My group and i was given the word 'Time' to form a poster design that captured the essence of the word whilst providing meaning. I understood the concept and connotations of the word and brought about a sense of nostalgia and speed. These factors would contrast well against one another.
I used a black and white image from the film Brief Encounter, which is classed as one of the best and 'timeless' romance films. I tried to understand through this poster the concept of capturing time and essence of a single moment. This was accompanied by the falling autumn leaves that reveal sentimental value within the black and white image.The image is taken of the leaves falling in mid air, showing the unawareness of time ending. Alongside the speed on the London city and the sparkling but fast paced lights the poster design is a snapshot of memory, nostalgia, continuity and reality. I included a great quote by William Gibson which highlights both the nostalgic sense within the poster and also the subject of time. We are often thrown into the speed of time and captured by the memory of its existence.
I enjoyed this task today as for me it was an introductory task almost and also a refresher task in my previously practised photoshop skills. This task proved to be more about my layering and editing ability. I was given a lot of positive feedback from my group today. "I like the way you managed to bring about the warm lights through the image and have it dotted in the right places". At this stage, i'm not sure if that was a happy accident or if it was entirely on purpose, but I think it worked effectively. "I like the thought you put into the autumn leaves falling over their faces". This in fact was intentional as it created the illusion of them being in a park as time stood still for them in love as autumn fell around them. I also wanted to highlight the edges of some of the buildings in the back and bring the light in them forward. This for me enhanced the beauty and romance of the city.
I received some constructive feedback about the text however and how it should have maybe been smaller and in a slightly different position that flowed within the image. I learnt especially from this task that the text can really make a deciding difference to the overall composition of the image. I ,overall enjoyed doing this project.
I enjoyed this task today as for me it was an introductory task almost and also a refresher task in my previously practised photoshop skills. This task proved to be more about my layering and editing ability. I was given a lot of positive feedback from my group today. "I like the way you managed to bring about the warm lights through the image and have it dotted in the right places". At this stage, i'm not sure if that was a happy accident or if it was entirely on purpose, but I think it worked effectively. "I like the thought you put into the autumn leaves falling over their faces". This in fact was intentional as it created the illusion of them being in a park as time stood still for them in love as autumn fell around them. I also wanted to highlight the edges of some of the buildings in the back and bring the light in them forward. This for me enhanced the beauty and romance of the city.
I received some constructive feedback about the text however and how it should have maybe been smaller and in a slightly different position that flowed within the image. I learnt especially from this task that the text can really make a deciding difference to the overall composition of the image. I ,overall enjoyed doing this project.
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