The construction of my Poster

I chose to use picture 19 as it was a front view of the castle which meant it was clear. It was a simple shot and I would concentrate my efforts on the central part of the castle. Also, it’s a low angle shot due to the difference in altitude between where I was stood and the castle. This means the castle looks a lot more majestic.

Here is the original photo.

These are the stages I went through to produce the Poster…

I then opened Adobe Photoshop CS5 which is a very powerful piece of photo editing software.

Below is a snap shot of the image on an A3 canvas with a black background.

I then needed to produce a gradient, from the black background to the castle, creating a circle. For this I used the gradient tool with the pre-set of ‘black to transparent’ so that it darkens the edges but not the middle. I then dragged from the outer of the shot to the inner for the program to produce the gradient.

Continuing to do this around the photo, this is what happens.

Once the circle is complete, I then needed to change the colour curves of the photo. For this I went to the Photography section where I could alter the RGB curves of the photo.

There are many different options available in the photography section. I simply want to darken the photo and take some of the warmth from it too.

I did this by reducing the red curve to make the blues and greens come out, making it feel colder. And reducing the master, to darken the shot.

All that is left to do now is add the text with the font Underworld, colour is white and position them to my liking. I will be paying close attention to the trailer to ensure it matches and there is continuity shown throughout my work.

I decided to add a couple of extra things to my poster. Firstly, a drop of blood from the 3 of 13. Also, I wanted to incorporate the film slogan ‘Do You Dare?’ and decided to put them along the fence of the castle. I adjusted the rotations and tilt carefully so that it looks part of the fence.