Film Poster - Drive 4

This idea stemmed from two key themes of the film, the first being the scorpion that is sewn onto the back of the main character jacket. The second being a quote from the film, most memorable moment of this quote is at the beginning of the film during the time the film it set itself up. As these are two key themes or elements of the film, I decided to incorporate them together in this clock. 

I played around with the background colour finally deciding upon the pink. The film is known for its electric pink credits, the aim of for the background to create synergy with this. I also moved the location of the clock face. The font is san serif and very flat. I used grid lines to give me guidance, when planning the layout.

I am really please with the outcome of the poster, it has a very simplistic stylish modern approach, with I think is in keeping with the film style. However, I can not use this poster design, or even say it is my own. After making the poster I was searching through Drive posters to see what type of font they used on the film reviews and cam across a poster design that is very similar to mine. I must of seen it in my research and inspiration stage, and not realised when I started to design my own. I am only keeping these three designs as an example of what I can do, as I feel that they are a great example of how my skills have developed. Below is the poster I saw online. 

Film Poster - Drive 2 - 3

After the first poster design did not turn out as I expected I decided to try another design. I started simply by incorporating the scorpion from the jacket in the film into the word drive, replacing the letter 'I'. The design looks okay, but wasn't really engaging as a film poster.

I decided to move on to yet another possible design, this one uses a screen shot of the film with the driver looking into the rear view mirror. The byline about it is a quote from the film, its a threat about always having to look over your shoulder. I felt it matched nicely with the imagery.  However I didn't like this design either, unfortunately I have to go through the process of making the poster - at least part of it - before I can assess whether or not I like it.

One last chance for these two previous designs, I tried combining elements of the two together. The issue of them on there own was they were too plain, together there should be more happening. Yet although it creates a slightly more interesting poster, the out come is not amazing. Luckily I still have some more drafts to create. 

Film Poster - Drive 1

From the selection of drawn designs I came up with I first tried the collage of scenes with in the car. I thought this would be a cleaver way of teasing a couple of the iconic scenes and themes of the film without giving too much away. It would also include the car, it was important to me to keep some reference to the car as, I felt it was such a key aspect to the film.

However the finished collage looks very untidy and is too busy for someone to understand it with a quick glance. The edges are also messy, but this is something I would of addressed if I was to continue the design. However because of the almost cluttered feel of the image I did not take it any further.

Film Poster - The Brief

The film poster had to be A4 or bigger, and to redesign an existing film poster or create a new one from either existing films or a new idea.  The instructions given are below.

Before I started on my own film poster, I looked at other alternative film posters that people had created to get an idea of the type of thing I could create. There was plenty of interesting and inspiring pieces of work. The issue I had was the lack of knowledge with the software, as some of the work look complex and highly professional. Although I had learn a lot over the weeks with the designing of the CD cover and logo, the film poster was a new challenge. 

I began by drawing out some drafts of what I could do for my film poster. I started with  the film Scott Pilgrim Vs the World. Below are the plans I came up with. I wasn't initially thrilled with what I had come up with so decided to change the film I was focusing on, hoping this would give me new ideas. 

My second attempt at drafting the film poster went a lot better, I had picked the film Drive, staring Ryan Gosling. Though not a favourite among many, the film has several iconic scenes and themes that meant it lent itself well the different designs. The drawings of the film poster designs can be seen below. I will talk about each design separately  in individual posts.