Talk through on how I made my DVD Sleeve

In this blog I will be talking about how I created my DVD Sleeve. Before I started making my DVD Sleeve I took inspiration from my poster so some of the things from my poster I transferred into my DVD Sleeve by keeping my background the same. What I did with my Font on the top is I also kept that the same as well but made the fonts smaller on the top to make it look more like a DVD Sleeve With the Text on the side what I did was I wrote the text and made the text smaller than what it looks like on the top of the DVD Sleeve and rotated the text and positioned the text to where I wanted the text on my page. With the picture of me when I was creating this I looked at the official Assassins creed outfit and I decided that I was going to add the Assassins creed logo onto my outfit and I ddid this by getting the image off google images and took all the white background of the background of the image and then added it to the image but I had to put it behind the image so it was not showing at first then I viewed the image properly and I moved to a position to where I wanted the image on my outfit and made the logo a bit smaller in the process of putting the logo on my outfit. When I was making all the PEGI logos what I did was took all the backgrounds out of the image and then put them to wear I wanted the logos to go and I made them a bit smaller than what they look like on my poster. With the Blurb on the back of the DVD Sleeve I used the same one I used on my poster because my poster and my DVD Sleeve were linked together and I taken a lot of inspiration from my poster I also used the same slogan from my poster on my DVD Sleeve as well but made the slogan a  bit smaller because I had to fit more information on there as well. 

Talk Through on how I made my poster

This blog is going to be on how I created my poster. What I did when I was creating my poster is firstly what I did was research about my background that I could use and I found this on google Images. I used this background because I wanted to create a dark and spooky poster and I wanted to dim my character into the background. Then what I did was I took out a camera the camera I used the take my photo was a Cannon camera I also used the green screen and I chose to wear the Jumper and put my hood up so I could not show all my face and in the Assassins creed series the character never shows his face and I have taken that approach in making my poster. After this I put my picture into Photoshop and using the magic wand I used this to take away all the green screen and I then dragged my picture into the background and I changed the colour of my picture to go with the colour of my background. With the texts what I did with my text is I downloaded it of the Da Font website and the text then downloaded into photoshop. I used the text by using the text box and made my text look like the Assassins Creed series and thats where my inspiration came from with that. With my writing at the top I used the text that was already on photoshop instead of downloading it from Da Font with it being a slogan at the top I did this by just using the text box and once I had done this I made the text bold and this would make the slogan more eye catching to my audience. With the Warner Bros logo and my PEGI rating I got them of goggle images and went through the same process with my photo of me I got rid of the white background by using the magic wand and dragged them into the poster and made the smaller. This is how I made my poster and this is the process I went through making my poster and thought it was a big success. 

Evaluation of My Poster, DVD Sleeve and Magazine Cover

Evaluation on my Poster Magazine Cover and my DVD Sleeve

Production Process 

The Production Process I used was first I Researched some ideas in what my idea was going to be. First I did some research for my chosen genre I was going to base my idea on and the two I chosen was a Comedy genre or a Action genre. After this research I decided to chose an Action Genre for my idea because I thought the Comedy genre would be to difficult in creating a storyline for that certain genre that is why I chose to do an Action theme. My first idea was to do a Superhero theme such as Marvel and make something similar to the Avengers theme but I couldn't think of a story line for this and I thought that creating a Poster a DVD Sleeve and a Magazine cover for this certain film idea so I did some Research on Assassins Creed theme for my Poster, DVD Sleeve and my Magazine Cover and because I know a lot about the games I was able to come up with my own idea for my own Storyline about Assassins Creed and created my own characters for the Poster, DVD Sleeve and Magazine Cover.
When I had a good idea and Story line for my idea I stated to explore and look at different fonts  and titles and I looked at the Game covers and looked at the titles on the front of the covers and looked at the Willy Wonka DVD Sleeve and did a practice on how to change the font and make different curves on the writing using Adobe Illustrator. After I had done this I decided on using the official Assassins Creed font and I downloaded it off Da Font and put the font into Photoshop because I really like the official design instead of creating my own.
After I had came up with my idea that I was going to use for my Poster what I did was did some Research on all the Assassins Creed game covers and got some inspiration from them such as the different poses that the characters are doing in all of them and the way the characters are standing in the game covers with there Heads down so you can only just see there faces and all the backgrounds and had a look at them and came up with my own background to use and the one I used for the Poster was a dark abandoned city.
When I had my ideas for my title, background and characters  I sketched out how I would like to make my poster for inspiration for when I was going to be creating the final poster I drew the main character in the middle of the page and had the main Title underneath him and had the slogan just going above the main characters head but I altered this when I was making my final design. For my DVD Sleeve I designed that straight from the start because I already had an idea on how I was going to create the DVD Sleeve but I had a bit of inspiration from my Poster and I used the background from that into making my DVD Sleeve. For my Magazine cover I did some Research on different Magazine covers such as Total Film and Empire film magazine covers and the main inspiration for making my magazine cover was the Total Film cover and I made my Magazine cover similar to that with the big image of the main character in the middle of the page and all the text around him. I created my own title and called it just FILM to make the magazine cover stand out and make the magazine cover very eye catching.

