After looking at the finished poster I have decided that I think the image is too bright to present the image I really want for my horror film which is set at night. I think this is caused by the gap in the trees in the background of the image and when I experiemented with using different tecniques to try and change the background i couldnt find anything made the image still look realistic. Because of this bright gap in the background I couldnt position the writing at the top the page where I had origionally planed and although having the writing at the bottom of the poster would have made my poster unique I felt that it would have a better effect being at the top of the image. Because of these factors ive now decided to change the image to one which i had origionally rejected.
This effect is called dark stokes and I really like how the white dress stands out on top of the rest of the image. although I am a bit unsure about the lighting of the image and I think it may be a bit too bright to really give that horror look especially as my film is set at night. I'm considering changing the image to the other image I considered but ill first see what the overall finished poster looks like after I add the title.
This is the effect that I used for my draft image and is called plaster, I felt that this was less effective with my new image with the white of the nightgown not being visible, this was something I worried about when I created my final draft and so I decided to choose a different effect.
This effect is called fresco and Ido like this image, I like how the white of the nightgown really stands out but I think its too bright of an image to really give that horror appearance that I'm trying to create.
o see the shortcut in the background of the image. I think the lack of leaves on the trees adds to the horror effect of the image and this is something which differs to my draft images which were greener in colour. Colour wise I like how this is neutral with browns, creams, pale and very dark greens, I think this neutral appearance presents the horror look. The main thing I like about this image though is how the white dress stands out, with the girl being the main part of the storyline I want her to be dominant like the women within The Orphanage poster. I also like her positioning within the image which is central and the stance she has which is simple but theres an element of creepiness to it. theres also space at both the top and the bottom of the image for writing that I want to include. Something I am a bit unsure of though is the gap in the trees which could be too bright but ill experiment with different effects to see what I can do to make this darker.
