Making the Poster and Magazine

Magazine
After planning we opened Photoshop and started with a plain black background for the magazine. We then inserted a red bold Masthead of 'GRANDE FILMS' that we created with a font we found on www.dafont.com, and added the first cover line. By using this website we were able to view and select from a much wider range of fonts. After researching into other magazine covers we found that they often used a variety of different dramatic fonts for titles. We decided to do something similar as we felt this gave an overall more interesting appearance for the reader. Our masthead is a bold red colour with white edging. This makes the cover more eye catching for readers. For each of the cover lines we used a different font, some bold and some thin, and also using different colours of white and red. This makes for a more interesting appearance and therefore helps to attract people's attention. For each of our cover lines we decided to include current media productions, as this will also attract the readers.  

Inserting text for cover lines.

First cover line completed

We then created and added other conventions of a magazine cover such a the plug, barcode, price, more cover lines and the magazine website. All of these things are designed to give the reader all of the information they need about the contents of the magazine. We made the plug bold red to get the readers attention, with black and white writing inside advertising what can be seen inside the magazine.

Poster

Producing the poster was different as it is more concerned with the imagery than words and writing. When working in Photoshop we used various tools to edit the image. We did this by inserting both images of Rosie and Layla and cutting around them roughly. Then using the blur tool we worked around the images to create closer and more refined edges that blended into the background more effectively. We added the billing block which consists of names of important members of the cast and crew, and also the logos of the production companies involved.

Blurring the edges.

We then added the background of the poster which is a dark grey scratchy image and the positioned the photograph of Layla in costume at the bottom left, appearing behind Rosie. We made it so that the cracks from the background were showing over Rosie's face as this represents the idea that she is 'broken' and struggling. We added the title in the same white font we have used in the trailer and magazine cover. We also put some ratings at the top of the page as this is a convention of film posters, while attracting an audience. If films have higher ratings the audience are more likely to want to watch it.

We also edited the brightness of the images to make them appear both darker and lighter in certain areas and so more mysterious. The high contrast between the dark and light creates a chiaroscuro effect on the poster which is a conventional lighting technique of the horror genre.

Adjusting the lighting.