Sources of Information 

The Sources of Information was helpful because when I was doing research it inspired me into making my Poster, Magazine Cover and a DVD Sleeve because when I was looking at all the game covers they were all inspiring me into making my DVD Sleeve, Magazine Cover and Poster. The Research inspired me when I was making my Poster because of all the different stands they have and this inspired me into doing this in my Poster. My research also inspired me when I was making my DVD Sleeve with all the different fonts that they use on the Game covers and this inspired me into having the official Assassins Creed font on my DVD Sleeve and my Poster and I also used the font for my Magazine cover as well. My research inspired me when I was making my Magazine Cover and what inspired me into making my Magazine Cover was when I was researching in different types of Magazine Covers and I found a few that inspired me into making mins similar to that one but I found one called Total Film and i really like the look of this certain Magazine Cover and made mine similar to this certain one with the big image of the main character and text around him and the title at the bottom of the page in bold. Most of the Research that I did when I was looking at Magazine Covers was on Google Images and the text I downloaded was on DA Font.

Finished Product

The finished products that I created were a Assassins Creed Movie Poster and what is on this is a dark background with the main character in the middle of the page to make him look very eye catching so then you will know who the main character is and the story of the film is based around. For my poster I added a slogan saying Last Assassin Standing this shows that he is the last Assassin standing in the film and this could show that the film will be based on the main character in the middle of the poster. Within my poster I have used the official Assassins Creed font on my poster but only on the title and used different texts for the slogan.
For my Poster what I did was similar to my poster and I made the front of my DVD Sleeve similar to the poster with the main character in the middle of the page and covering most of the page but what i did was made my text smaller and put the main title Assassins Creed The Last Descendent at the top and the slogan is on the back of the cover. What I have also done with the DVD Sleeve I made it look like a Professional DVD Sleeve with a little review on the back from the Daily Mail and the star rating that the film got. I also made the PEGI 18 rating look like it would on a Professional DVD Sleeve I also added the film company that created the film and the official DVD logo on every DVD Sleeve.
For my Magazine cover what I did was I looked at different magazine covers for a template to look at and I found a Total Film magazine cover that I found and made mine similar to that. What I did was put the main character from Assassins Creed The Last Descendent on there as the main focus for the magazine cover. I also used a dark background for my magazine cover and made my character dim into the background on one side and gradually get brighter as it goes across the magazine cover. I also added little bits of text around the main character such as Brand new Big Bang Theory Series announced and Top 10 comedy films revealed. I also added on there Exclusive interview with the actor who plays the main character in the film Assassins Creed The Last Descendent.

