Research & Planning: Trailer Update

Research & Planning: Creating the Recording Box

First we created a recording box in Photoshop.

We then altered the tools settings to "Show Advanced Tools" so that we gained some extra options.

We then added our image and selected the size suitable for our video size.

We then added the "Picture in Picture" option so that we could layer  the recording box on top of our video.

Research & Planning: Film Poster Update

I've improved my poster in a few areas so that it works better on the page.

First, I've swapped the release date and the tagline around so that I projected the right area of my film,  I also added some margins to create a boarder around my image so that I didn't have anything touching the edge of my poster.

I've also made my distribution and production company logo designs bigger and put them at either side of my credits.

Research & Planning: Editing Log

Research & Planning: Film Poster so Far

Here is my film poster so far.  I've added an extra company logo at the bottom of the credits and I'm planning on creating a few more so I can even the bottom out more.  I've also added some numbers to my image to give a more digital, stalker feel.  I've combined chains of small letters, running along the edges of my boxes, with larger letters that are spaced across the page.

Research & Planning: Credits Logos

Because we didn't have a design for our distribution company "After Dark Distribution", I decided to create a design that would be used as a logo that runs along the bottom of the credits on a film poster Like you can see above with my other design for "Hollow Mind Productions".

Research & Planning: Magazine Cover so Far

Here is an update of my magazine front cover.  In order to make my photograph more suited to my genre of film,  I decided to: make my model's skin paler, add a TV static texture to the background and add a vignette effect to the entire image to darken it up and give it a darker vibe.

I've also moved my main title to the centre of the image so that it didnt cover up my models face and I also added a slight drop shadow to it to give my cover more depth.  I also changed the subheadings below the title to make it link more to my film trailer. 

I decided that my text wasn't very clear on the page and I therefore made them a lighter shade of grey so that they can be read clearly from a distance.

Research & Planning: Changing my Magazine "Sticker"

Here is the first sticker I created.  I don't particularly like this as I don't think it fits in with the rest of my magazine.

Here is my new sticker, I've kept the colours similar throughout the image and added a boarder to separate it from the rest of the cover.

I added a red dribble to make the sticker fit in even more with my main focus.

Research & Planning: Changing My Model's Skin Tone

 First I cleared the image the best I could so that I had a clear area to work with.  I couldn't remove the scratch or black eye because I've merged the three layers together to prevent them from moving out of alignment.

 I then began to add a really pale blue colour to the skin with the brush tool.  I made sure to add more layers to my models lips because they were really red on the initial image and therefore projected the wrong feel.  I then use the eraser tool to tidy up the edges and uncover his eyes.

So that I could apply these colour successfully to the skin, I changed the blending mode from "normal" to "overlay" so that it fused with the layer underneath.

Here is the image with the paler skin tone, I feel that this has linked my image to my trailer and projected a stronger, thriller theme.

Research & Planning: Audience Feedback