Week 4

01-10-2010 DVD Menu Research

Initial Research

Today, as part of the production schedule for our DVD Menu we began researching information.

We were given the choice of independent thriller, independent horror, a childrens animation, or an independent sci-fi themed film. I chose the independent thriller/genre to gather information on.

01- 10 -2010 Graphics


Film Posters

Our film poster project came to a conclusion today. We printed them out and also saved them electronically to the student hard drive. I was happy with the way mine turned out and the way it looked when it had been printed.
          I have found this project really useful in teaching me the basics of Photoshop. I have learnt about the terminology, features, and I have also learnt shortcuts. All of these things will go towards being more experiences and technically proficient with Photoshop.

DVD Menu summary 30-09-2010

Today we improved our DVD menu summaries. We did this by peer marking our work and then adding and improving to our summaries. For task 1 of the DVD menu research assignment, I added more information on the different elements and conventions. For example, I added information about the inclusion of Easter eggs, typography, and image layers to my elements section and added information on the color conventions of various genres to the codes and conventions section of my summary.

28-09-2010 Graphics


Film Poster Production Recap

Recap
There are 3 things I will consider when designing the film poster. I will consider Iconography, color and composition, and the canvas set up. Iconography describes the symbols that describe the genre. This could be in the form of images used, icons or symbols, or the font of the text used. It is important to consider this because it is important to getting the right message and information to the audience. Color and composition describes what colors are used and how the poster is set up. The colors used tell a lot about the genre and theme of the film so it is important to consider color palettes. The composition describes the placement of the different features of a film poster. We considered the rule of thirds when designing our poster which involves thinking about the placement of different features to draw attention to certain points. Canvas set up describes what settings should be selected to set up the canvas that is appropriate to what we are making and if we are going to print it. We will take into consideration the size of the file.