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:

Using Filters, Levels and Vibrance

Now that I got an image for my dvd cover I need to create effect with this monster type image. So first of all I went on filter and into filter gallery. This opened up with a huge variety of filter that I can apply to this image. The one I decided to use is the Cross Hatch filter which is in the Brush Strokes folder. This enabled my image to have lines of cross hatch on the image to create a fantastic effect on the skull of this monster.

 

Levels is another effect that allowed me to create a light or a dark effect on the image so I decided to slightly make the image a bit dark to give a night background to it.

 

Vibrance allowed me to create more light which enabled me to create a glowing effect on the monsters eyes so it shines out glowing red.

 

 

   

Adding Effects to the Background Image

Now that I got my background image ready for the DVD Cover I can now add effects on it. The first effect that I chose is changing the Hue and the Saturation of the image. The reason why I decided to change the Hue/Saturation of the image is to increase the intensity of the monster's eyes so it glows bright red. This is to create a glowing effect.

 

Also I changed the Brightness and Contrast of the image as the original image was far too light therefore I decided to little bit darken the image so the image can be set in dark rather than day light.

 

 

Movie Title

Now for the movie title I decided to follow a tutorial to create my movie title because this allowed me to gain extra skills that I did not have before. The movie title has gold sparkle effects on it which makes it stand out on the cover. I wanted to do some self direction by following a step by step tutorial to create a fantastic movie title to stand out. This tutorial has given me a chance to show my creativity to follow simple instructions and achieve an outstanding movie title.

 

Reference - Gold Plated Text Effect In Photoshop. 2014. Gold Plated Text Effect In Photoshop. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/gold/. [Accessed 10 March 2014].

 

Below is the screenshot of the movie title:

 

Background Image

For the background Image of my dvd cover I set it to a monster image with his skull and bright red eyes shining. The reason why I chose this image is because it suits with my film perfectly as the montser theme continues from the dvd cover in to the actual film. I want the title of the movie and images to stand out since this is a movie that contains monsters. I want it to appeal to the audience to give a scary feeling about this movie therefore I decided to use dark monster image.

Reference for this image:  Horror creepy black death dark monsters gothic wallpaper | (69249). 2014. Horror creepy black death dark monsters gothic wallpaper | (69249). [ONLINE] Available at: http://hqdesktop.net/wallpapers/l/1280x1024/70/horror_creepy_black_death_dark_monsters_gothic_1280x1024_69249.jpg. [Accessed 19 March 2014].

 

 

 

 

Progress Review

Now I am at the stage where I am ready to start creating my DVD Cover for the assignment. When I created this document I used the Canvas size width of 279.05mm and the height of 189.09mm. These dimensions allowed me to get an outline of the dvd cover. Then around the dvd cover I added Guides for the Bleed and Safety Areas. Bleed Area is the area that continue to the edge of the paper. These areas gets cut down to size when printed out. To have a correct bleed area the industry standard is 3mm of bleed and safety area. The safety area should not have any text or image placed as they could get cut off when cutting.    

   

Reference - . 2014. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.instantprint.co.uk/public/ip-content/guides/bleed.pdf. [Accessed 05 March 2014].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD Template Design

Before I start my DVD Cover I created a template design in Photoshop of my DVD Cover. To do this I used the Rectangular Tool to create rectangular shapes of the design of my cover. The reason why I used this tool over other Shape tools is because I needed a rectangular shape as this shape would fit perfectly in the template design. I will be using this template as an outline to create my dvd cover for the film.

Below is a screenshot of my finished template design in Photoshop: