Poster - Main Image

We decided to use a shot from our trailer as the main image for the poster front cover. We all used the same image as we all wanted to create a similar effect, with the gun pointing out towards the audience in order to make them complicit with the film itself. This would also provide a link between both our poster and our trailer, which the audience could use as a connector between our media package. The image of our main protagonist holding the gun also fits with the style of our trailer/film and adheres to the genre of the most crime/thriller trailers/posters, such as 'Welcome to The Punch', which employs the use of their main character (James Macavoy) as well as other characters, holding a gun. 

Below is an example of me layering the image of Gabriel into the already existing lines:

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Poster - Difficulties

I had particular difficulty in colour balancing/saturation of the central image of Gabriel so that he wouldn't stand out as much in comparison to the background image from one the shots from our trailer. 

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Poster - progress

I decided to change the positioning of my title for the front cover of my poster as I wasn't completely fond of it at the top in between the city filled lines. I much prefer the new positioning but was not engaged by the colouring of the title on top of the blue gradient background. Due to this, I decided to add an image from our trailer (moment between Gabriel's character and our female character), which is one of my favourite shots from the trailer into the background of the writing. I much prefer this compared the block orange title I was using before, because it is more engaging and relevant as to our trailer, creating that link in our production package. 

I also decided to change the arrangement of our main actors names in order to again make the poster more exciting and engaging for the audience. I again, much prefer the new positioning as I think they work nicely just below the city filled lines above.

I decided to place a tagline from our trailer at the top of the poster where the film title was originally placed. The tagline was lifted straight from our trailer where it can be seen in the montage with the font/colouring changed in order to the fit the style of my poster. This also links the two products together well creating verisimilitude which is necessary for a movie trailer/poster release. 

I've also begun to add the necessities in different places around the poster in order for it to be more visually engaging and also to adhere to the criteria needed for a movie poster. 

This is how it is looking thus far. Overall I am pleased with how it is turning out. 

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Poster - constructing

I wanted to create a poster similar to the style seen in 'Welcome to The Punch', which is our main influence. I first started by creating a base colour which I liked and wanted to work on top off. I decided to make it blue and I added a few effects, such as gradient overlay and a pattern overlay in order to make it more engaging, instead of simply using block blue colour. 

I then decided that I wanted to create an interesting effect using lines being drawn down the poster cover. I decided to play around with the different line formations until I found something that I liked, again using 'Welcome to The Punch' as an influence. I also decided to switch my canvas by 90 degrees as I felt it suited the style I was going for more closely.

After finding the right configuration of lines, I decided that I wanted to add something (a picture of some sort) in the background of the lines in order to make them more engaging for an audience. I wanted to use an image of the city but seeming as I haven't yet had the chance to properly take a picture that I like, I decided to use a found image to represent what it would actually look like. This part was particularly difficult as I am not hugely confident on Photoshop but after much work, I am pleased with how it turned out.

I decided to add some spotlight brushes at the top of the poster just above where I wanted the title to be placed, in order to highlight the name of our film in a more interesting and engaging way. 

I then decided to add the title plus initial names of our main three actors in the film like most conventional crime/thriller posters. I used the same font as seen in our trailer narrative moments in order to provide that link between film and poster and also adhere to the conventions of how film packages are released. I also placed the certification for our trailer in the bottom left-hand corner. Although I am still deciding where I want the certification to be placed before the deadline for this task. 

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Magazine Front Cover - Audience Research

Vox Pop:

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Magazine Front Cover - Audience Research

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Magazine Front Cover - Social Media

We decided to upload images of our magazine to both Instagram and our Facebook page in order to gain audience research/opinions on the front cover. This way we could improve our front cover, based upon the opinions of people who commented. It was also useful to keep up to date with our target audience and make sure that our magazine cover was hitting the aims of our production. 

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