Magazine Analysis - Double Page Spread (My Chemical Romance and Lady Gaga)

Magazine Analysis Double Page Spread (MCR and Lady Gaga)

Magazine Analysis - Contents Page (NME and Kerrang Magazine)

Magazine Analysis Contents Page (NME and Kerrang)

Movie Poster Evaluation

Movie Poster Evaluation

Final Girls and Guys Versions Of My Movie Posters

 Guys Version

Girls Version

All My Movie Posters

Girls and Guys Version

My Custom Movie Posters

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Step by Step to making a movie poster

Step by Step to Making a Movie Poster

Draft/Final Poster Evaluation

How have you used the conventions of existing film posters in your draft design? 
I interpreted the idea of the close up pale face from The Silence Of The Lambs, spread up across the poster, with coloured eyes to add the mystery effect towards the character. Also from this poster I took advantage of the colour scheme as it was fairly similar colours to mine. The Silence Of The Lambs shows a character with red eyes, I took this idea and made my character have yellow eyes to show that there was something unnatural about the character. Also with the colour scheme of the text, the title on The Silence Of The Lambs is in orange, this makes it stand out from the more dull colours that are on the poster and I took this and made my text yellow, I also did this because I felt it connected well with the characters eyes. I also based it on this Lana Del Rey picture with the rose and the blood http://cdn.mamamia.com.au/wp-content/gallery/lana-del-rey/lanadelreypng.png
With my guys version of the poster, I have done the exact same thing, apart from change the colour scheme to black, white and red to make it more masculine compared to the yellow colour on the female version.


How does your film poster satisfy the action/ fantasy/ teen genre requirements? 
My film poster satisfies the action/fantasy/teen genre requirements in the following ways:

• Teenage character on the front of the poster itself/stereotypical rose that is always displayed through a vampire styled movie
• Pale face, coloured eyes, fangs, every sign of a stereotypical vampire which fits the fantasy teen theme especially
• Movie title "Rise Of The Dead" shows a sign of a dead character that has come back to life, all the signs of a made up story that can only be interpreted through fantasy
• The vampire is shown through a dead rose, blood, fangs, unnatural coloured eyes, old fashioned clothes e.t.c.

How successful do you think your draft is? Give reasons for your answer. 
I feel that my draft is successful as I came out with 4 different interpretations of the poster by only using two different images. Also I feel that I did pretty well with the colour scheme of it all, I placed things carefully in certain areas of the poster, for example: the movie production companies logos were deliberately placed in the bottom right hand corner because that's where they are commonly seen in real movie posters. Also I feel that I came out with very successful images that show the character as a true vampire that would be seen in a real movie with proper editing done to the face and body. I also made sure to include very important features like the date of when the film actually comes out, who is in the film (important actors/actresses), who is the director of the film e.t.c.


What do you think you will need to change for your final piece of work? (Girls and Guy versions)
I think that in my proper movie poster I will need to change the size of certain parts of the text for example with the actors names, also I need to think more carefully about spacing things out that go over the top of the image itself.


What skills have you learned in the design process?
I've learnt how to successfully turn an image from a common teenage girl, to a full on vampire looking female. I've also learnt how to place in transparent images to overlay the poster and fit them into certain sections of the poster.

First Attempt Of A Movie Poster (Girls Version)

Creating The Image For My Movie Poster

Edited images for my movie poster: Before and After effects edited using picmonkey.com

First taken images that were not selected to be edited:

2nd Final Image (Non edited)

2nd Final Image (Edited)

Final Image (Non edited)

Final Image (Edited)

Ideal Options For An Action/Fantasy Movie

Very popular actors/actresses, could include:

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Ryan Gosling
• Simon Pegg
• Kristen Stewart
• Helena Bonham-Carter
• Johnny Depp
• Liam Hemsworth
• Chris Hemsworth
• Cameron Diaz
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead
• Emma Stone
• Chloe Grace Moretz

E.t.c.


Possible storyline:

• Aliens
• Ghosts
• Zombies
• Werewolves
• Vampires
• Wizards
• Pirates

Movie Companies

• Warner Bros.
• Marvel
• Walt Disney
• Paramount
• Sony Pictures
• 20th Century Fox

Tagline


Are the dead really gone forever?

Magazine Cover Design Practice

I got bored at home so I thought i'd practice more on making a magazine cover. I didn't use photoshop for this as I do not have it installed on my computer but I still managed to have a pretty decent outcome.

Magazine Cover Annotations

My Original Magazine Covers Annotated

 Annotation of Hayley Williams.

 Annotation of The Cure.

Annotation of Demi Lovato.

Magazine Covers - Demi Lovato

Magazine Cover Designs

First image I was going to use. (Too wide and not big enough)

 Second image I was going to use. (Too small)

 Image chosen.

 Final desgin.

Barcode feature.


Follows a black and white colour scheme. Keeping it classy and effective. All text is the same to follow a professional looking cover. The main image is nice and big to stand out and attract all fans of the celebrity and hopefully bring them into buying the magazine. The text is kept big and bold at the top to stand out but smaller at the bottom to focus more on the image. I’d range this magazine for teens up to people in their 30’s because a majority of teenagers would look up to the celebrity on the cover (in this case Demi Lovato) and it would attract them more than an adult would. I’d range it for men and women but mainly women because the celebrity is more commonly liked by women. It’s styled for people who are into pop/pop rock music.

Magazine Covers - The Cure

Magazine Cover Desgins

 Chosen Image for the magazine

Final piece

 Barcode Feature

Puff feature

Follows a main colour scheme of black and white, simple but really effective. Makes the main image almost blend in more with the style of the magazine, giving it that mysterious look. The title is big and bold, still black to keep with the theme. The rest of the text is kept fairly small to focus more on the image and the most important sections of the magazine cover. They do it so that when someone sees this magazine in the store, it’s easier to notice the celebrity/celebrities on the cover and they will be more interested in buying it. I’d range this magazine probably for 30-40 year olds because The Cure are quite common for that age range due to when their music was around, also because they are roughly just a bit older than that themselves. I’d say it’s for both men and women who are into mysterious sort of music.

Magazine Covers - Hayley Williams

Magazine Cover Designs

First attempt: Hayley Williams "The Amplified"

 Inspired by Kerrang

Used this image

 Final Piece

 Barcode feature

Puff feature

Follows a colour scheme of black, white and yellow. Classic scheme but really effective. Text all the same or similar fonts to look professional and neat. Main image nice and big to stand out towards the eye but still keeps you in line with the information on the cover. I would attract this more to people from teens to 40’s because they are the age group that majorly like the celebrities (in this case Hayley Williams) and are into the genre of rock/alternative/rock pop. I would associate it with men and women but mainly women as more women tend to tag along to Paramore for example because of Hayley.