blade poster

After watching the begining extract of the horror movie, Blade, we were asked to design a poster for it. To begin with, I searched the internet for an image of knife. I placed this in the centre of the poster, in order to make it the focus. From looking at this, we immediatly get an idea of what the movie is about. I then decided to use strong bold text for the title (Blade) to get the viewer's attention. I used red to represent blood. I put the slogan (prepare to be shocked and afraid) at the bottom of the picture, so the audience's eyes are drawn to it after reading the title. I used the dodge and burn tool to create areas of light & dark, representing the difference between good & evil, which is one the main themes of the movie.

my horror movie poster-split

Our task was to create a poster for an imaginary horror movie, using photo shop. I chose the theme of schizophrenia for my movie, entitled ‘Split’, so therefore, I wanted my poster to display someone with a split-personality.
I decided to use a close up, head and shoulders shot of a person as the main focus of my photo. The photo which was the most suitable was a straight on mid-shot of me. I wanted the audience’s attention to go immediately to the picture of me. In order to do this, I selected a photo where I was in the middle of the mise en scene.
Seeing as the theme of my movie is schizophrenia, I decided to use each side of my head and shoulders to represent a different side of the character’s personality. The left side represented my good side. Therefore, I did not make many alterations to it as the picture is a shot of me smiling, which makes me look fairly angelic. To enhance the effect of goodness and innocence, I used the dodge tool and highlights to create a halo effect around the left side of my head.
My right side represented my evil side. I made a clear distinction between each side by using the dodge tool to colour the evil side of my face bright white. I also used highlights made my skin look as if it is on fire, which links to hell, perhaps suggesting that this character is possessed by the devil. I then used the burn tool to create a dark shadow around my eye and colour the background of that side and my hair pitch black, to represent evil and darkness.
I used the liquefying tool to create a sinister effect. I turned the corner of my mouth on the evil side. This created a strong contrast between the happiness of the good side and the anger of the evil side. If you look very closely at the poster, you can also see that I stretched out the ends of my hair with the liquefying tool on the evil side, making my hair look slightly crazy, symbolising the madness of the evil personality.
I placed my title (Split) at the top of the page. I arranged the letters in an arch shape around the top of my head. I used a sharp, spiky font which I thought would be appropriate for a horror movie as it has a rough jagged edge which creates a feeling of austerity. For my title and my slogan (there’s 2 sides, I decided to use pink font for the lettering on the good side and white for the lettering on the bad side. I did this because pink symbolises sweetness and innocence. I chose white for the evil side, because it is a neutral colour that can be interpreted in any way and shows up clearly against the black background. I wrote ‘starring Hermione Cameron’ in red for blood.

photo 3

This photo is a contrast in mood to my last picture. It represents moving forwards in the world rather than feeling trapped. I used the sunset as my background because I think it is a beautiful image, & in the same way, life can be beautiful if you choose to make it that way. I used a wide shot so that you can see everything clearly in the picture. I used the magnetic lassoo to copy & paste myself onto this background. In contrast to the other photo, there is a happy expression on my face. The words 'Are you ready?!' signifies the start of a journey. The fact that I appear to be walking on water symbolises that you can do anything you set your mind to.

photo 2-trapped

this photo is a represents the feeling of being trapped. This is similar to the way I feel at certain points in my life. It symbolises the frustration of not being allowed to do what it is you really want to do & perhaps not always being able to completely be yourself. I used a close up shot so that you can see the expression in my eyes, which (I think!) is one of sadness & frustration.

photo 1

this is my first picture that I have added of me! I took it in the school dining room, using the frame of the clock to create a halo. I used photoshop to brighten up the photo so it looks as if I am shining bright light-hope you like it!!!

My Introduction

Hey I'm Hermione! Welcome to my blog!!!
I'm 16 years old & I consider myself to be very very lucky because I have just started media at hurtwood house!!! I decided to take media studies for AS partly because it is a subject I have never taken before, & who doesn't like a challenge?!?
I am very interested in the idea of studying something that I see on the TV, the computer, read in magazines & listen to on my i-pod. I have always loved being able to do these things so I think it would be really amazing to take part in creating media. My favourite film is 'Save the Last Dance' and my favourite genre of music is R&B.(artists like beyonce, rihanna & ne-yo) I have always felt really connected to this type of music (even though I can't really sing!) I enjoy writing & it is my dream to write the lyrics to songs, which I have been doing a bit with some of my friends here at hurtwood :)
I have always thought of myself as quite a strange person! (but in a good way-I hope!!! :S) So one of the main reasons I have for taking media is because I want to end up doing something crazy & different from other people!!! :D

See you around!!! xXx