PLANNING MY POSTER &

MAGAZINE COVER

By Monica Gameiro

Inspirations For Poster

I like the positioning of characters (such as, the evil character in the distance and the dead protagonist closer to us, I think I creates a 3D effect).I also like how they have made the dead body the focal point of the shot. I prefer the dark tones of the poster on the right because it relates more to the conventions of a horror film poster, the dark tones create a fearful and mysterious atmosphere.

The main and most important thing in this poster that will influence my horror poster is the siluete of the male character in the distance. In my poster I will attempt to create the same effect , the siluete will be purposely used to highlight the clothing & props that Jack the Ripper supposedly use to wear (Hat/ Briefcase/ Black Clothing).

Draft Of PosterThe colour scheme will be black white and red. As black and red are conventionally used is horror posters. The location will be at Klinger an abandoned factory which I also used to film part of my teaser trailer. The reason I want to used this setting is because the location itself has a creepy atmosphere which I think will come across very well in the poster and it also works well with the theme that Damon kills prostitutes in lonely places. This character will

be laying dead on the floor, she represents one of the prostitutes Damon/Jack the Ripper murders. Her costume will also coordinate with the colour scheme, she will be wearing black coat & shoes and a red skirt. The red skirt will be the only thing that will be left in colour from the picture, the rest will be black and white.

Taglines they are both used to attract the publics attention and persuade them to watch the film.

This character is Damon, in the poster we will not see his face , all we will see is the siluet of his dark long coat and top hat. This idea was inspired by The Exorcist poster and also Jack the Ripper supposedly wore a top hat and long black coat. In The poster Damon will be walking away from a prostitutes dead body, which insinuates that he just murdered that female and left her to rot.

After designing my poster I went to do the photoshoot at the location (Klinger, an abandoned factory), when we were there we had to be as quick as we could because we were running out of light very quickly due to the time of year as it gets dark very quickly and early. When I got home I look through all of the images and picked these 5 as the best photos for my poster.

Out of these 5 images I picked the second one as my favourite because of the composition the leading line to Damon in the distance and mainly I liked the low angle/Direct approach of the camera, focussing on the dead female. So this will be the photo that I will use in my poster.

Best Photos For My Poster

Inspirations For Magazine Cover

The aspects of this magazine cover that will influence my own magazine cover is: the company name, the font colour and having a knife as one the focal points of the photo. I will use the Empire brand as my magazine name, I will also use the font red on EMPIRE because it is a horror convention , the colour red represent Evil and Hell and it also draws the readers attention to the magazine. Just like in this magazine above, my poster will include a knife, the knife will add a feeling of fear and anxiety towards the character holding the weapon.

The technique used in these two magazines that I thought would work well with my magazine is the high angle close up shot. This camera technique creates intensity and makes the character come across very powerful and evil, and that is exactly the message I want to get across through my magazine photo.

Although this photo of ‘The Dark Knight’ was not used as a magazine cover it will still influence the photo for my magazine cover. What I like about it is the use of lighting and how it hits his eyes creating intensity. The way the light hits his face creates shadows which then lead into the black background. I really like the contrast between the black and white, in my magazine photo the black and white contrast will represent the Good and Evil of Damon (Before & After he is possessed by Jack the Ripper).

Draft Of Magazine CoverThese are taglines that draws the publics interest to the magazine and the film featured on it.

These will be advertising the articles that the magazine contains inside. They are important because attract the readers interest to buy the magazine and read more about the article.

Although I didn’t draw it on, here I will place a barcode.

The colour scheme for my magazine cover will also be black, white and red just like the colour scheme for my poster and trailer. The setting will be in doors and night time so I can create the black background. I will use artificial lighting pointing directly at the left side of his face, this will create dark and bloomy shadows just like the last picture of Joker I demonstrated previously.

The main focus of this poster will be the character Damon. In the picture his props will be a top hat and a knife. The top hat is used to represent the fact that Damon is really Jack the Ripper but in a different form, as he has been processed by Jack the Ripper spirit.

Best Photos For My Magazine Cover

After designing a ruff sketch of what I wanted my magazine cover picture to look like, I then did the photoshoot with the character Damon. The shoot was taken inside at night time and then artificial light was used on his face only. These three photos are the ones I thought would work best on my magazine cover.

This first photo is my favourite one out of the three because I really like the framing and how he is the central focus of the picture because the background is plain black. The lighting on his face creates a fearful and creepy atmosphere to the shot and I really like the contrast between the black background and Damon’s face.

Different styles of EMPIRE magazine title

Out of the three titles I have designed, this is my favourite one because I love the texture that I have created on the EMPIRE text, the texture looks like rippling blood which works very well with the genre on the film. I also prefer this darker tone of red instead of the bight red I used on the last design.