For the text of OUTBREAK I initially used a Photoshop font but through numerous tools I have made the text look worn and destroyed. Also to emphasise the fact that it is old I have added green vines drooping down from the top to show it has been allowed to get overgrown showing that it has not been cared for, overall indicating that there has been a massive disaster that has caused it to become damaged and as a result caused to become neglected.
The main image started off as harry (central protagonist) facing a light but with you unable to see the source. however through Photoshop I have made it look more cartoon like and blurry. I believe that this has a good effect on the image and the poster as with red being the main colour used it makes people think of things such as anger, blood, violence etc. Also I have emphasised his weapon more which shows that there will be action within the film. also by not revealing the characters face it gives an element of mystery about the film. it also shows you nothing about the main character which allows the audience to interpret him in their own image which entices them to watch the film to see who he is. this makes it so you know that throughout the film he may be somewhat secretive, however through the film he may open up, shown by him about to turn around or looking to the side.
To create the billing block I used a very slim font on Photoshop and used different sized fonts to indicate the more important information. I believe that this was very effective as it also promotes my production company through having it at the top of the block. this creating a visual link between by trailer and the poster showing convergence within my products. I did not want to use a billing block off the internet as the contents would have no relevance to my product and to make it work I would have had to cut out the writing from the background which proved difficult in my attempt, this is why I used YouTube to research how I could make my own. one thing that I need to add is a date for which the film is released and by doing this replace the 'coming this summer' text, this will show how i have researched similar posters
For the actors names at the top I used a similar font to the billing block however for this I added a small outer glow which makes it visible while on a black background. The only thing that I would change is to make the font bold to make it more prominent.
The tagline that I have used is very similar to that of 'dawn of the dead' however after hours of ideas I could not find one that was in my opinion better or of the same standard. To make it my own I changed the most direct words and used both font and colour to make it more relevant to my film.
