After asking some peers for feedback on the initial posters I've designed so far, I have gained some insight as to what some people may think of my ideas.
POSTER DESIGN 1
A majority of the people I asked about this design, liked the use of the tree as a backdrop. They thought it was suitably creepy for a horror film and hinted at the English countryside setting.However, people did say that it doesn't really provide much, if any, insight as to what the film is about. This could lead to some confusion as to what the poster advertises.
The tagline of the film received mixed reactions- with some saying it was good and some saying it was too long and doesn't relate to what is going on in the rest of the poster. Overall, people thought the idea behind this poster was good, but they didn't think it worked as an advertisement to my story.
POSTER DESIGN 2
This poster design was better received than the first one. People commented saying that they liked the way in which the tagline and title complemented each other. The inclusion of the bath gives more of an indication as to what the film is about- especially with the tagline. Surprisingly, not that many people recognised the tagline. I know the phrase 'Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace, Grace is a little girl who wouldn't wash her face' from a children's story I read when I was younger, but not that many people had heard of it before.People liked the way Grace looks in the poster. It suggests a supernatural element to the story, which was what I was going for.
However, something some people commented on negatively was the light. A lot of people thought that the poster was too light for a horror film and didn't reflect the mood of the proposed film. I will take these suggestions into account when I come to improve these bits of work.
People did think that it was an improvement over the last poster.
POSTER DESIGN 3In regards to the lighting of the previous posters, people thought that this poster was a significant improvement over the others as the darker light of the poster better represented the mood of the proposed film.
Almost everyone liked the creepiness of the hand coming over the edge of the stone bath. Some people also commented on the bloodstains on the bath. They said this was a nice effect and added to the mood of the poster.
Some constructive criticisms that were mentioned include the following: the vignette (darkness around the edges of the poster) is too dark and not subtle enough and the writing at the bottom is too bright.
People said that the writing at the bottom of the poster made it look more professional- as with all of the poster designs.
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