These show my ideas. It also proves that i've been developing my work.
Shannon Gaffney-Pritchard AS Graphics Exam
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Monday 29 April 2013
Initial Research
Lacey Masks
La Bal Masque
Venetian Ball
Illustrative Masquerade
Conventions of the poster form
Mardi Gras Inspirational posters
Inspirational Typefaces
La Bal Masque
Illustrative Masquerade
Conventions of the poster form
Mardi Gras Inspirational posters
Inspirational Typefaces
Friday 19 April 2013
Conventions Of The Form
The name of the film
The name of the is big and bright. It has to be really big because it is the first thing that catches your eye.It tells you what the poster is about.
Names of lead actors/actresses
The names of the lead actors/actresses are meant to draw the audience in. They tend to be of major actors/actresses. They tend to be on the top of the page as that is the second place the eye travels to.
Mission Statement
The mission statement tells us a little more about what the film is about.It backs up the image and the title and makes the film is more appealing.
Colour Palette
The colour palette is very minimal so that it doesn't appeared over crowded. The colour palette can reflect on what type of film is about e.g. horror: black,red & grey love: pink,white & pale blue
Face on the poster
The face(s) on the poster often have eye contact with the audience. This is so that you are drawn into the poster. This is an extra key to get you into the cinema to see the movie.
White Space
The white space is important.White Space has nothing in it.This is important so it doesn't look to crowded.Including white space is really important.
Director/Producer Details
The director/producer details are at the bottom of the poster. The details on the poster are there so that everyone knows who produced/directed it.
Type Face
Type faces are limited to two to make sure the poster has a clean and neat look to it.
The name of the is big and bright. It has to be really big because it is the first thing that catches your eye.It tells you what the poster is about.
Names of lead actors/actresses
The names of the lead actors/actresses are meant to draw the audience in. They tend to be of major actors/actresses. They tend to be on the top of the page as that is the second place the eye travels to.
Mission Statement
The mission statement tells us a little more about what the film is about.It backs up the image and the title and makes the film is more appealing.
Colour Palette
The colour palette is very minimal so that it doesn't appeared over crowded. The colour palette can reflect on what type of film is about e.g. horror: black,red & grey love: pink,white & pale blue
Face on the poster
The face(s) on the poster often have eye contact with the audience. This is so that you are drawn into the poster. This is an extra key to get you into the cinema to see the movie.
White Space
The white space is important.White Space has nothing in it.This is important so it doesn't look to crowded.Including white space is really important.
Director/Producer Details
The director/producer details are at the bottom of the poster. The details on the poster are there so that everyone knows who produced/directed it.
Type Face
Type faces are limited to two to make sure the poster has a clean and neat look to it.
Friday 8 March 2013
Experimental
I found the spray painting a little annoying. However the finishing product looks really good. I layered the alphabet and changed the colour of each layer. I also changed the composition and which makes it have a unique look about it.
Experimental Text
Thursday 7 March 2013
Inspiration: Miles Donovan
I was drawn to Donovans work because it had its own unique style and is an interesting way to push boundaries. I like the intricate way in which seperate pieces are cut and sprayed individually,finally being pieced togeather to create a striking effect. This was a skill I was willing to learn to create my own unusual piece.
First of all I found an image on pinterest that I particulaly liked and felt could be layered. I then dragged it into photoshop where I split it in 2 and made it purally black and white. After I printed the 2 layers off and cut out the black bits creating bridges so the white pieces don't fall out.Next I stuck a piece of paper behind them and spray painted them seperatly. After they had dried I scanned them into photoshop and experemented with colour and hue saturation until I was satisfied with the end result. See below :) I'm really pleased with this piece as the mask gives it a more creepy look and links nicely with the dark side of the covert and obscure exam theme.
Emulation of Miles Donnovan
This process is all about tone. I had to split the image and build up the picture. After I had cut out the layers with a scalpel I spray painted the separate pieces. I then scanned both of them into photoshop.I then layered them in photoshop and experiment with colour.
