The document describes the process of creating a film poster in Adobe Photoshop and GIMP. First, the author pasted a vintage paper texture background in Photoshop and added effects to make it black and white. An image of a model was then added and edited using tools to delete white areas and add gradients. Additional effects were used to highlight parts of the image. A second photo and title/credits were also added. Different fonts were experimented with to determine the most visually appealing option that fit the urban drama genre of the film.

1. Road To Final Film Poster
With GIMP & Adobe Photoshop

2. I firstly pasted an image of vintage/old paper texture which I obtained from the internet
onto an A4 sized page on Adobe Photoshop. I then added a 'Gradient Map' to the image
by clicking on Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map. This adjustment caused the paper
texture to turn into black and white, creating the gritty atmosphere needed for my film
poster. Once I had the background I then pasted this image onto a GIMP processor to
continue the rest of the film poster.

3. I then added one of the images of my model into the same page. To delete the white areas within the image, I used the 'Magic Eraser Tool'. Clicking 'Ctrl + t, shift'
enabled me to alter the size and position of my model within the page. To make the image of my model black and white, I added a 'Gradient Map' by clicking on
Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map. I then duplicated the existing 'Gradient Map' and changed the settings to 'Soft Light' whilst adding an opacity of 75% which
made the entire poster more dim, highlighting the paper texture without removing the black and white effect. I also used a Layer Mask tool to fade the model
into the gritty background.

4. To highlight the paper texture on the model, I changed the image blending settings to 'Pin Light'. This also caused a
majority of the model's body to disappear. To delete these areas, I used the 'Eraser Tool'. To create darker shades
around the corners of the poster, I used a black 'Overlay' brush using the 'Brush Tool' with the opacity of 18%. This
allowed me to manipulate the shades on the poster, creating a dark effect. In order to make the face of my model
the centre of attention, I used a white 'Soft Light' brush using the 'Brush Tool' with an opacity of 18% and applied
this brush around the head of my model, lightening the area to highlight his face. I then duplicated the area of the
model's face from the original image without the 'Gradient Map' and effects and placed this layer in front of the
layer which has been manipulated.

5. I then repeated these steps using the second image of the group shot. I used a mirror effect tool to create a reflection to the first image.

6. Using the 'Horizontal Type Tool' I added the tagline, title and credits for the film
poster. I also added existing logos, deleting unwanted areas using the 'Magic
Eraser Tool'. To add the 'Restricted' logo which I took from the internet to my film
poster, I firstly opened the image in Adobe Photoshop. The background of the
original image was black whilst the text was white. If I added this logo to my
poster, the logo would just blend with the background, making my film poster
look unprofessional. To resolve this problem, I added a 'Gradient Map' by clicking
on Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map and selected 'Reverse', swapping the
colours as shown in step 3. I then copied and pasted this edited logo into my film
poster and deleted the white areas using the 'Magic Eraser Tool'. By clicking 'Ctrl
+ t + shift, I was able to change the size of the logo without distorting the shape,
placing it towards the bottom left-hand side of my poster. When this logo was
placed on the poster, the black outline was not bold which is why I used the
adjustment 'Curve' to highlight the outline of the image, emphasising the colours.
I also used a difference/invert effect for the red text of the title to give away
some of the image in the background.

7. Font Experiments
To determine if the font I selected was the most visually appealing within my film poster, I decided to experiment with
different fonts which I recognised from the collage of fonts I created specifically for this poster. The ‘Philly Sans’ font was
my original option but I wanted to explore others just in case.
Philly Sans

9. Font Experiments
Font 1 instantly introduces a more west
coast style which makes it less gritty.
Furthermore, this font conforms to the
stereotypical fonts used within American
urban drama films like ‘Down 4 Life’ which
will help potential audiences recognise the
genre of ‘TRAPPED'. However, I feel that this
font conforms more to the genre in a
different way like Font 4 which is why I have
not selected this font and the 4th option as
well.
I did not choose font 2 as I felt this font did
not make the title stand out and did not hint
the genre of the movie to potential
audiences. Font 3 instantly attracted my
attention when searching for possible fonts
as this font creates a ‘hood' effect for
viewers. This font also implies urban which
conforms to the plot of the film genre. On
the other hand, font 3 is very spaced out,
taking up a huge width area but small height
space which makes the poster look empty
and is the reason why I kept the original
font.

10. Font Experiments
Font 1 instantly introduces a more west
coast style which makes it less gritty.
Furthermore, this font conforms to the
stereotypical fonts used within American
urban drama films like ‘Down 4 Life’ which
will help potential audiences recognise the
genre of ‘TRAPPED'. However, I feel that this
font conforms more to the genre in a
different way like Font 4 which is why I have
not selected this font and the 4th option as
well.
I did not choose font 2 as I felt this font did
not make the title stand out and did not hint
the genre of the movie to potential
audiences. Font 3 instantly attracted my
attention when searching for possible fonts
as this font creates a ‘hood' effect for
viewers. This font also implies urban which
conforms to the plot of the film genre. On
the other hand, font 3 is very spaced out,
taking up a huge width area but small height
space which makes the poster look empty
and is the reason why I kept the original
font.