Design Layouts

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10YMS1 Schedule (23rd February-8th March)

Over the next five lessons you need to complete the following:

• Create hand drawn mock ups of the teaser and full posters
• Create A3 Photoshop documents
• Create layouts
• Add a suitable background image
• Add all text including credits
• Decide on the images that you want to use on your posters
• Take test shots with your phones and add them to your layouts (full and teaser posters). You will be able to use the studio to take better photos in Mr Ford's lesson (period 5 -  8th March).

Make sure you use the mock up to help with your layout.

Use the posters you researched to help with further ideas.

This is also your homework and is posted on Show My Homework.

10YMs1 Work To Do

Period 1 Monday 22nd February

You will need to design two posters (a teaser poster and a main poster) for an action adventure film (of your own creation) aimed at a teenage audience.

In today's lesson you need to make progress on the following:

• Decide on the sort of action adventure film you will be making the poster for
• Choose a suitable title for your film
• Decide on a tagline for your title
• Write a brief plot outline for your film
• Decide on the stars who will appear in your film

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas

Getting creative with production

The Brief:

Design two film posters (a teaser poster and a main poster) for an original film idea. 
Your film has to be an action/adventure film that appeals to a teenage target audience.

Poster conventions

What do I need to include on my film poster?

• An eye-catching image or images – often related to characters and the stars in the film or the setting of the film
• The title of the film – carefully constructed in terms of font, colour, size and placement. The title has to suggest the film genre
• A tagline for the film – catchy slogan offering a clue to the genre and main content of the film
• The names of key people connected to the film
• Endorsements from other media productions
• Details of any nominations of awards
• The production blurb – information in tiny print that lists the production and distribution companies

Year 10 Media - Create A CD Cover

1. First complete the work on the introduction powerpoint (HERE).
2. Make two CD covers (follow the instructions below). 
3. Print out the CD covers and stick in your books.
4. Those of you who didn't hand in your books when requested will not receive a 1 for ATL (attitude to learning) on the first assessment point.

CD Cover Activity

• Choose two different music artists and make two CD covers. 
• These can be for existing albums or for ones you have invented yourself. 
• One must include an image of the artist (see example below for American rapper Kanye West).
• One must not include an image of the artist (see example above for American punk band Sonic Youth).

PHOTOSHOP FAQ

Where do I find it?

In the start menu, select - all programmes - common programmes - adobe production premium - PhotoShop (64bit)

How do I get started?

In the upper left select - file - new

What page size do I need?

CD covers are SQUARE, alter the height and width to 120mm. Ensure the colour mode is 8bit and the background colour is white.

How do I add an image?

You should have been able to save your image from google. In the upper left select - file - open and locate the image you downloaded. The image will appear in a new tab, DO NOT PANIC, pull the tab down by pressing and holding the left mouse button until it appears in front of your white square tab, next press shift + v to drag and drop the image onto your white square tab

The Image doesn't fill the square!

Press ctrl + t, now press and hold shift, pinch the corner of the image and stretch it until it fills the space. You can use the move tool (shift v) to align it properly.

How do I add text?

On the left hand side it a T, click on the T and then draw a text box where ever you wish. Type the name of your band and select a font and a size just as you would do on word.

Why doesn't it look quite right?

In really, really basic terms, design is about symmetry. Try and imagine your CD cover is divided equally into thirds, in 2 of these thirds something 'different' should be happening to the remaining third. Try and align yours along these principles.