Film Poster step by step

Film Poster step by step

 

We used Adobe Photoshop to create our film poster as it is good software that allowed us to create a high quality poster. I started off by adding the two main focus images to my poster combined with a black background, I chose a car headlights and a Ouija board as they are the two key things within our film and are quite symbolic. I edited the car picture so it was black and white and matched with the background, then I used the eraser tool and selected that layer to blend it more in with the background. I changed the exposure on the Ouija board image so it looked more dirty and used therefore connoting to viewers its old.

 

 I then added the title and cast names in a font that is similar to the one used on the Ouija board, it was big and bold to draw attention in and I made the font white as it contrasts against the black nicely. I also added in our 'Moonlight Pictures' logo to show it was us who produced it. Also I made the Ouija board opaque to take the focus off it and add it to the car headlights.

 

 

 

 

 

 I moved the title down as there was too much blank space and the title needed to be slightly more central.  I also added the production details at the bottom like most film posters have to make it look more professional. I used the steel tongs font on Photoshop to do this

I then added the tagline which is included in our film which gives the poster a direct link and makes the audience question whether it is actually just a game. I altered and changed the layout of everything at the bottom, including adding the Short Film Central logo, the 12A certificate, the release date and #Presence as this allows people to discuss our film on social media platforms like Twitter. This overall made the poster look more professional. Then I made the image of the Ouija board more distorted and finalised the poster by adding star reviews in a red and bold font to make the poster stand out more.