IN THE DARKNESS LIES - a Michael Anthony Horrigan Film

Poster looks...familiar...

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:)

It's scary and mysterious, which is what I like. I like posters that raise questions.
 
Mark Harris said:
Are you saying the person on my poster is NOT one of my actors???
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Not sure really. It just looked like a sketch. Of course it could be a sketch of your actor. I'm sure it probably is. Didn't really think about it to tell you the truth.

What I'm saying is that I used an actual photo and just messed with it in PS.
:beer:

Maybe you used a photo as well and just used the sketch option in PS?

Hopefully our posters can coincide peacefully. :grin:
There are much better posters out there this Fest.

I need to get Rodney on board. :thumbup:
He's the poster masta!
 
Hey Mike,

Although I am by no means an expert at poster design, I thought I would pass along some feedback.

In order to come up with a "professional" looking movie poster I usually do a little research for inspiration. I will look at posters in a similar genre and see how they were designed. This isn't considered cheating btw. :) All pro designers do at least some research when tackling a new project. The idea is to borrow elements from various sources, but put your own creative spin on it. The site I like for this is www.impawards.com

For the title treatment, I would suggest browsing www.dafont.com for a great selection of free fonts. The great thing about this site is you can plug in your title and see how it looks in various type faces. Thousands to choose from.

For images, your own photos are best, but if not available, I would suggest www.sxc.hu as a great source of free stock photos and artwork. Takes time to find just the right image, but worth the effort.

Re. your poster specifically, I like the face but not the black square on her forehead. I'm not sure what it is, a "hole"? As is, it is distracting and probably not necessary.

I like the limited color palette. Very moody. J-horror (Grudge) like.

I'm not sure about the title font. Is that Trajan? Considering the genre seems to be thriller or horror judging from the photo, perhaps a heavy sans serif font, heavily distressed.

It would be nice to have a tag line. Something short and compelling. One of the best ever, "In space no one can hear you scream." Coming up with a good tag line is surprinsingly difficult, but it creates interest.

I LOVE the banner. I would keep it exactly like that.

Anyway, those are some thoughts.
Good luck.
 
Maximus said:
Hey Mike,

Although I am by no means an expert at poster design, I thought I would pass along some feedback.

In order to come up with a "professional" looking movie poster I usually do a little research for inspiration. I will look at posters in a similar genre and see how they were designed. This isn't considered cheating btw. :) All pro designers do at least some research when tackling a new project. The idea is to borrow elements from various sources, but put your own creative spin on it. The site I like for this is www.impawards.com

For the title treatment, I would suggest browsing www.dafont.com for a great selection of free fonts. The great thing about this site is you can plug in your title and see how it looks in various type faces. Thousands to choose from.

For images, your own photos are best, but if not available, I would suggest www.sxc.hu as a great source of free stock photos and artwork. Takes time to find just the right image, but worth the effort.

Re. your poster specifically, I like the face but not the black square on her forehead. I'm not sure what it is, a "hole"? As is, it is distracting and probably not necessary.

I like the limited color palette. Very moody. J-horror (Grudge) like.

I'm not sure about the title font. Is that Trajan? Considering the genre seems to be thriller or horror judging from the photo, perhaps a heavy sans serif font, heavily distressed.

It would be nice to have a tag line. Something short and compelling. One of the best ever, "In space no one can hear you scream." Coming up with a good tag line is surprinsingly difficult, but it creates interest.

I LOVE the banner. I would keep it exactly like that.

Anyway, those are some thoughts.
Good luck.
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Great advice! How do you use these fonts from other web sites? I have no idea how to import them. Do you import them into PS somehow?

As for the black hole/mark on her forehead, it's intentional and has to do with her character. It should make much more sense when you see it.
I agree though, it may stand out a little too much.

I'll work on a tag as well. I suck at this stuff.

Love your posters! Thanks for the tips.

MAH
 
awesome poster. rodney did an ok job (jk perfection as usual sir)

i'm just tickled to have my name on such a fantastic filmmaker's poster.

Can't wait Mike!

Rogan
 
hmmm... i need to start putting my name on these posters :grin:

thanks for the compliments on the poster. I hope it will live up to the awesomenss that Mike is going to release upon us.
 
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