Process of creating my poster

I began my poster my creating a new file, with the canvas size as an A4 sheet. I then used the rectangle tool to create the black background.

I then imported a screenshot from my film to use for the main image. I chose this image specifically because I really like the high key lighting and silhouette effect this creates. This kind of image is common within the thriller genre as it gives it a sense of mystery and the audience perhaps may find it hard to tell exactly what it is - unanswered questions, which is a convention of thrillers. To get the audience to focus just on the outline of the face, I had to get rid of the light from the rest of the image, so to do that I used the polygonal lasso tool to select the parts I didn't want, and then I filled it in so it is all black around the outline. Then to soften this part I created a vignette by using the elliptical marquee tool and then selecting the inside area of the vignette, then using the gradient tool to create the actual vignette. Although it is not clearly visible where the vignette actually is, it blocks out some other parts of the original image so the audience's attention is solely on the outline of the face and it enhances the silhouette effect further.

The credits are very important for creating a professional looking poster so I had to use the correct looking font. I searched google for the correct font and it is called SteelTongs. To create the credits I simply used text boxes and placed them in a conventional way. I used a variety of job titles for it from the obvious 'Written and Directed by' to 'Weapons Consultant'.

The title, tagline, and release date were all created by text boxes too, however I have obviously used different sizes, colours, and fonts. For the title I have used the font Myriad Pro in white and spaced out the lettering as this is often done in thriller movie titles. For the tagline and date, I have used the font Couture Bold in red. I have used red because it is commonly associated with danger and is often used in thriller movies. 

I imported these logos from google images and they all had white backgrounds on. To remove the backgrounds, I used the magic wand tool to select the white, then pressed delete. This removed it leaving just the logo. I then resized the images to fit at the bottom, as is conventional.