So far for your poster recreation, you have deconstructed a poster and planned your shoot to recreate it.
Think of this process as 'artist research'. As you know, when we complete any project we research multiple artists before coming up with our own original ideas and it is exactly the same in this project, only we will focus our research on posters instead of artists. It is therefore vital that you complete this series of homework tasks to ensure that you have enough research in this project to fulfil the requirements of AO1.
Original poster
Shoot 1
Shoot 2
Shoot 3
Recreation
The next stage of this series of homework tasks is to complete your shoot for your recreation which you will then edit into a poster the christmas break. Remember, if you would like to use Affinity to edit your photos but have not yet downloaded it, speak to me and I can help with this. Alternatively, you can use any other editing software that you have access to.
Task 1: Green (grade 1-3) Complete one shoot where you take 8 photographs which you will later edit to recreate your film poster. - Consider how you will edit your poster together - do you need a few photos of the people in your poster, a few of any props you might need and a few of the background which you will then edit together?
Amber (grade 4-5) Complete one shootwhere you take at least 12 photographs which you will later edit to recreate your film poster. - Consider how you will edit your poster together - do you need a few photos of the people in your poster, a few of any props you might need and a few of the background which you will then edit together? - Also think about lighting, (time of day if using natural lighting) angles, the overall composition of your images, your choice of model, costume, props and background.
Red (grades 6+) Take as many photographs as you wish. Variety is key. Amber + - Try to vary the angles from which you take your photographs, how close you are to your subject, which parts of the scene you are zooming in on etc. in each of your photos. - Ensure that all of your photographs are in focus, and have used camera settings appropriately.
Original poster
Unedited image from shoot
Recreation
Task 2: a) Add a title underneath your photoshoot plan of '(name of film) Poster Recreation Contact Sheet'. b) Create a new folder in your Photography folder in your Google Drive with the title '(name of film) Poster Recreation Contact Sheet' and upload your photos to that folder. c) Upload your photographs to your site in rows of four. Screenshot your contact sheet, delete the individual images & upload your screenshot. If you completed the red task during your last lesson then try to be selective with the photographs which you choose to include. You should have at least 12 photos in total, but they should be your very best ones.
Task 3: Underneath your photos, annotate your shoot answering the following questions: - What did you do during the photo shoot? - How did you take your photos, what props/lighting did you use and why? - Did you create a mood/atmosphere through the facial expression/pose? How? - What are the strengths of your photos and why? - If you were to complete your shoot again, what would you do differently to improve your shots?