Editing/creating

After taking the individual photographs it was time to merge them together to great one image for our magazine cover.

This was done with a size control panel on the programme photo shop.

We took the individual photographs and decided that the side of he person that had  the blood spatters needed to be in shot.


Because Emma was the main character that answered the phone call, she needed to feature in the centre.


 I feel that the attention is not taken away from the other characters and the sides because the blood draws in the eye in to the expressions.


After merging together to create one image:


 

Once this had been done, it was noticeable to that the light was different in each photo. The photos were taken in the same place but the light my have differed due to the time of day and the position of the light.

To change the lighting, the levels of transition needed to be experimented with. This was done using an adjustment panel.(on left) 

 

After the light adjustment the brightness of the blood and the colour of the eyes stood our largely. This was a great result, as it created a piercing effect. When the light changed it also created a shadows that gave the image an harrowing, eerie feel.  

 

It was then noticeable that this image would be to large for a magazine cover, it needed to be an A4 size. So it needed to be cropped down to size. The image of Emma in the centre needed to be cropped down, so her elbows were removed.This meant that

the images on either side also needed adjusting.
Just a simple zoom in reduced the size of the

photos.



After the images had been cropped (A4 size)



Once the size and the light adjustments had been modified, the effects and features were able to be added. To effectively create a poster that would meet the genre of our film, the balance and levels of light needed to be darkened to give the surrounding picture an eerie, horrifying feel. This was controlled by a colour filter that had to be tested at different levels, this we a process of elimination, trial and error.

 

After the colour balance was at an effective level, it enabled experimentation of boarders, shading and titles.

After different boarders were selected, overall we felt that the pictures looked more effective without a boarder as some of the boarders overwhelmed the picture and made the intensity degrade.

 After experimenting with different fonts and styles of titles none of the above really made the right, bold impression we wanted. Experimenting with bright red,blood writing, made the magazine cover look as if it was a poster but gave a frightening feel. After this experimenting it was clear that a large bold title, without a surrounding boarder would produce a realistic magazine cover.

When adding the block title it was clear that this was the right decision and really started to bring the magazine cover to life. Although the title was red it didn't quite stand out enough to be picked out from the crowed. We wanted people to instantly see and want to read about our film. To get this boldness the redness of title needed to be enhanced.

The title was simply selected and the brighter red was chosen. After the title was completed, the next feature of the magazine cover needed to be added. This feature was the title of our film and the tag line advertising it. We decided that the blood writing would be good for the title of the film, it stood out,putting a black boarder around the name juxtaposed with the white surroundings, i thought it really caught the eye of the viewer.

The tag line and advertisement was then added but this made the black surroundings of the film title become larger and the black box distracted the audiences eye away from the photograph. With the text decided on, the surrounding box needed to be changed, a red blood effect was in keeping with the, poster and the genre of our film, the red blood spatters match with the blood on our faces and the colour of the magazine title. This all then tied in perfectly and gave a realistic

style magazine cover.

It was then time to add the finishing touches. This consisted of 2 main features needed on a magazine cover, the bar code in the bottom right corner, also the enticing page numbers of the main stories and the competition give away.