The document describes the process of creating a movie poster using Adobe Photoshop CS3. It discusses editing features such as contrast and brightness. Examples of movie posters are analyzed. The original image used and completed poster are displayed side by side. Enhancements made include darkening the contrast, removing human eyes and replacing with zombie stares, and using a color palette of grey and red. Text styles and additional details like the movie website and release date are also discussed.

1. POSTER PRODUCTION

2.  The software I will be using in
the construction of my movie
poster will be Adobe
Photoshop CS3.
 Photoshop is a photo editing
program that will allow me to
edit various features including
the contrast and brightness. It
also allows me to add a wide
range of effects such as a lens
glare or grayscale.

3.  Here are the three examples I analysed.
 Anonymous The Expendables
Thor

4.  Here is the unedited, original image I used to create my poster.

5.  My completed movie poster to advertise my film.

6. Star ratings out of five from movie
review magazines.
Positive pull quotes used to sell the film,
including ellipsis, from reviewers.
Reference to other
films created by the
producer/director. Bold title of film, centred as the main focus. Glow effects have been used to enhance
the text and coloured red to link with the blood on the zombified faces.
Listing of
actors names,
spaced along
poster and in a
bold text. Certificate 18
Movie Institutions refers to the
behind the film’s specified
production. Billing Block detailing production staff. audience in my
research.
Film website. Film release date.

7.  Side by side comparison
 I have darkened the completed version. I done this by altering the
contrast of the final piece reducing the brightness on a slider in
Photoshop as I thought the initial image was too bright to be used.
 I have filled in the eyes of the zombies with both the paint and clone
stamp tool, removing the human iris’ and replacing them with zombie-
like blank stares.
 The use of the prop, make-up is clearly shown in both images.
 I have used a colour palette of grey and red to detail the text on the
poster. I believe the red glow on the main text adds great emphasis and
makes it more noticeable to the eye. It also gives a ghost like aura. A
piece of feedback suggested the text looked like a ‘skeleton’s bones’,
which is good feedback.
 The bold, yet small scaled text used adds emphasis and detail yet is
not overpowering. I used such a font, especially on the pull quotes, to
give them prominence.
 Included at the foot of the poster is the movie website and the release
date.
 I have added a certificate and the logo from my trailer of my movie
institution.
 A possible inclusion could’ve been a catchy tagline.