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Case Study
Poster 1: Black Swan
Personal Response
What drew me first to the “Black Swan” poster was how dark and symetrically perfect it seemed. Personally I find the poster a bit creepy. One of the reasons is because the swans look like clawed hands surrounding her neck. The fascinating thing about it is a twisted connection to Snow White because of the central figure's purety and innocence versus her dark evil alter ego/rival. There is also the more obvious connection to the ballet Swan Lake with the good white swan and the sensual black swan embodied within the same person.This made me curious to study the poster more closely.
Form
The colour palette is quite stark but very effective due to the contrast of the black and white with a single blob of colour in the disturbing red eye. There is also lots of white space which helps draw you in to the central image. This poster reminds me of some of the artwork painted by Edward Munch. This is because it gives the onlooker an unsettled feeling. There are dark emotions at play. The black and white reflect the good and evil within her, the pure perfect swan and her dark alter ego, the black swan. I would describe this poster as: DISTURBING, BEAUTIFUL, INTRICATE, COMPELLING & COVERT.
Content and context
The overall composition is very interesting a bit like an onion in its multi-layering. There is very little text on the poster, simply the name of the film .This is obviously a poster that came out after the initial advertising which implies you already know the detail of the film. There is a web address which will tell you more if wanted to know more about the film. This is a very bold eye catching poster which for me is really “covert and obscure” as it has many hidden depths.In order to understand the poster properly you need to look at it several times in order not to miss any layers of the symbolisism amd references to fairy tales that are very strong in the film itself.
Process
This poster has perfection in its symmetry which is very much like the main character Odette, the white swan and Odile, the black swan who is her mirror image and split personality. I would imagine that the artist did this in Photoshop as it has a very polished look about it.The interesting thing about this poster is all the hidden layers in it. When you first look at it, it just seems to be a face with two swans flanking it. However when you look closer you spot all sorts of hidden detail as if the poster suddenly becomes three dimensional. In the face you see that there is actually another face beneath what looks like a lace mask. The swans round her neck become a high necked collar tightly gripping her. Which could also be interpreted as her alter ego strangling her. There is a very slick finish to the poster which captures the perfection and discipline of the prima ballerina. The skills needed would be modern computer skills in order to achieve that affect.
Poster 2: Phantom Of the Opera
Personal Response
When my eyes first locked on this poster, the hairs on the back of my neck immediately stood on ends as its other worldliness struck me. Within the poster there is a strong sense of fear and menace. The woman on the stairs is very scared and is looking backwards at whatever or whoever is scaring her.
Form
The colour palette is quite simple but effective.The black and white appear throughout the poster with green and black accents framing the dramatic blood-red of the central character.
The poster gives us the idea that it is connected with the underworld. As the eye travels down the page it gets darker reinforcing this impression. There is a very minimal amount of text. The title is simple but very effective. It is in white making it stand out against the dark background. It is also big and bold making it easier to read.
Content and context
The artist plays around with the perspective to give the impression of depth and layering. The characters are different sizes to try and make it seem more sinister. You can't tell where the spiral staircase or the doors lead to which adds to the fear.Overall you get a sense of things being hidden and obscure. The theme of the masks and cloaks gives the impression that something sinister is hidden beneath them .The skeletons add to the creepiness without their masks of skin.
All the characters seem to have double identities which makes it very ambiguous in term of who is who. It is not clear to the identity of the central character. Even though the phantom is to the right of the central character , it makes me think that the central figure is the phantom without the mask in order to try and confuse people.
Process
The artist has illustrated the poster but has probably perfected it in Photoshop. However it still has a hand-drawn look about it which makes it look like it's an old original. I imagine that there is a lot of artistic ability from the designer in terms of using traditional and modern techniques to create an emotional piece of art work.
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Copies and Emulations
Piece 1
Piece 2
This is my copy. I'm am fairly happy with my copy. I am particularly happy with the head dress. The head dress was particularly good. It was also the easiest to do. When I first looked at the head dress I thought it was hard but it proved to be the easiest of the head dress.
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