Photographs for poster and magazine front cover feature

These are the original photographs that I took that were then to be manipulated for effect on 'picnik.com' and paint.net On set I decided to experiment with various styles of shots and here are a few of my favourites for my poster:


This photograph would be effective as the dominant image on my poster for 'Flat 39' because it portrays the core of the narrative: The female protagonist possessed by an evil force within the flat. The darkness of the image is effective as it connotes the horror genre perfectly and the use of the mirror as a prop in the image is significant because it is presenting two sides to the female's personality. The facial expression of the female portrays a sinister personality and on photoshop I will be able to manipulate the eyes of the female in the reflection to present a change in persona to the viewer.


For my magazine front cover feature I am going to use a long low angle shot of the female character as she is now recognisable to the audience therefore they will be able to establish what film is being advertised on the 'Total Film' magazine front cover. Also, I have established due to my magazine front cover research that there is usually a mid shot of the main character of the film in a higher key lightig than the poster (if it's horror) as the audience need to easily recognise the character, thus, the film itself. These were my favourite images:


I had to do a re-shoot of the images for my magazine front cover as I needed to ensure that I had suitable photographs to include in the 'usp' section of my magazine of the female character on set and never before seen set and location shots. I also needed to ensure that the image of the female was mid shot and relatively high key lighting so this is the new image that I now plan to use: