Final Draft -Film Poster

Since my first draft I have made some changes by adding more text, to make it look more realistic, and changed the font, as the original one was to faint to see. I also included my own photography, by using a photo of my own and editing it.

I took a range of head-on photographs of my dad, which I then edited in Photoshop and paint. I took a lot of inspiration from other Horror Film movie posters, and looked at how they would display and advertise their film within a poster. The majority of Horror Film posters had one person/figure or face in the centre, then with the title above. The were kept very simple, but contained an eerie atmosphere. I cut out and faded the majority of my picture, to keep the audience guessing, and to not give to much away about the character. The red tint again is to emphasise the mood of the poster, and i also thought it went well with the red title, which resembles blood and danger.

I think the photo works very well, as it represents a horror film, and captures peoples attention. The eyes especially are quite bold, yet still fade out, which draws people in, and lets them want to see more. The red contrast with the Black background also makes the poster stand out, as they are two contrasting colours, and both represent death, danger and blood, which all play main parts of a typical horror film genre.

I included a line from the song 'Silent Night', which is also the title of my short film. The song and the theme plays a huge part in my short film, as not only is it set at Christmas, but I have an instrumental version of 'Silent Night' playing throughout the film. The song is a Christmas carol which is meant to represent peace and unity, which i play against, as the shocking fatality of my short film is anything but peaceful. I took the line, "all is calm, all is bright" because I think it resembled the message well, and again draws in the audience, as they get a tiny hint and glimmer of the film.

Overall I am very happy with my finished poster, considering I only used limited resources, such as paint, as my Photoshop skills are rather amateur. I believe it gives off the right mood and atmosphere to represent a horror, and captures people's attention through the contrasting, bold colours and fonts.