For my final project I decided to do a fictional movie poster about the true story of Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah. For those who don't know, he got baptized in Ghana, then moved to Provo to attend BYU. He tried out for the bball team and got cut twice, then football coaches asked him to come play football. He had never played a down of football in his life. He only got significant playing time his senior season, and went from being an unknown player, to getting drafted #5 overall by the Detroit Lions as a defensive end. His story is pretty awesome, and it deserves to be made into a movie. As far as the compositional elements, I wanted the viewers eyes to be led to the picture of Ziggy. There is stark contrast between him and the storm, and his image emerges from darkness into the lights, much like he came out of nowhere to be in the spotlight while playing at BYU. The poster is balanced with the large text being opposite the picture of Ziggy. The white on the helmet and the white "August 2015" allows it to pop out to the viewer, making it clear when to expect the movie.
I made the title "Ziggy" fade on the bottom to give the "emerging" effect, which also goes well with the photo of Ziggy (which is also faded around the edges).
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Good job! I love the colors and how they make everything stand out. This looks like it could really be a movie ad! The fonts you used fit with the message you are trying to convey. The whole poster is very clean and clear and visually pleasing.
ReplyDeleteThis is totally awesome and couldn't agree more about Ziggy. I would suggest to make "Ziggy" more bold. He is the focus of the film and I get that he's risen from some different circumstances so it looks cool that his name is "rising" out of the grass, but it's a little hard to read from far away or to make out. I think having it bold and upfront would be good. I like that the release date is in a different color. Excellent photoshop skills!
ReplyDeleteI concur that this needs to be a movie. Solid design! Ziggy is a little to faded but still looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, this rocks. Only thing I would change is making Ziggy stand out a little more, but all the other aspects work well together. Really nice job!
ReplyDeleteZiggy has such a great story. I honestly thought this was a movie poster for a second. Great job of the coloring and using the photos and layout to set a mood.
ReplyDeleteI'm preordering my tickets now! Such a sick idea! You did a good job blending in Ziggy to the clouds, makes him stand out. I understand your reasoning to fade the title, but I think it would be just fine with no effect. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI like this a lot. The 50 on the field distracts a little bit from the title, but other than that, it's great. I'd watch this movie based solely off the poster.
ReplyDeleteI really like this poster and the idea behind it. I like how Ziggy seems to be coming from the smoke, which doubles as a dramatic effect and a symbol of his overcoming adversity to be successful. I enjoy all of the fonts and how all of the text was arranged. The only obvious thing I might change is "Ziggy" coming out of the 50 yard line, because it's distracting/hard to read, so if it was a little further down, that might be better. Another thing is all of the "fine print" is hard to read unless you look closely, but that might be okay since it's not really that important. Overall, this is a really excellent creation.
ReplyDeleteNice poster! Great use of color and the story is phenomenal. The contrast used in this image is very powerful and I like the overall layout.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome. It's super professional and the images go together really well without overwhelming each other.
ReplyDeleteKiller. The lights make it seem like they are projecting the image of ZIggy.
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