2. With this image I tried to think of how I
could try to show that the past and the
present were colliding; this was trying to
show that the same event is happening/
recurring.
To create this I got the coloured image in
Paint Shop Pro and then placed a layer
over the top that was identical to that
underneath; then I made the top layer
black and white, this was followed by using
the ‘magic wand’ tool to select certain
parts to allow the colour to come through.
3. With this image I tried to think of how I
could try to show the positive of our
protagonists and the negative of the
demonic creature; it also had to link in to
the idea of possession ( which is why half
of the image is positive) to show that
underneath everything can be totally
different.
I don’t like this image as it seems far to
simple; also due to the differences in the
colouring, it would be hard to put text over
this and make it into a poster.
4. This is the idea that I came up with for
creating my PowerPoint on ‘How to
Create a Film Poster’ ( this was posted
earlier) there are two different ideas that
are involved with a slight change in the
background, with these images they
are both nice and can be used as part
of the final product.
But to me I want to be able to do some
more experimentation, this should be
able to make the poster stand out and
seem different to that of the magazine
cover.
5. 1. Should the Poster reflect the previous time
that this event happened/ or influence the
style of the poster?
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2. So if this is the case, should the poster look
older/ have and older style?
a) Sepia toning
b) Black and white
c) Different finishes on the image
6. This was widely used between 1839
to 1855 and is/ was the first
popular photography; this used
were the image was captured on
a thin piece of silver-plated
copper.
The best thing about these
photographs were that no
negative image was produced;
this makes each image unique,
and so this makes the image
seem more special and would
seem to be ideal to use for the
poster, due to this nature.
7. Based on the idea
from the 2012
teaser poster for
‘The Woman in
Black’
This style is set in the 1841
And to try to show the horror/thriller
genre on the poster.
With creating this image I wanted to
experiment; so I picked an image
that already looked eerie ( due to the
composition and the character placement) then with
the paint brush tool I proceeded to
scratched out the eyes; this was
inspired by posters such as ‘The
Woman in Black’ (featured above).
8. This style is set in the 1841
With trying to come up with
a different style to the
previous image; I tried to
crop down a different image
to get a similar affect, this I
don’t think is affective as
you cannot get a feel for the
image and is more
confusing due to the size of
the crop.
9. This style is set in the 1872 to
1920 with the method of
using platinum=based
developing materials, then
by placing the paper in direct
contact with the negative.
The result of this is a high
quality image; but the reason
to why this style of print
went out of fashion was the
price, and if the location of
the setting is in a poor area,
they would not be able to
afford this type of image.
10. This style is set in the 1960
and is the newest type of
aged photograph that I
could get (the style); this is
a play on the colours in the
photograph and allows the
colours to appear sharper.
But it does not seem to have
seemed to have aged very
well and does not seem to
visually be old, and so
would not suit the idea of
being the poster image.
11. This idea was a combination of
an idea; this included having the
pentagram as a background, and
a figure in front of it.
This idea was a good one; the
only down point was that we did
not get another good shot of
another actor, that would
correspond with the protagonist
on the poster.
If this had not been the case;
then it would have made a strong
image, but it does not seem that
professional, and for me does not
seem right.
12. I have decided that the best idea in creating the film’s
poster; is to have it in a historical style.
This will help to show that this event is recurring ( and
has happened before) also it makes the poster more
interesting; this gives the story a more archaic feel,
and in my opinion best suits the images that I have
taken ( photographs)
13. This was my idea for my
final poster; when I asked for
some feedback from an
anonymous source, I was
told to: ‘scratch out more of
the eyes, looks too high’.
I have proceeded to alter my
poster (this is seen on the next slide) to
improve the aesthetics of
the image, and to make it
more effective.
14. This image is set in the style of a:Daguerreotype Image, this
means that it was printed onto silver plates: so therefore has no
negative image.
This (for me) seemed perfect; as it linked to the demonic
possession that the story is based upon, but that also linked to
the fact that this event had happened before: that is was a
recurring event.
With the title of the poster; I wanted it to look more than just
text, so I placed the word ‘THE’ inside the ‘C’ this made the text
on the image more varied, and stopped it from looking
repetitive.
This was a similar case with the word ‘BIG’ as this made a bigger
statement, and still followed through with the idea that
something was going to happen to the characters.
I then decided to add another media concept to my poster: this
was done by adding the QR-Code, as it links the poster to the
trailer (posted on YouTube).
With this type of poster I decided that it would look better if the
eyes of the character were scratched out (similar to ‘The
Woman in Black’s poster) this made the poster seem more
dramatic, and helps to show the genre of the film better. This
then could be linked to the pentagram seen in the lower left
hand corner; as this also gives an indication to what the film is
based on, and what will happen to the characters.
