This poster i decided to use a simplistic theme to it, little writing (production company, names, title and tag line) because i really wanted the images to out. I love how each character is also looking directly towards the camera which would really draw in the audience's attention as they passed the photo. As like the film I decided to make the only colourful section the red 'Lustful' as it really brings together the meaning of the word and the meaning of the colour - it also links this ancillary product to the main film. I thought it would be a creative idea to only show half of the two male characters' faces because it keeps the sense of mystery..this is then matched by the photo of 'Bonnie' where half of her face is shielded with the black netting. The tag line 'She will make you weaker than you ever imagined' gets the audience interested yet confuses them with the picture as the white background (that has been feathered/faded out) makes the female character seem almost angelic and innocent - though this then contrasts with her red lipstick and dress which makes her have a dangerously seductive representation. I really feel that the costume and lighting of this piece really gives it that authentic edge to it and the black and white background would really take the audience back to the 1940s-50s era that this film was suppose to be set and filmed in. I chose to put the photo of Bonnie at the front because it is almost a metaphor for who has the most information (and therefore power) within the film - Detective Carter believes he knows what is going on until he is betrayed, Bobby gets shot and then realises he has been betrayed too...while Bonnie, at the front, knew what she was doing the entire time. It took a lot of work to create this poster, changing the separate photos before putting them together as one, using the desaturation tools to get the photos in black and white, blurring and blending the photos to make them look like they are from the correct time era, adding the different types of text in separate layers so different effects could be added (I chose the times new roman font for the main pieces of text as i believe it suits what fonts they would have had in that time, aka what font a typewriter may produce). I believe it works well as a professional poster and shows that i am capable of using the editing software of photo shop.
My Other Idea :)
This was another main poster that i made myself, i really wanted the femme fatale to be the main feature of the Poster. I really liked the Gilda poster so i used some of the conventions of it, for example the lady being the main character and especially the tag line at the top - which i have used a changed line from the script which is really important "She will make you weaker than you ever imagined..." - this stands out a lot and make the reader be curious towards watching the movie. I added the actors names at the side in quite a small font, i have also added quotes from reviews which makes it seem more impressive. I have also added the small writing at the bottom of "A TEA production, created by sixth form students for their A-level media coursework. Directed, shot and edited by student Antonia Hunter, Ellen Bradford and Toby Fitch. Made in the Spring term of 2012" - I think this makes the Poster look a lot more professional. All the text is in white or black except the word "Lustful" which is the same as in our movie which is also interesting as red symbolises Lust and the film title being the largest text on the page. The picture is also good because the character on the poster is looking directly into the camera which draws in the audiences attention which is another thing i really like about this poster.
Representation:
- Black and white photo, to show the time period that the film is created
- Only femme fatale in the shot, main character, most important within the storyline/twists of the film
- Female lying down - in a seductive pose, hair fanned out which causes the eyes to drift up to the face
- Black background show the dark and dreary film/hint of mystery.
- Direct posture, looking directly at the camera - therefore catches the readers attention.
- White writing, tag line (gives a hint of what the movie is about and interests the audience) quotes from reviews, and production writing.
- Red lettering for 'Lustful' brings the text and the symbolism of the colour together.
A poster done by Antonia:
I also like this poster that Antonia has done, however it would only look okay on a bill board, therefore unfortunately i prefer posters in portrait. However i like the tag line which is similar to the one in my poster, again in white on a black background, the black background being very conventional which I like quite a lot. I again like the red to white balance of the main film title , with this text being the largest one on the page, and the actors names stand out nicely in a white font at the bottom. One thing that could have been better about this poster it that the pictures could have been used in a slightly more innovative way as it looks slightly unprofessional however overall i like the look of the poster as it stands out quite nicely.
Poster Done By Toby:
I like this poster as it is similar to the poster of the Spanish version of Black Dahlia. I think this was very cleverly done with the use of photo-shop, however again i might have prefer the poster if it was in portrait instead of landscape. I also don't really like the photo of our femme fatale used as she looks too innocent for her mischievous character. However what i do like is the Film title again using the red and white contrasts on the words, but also the shadow effect which makes it stand out a lot more. However there isn't enough text on the page, there are no actors names, production company names etc, therefore i believe this looks good however is just too simple.
One of my Practice posters:
This is a little practice of mine, which i decided to do to see what looked good with the photos. I used this photo which we created at the start of the photo when we did our still photos at first, and i really like the fade out of Carter mixed with the photo of Dents. I decided not to add production company/actors names on the poster as it was only a practice one. I also added a different tag line than in the other posters above, "This Isn't Over..." which is the final line of the text and also one of the most important lines. It is also in white to make it stand out, however the background is also quite pale which i am not too keen on as it looks to bright for a dark film noir genre of movie. The lustful injustice title is larger than the other text and has the red to white difference - however the 'Lustful' part font colour is too bright, it should have been a slightly darker red. What i do like though is the the detective's character is looking straight towards the camera which really draws the audience's attention to the poster...I think with a lot of work this could have been made into quite an interesting and powerful film poster.
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