OCR A2 Media Coursework.

1. Horror poster and
magazine step by step
By Nicole McClelland

2. Layer opacity decreased
causing it to fade slightly.
Duplicated the layer,
keeping the opacity at
100%. To get the trick on
the mind effect I simply
moved one of the layers
slightly to the right. I think
this is very effective and
relates to the title
“Trickster”

3. Title of film
added to the
side
Same effect as previous used but this
time I played around with the scale as
well as the opacity. Again adding to
the Trickster effect.
Billing block is put at
the bottom, I don’t
like this billing block
very much as it
doesn’t look realistic
In a different font and
colour ‘coming soon’
with the release date
is put onto the photo. A
layer of white is used
and smudges with the
brush tool for a
ghostly effect.
Tag line put into the ghostly
white layer. And reviews put
in place to make it looks
more realistic.

4. Finished
product
Evaluation:- Overall I believe the image with the effect added looks very professional looking, but
the idea to put it landscape could be criticised. The fonts used also don’t look very realistic and the
posters text needs to stand out more. The tag line I also believe is very effective.

5. The tagline is the same as
the previous poster created,
because I felt it was
useable.
White layer added and smudged
with a variety of brushes to create
this ghostly effect. I though it went
quite nicely behind the title of the
film.
Trickster title added at the
top in relation to the image.
Reviews put and
rotated as the
direction of the
wall.
Movie rating to encourage
people to watch the movie.
The release date added.
Production
company
name
Website added to
make it more
realistic
Billing block seems t look better on
this style of poster, maybe its
because of the nice contrast in
colours.

6. Tagline made
differently this
time. I chose a
simplistic font and
then used a stroke
of red to give it the
outline of red and
then the black
within that. I'm not
sure which tagline I
like in comparison
to the previous one
on the other
posters.
I love this font for the
production company
think it fits nicely in the
middle of the two ‘T’s’
Billing block the same
again. I feel it would
look better however
and stand out more of
there was a black box
layer behind the image.
Images edited so
the whites all
seemed to merge
together. Black
and white was
used in editing
the photo, I then
masked the ionic
red smile in for
effect.
This time the title is enlarged
for effect. I prefer this.
Release date, I have
chosen and then made
a colour scheme to it
going red, black and
then red again. I like
this effect.

7. Generated font and placed
onto a black background. I
love the title font.

8. Image is NOT my own, but
this is the type of image I
want to be aiming to get with
out actor. In black and white
it looks very nice in contrast
with the black background
and white title.

9. 3 different layers used placed
with a solid colour of white
again sticking to a colour
scheme.

10. Main feature shown. I
decided to use different fonts
and sizes for effect on the
audience. It is more
appealing to the onlooker.

11. Icon that is going to be
shown (hopefully) on the
set of playing cards used.
Magazines
web address,
with
‘magazine’
placed in
small font in
the centre of
Barcode made
and placed in
this corner.
Looks very
realistic
Layer of white added again in
this style shape and the blur
tool was used to create the fire
like effect.

12. The stereotypical Exclusive
alluring text making you
want to read the main story.
Skyline to be confirmed and
added. I’ve noticed that all
good magazines have an
effective skyline.
Other contents of the magazine
displayed to make the reader
read it.

13. Evaluation of magazine front cover:- I really like this
style overall and will definitely be using the layout and
style of photo on my final magazine cover.

14. Image is not my own
again. But I really like
what the actor is doing
with the card and has
inspired me as to how
to shoot my photos for
my front cover.
again, sticking to the
stereotypical colour
scheme of a horror
and making this
background black.

15. Website and issue number
added in red. Again, very
stereotypical to that of horror.
Barcode= more
realistic
Used the colour wheel to
colour the card in so I
could add my own style to
it. Trickster added instead
of ‘Joker’

16. Exclusive tagline added.
One word in white the
other in red.
Text boxes in
different
colour
schemed
colours.
My own effect on the card. I like this
quite a lot.

17. Plug added to make the
reader want to pick up
and read the magazine.
Here will be the
other features
of the magazine.
Skyline actually
added. Use of
white on the red in
a different font
works well.

18. I think this magazine looks very old school, retro even
which I like. I love the photo and layout of the magazine.
Overall I think this has more feature than the previous
magazine cover I created, but the other seems to be
slightly more appealing. When we get together our own
photographs of the chosen actor I will attempt to take
shots in this style and see which I like more.