Effectiveness

My Poster for my film Assassins Creed The Last Descendent is effective because it is eye catching because of where it will be put around Manchester such as on Buses, Billboards and outside Cinemas people will not miss the poster and it could attract people into going to watch the film with the main character being on there in the middle of the poster covering up the page and people will get to see who it is and if they like the actor that may attract them into going to see the film. Also with the slogan Last Assassin Standing may attract people into seeing the film because it is the finale of the Assassins Creed Story.
My DVD Sleeve for the film Assassins Creed The Last Descendent is effective because if you have seen the film in the cinemas and you really like it this may attract you into buying the film on DVD when it is released. Another way it is effective is the 5 star ratings that the film has been given this can attract people into seeing the film because this shows that people think that the film is good especially if you haven't seen the film in cinemas before. Another way that my poster could be effective is that it has been created by the directors who made the Batman series and this could attract people into seeing the film because the Batman series is a very good series.
My Magazine cover is effective because it has the main character of the new film Assassins Creed The Last Descendent and this is how Magazines sell with them advertising the brand new films that are coming out. Another way it is Effective within the magazine revealing the new Big Bang Theory Series and interviews with the actor who plays the Assassin in the new Assassins Creed film and this can attract people into buying the magazine because people who like Assassins Creed or want to see the film will want to know what the film is about and there be little details in there about the film. Also people will want to know about the latest films that are coming out and people who like Big Bang Theory will want to know about when it is going to be aired on television and people will want to know the actors and what is going to happen in the series. 

Magazine Cover Analysis

This is one of the Magazine covers that I looked at in basing my magazine cover on and some of the things I have taken out of this magazine cover was the top writing and I got the idea of calling my magazine FILM from this magazine cover. One of purposes of this Magazine is to sell the brand new Star Trek film by saying that it is the Boldest and Coolest film of 2009 and with this being on the front cover it will attract and audience to buy the film magazine and make people want to buy the magazine and read about the new films that are going to be released or announced. Another Purpose of a Magazine cover would be that they can only sell the magazine if they have a new film on there such as The new Star Trek film and if they see this on there with some text on there such as exclusive interview with the main character in the new Star Trek film. Another way to sell the magazine is with the text on the side such as New How I Met Your Mother series announced read all details inside. 

This is the magazine cover that I got my inspiration from with all the test at the top with it being so bold it makes the text very eye catching and with the big image of the main character it will attract the audience to buy the film magazine. One of the purposes of this Magazine cover is to sell the magazine by advertising a brand new film because people will want to read about the new films that are going to be released in cinemas and also read about what the plot will be and who the actors are going to be in the new film. Another purpose into selling the magazine will be the text on the front of the magazine such as NEW BIG BANG THEROY and the text will be in capitals to catch the eye of people because it is a popular TV program and people will look into reading the magazine about all the new TV shows and films that are going to be released. 

This one of the other Magazines I looked at which is called EMPIRE and it is similar to the TOTAL FILM magazine with the with the big image in the middle of the magazine to attract customers into buying the magazine because the audience of the Hobbit will want to read about the film. There are other similarities to the TOTAL FILM magazine with the DARK KNIGHT RISES in the corner advertising the new Batman film in the corner and also with the reviews of TAKEN and the new RIDDICK film so people will want to buy the magazine and this is how magazines sell buy advertising new films on the front and reviews to read about. I have based mine around this because the magazine cover is similar to mine with the big image of the main character and the title at the bottom. 

Final Magazine Cover

This is my finished magazine cover that I have created to advertise my idea of a the film Assassins Creed and The Last Decsendedent. What I did before making this magazine cover was analysed some magazine covers that are similar to my idea and found a template online and created mine like that. The took out the background that I have used for my DVD sleeve and my poster that I have made and used a tool on Photoshop to make the main character on the front look like he is disappearing into the darkness into the background. 

I put a drop shadow into my title to make it stand out more when the magazine is in supermarkets so the magazine cover will be eye catching to people and they may pick up the magazine and choose to buy it and a magazine is a marketing tool to and will sell with a new film on the front this is why i have also made my main character to big so he takes up most of the page and all the focus will be on him this will help sell the magazine as well. 

I also added a drop shadow to the website on the front of the cover to also make that stand out more so people will be able to go and subscribe to the magazine for more issues. 

What I did when I added the Assassins creed symbol into the jumper is I clicked onto the layer and scrolled down to Multiply so it would look like it it attached to his jumper.

With the text I had an idea to make some of it in bold writing to make it stand out on the page and underlined the best action film to show that from the film magazine it is saying that the new Assassins Creed film is going to be the best action film of the year and this could attract people into buying the magazine and read about the best action film to come out for a while and persuade people to go and see the film. 

