2. When creating some more film poster drafts, I found it particularly difficult to make a
billing box. Not only did I not know what font and size was appropriate to use, but I felt
clueless as to how to format it all and the layout of it. With this in mind, to facilitate the
process, I went on a fonts website (www.dafont.com) and installed the font below, which
is specifically used to make accreditation on film posters etc:

3. From there, I was able to use this new font to copy existing film posters, their
billing box layout and what order they accredited their cast and crew in their
billing box. I then created a billing box on Word, before copying it over to
Photoshop in my film poster:

4. Like the examples below, I wondered how effective it would be to create a poster that used
Still images from the film instead of conducting a Photoshoot just to capture an image for the
poster…

5. With this in mind, I went through some of the footage, and print
screened any shots that I thought would make an effective film
posters. Below are some examples:
THE
DARK THE DARK
ROOM ROOM
ACTRESS NAME
ACTRESS
NAME
STRAP LINE HERE STRAP LINE HERE
BILLING BOX HERE
BILLING BOX HERE

6. THE DARK
ROOM THE DARK ROOM
BILLING BOX
STRAP LINE HERE
STRAP LINE HERE
BILLING BOX
ACTRESS NAME

7. However, taking into
consideration the film’s genre
of psychological thriller/horror,
I thought this one on the left,
was the still image that would
make the most suitable film
poster.
Even though it does not
include a strap line, the cold
colours and overall simplicity
evoke a tone of chill and
disturbance which would
appeal to the eyes of
audiences interested in that
genre.

8. Shoot date: 25/11/2012
Item/model: Olivia Boren (as the main character, Lux)
Shot types/angles/distances: Close up shot of her and her camera In the outdoors.
Lux wearing sunglasses (makes character look mysterious)
Macro, flash and lighting: Outdoor natural lighting. No flash, and automatic focus.
Background: Nature background – river/trees/grass. By doing this the focus will be
solely on the character of Lux. Gloomy weather to evoke tone of horror/chill.
Positioning on poster: Model either on the right or left side of picture framing.
Details of editing: Pictures edited using effects from either Instagram or Picasa (so
poster looks modern and appealing) with colour grading to be changed on
Photoshop.

12. Instead of editing my chosen poster images just on Photoshop, I
also decided to use some Instagram effects on the photos. This
is because this app is very popular nowadays, and therefore
audiences would like the modern, current and cool tone of the
poster images and thus be persuaded to want to know more
about the film.

13.  In terms of effectively using many
Photoshop skills, this is the draft I’m
happiest with so far. I edited the
picture firstly on Instagram, then
changed some of the colour grading
on Photoshop and also used other
tools such as: brushes, spot
healing brush to reduce blemishes
and also the magic wand tool.
 I feel the billing box is correctly
placed, although I think the size is
not in proportion with the rest of the
poster. Even though I did not include
a strap line or film star
reviews/ratings I still included the
actress’ name so audiences can be
persuaded to watch film.