Our Poster

When it came to making our poster, we desided to go with Joe's idea. His research into Romantic Comedy posters found that many posters have a similar format, including original photos of the main love interests in the film. Here is our step by step process as we created our poster.

Step One - Getting Original Photography

First, we took photos of our actors, a television screen, and our remote control.

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Step Two - A Draft

• Then we uploaded our photos to Photoshop Elements. We used a lasso tool to cut around each character, removing the background. We added each to a separate layer so we could alter them each individually. 

• We added the title "Rewind" that Amy created previously.

• We found a copyright free image of a static TV and added it behind Jen so she appeared to be trapped in the TV as if controlled by Joe.
• We added the cast names to the top of the poster, above their corresponding actor, using the font we also used on our film credits called "Matroyoshka".
• We added poster credits, also known as a "Billing Block" underneath the title.

Here is the first initial poster Joe created in a sketch format and a photoshop format.

Step 3 - Making improvements

• We were generally happy with the poster but wanted to make a few improvements to the usage of space and composition.
• Firstly, we moved the main features of our poster, the actors photos. We made them much larger and more centre. It made them the most eye catching feature.
• We made the title larger and engaged it more within the poster, integrating it with the photograph of Joe.
• We added a web address below the poster credits to make the poster more multi-media.
• We made the cast names larger and altered their positon to make them more interesting.
• We added a certificate rating, our production logo (inverted), our college logo and a suggested distribution company to give the poster a more realistic look.

We think our poster looks fun and professional. It has a simple idea and mirrors the theme/genre of our film with elements of comedy plus a "Man V.s Female" vibe. The colour scheme is chilled and friendly. It is eye-catching because it features large images and text.