Middle class worker (protagonist) encounters drug trafficker (Anti-hero) who gets the middle class worker involved in his illegal activities and his debt from a mob boss, that has his men hunt them down throughout the film.
Through the film the characters also encounter other funny and interesting characters that bring more
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6.)
This was my Sketch of the poster idea I had in mind.
I created a sketch of one of the characters to be in the poster. This gave me a visual idea of where I wanted to have the character positioned.
I used this shirt for the character's appearance in the sketch to suit his characteristics.
After sketching one of the characters in the film, I decided to have real people to add in the poster instead of having cartoon characters.
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7.)
These were the photo's I had taken to add into the poster.
After taking the shot, I then inserted the camera's memory card into 'Apple mac' and imported the picture into photoshop.
I then used the
'Magnetic Tool' to cut the person out.
After cutting the person out I then imported them into the poster. Using the
'Move Tool'.
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8.)
After importing the image I added aviators (glasses) on the person.
These were the glasses I used for the person.
I searched the internet to find a suitable and use able image.
I then used the
'Magnetic Tool' to cut the glasses out.
After cutting the glasses out I then imported them into the poster. Using the
'Move Tool'.
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9.)
I then did the same formula to import the image into the 'Apple mac' and opened up photoshop.
During this photo shoot, I had rolled up some prop paper for a real effect of having a substance in their mouth.
I then used the
'Magnetic Tool' to cut the person out.
After cutting the person out I then imported them into the poster. Using the
'Move Tool'.
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10.)
I then changed the roll paper to a textured substance.
I browsed the internet to find a suitable image that can be use able for my poster.
I used the
'Magnetic Tool' to cut out the object of the image.
After cutting the object out, I then imported the object
into the poster.
Using the
'Move Tool'.
And replaced the roll paper with the image I cut out.
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11.)
I then added a light touch of red to the eyes of the person for a look of effect. I used the
'Brush tool' to make the eyes red.
I then increased the size of the font and changed the colour.
I increased the size by using the Transform tool on the edit menu.
And changed the colour of the font, I changed 'active' to black instead of red to make it stand out more.
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12.)
I then add BBFC age rating logo of 18 to the poster.
I searched the internet to find a suitable image.
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DVD sleeve design
This is my design for the
DVD Sleeve for
Psychoactive.
Front Cover
1.)
I first set the size of the image for the cover using the measurements I took from a manufactured DVD sleeve.
- Width: 13cm
- Height: 18.4cm
This is the texture I used to have as the background of the cover.
I searched the internet to find this image.
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2.)
I then add the signature title of the film to the front cover.
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3.)
Once I added the title of the film onto the cover, I then added a featured design.
I used the 'Rectangular Marquee Tool'
I also used the
'Paint Bucket Tool" to give a featured effect. By using the paint bucket tool on the sand background it allowed me to get a gritty tone to the background.
I used it for the top of the frame and near enough the bottom of the frame.
'Paint Bucket Tool'
I used the colors
White and
Black
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4.)
After finishing the background I then imported the image from the psychoactive poster.
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5.)
Once I had imported the image I then started to add text to the cover.
I first added name tags of the people included in the image.
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6.)
I then added the Tag Line of the film.
I used the
'Horizontal Type Tool' to create text in the cover.
Once I had typed out the text, I then changed the colour to green to link with the film and make the font stand out. Once I had added the colour to the text I then used an outline to the text, using the
'Layer Style Tool'.
As you can see I used the
Stroke style,
Outer Glow style and the
Drop Shadow style to create this look.
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7.)
Once I had finished the tag line on the cover I then moved on to adding a star rating feature to the cover.
To do this I used the '
Horizontal Type Tool' to create stars (I typed *****).
I then changed the colour of the font to
Red and then used the
'Layer Style Tool'.
As you can see I used the
Stroke style,
Inner Shadow style,
Colour Overlay style,
Gradient Overlay style and the
Drop Shadow style.
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8.)
After finishing the star rating I then moved on to inserting a DVD logo on the cover, the logo I chose was black I had searched and found it using the internet.
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9.)
Once I had imported the DVD logo I then imported a BBFC 18 age rating onto the cover this was the same on I used for the film poster.
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This is my complete front cover DVD Sleeve for my film 'Psychoactive'.
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Back Cover.
- Width: 13 cm
- Height: 18.4 cm
1.)
I started off with the same design from the front cover.
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2.)
After getting the background for the cover I then added another slot of black on the bottom of the cover.
To do this I used the '
Rectangular Marquee Tool' to select the exact spot I wanted to fill in. To fill the gap in I used the
'Paint Bucket Tool'.
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3.)
Once I had filled in the bottom of the cover I then move onto, creating a gritty background to the back cover. I first used the colour white and grey to get a different effect than the front cover.
I used the Paint Bucket Tool to do this.
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4.)
Once I had finished the background of the cover I then started to add features to the background.
I first added text to the back cover, using the
'Horizontal Type Tool' and the
Font Options.
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5.)
Once I added the text I then added the Blurb to the back cover.
Once I had added the blurb to the cover I then used the
Layer Style tool to make it stand out.
As you can see I added the
Bevel & Emboss tool and the
Stroke tool.
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6.)
After adding the blurb I then added another feature to the cover, I added the age rating to the cover which is 18.
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7.)
After adding the age rating to the cover I then added the DVD logo to the cover.
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8.)
Once I had added the DVD logo, I then added a bar code to the cover, but it mite just be a bar code for a tin of beans?
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9.)
I then added a film production company's logo onto the back cover.
I created this my self, I created it to give it a little humor.
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10.)
Once I added the production company I then added a revolver that is used for the film.
I browsed the internet to find a useable image for editing.
Once I had imported the image into Photoshop I then used the
Magnetic Lasso Tool to cut the image out.
I then started to edit the image I used the rotating tool to rotate the image into a suitable place.
Once I had the image into a good place I then started editing the look of the gun including; shadows.
I used the
Drop Shadow tool from the layer style menu to create a good effect on the gun on the cover.
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11.)
After adding the gun I then moved onto adding a stack of U.S Dollar's to the cover, after all the film is set in America.
I first browsed the internet to search for a useable image for editing.
once I had found the image I then began to cut the image out by using the Magnetic lasso Tool.
After cutting the image i then started giving the image a look of effect to make sure the image can blend with the cover.
For this image I used the
Inner Shadow tool and the
Drop Shadow tool from the layer style menu.
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12.)
Once I had finished the U.S Dollars image I then moved onto making photo's within the cover.
I first search the internet for certain locations from the film including; Las Vegas, New Mexico and Los Angeles.
Once I had collected the images that were suitable for editing I then began editing.
I used the Magnetic Lasso Tool to cut the images out.
After cutting them out I then used the
Layer Style menu to use the
Stroke tool to give the image an effect of being a photograph the thickness size I used was 13.
I did the same for each individual one, I also used the
Drop Shadow tool.
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This is my complete version of my DVD Sleeve Back cover.
Side Cover.
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1.)
I first mesured the height and width of an manufactured DVD sleeve of the side cover.
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2.)
After measuring the sleeve I then designed the background of the side cover.
I filled the background in white to make the title and the logo stand out.
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3.)
I then added a logo to the cover which was a cannabis leaf.
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4.)
After adding the logo I then added the title.
using the '
Horizontal Type Tool'.
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5.)
Once I added the title I then added the age rating BBFC 18.
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6.)
After adding the age rating of the film I then added the DVD logo to the cover.
