Movie Poster

For this exhibit, the goal was to try something new that I hadn't done before in Photoshop, and I decided to try the double exposure effect. I wanted to create a movie poster that can give a hint of the story and at the same time create a sense of an interesting drama in the aesthetics. So I merged three different pictures to become one element that synchronizes perfectly with one another. The double exposure effect is a technique that is very popular for film poster designs because it effectively fits plenty of information about the movie in a limited space.

• Double exposure effect

• For this effect, I blended two of the photographs to make a single image. I did this using the select tool and layer mask to cut the first image of the man portrait out of their background. Then I dragged the second image, the one with the couple, and placed it on top of the first one. After I found the right position, I processed it to change the blending mode from "normal" to "lighten".

• Next, I added a layer mask to the second image, and with the brush tool, I proceeded to delete unwanted areas. For this image, I also added two smart filters: "Curves" and "Brightness/Contrast."

• To add more personality to the poster I placed a third image of a forest as a background and changed the blending mode for that image to "Multiply."

• I used grids and guide layouts to help me check my alignments.

• I added a nice balanced contrast to the design by popping certain elements and areas around the poster.

• Typography helped me to not only enhance contrast, such as the use of two different font colors, but also helped to create a hierarchy based on scale and proximity.

• At the end, I added two festival logos for a more realistic look of a movie poster.

Photos - Pexels.com

Festival Logos - Pngkey.com

Typography - "Apple Symbols", "Museo Sans"