What I did with the 3 issues to collect was to show the next issues there going to be released and also give people an idea of what they are going to be and what films will be reviewed and interviews that will be in the new magazine. 

  

DVD Sleeve

This is my completed version for my DVD Sleeve. What i did whilst creating this is I Analysed some other Assassins Creed game covers to get some ideas from I also looked at some other DVD covers such as the Avatar and This is the end. I have used the same background for the DVD Sleeve because it is going to be similar to my DVD poster and i am going to explain how I have made my DVD Sleeve . What I did when I added the Assassins creed symbol into the jumper is I clicked onto the layer and scrolled down to Multiply so it would look like it it attached to his jumper. When i was putting the PEGI 18 symbols in there and the Warner Bros sign in there I dragged the image off google images opened it into photoshop and used the magic wand tool to get rid of the white background and dragged the image into the DVD Sleeve and used Command shift to make the image smaller. 

I did the same process when I was putting in the image of the main character using the magic wand to get rid of the green screen and drag the image into the background and made the image to the size I wanted it to be. 

I got the idea of putting the Daily Mail Review on there because if people was to see the film they would like to see a review on the film to maybe see what other people think of the film that is why I added the Daily Mail 5 Stars review on there. 

I put a gradient fill in the back of the Assassins Creed The Last Descendent so I could make the title more eye catching and make the title brighter at the top.

What I did with the text is on the spine on the cover is just wrote the text in the middle of the page and rotated the text and changed the font size so it would fit on the side. 

I made the boxes by just making a square and then taking the text out for a minute then I positioned the squares and then put all of the text back again.

When I was making the blurb on the cover all i did was got to the text tool and write what I wanted to be there made the text smaller and positioned the text where I wanted the text to go and i did the same for my slogan apart from I made the text bigger. 

Proposal for my DVD Sleeve

 Working Title

The working title of my film is Assassins Creed The Last Decedent and this will also be my final title for my DVD sleeve and it is different on a DVD sleeve because there are 3 different places to put the title on the front back and on the spine of the cover.

Format and Medium 

This DVD sleeve will be used on DVDs and also it will be used on billboards outside shops also can be used on buses showing the final cover for my DVD sleeve.


Sector

Film and marketing is to attract people to see the film and get people excited before the film is due to come out. They do this by making teaser posters to attract people to see the film and also make a teaser poster of the main character on the poster and like a little slogan on there as well. They will also do this with a little teaser trailer or advert on television to get people hooked on the idea of this film. Then a week before the poster is due out they will create a the final poster and advertisement for a week before the film is due to come out and show some parts in the film. Then when the film has been released in cinemas and gone out of cinemas they will release the final DVD Sleeve for the film and the date of where it will be released and then they will use this as a marketing tool so they will get people excited for the film to come out and then people will go out and buy it that is why they are used as a marketing tool.


Genre

My DVD sleeves genre will be is a mixture of genres and doesn't have a set Genre it has a bit of everything it has action, it is a thriller as well and is historical because Assassins Creed is based on real historical events so it will be a bit of everything.

Intended Audience

The intended audience for my DVD sleeve would be ages 16-40 because there is a lot of action and drama in there and for the older people who would watch this that it is based on historical events which they may find interesting. This is different because it is used as a marketing tool to sell the DVD.

Summary of Content

The Story line for my DVD sleeve is that Ezio the main character is the last of al the Assassins and he has to find out what happened to them and fight on his own.


Summary of Style

The DVD sleeve will look like as follows me on the front of the cover it will be similar to the poster that I have made and it will have a blurb on the back and will have the title on the side of it and a dark background for the back of it. DVD sleeves are used as a marketing tool to sell them to you and that is why they put more detail into a DVD sleeve rather then a Poster. 

Legal and ethical considerations

The main things that i will need to take into account are the age restrictions and copyright this is because i cant make the film a 12 it will have to be 18 because if all the fighting and all the swearing that would be used. Also copyright it is illegal to copy something that has already been made and i will have to make mine different so it will not be copying something that has been made or in the process of being made.