The image above is a copy of my film poster, the first draft. The images on this poster are of a poor quality, particular the female lead as her image looks grainy and pixelated; These images will need to be retaken for my final draft as they do not look like a proffesional movie poster advertisement. A way that i could improve this is by using a higher quality camera in order to make sure that the shots I take are of a good standard and will represent the conventions of a realistic film poster.
The images have not been cut out as precisely as they could have been on Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended as some parts of the background are visible and the outlines of the characters are harsh and overcropped in some places. I used a magnetic pen cutting tool to do this, which automatically detects edges of characters. To improve the cutting of the actors for my final draft I will not be choosing the magnetic tool this time, instead i will be zooming in very closely and cutting out as precisily as i can in order to make the pictures look more effective. This will prove a lot more time consuming but it is a nessecerary action in order for my images to look realistic.
The lighting of the two images also indicates that they were taken at different times and in different locations. This is an unproffesional way of compiling a movie poster, and for one to look realistic, the image should look like it was taken at the same time, even though most advertising companies do choose to photoshop seperate images. In order to make the characters look as though they are together when the images are took i will ensure that the shooting location is the same each time a photo is took in order for the lighting to match exactly or as close as possible.
Although the photo's will be changed and manipulated to improve the poster, the close-up shot and the pose that the characters are in will remain the same. The way in which the actors are angled, only intentionally reveals one-side of their face and this was done as a way to relate to the title of the film being 'The cover-up.' By only seeing half of their face, it could indicate that they are hiding or covering something up.
Towards the top of the poster there appears to be a lot of blank space which I should aim to fill. As the image angles are staying the same I ideally need to include more texts at the top of the post. On a conventional romantic-comedy poster, there is usually the names of the two female and male leads at the very top of the page, above all other concepts on the poster and then a slogan or a short phrase underneath it. If i was to follow the conventions of a romantic comedy poster it would be appropriate for me to include an extra slogan beneath the actors names in order to fill the white space and make my film poster appear more realistic and proffesional.
My movie title is dwarfed by the close-up shots of the characters heads, so in order for the movie title to become one of the main focuses of the poster i should enlarge it slightly; This enlargement may also help cover the vast amount of white space at the top of the poster. I do not intend to make many changes to the film title itself as i think it represents the film well, it follows the regular convention of a romantic comedy movie poster as it contains bright colours and soft text which appeals to a female audience. I could however choose to manipulate the title slightly by putting a shadow on the text or changing some of the font to a darker colour to suggest that something is being covered up, but i will not make any final descisions regarding this until the final draft is complete and i can see it without any extras first.
The font styles of the text in purple which includes the text 'Secrets dont last forever...' 'May 2012' and the characters names seem slightly too harsh and proffesional for a fun, romantic comedy aimed at teenage girls. When working on my final draft of the movie poster, i will experiment with different styles of fonts to determine which would appeal more to my audience and suit my movie poster more so than the previous text. I also think that the scale of some of the text may be slightly too large in places particularly the slogan at the bottom saying 'Secrets dont last forever...' and the actors first and last names appear to be too small. By also experimenting with the sizes of my texts i can understand whats fits better with my movie poster.
The grey text at the bottom of the movie poster is a convention included on the majority of movie posters, however I did not research fully what the bottom text on movie posters really meant. Instead i wrote several names of people who were working on the trailer. To make my movie poster authentic and follow the conventions of a romantic comedy perfectly, it is essential that I research fully into what every part of film poster is and why it is used.
The software that was used for this movie poster Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and is a popular program for projects like this. I found Photoshop difficult to use at first but after experimenting with the different tools and services that Photoshop offers us, it proves very helpful in manipulating images and text. I intend to use Photoshop to complete my final draft also as i have more knowledge of this software than any other image-editing program and i am now aware of how to use important editing tools that will help my movie poster look professional.
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