Poster Development and Final

Before we had our pictures, we decided to make a template. This consisted of the actor's names and the title itself.

For the background, we gave a simple gradient - grey to black. We gave the title some motion blur in the background to add depth. Also, the production logos were added in the bottom left hand corner.

The next step was to add the credits below the title, so we copied the text from the credits we used in our trailer and pasted them underneath the title and adjusted the settings so it was aligned and structured correctly.

We also added a small gradient under the actor's names so they could contrast more and stand out.

These are some of our pictures we managed to take.

Once we had uploaded our pictures, it was time to crop them.

We used the magnetic lasso tool which was effective because there was high contrast between the clothes and the background. Before we put them in the poster, we auto adjusted the tone, contrast and colour so the image would look more flat.

First, we decided to frame Luke and adjust the cropping which was needed in places. We did Luke first because he is the main subject of the poster.

Our idea to frame him like this is based off of several of our influences; Quantum of Solace and Die Another Die.

Once we added Max, we decided that he needed to be transparent, so his image was very subtle in the background, we also placed his picture on the layer below Luke's.

This transparency works well, as initial attention is drawn towards Luke, then Max. We also used another gradient to blend him into the background, so it was more smooth.

After a few more image adjustments and croppings, we decided it was time to add a quote on the poster.

We used white with a white outer glow to highlight the quote and place emphasis on it. At this stage, we also adjusted the title and added outer glows to both Luke and Max.

This is the final version of our poster, with some changes made based on the feedback we received.

We added a tagline just above the title, which is in a different text so it is clear that it is not part of the title of the film. We also added the skyline of London in the background for two reasons; so the background had more texture and depth, but to also reveal the location of the film - which we filmed in Elephant & Castle.

Overall, we are both happy with the poster and believe that we took features from our influences and applied them well to our film. We both believe that it reflects the theme well.