In terms of actually designing the poster, I started by going out and taking multiple photos. Some of these photos were of locations, and others were of the characters in costume in various poses. I chose to use several different photos on the poster, drawing on ideas from action film posters. The killer, wearing one of the costumes from the film, features in one of the photos I will use, and I will crop out the background of this picture to get a different background. Another picture is of a cross-shaped gravestone, to convey further the idea of remembering the dead on Remembrance Day.
As can be seen in the above progress picture, I chose to use Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI to make my poster. Paint Shop Pro is similar in many ways to Photoshop, but it allows a greater level of detail, allowing me to make my poster look even more professional.
The font I chose to use on the poster was Morpheus, downloaded from freeurbanfonts.com. This font looks sophisticated and mysterious, the atmosphere I wanted to create. In addition, I chose to use this font for the headline of my magazine front cover, and therefore adds continuity, making it look as though the poster and front cover are part of the same promotion campaign.
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