Film Poster Creation

The idea for my film poster came from the famous scene from The Office in which Gareth's stapler is put in the jelly. The stapler had his name written on in tipex. I thought this would make a good poster as it was something we're familiar with but then seems strange due to who's name is on.

After buying the stapler and tipex, I wrote on "J. CHRIST". This adds a certain professionalism to the stapler as Jesus is in a place of power in the short. Once it had set, I placed the stapler onto a large white piece of card and positioned a light slightly behind me. I took many photos trying to get an angle and position of the stapler that made it obvious what it was but also allowed you to read the name. The photos were shot in a RAW format. I eventually settled on this one:

I exported this photo to Lightroom and edited. I wanted the background to be a stark white so that all focus would be drawn in to the stapler and title of the film. I also wanted to remove the WHSmith logo. This is what it came out as:

I then needed to add necessary information. Because the poster is very minimalistic I didn't want to put too much. I decided on the title, actors' names, release date, website and director credit. The font I used was American Typewriter as it fits with the style of the movie. This is the finished product: