Finished Version of DVD Cover

This is my finished version of my dvd movie cover in photoshop.

 



Adding Credits

To finish off my dvd movie cover I need to add credits to the backcover which usually outlines who the director of the film is, how long the film lasts for, company logos etc. I went on Google Images to get an image of the credits and saved it on my computer and then I used that for my dvd cover.

 

After this I used the sharpen tool on the three images and on the credits which allowed me to see the image much more sharply and get rid of any blur on it.  

 

Reference: . 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: https://rookerdesigns.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/timothy_rooker_assignment_c_good.jpg. [Accessed 28 April 2014].

 

 

Adding Text on the Back Cover

The next stage of my project is to add some text about the movie on the back cover. To do this I went on to Lipsum.com and this is a website which allows you to generate words, paragraphs etc in to sentences which then can be used to add in to your work. I therefore generated a paragraph which is in latin to add it to my back cover of my movie. The reason why I changed the colour of the text to bright yellow was to stand the text out because it had a dark background behind it so a darker text colour would not be suitable in this context.

 

References: Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator. 2014. Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator. [ONLINE] Available at: http://lipsum.com/. [Accessed 28 April 2014].

 

 

Creating the Back Cover

To create the back cover I am going to start off creating a slogan at the top of my back cover. The reason for this is because when I done my research some horror films tend to have a slogan for the audience to catch their eye. So in this instance the slogan that I came up with is "Believe in it!". This slogan should attract the audience that these monsters are alive in the movie. 

Also I will be adding 3 images to the back cover for this movie. Two of these images will have monsters and the third image will have the main character Jack Sparrow. To get these images I went on to Google Images and searched for them and then saved them on my back cover. For each of these image I have added a stroke on each image so it has a white border around it to make it stand out.

Harvard Referencing - Images

. 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at:http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32500000/Charming-as-always-captain-jack-sparrow-32570197-578-506.png. [Accessed 21 April 2014].

. 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://thefuntimesguide.com/images/blogs/big-scary-monster-halloween-prop-by-daveiam.jpg. [Accessed 21 April 2014].

. 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://unrealitymag.bcmediagroup.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/monster_artwork_12.jpg. [Accessed 21 April 2014].

Using Oil Paint Filter on the Background

Now that I have created a front cover and a spine for my DVD cover I am going to add an advanced feature that will make the background look even more outstanding using a filter called Oil Paint. This feature allows me to change my background from a standard image to a painted effect image instantly. The reason why I chose to add this filter is because it creates a painted effect monster image which makes it even more realistic image. To get this filter I went in to filters and clicked on oil paint. This opened up a preview of how the oil paint effect will look and you can change the settings from here such as the style, cleanliness, scale etc. I decided to keep the settings at default when applied the filter.

  

Adding Character Names to the Cover

When I researched on dvd covers I noticed that some dvd covers have the names of the characters either at the top or botton of the dvd cover. This is why I will be adding the characters name at the bottom of the cover. The following characters will be in this movie: Jack Sparrow, Penelope Cruz.

 

 

Adding a Photo Filter to the Monster Image

There are many tools in Photoshop to create an effect for images but for this instance I have decided to use the Photo Filter effect. Essentially a photo filter can be used to warm up or cool an overall image by enhancing the colours of the image.  For this monster image I have increased the density to 30 to slightly increase the warmth of the image. The reason why I have decided to do this is because I did not want the overall image to be too dark as I wanted a mixture of light effect running through the image so the whole image is not dark.

 

Screenshot of the dvd image:

 

 

DVD Spine

The next step for the dvd cover is add a Spine to it. To do this I used a Rectangular shape in Photoshop to create an outline of the spine. This created a long rectangular spine where I will add the movie title, dvd logo and the movie rating to it. To add the movie title I used the Vertical Type Tool to add the movie title vertically so it goes down the spine. I then changed the font colour to red because this will create a light red blood colour of the title down the spine.

Next is to add a dvd logo to the spine which will represent this movie as a dvd and not a blueray movie. To get the dvd logo I went on to Google Images and saved a dvd logo image and then resized it so it fits at the top of the spine.

The reference for dvd logo: . 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/DVD-VIDEO-AUDIO_logo.png. [Accessed 07 April 2014].

Finally to complete the spine I will be needing a rating logo at the bottom of the spine. This will identify the rating of the movie from the spine and also I will be adding a rating at the front of the dvd cover as well. I also went on to Google images and found a 12 certificate logo and placed it on the spine. I decided to add an effect to the movie rating as I would like it to stand out so therefore I decided to use the Bevel and Emboss effect to change the structure of the logo to almost like a 3D 12 certificate rating.

Reference for movie rating: . 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://studioab.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/12certificate.png?w=300&h=300. [Accessed 07 April 2014].   

Screenshot of my dvd cover: