounding it,
straight onto the black background. I
used the quick selection tool to do this.
14. We came up with the taglines for the film
together and tried to play on words to
make them remember able.
I placed them on the same Polaroid as
another indication that the character in
the photograph’s life will somehow be
effected and change for the worse.
15. I thought that adding the kiss mark to the
Polaroid was a great idea as it tells the
audience more about the storyline as
kissing a photograph of someone who is
unaware of it being taken it is a strange
thing to do.
To make the kiss mark more 3D I not only
cut out the white background, I also
added a texture and a bevel effect.
16. I created four different reviews from
magazines and newspapers so that the
audience knew how good the actual film
would be.
To make the reviews all I did was acquire
an image of a star off of the internet, cut
it out using the quick selection tool and
then copy and pasting the star over and
over again until I had the required
amount. I then wrote the reviews and
placed them all together in the same
section of the page.
17. To create the date I added three
different effects to it to make it stand
out of the page more, but not enough to
distract the eye from the film’s title. I
added a ‘drop shadow’ and ‘outer glow’
to the text as I found that they
complimented each other and gave the
text more depth. I also added a ‘stroke’
which made the writing bolder.
18. I almost never added this feature to the
magazine but then I thought that it would
be a good idea to go so as when names of
famous actors/ actresses are mentioned,
their fan base instantly reacts and this
encourages them to go and watch a film.
19. Overall I am very happy with the
appearance of my film poster and I think
that it links ton the rest of the
promotional package well.
