Production of Poster and Magazine photos

Last week we got together as a group to take the photos we would need for our movie magazine cover and poster. We chose to use just Megan for all of the photos as she is the main character in the movie and because on most magazine covers they only photograph one person. During the photoshoot we decided we would take photos in character and out of character for the magazine cover. This is something we felt would be important because we couldnt agree as a group as to which we would prefer. Therefore we took photos of both so that we could decide at a later date which we would use. We have seen when researching that magazine covers about movies often include the character on the front cover but also can have the actress or actor. We also had to take the photo for our movie poster which we thought out carefully and thought particuarly about the lighting the photo would have.

We chose to take photos of Megan out of character first. For this we chose to have her wearing normal, girly clothing. We also decided to do her make up quite bold so that her features would stand out in the photo. We tried out several different angles for the shots and also tried a variety of close-ups and mid-shots. When taking the photos we had to bare in mind that the title of the magazine would have to fit on the top. We all took turns to take photographs and many photos were taken. Using the black background is something we thought would make our photograph appear more professional. After taking photos of Megan out of character we then got her to change clothing for her in character photo. We also smudged her make-up and tried to get megan to cry. In these photos we also took shots from a variety of angles. For the in character photos it was important that Megan looked serious as the character in our movie is going through a hard time. This is something that we had to have several attempts at because we wanted the photo to portray a lot of deep emotions to the audience. Finally we had to take the poster photo. For this we simply wanted a shot of megan looking into the camera. However we also wanted the lighting to be dark on one side of her face. This is something that was challenging because the lack light meant a lot of the photos came out blurred.

Overall we had taken a lot of photos on the day. Some of which came out quite well and were very high quality. As a group we have been discussing and looking at the photos and trying to pick out which ones we want to use. This is something that we are finding quite challenging and therefore we may decide to ask some people from our target audience which photos they prefer. After choosing a few photos we will also have to edit them accordingly. The lighting in the photos for the poster is something that did not come out very well. We may have to take some more photos for this if we cannot edit them enough to improve them.