Film Posters
Research Process
Researching posters and gaining my inspiration included suing significant time on google, looking up the most famous posters for each genre that i was working on. this allowed me to get insight into what people liked and what drew people in from a film poster. Some genres
prefer simplicity whereas others prefer complex scenes, e.g. Action and Adventure. Also i researched the aspects of film posters, including iconography and the individual parts, e.g. titles and star names.
Poster Photoshoot
This is my idea sheet where i linked back to the different genres using my research and inspiration from many other film posters and artists. For example, for my horror poster i was influenced by 'The Exorcist'
My Horror Poster
To begin I had a landscape photo of a house, that didn’t fit the entire frame, I then fixed this by using Photoshop’s Generative fill, which after a few attempts came out good. I added the title, ‘SHOUT’ and changed the blending options to make the letters a white to black gradient, opposing the background. I then added a tagline in a grey like the colour of the house, allowing It to stand out a bit more. I also added a silhouette looking towards the house. This is closely linked to The Exorcist except from its minimalist style. The darkness of the photo also adds a sense of mystery to the scene as you don’t see as much of what is going on , making you want to learn more and watch the film itself. I think this poster is effective for the horror genre as its mysterious and dark as the genre suggests.
My Sci-Fi Poster
To start off, I found a picture of the surface of the moon, it had a rover on the land, so I used generative fill to remove it. I then placed a starry background behind the floor to make it seem like it was on a planet. I then added Isla as a spacewoman in the middle with the help of generative fill again. I then added text including the title, tagline, credit block, reviews, and the actor's names. I finally added a spaceship and another planet, added shadows to the title text to show a bit of depth. This poster uses colours like those that most Sci-fi film posters use. (Starry, purples, blues, galaxy etc)
My Action Poster
To edit this poster, I removed the green background of the greenscreen using the selective colour tool. I then used a background of Google. I added a title and star names at the top with custom fonts. I then used adjustments to make Riley blend in with the background more. I believe this poster is somewhat effective for the genre of Action as it includes the characteristics of most Action film posters, e.g. a centralised subject with text behind them to make them stand out to be the subject of the poster.
Logo Creations
Every organisation or website needs a logo. Therefore i needed to create my own to use on my website displaying my portfolio. The process of developing my logo included research of colour psychology. The use of red in my final design shows ambition, energy and passion. This is why i decided to make the word 'media' to be red. To draw this logo, i used the graphics tablets with Adobe Illustrater to create vector graphics. The tablet allowed me to draw in my own style, using my signiture within the logo. I had a rough idea in my head previously of what i could include. I first went into illustrater and did a basic version with no fonts. I then adjusted this to the correct style letter by letter. This logo stood out to me due to the bolder use of colour within the logo itself, of which this could draw more people towards my logo instead of others.
Technical Support
Throughout the print skills area of the course so far, i have been able to support people with technical issues including photoshop issues, camera issues etc. For example, i had to help students within photoshop, with masking and editing text. When we were taking our greenscreen shoots, i had to support people with the cameras, specifically the Sony A7iv due to its technicality as being a professional camera with much more controls than the Nikon cameras. I introduced students into the Aperture priority mode and how to change specific settings within the camera to allow them to take photos with much more ease and to allow them to be able to take much better, sharper photos.