The software used to create the poster was 'Adobe Photoshop' which is a professional graphic design software which uses multiple layers and editing. It didn't take us long to become familiarized with the software and understand the variety of things it could do.
Firstly, we copied the same title 'Somnium' that was used for our trailer onto the poster to be used as the masthead. Then we searched 'scratch background' on google and found a suitable black image with faint white scratches across it. This was used as the background for the poster.
Then, we added the tagline 'A childhood nightmare brought to life'. Choosing the font for the tagline wasn't easy, as it was hard to find a fitting font which looked thinner and weaker than the masthead, but as bold and scary as the tagline itself. The font chosen was 'Felix Titling'.
We also added the reviews which are positioned in both top corners. We found the 4 stars as an image on google, initially they were yellow, however after we'd saved the image we changed their colour to white to match the sinister theme, and colour scheme of the poster. The name on the top right review is that of a real reviewer. The top left reviewer 'Lindsay Cole' is made up, and the magazine she works for 'Grande Films' is also made up. 'Grande Films' is our other auxiliary task - therefore by using a reviewer from this magazine it links our tasks.
Adding the images proved to be the most difficult part, this was because the edges of both images were apparent and stood out against the unique cracked black background. This made the poster look unprofessional and mean that the poster didn't merge well. The two below images show how we managed to merge the picture well with the background. The outcome of this was that the poster now blends into the background looking in place, and also has some of the cracks from the background over her face. This is very effective in giving our poster the professional horror-like look we were aiming for.
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