The document describes the steps taken to create a movie poster. First, the creator opened a new document and imported the edited photo, sizing it appropriately. They created a cream-colored background layer and faded out part of the photo using a layer mask to make space for additional elements. Next, the creator added the movie title in a bold black font with pink O's to match the flower, and a tagline "Growing up isn't all Black and White" with inverted colors. Finally, release date and credit text were added at the bottom in faded grey.

1. To create the poster,firstIopenedanew document,andset
the size to internationalpaper.Then,Idraggedthe edited
photoonto the document,andsizeditappropriately,byright
clickingitandselectingfree transform.The photoonthe left
isthe resultof this.The reasonwhythere are gaps between
the photoand the bordersis because the designI’mgoingfor
involvedaborderaroundthe image,like the birdmanposter.
To resize,Idragged
the corners
appropriately,
makingsure to hold
shiftsothat I don’t
lose the proportion.
Thento create the background,Icreateda new layerand
namedit‘background’.Ithencoloureditto cream/light
brownbecause itgivesthe postera retrolookwhichis
visuallyappealing,andalsoworkswith coloursof the
posterreallywell.Ialsoorderedthe layersoitwassentto
the back, makingitthe background.

2. Then,I wantedtocreate more space at the
bottomof the posterforthe filmtitle,and
the creditblock,and the release date,andso
inorder to dothis,insteadof cuttingthe
image,Ifadeditout usinga layermask.To
do this,Ifirstselectedthe layerwiththe
photo,thenI selectedcreate layermask,
made the foregroundandbackground
coloursblackand white,thenselectedthe
gradienttool,anddrew a vertical line onthe
sectionof the posterI wantedtofade out,
makingsure it wason the layermask.What
thisdoesisthat it hidespartof the poster
and blendsitwiththe background.The
resultof thiscan be seenbelow.
Then,to create the filmtitle,Iusedthe texttool,anddrew a box
aroundthe areaI wantedto the textto go. Then,Iselectedthe
colourblack,as thiswill standoutagainstthe lightinthe photo,
chose an appropriate fontthatI thinksuitedthe aestheticof the
filmwell andalsosuccessfullytargetedthe audience myposteris
aimedat,who are sophisticatedmiddle classfilmgoers.Ichose
an appropriate size thatmade itstand out,and alsomade the
textbold.Ithenhighlightedthe O’sof ‘Blossom’andmade them
pink,thenIgot the paintbuckettofill the O’sinpinkas well.Idid
thisbecause itmatchesthe pinkof the flowerandtherefore
presentsalastingvisual appeal andwill stickinthe viewershead
aftertheysee it,and italso presentsthe filmwell andhintsat
whatit couldbe about.
I alteredthe size,style andfontinthisbar.

3. I thenuse the texttool again forthe tagline of the filmposter.Ithoughtthat,the posterdidn’t
effectivelypresentthe actual genre of the filmsofar,howeverIcouldamendthisusingthe tagline of
the film.Inorderto put across the comingof age aspectof the film, Idecidedtofocusongrowingup
inthe tagline.ThenIthoughtaboutthe story of our film, andhow it’sabouthow growingis
complicatedanddifficult,andhowwe presentthe ‘adult’partof the filminblackandwhite.There’s
phrase mostlyeveryoneisfamiliarwith,called‘blackandwhite’,suggestingthateverythingissimple.
Thistiesinwell withourfilmbecause we are tryingtoshow that growingupisn’tsimple,andwe
presentpartof the filminblackand white,andsothe tagline Icame upwithwas ‘Growingupisn’t all
Black andWhite’.Thissuccessfullyconnotesvisual aspectsof the film, manythemesof the filmand
tieswell withthe poster,asthe posterisn’tall blackandwhite,the flowerisincolour,hintingtowards
the endof the film,howeverthe audience won’tknow this.Ithinkthe tagline successfullytargetsthe
rightaudience anditis a clevertagline once one thinksfurtheraboutit,whichthereforeleaves
audience tothinkaboutitonce theystoplooking.Imade the writingfontquite formal tosuit the
poster,andmade the colourpink,butmade the ‘black’white andthe ‘white’black.The resultof this
can be seeninthe printscreenbelow.

4. I thenaddedthe date of release sothe audience would
knowwhenthe filmiscomingout,andmade ita faded
grey,so that itdoesn’tstandoutas muchas the title or
the tagline butstill visible.Ididthisonce againusingthe
Texttool,and drawinga box.
Here you can see me makingthe release date
texta dark grey
The final thingI hadto was create a creditsblockatthe bottomto
make it lookprofessional andtogive the audience relevant
informationif theyseekit.The reasonIdon’tmake the directors
name or actors name large and boldand visible isbecauseit isn’ta
recognisable name andwouldthereforebe awaste of space,as
thiswon’tturn heads.Tocreate a creditblockI useda template I
foundonline,Iaddedall the detailssuchasdirector,actor,
cinematographer,producerandpasteditat the bottom of the
photo,made itthe size justrightenoughtofit,and made itthe
same colouras the release date text.Myfinal designdraftand
resultof thiscan be seenbelow.