Initial Images for our Poster

These are our initial shots for our poster that we will be creating for our trailer. The choice of using this close up shots is effective as it emphasises their emotional state and shows them in detail... often focusing on one particular feature. In comparison to a mid-shot or long-shot, a close up exaggerates facial expressions which convey emotion. Also by using this kind of shot, the view is essentially drawn to the subject; and this is important with a poster as you immediately want to attract the audience. Our poster will consist of only one image and again this is primarily due to the fact that we want the audience to immediately notice this and be enticed and want to come and view the trailer. Whereas, if you were to have multiple images on the poster, the audience will not be focused on one particular thing and therefore wont be as attracted to it as they could be with there being one image.

Also, in relation to the use of shot, an extreme close up would allow the audience to recognise it much more than if it were to be if it was a mid/long shot. The reason for this is that, with a close up, there is a subject to be noticed and someone to focus on whereas, audiences are not likely to look closely for anything particular in the mid/long shot.

Once the decision for our poster is made, we will be adding effects and editing the image to make it more effective and enticing when trying to relate it to the horror genre. The kind of effect we will be going for will be dark, emphasising the connotations of this and again relating it to the horror genre. By adding these effects, we intend for the image to stand out much more and also for it to be recognized by audiences.


We captured these shots using the Nikon Cool-Pix L840. This camera has a very high quality and high resolution... producing a clear, high quality image. Another significant feature of this camera is the focus and this was important when capturing these shots as they were close-up and therefore it was important that they captured in detail. We were also able to adjust the lighting and also using the flash allowed us to capture a brighter image. When capturing these shots we mainly prioritised using the natural lighting; to obviously capture a darker image but also to make it more natural and realistic. The realism with using natural lighting is much more effective than using the flash, for example, as it is often that the flash reveals features in much more detail and essentially may make them look different to what they actually do. However, with using a close up shot we do actually want detail to be revealed and therefore we may potentially use this flash feature.
These two final shots that we captured are different to the rest as they are taken from a high angle (birds-eye-view).  We thought this kind of shot would also be effective to use for our poster as it is an original shot and stands out with it still partially being close up and therefore provides the audience with something to focus on. The facial expression of our character is also something that will potentially entice the audience as it is quite an eerie image and the close-up reveals her to look as if she is in pain or is experiencing an analepsis . It is recognisable in the final image here that we have used the flash as it is a brighter image. As previously said, the use of the flash would be effective in revealing the close detail of features and when editing and adding a darker effect (black and white) it will stand out much more.


In some of these initial images, our character is making direct eye contact with the camera and we feel like this is something that will be effective to use on our poster. The reason for this being effective is that it would be engaging more with audiences as they are essentially looking directly at them this could be seen as way of involving them in the situation.