Message/Audience: My idea with this project was to do something post-apocalyptic that would appeal to people that like that genre of movie, or even book. I wanted a gritty, surreal look to the image. As a long time fan of survivalist, zombie, and movies about the human struggle, I wanted to take a shot at what I might envision a movie poster looking like.
Critique Report: I spent almost 12 hours working on this project and had a hard time finding a picture of myself that I liked. My critiques were from my wife, and a few co-workers that were milling about while I was working on this. Initially I had tried to get more going on with the face but the feedback I got was that it was too busy. It probably helped that it was extremely hard for me to figure out and took 2-3 hours to get right.
Process: The process for this project involved multiple layers. There is a city behind the trees, which can be seen, but is faint. If you look at my sunglasses you’ll see the reflection of two men approaching. That was a really fun part of this project to discover and figure out.
Fonts: SF MOVIE POSTER CONDENSED was used for the names, and Trajan for the title. I used a custom font/design that I’ve included below.
Images: There is of course the image of me on the far right of the poster, and then a few more that I’ve detailed below.
http://clickon3d.blogspot.com/2013/09/sub-surface-skin-tutorial-photo.html
https://chechar.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/nuked-us-city.jpg
http://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/12/12/193670/63bad3beee18eef1a2767ad7fee9b8fb.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qCkKkYd8-j0/maxresdefault.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/45/a2/d5/45a2d5cf6441739c819265547a1b8ac4.jpg
Here’s a link to my YouTube video showing off my poster!
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Great job! I took one look at this post and I was like “wow that looks legit!” Seriously. I love the hard line that divides the dark forest/city-scape from the nuclear explosion. And the radiation effect on your face is amazing! Then the effects you have on your movie title. Everything together looks super good.
Here’s Elise Johansson’s project, she did a really good job too. Check it out: https://elisejohanssonblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/10a-movie-poster-project/comment-page-1/#comment-33
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You definitely succeeded in making the poster look gritty. The dark, post-apocalyptic images in the background convey the dark, destitute feeling that’s commonly associated with the genre, and the veins on your face really make it look like a bad place to live. A great poster.
Here’s a link to my project. It’s not as epic as yours, but I’m proud of it. https://alancommblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/10a-movie-poster-project/
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Wow! that is amazing! Your blending is flawless! I love the texture you added on the face as well! The colors go really great together too! Great job Chris!
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I forgot to add my website! https://melissazieglerblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/10a-movie-poster/
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This turned out so good! I am so impressed with the how the whole thing looks and you can tell that you took a lot of time to make it look good! The different layers all go together so well and I really like that you were able to make it look like you had been through a disaster. Great work! Check out my blog: https://gingerpower16.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/movie-poster-project/
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