CONTACT SHEETS PHOTOS FOR POSTER AND MAGAZINE

COVER

MAGAZINE COVER IMAGES

I decided to take photos outside on the road that our trailer is set on, as it can be seen in the establishing shots of the trailer. I wanted to keep the background in the image when using it for my magazine cover rather than cutting the background out, because it sets the scene and adds to the atmosphere of the image. I chose to take the images in a mix of long shots, mid shots and mid/head shots in order to be able to chose which one I think is most effective. I chose the “last girl” to go on the magazine cover, because she is conventionally used to promote the film, as well as the villain who is more conventionally used on the posters. I made the character have eye contact with the audience in order to make it similar to other images used on magazine covers. Additionally I chose the model to wear ared shirt which I could link with the colour of subtitles and the mast-head on the poster.

I selected and edited this image as the final image for the magazine front cover, because it is a mid shot where she is slightly turned away but still has eye contact with the audience and her face is mostly turned towards them. It also links to the trailer because it looks as if she was walking forward but has looked but to see what is behind her. While editing the photo, I increased the contrast to make the dark and light areas more striking, as well as increasing the saturation to make the red of her shirt bolder in order to give the image more impact. I think the image will be successful for use on my cover because there is space around the top, left and right of the figure for headlines and stories, and the shallow depth of field keeps the focus on the girl while still having a background that sets the scene but is not intrusive because it is slightly out of focus while the girl is in sharp focus.

FILM POSTER IMAGES

FILM POSTER IMAGES

I photographed the house for the background of my poster during the early evening so it was eerie looking and you could see the lights on in the house. This is to set the scene of the film and create enigma towards the house, and what is happening in there. On either side of the poster, there is the two identities, so I took a head on image of the two characters wearing the same hat and clothes. I did this inside for appropriate lighting against a white background, because I would be cutting the images out on photoshop to add to either side of the poster.

This is the image I chose for the background, as it is a low angle showing the importance of the house. The lights from the house are warm coloured, but it is more effective because there are only two lights on rather than all the lights on, which makes it more eerie. The lights from the other houses will be covered by the images of the two identities on either side of the main house. I have added a vignette to the image to emphasize the mysterious atmosphere and to keep the attention on the centre where the house is.