Create a poster using your own double-exposure composition. Choose your favourite movie, game, tv show, book, etc and create a poster that reflects the tone and story.
Requirements:
11 inches x 17 inches Poster (Portrait Orientation)
300dpi
Use Photoshop to create your double exposure
2 photographs must be yours. You can add others after
Use a mix of any programs to create your final poster and other assets (InDesign, Illustrator, etc…)
The aesthetics and composition of your poster should set the tone for the movie. Take the time and care to shoot the photos which will work well and create a seamless effect. That is, the two (Minimum) photos blend seamlessly without obvious edges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDfjr3Qmmw
Genre: Give considerable thought to the type of genre your movie will be. Will it be an action movie? Or science fiction? A horror movie will have completely different style of images and text than an action movie or one about romance. Here’s a listing of film genres or styles to consider taking your project into:
Action (Disaster): Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through a clash of physical forces.· Adventure: Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through encounters with new "worlds." Comedy: Stories whose central struggle causes hilarious results. Coming-of-Age Drama: Stories whose central struggle is about the hero finding his or her place in the world. Crime: Stories whose central struggle is about catching a criminal. Detective Story/Courtroom Drama: Stories whose central struggle is to find out what really happened and thus to expose the truth. Epic/Myth: Stories whose central struggle plays out in the midst of a clash of great forces or in the sweep of great historical change. Fantasy: Stories which are animated, or whose central struggle plays out in two worlds - the "real" world and an imaginary world. Gangster: Stories whose central struggle is between a criminal and society. A cautionary tale, rooted in a main character who commits crimes (This genre is often blended with Film Noir). Horror: Stories whose central struggle focuses on escaping from and eventually defeating a Monster (either human or non-human). Love (Romance): Stories whose central struggle is between two people who each want to win or keep the love of the other. Science Fiction: Stories whose central struggle is generated from the technology and tools of a scientifically imaginable world. Social Drama: Stories whose central struggle is between a Champion and a problem or injustice in society. Usually the Champion has a personal stake in the outcome of the struggle. Thriller: Stories whose central struggle pits an innocent hero against a lethal enemy who is out to kill him or her. The Black Comedy: A comedy that uses death and morbid doings as the root of its humor. Surfaces regularly. Most recent incarnations, Very Bad Things and Pulp Fiction.
Include in your poster
Movie title
Tag line
Names of main actors/actresses
Fictitious Credits will include (you will need both the official titles listed below as well as names for these people responsible):