Poster Drafts

The poster designs we have edited so far have been from each of the strongest scenes in the short film. We have decided to do two different posters; one landscape and one the traditional portriat poster. We have looked into the landscape idea because it allows us to explore different ways of seeing the posters.

Portrait

For the portrait poster we have chosen two separate types of poster. The portrait poster would be used for the major theatre poster and in magazines.

I like this version of the portrait psoter. I like the use of depth of field and focus. The single boy to the left of the shot introcudes the feel of drama, but also creates a small sense of tranquility. This poster also hints at the idea of loss, using a single isolated character against a very idealistic backdrop, but because he is out of focus it makes him seem anonymous and distant. From what I have heard from asking other people about the posters I feel that this is one of the strongest portrait posters but parts of it; like the credits at the bottom, do not look professional so they need to be changed.

This poster is very minimalist and simple. Taking the trigger of the flashback to the beach and using it as a focus point. This poster doesn't give anything away about the film, but allows for the drama genre to show. This minimalist design I think works for the genre and as a poster because it hints at the film rather than showing it. It also sets up the film to be emotional. What I want to change about it however is the white credits as I think that they show up too much agains the stone. Also I want to make the titles clearer.

Landscape

We have editied the same image to see what would work best and be the most effective. One of the best things about the image that we worked with is the isolated feel of the character and the reflections of the ligt and the coffee mug on the table. The landscape poster could be used in the theatre although this is much less likely and it would be more likely used online.

This design is good and the most basic of the landscape designs. However the one thing that I do not like about it is the use of the name 'Callum Hurley' and the design of the text. This is because it does not work because it looks too artificial, and it stands out too much on the image.

This is a slightly more edited version of the first with the 'Callum Hurley' name changes so it is a different font, slightly angled with the table and an overlay. This is a much better effect for the name. another thing changed on this image is the vignet being placed over, however this dark edged effect does not work with the image.

This is the poster with the name changed and the bottom credits moved to the side of the table. Them being on the table with an overlay and a slight angle with the table makes it seem smoother and more real.However the words can be difficult to make out because of the reflection.

In this we decided to take out the name 'Callum Hurley' from the table because it didn't fit well into the poster and stood out too much. Also the name appears in the credits, which have been angled more and placed more carefully on the table.

This Poster draft has taken inspiration from the Descendants; which shows tha mian character looking back at people on the beach. The feel that this poster gives off is that he is remembering the scene. However I think if this is going to be done  I will have to edit the background better so it looks more natural. This I will do by feathering the edges a little more to make it seem more real.

Both of these images have been taken directly from our short film and I will have to take individual photo's. Although I think that these photo's work well I think that I will have to retake the photo's similar to that we have. I am going to take, photo's of Callum sat on the sofa similar to the landscape posters