The document summarizes the steps taken to edit a film poster, including using Photoplus and Drawplus software to edit photographs and design layout. Key aspects edited included changing photo colors to purple, adding a galaxy overlay, and positioning and styling text elements like the title, tagline, and credits. Feedback was gathered on a draft, which informed minor final changes to improve readability of the tagline and prominence of the title and release date.

1. EDITING THE FILM POSTER

2. SOFTWARE
The two programmes that I used to edit
the poster was Serif DrawPlus x6 and
Serif PhotoPlus x7. These are fairly basic
software however as I had used them both
before I felt that this would be the easiest
programmes to use to edit.
I firstly edited the photograph on Mia on
PhotoPlus. This allowed me to change the
colour of the photo slightly to a more
purple colour scheme and give the photo a
typical airbrush look like most other film
posters. I then used DrawPlus in order to
create the layout of the poster and add
text and the galaxy overlay.

3. PHOTOGRAPHS
The first step to create the poster was to
take photos of Mia. After looking at other
film posters in the drama genre, they often
used close-up shots including the head
and shoulders. I took several photographs
with a white background using natural
lighting then others with a black
background using artificial spotlights to
create more light on her face. However I
found that the ones with the lighter
background suited our poster better as the
black background made the colour
scheme too dark and more suited to a
horror genre which did not correspond to
our trailer.

4. EDITING THE PHOTOGRAPH
I used PhotoPlus to adjust the
colour of the photo which meant
that the background was a
brighter white and the shadows
created had a purple tint.
I first changed the levels of the photos which meant
that I was able to adjust the highlights to make them
brighter and the shadows to create more contrast.
I then added a lens filter which allowed
me to change the image to a more purple
colour without changing the entire
background following the colour scheme
of our trailer and magazine to create
continuity between our texts.

5. EDITING THE POSTER – IMAGE
To create the poster, I separated each aspect
into a different layer. The first layer I created
was the photo I had edited of Mia. As we had
researched other movie posters already, didn’t
stretch the image to fit the entire page, instead
keeping the white border, creating a polaroid
look, which was conventional of the drama
genre.
I then created another layer
and used the photo of a galaxy.
By then lowering the opacity
levels I was able to make both
the layers blend together.

6. EDITING THE POSTER – TEXT (TITLE)
To follow the same theme of our trailer, I positioned the title
in the same position with “Others” bigger and “we are the”
smaller and with the “e” resting on the top of the “h”. This
meant that we had more continuity between our texts.
However, for the poster I made the writing purple to make it
stand out more as well as fitting with the colour scheme we
had used throughout.
I then added a glow to the text to make it stand out more
against the black background. This also works with the
continuity aspect we wanted as we used a purple glow in
the trailer and the same text shown to the right on the
magazine cover. I did this using the filter effects option and
added an outer glow then adjusted the levels of intensity
and the blur to create more of a glow.

7. EDITING THE POSTER – TEXT (TAGLINE)
For our tagline we used a famous quote from Mark
Twain. We felt this was a good quote to use
because it is relevant our storyline and the identity
struggles our female protagonist faces.
I used a font similar to a typewriter as this is
fairly common on drama film posters and it
worked well as the tagline we have used is a
quote from an author.
I place the tagline at the top of the image to
keep the main image of our actor the central
focus as the title was placed at the bottom. I
made this grey also as we felt black would
be too harsh and as this wasn’t the most
important aspect, didn’t want to draw
attention away from the image or important
information.

8. EDITING THE POSTER – TEXT (CREDITS)
This is the billing information at the bottom of our
poster. As we decided to leave the white border,
this worked well to fit our credits at the bottom. I
have kept the same typewriter font as the tagline
however changed the font slightly for the important
information such as the release date and names to
make these stand out more. I also made the
names slightly bigger as the information in-between
wasn’t as important. The release date is also
bigger than the rest of the text so it is clearly visible
to our audience. I have then included our
production company logos and BBFC rating as this
is conventional of film posters. I have also used the
“#WeAreTheOthers” as this is often used to
circulate more interest in the film.

9. EDITING THE POSTER – AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
This was the first draft of our film poster. We then showed this to
some of our target audience and asked what they thought about the
poster.
Positives:
• The galaxy effect
• The white borders made it more interesting and reflective of our
genre
• The colour scheme
• The blur of the title worked well and fitted with the galaxy
background
Things to improve:
• The tagline at the top was quite difficult to read – need to make
it bigger and darker
• The title could be made slightly bigger
• The release date could be clearer as it is a vital piece of
information.

10. EDITING THE POSTER – FINAL
After receiving feedback from our audience, I
made a few minor changes to the poster. I
made the tagline bigger so it was easier to
read and a darker grey so it was more easily
visible. I also made the title slightly bigger so
it stood out on the poster more. I then
enlarged the release date and made it a dark
purple to fit the colour scheme as well as
stand out against the rest of the billing
information.