Original photos for my horror film poster

Original photos from our photoshoot in a local cemetery in January 2015.

The photos feature Sam, as Father Crowthorne, posing in a variety of places in the graveyard. Out of all the possible choices, I chose the third image for my horror film poster mostly because I liked the mise-en-scene of the cemetery and the way the gravestones and branches on the tree were composed and especially how the twisted branches could give creepy connotations. I cropped the photo heavily in Photoshop, removing the left hand side of the frame so Sam was composed on the left of the new frame. This would give him connotations that would fit with the magazine cover and make him appear twisted and creepy as he's standing in the graveyard overlooking the gravestones and holding his phallic crucifix which acts as a weapon later on in the film, further representing him to be dangerous and evil. 

Original photos for my horror magazine cover

Original photos from our photoshoot in a local cemetery in January 2015.

The photos feature Sam, as Father Crowthorne, posing in a variety of places in the graveyard. Out of all the possible choices, I chose the third image to be my magazine cover as the shot was well lit and it placed Sam in a red arch connoting danger to the audience. It also is a low angle shot and gives him connotations or power and authority but is also slightly canted too further connote that his power isn't good but is creepy and twisted representing him to be evil and abusive of the twisted power.

Evaluation part 1

Practice trailer: Not So Grave Encounters (2014)

This is our practice trailer- 'Not So Grave Encounters'.

This was made a year before our final trailer and allowed us to explore how to use the college cameras and editing equipment.

We used it to improve and produce the higher standard of work we achieved on "Priest."

Priest film poster

Horror magazine cover