Editing/ Final poster

Editing the poster to make the most effective image:

To make the hand prints stand out more against the light, the door and the darkness outside, we would need to adjust the light settings.
To do this, we created an layer then selected the adjustment 'Selective Colour'. We then reduced the amount of cyan in the red coloured areas of my image, and increased the magenta, yellow and black.

 

We had to play around with adjusting the colours and see what looked best, as any artist would do. If we added too much cyan with magenta, it made the hand prints look purple, so we had to balance each option in with each other or it would not only affect the red in the photo, but the rest of the colours. This involved a lot of trial and error.



After creating the layer



After modifying the settings in the image, we were pleased to see that the reds in the image were more bright and effective. This is exactly what we had in mind as beforehand the blood looked too orange and thin. By making the layer to adjust the colours, this made even the streak marks of the fingers stand out.   

With the right balance it was then time to add the main parts of the poster, i.e. the title,tag line and producers.

We wanted the title of the film to stand out in bold letters to enthesise what the film is called as this is very important. We placed the title at the bottom of the door to show as much of the image as possible. We also took this from our inspiration gained previously. We used methods seen in other posters, such as the a tag line in small letters to gain dramatic effect and the name of the producers at the top.

Final poster: