Slash
For this poster, I drew an figure with a cape on. When I first decided on a cape, I looked at previous posters from Star Wars, because I wanted to study the way the cape hung over the figures head, and also the folds and creases. The Star Wars capes focused heavily on shading, and I tried to re-create this in my image. I used shade to cover up most of the figure face, and used the colour black frequently to create a sense of darkness. I wanted to keep the poster simplistic but have a powerful meaning to it, so I left the background quite bare. To the right of the figure is the sentence, 'The shadows hold many dark secrets.' I used this to enhance the use of shadows, and show significance to the story and figure.
The figure has 3 cuts on his face, and I wanted this to have an effect on the character and the story, so I used 3 cuts on the film title. Under the figure I expect the credits to be written and also the main actor's names. I also wrote underneath Coming Soon, as this film poster does not show or give away enough information to entice the audience.
Overall I was rather pleased how the sketch came out, and I would rate it 3 of 5 stars. ★★★☆☆
Blood Puppets
When I decided to create my second poster, I wanted to change the perspective of how the audience would see it. With the previous poster, there was no clear storyline that was displayed. This poster I tried to recreate a scene in which a guy is being tortured. I wanted to base it on the Saw series of films, so I looked into my notes and analysis from looking at the Saw IV film poster and others. This gave me the knowledge to re-create a film poster based on them. I drew a figure hanging by threads (as if a puppet) and then drew a collection of objects. If I reproduce it on photoshop, I'd want the background to be dark and the objects to be surrounded by shadows so that they are not clearly shown. I wanted to re-enact the idea that in Saw the victims tortured are involved in a game against others, so I used the sentence, 'How far would you go to prove you're right?' I also wanted to get the audience involved in the film.
At the bottom again, are the credits and the actor's names. I also put an 18 age certificate badge in the bottom left hand corner, to show that the film will be out soon and also it is a violent film only suitable for 18s and over. I don't think I put a lot of effort into this poster, but I think the idea is rather good, and if using the photoshop software it might turn out better quality. For those reasons, I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. ★★☆☆☆
Blackout
This film poster was the first idea I came up with when I first decided my ideas. I wanted to create a sense of panic for the audience when they see the poster, by showing a terrified man sitting down in an electric chair. I wanted them to feel sympathetic for him, and for them to feel as he might feel. I used one solo light hanging from the ceiling to show that the room is empty and make the figure appear alone. I came up with the name of the film before I began imagining the poster, so I began to get ideas as to what my poster would look like. To enhance the use of the light, I used a lightbulb in the title as the O. I think this was a good idea as it's not just text and is almost like it has it's own twist to it. To help with viewings, I involved some positive quotes from magazines. If this was a real film, these could help by more people gaining another view about the film, and this could help them decide whether they should watch it.
As with the other film posters I created, I put the credits at the bottom of the page, but on this poster, I put the film title last. It was not much of a difference to the previous sketches but it could have a different effect to the audience. I also used shadows a lot in this poster, and also used the sentence, 'Darkness is our biggest enemy...' to scare and entice the audience. Considering that this was my first idea, I was very pleased with this sketch. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars. ★★★★☆
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