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DVD Plan By Joanne Parker
Underworld Awakening The first DVD that I am going to deconstruct is called underworld awakening. The obvious edit that they have done is the main picture in the middle. They would of taken a picture of her in a set and cut her out using the lasso tool. They would have used the healing tool to get rid of any spots to make her face clean. They would have gone around her hair and made it darker to suite the theme of the film. To get the back ground they would have filled it with the colour dark blue. They also would have took a picture of a cloud and gone around the clouds with the lasso tool and saved them as brushes. Then change the colour and then just paint it on. However it looks as if they used different brushes and different colors. Another way to do this is get the paint brush and go to brush presets and change it to the appropriate settings and then change the colour or use a texture and then paint it on that way. They would of made her eye darker by using he paint brush tool and brushed it above and under her eyes They have smudged the paint brush around the top of her eyes to give it more volume. They would have make the white of the eyes white to make they iris of the yes stand out more. To do this they would have select the lasso tool around the white of the eyes and feather it to around 5 pixels. To edit he colour of the eyes to light blue they would of gone to adjustment layer and change the hue saturation to make blue. The eyes are made to look luminescent and made it glow a little which they did by going to adjustment layers. The white parts on her hair are either the eraser or the paintbrush tool. I think they might of used the brush as the colour of it is white and light blue. They would have gotten the brush really small and gone over certain bits of her hair, however making sure the colours aren’t exactly the same as some parts are just white. For the moon they could have drawn a moon simply by drawing a round circle and covered it with clouds and filling it white and making it glow by going to adjustment layer and fill it with the settings needed. Another way is to simply take a picture of a moon and edited the colour, size and effects. Also it looks as if they went around parts of the moon with white which they could have done using the spray paint tool. Her teeth are whiter so they would have gone over it with the lasso to and feather it just as they did to the white of the eyes. They would also have gone around the lips and made it pinker and have a bit of light on them which they would of done the same way the eyes where made by going to the adjustment layer and changing the saturation hue.
Underworld Awakening To get the title all they did is pick a font and typed in “Underworld Awakening” in caps lock. They would have change the colour and glow on adjustment layers. Now all they had to do is put them in order and start overlapping everything to do this they would have gone to the layers panel and they would have simply dragged them into place and moved them around on the page. On her eyes she has a bit of eyeliner which could have been done by hand or on Photoshop by simply zooming in underneath and pick a paint brush (a thin and small one) and go around her eyes. It also looks as if it is smudged a bit which can be done by smudging (only a little) under the eye and on the corners. The pupils of her eyes look a lot blacker than they should be therefore they would have gone around it with the lasso tool and then go to the saturation and turned the black up. The name at the top which is the main actor would have been done similar to the title however they would have made it smaller as it not as important. They would have repositioned her hair across her face simply by highlighting it and moving it where they want, however they had to zoom in and made sure they only got the hair and not skin. Another way is to copy a particular strand of hair from another picture and pasted it on her face where they wanted it. Also they could of made the strand of her hair into a brush and then just painted it on. Around the moon it looks as if there is fog which they could have done by using the smudge tool and gone around it smudging gently on the edges of the moon and the tops of the dark clouds to give it that foggy effect. It also looks as if they went around they eyebrows to shape it more and they made it darker simply by going over it in a black paint brush. They also added a shadow which they could have done by going to adjustment layer and editing the drop shadow. It also looks as if they added a shadow on her neck line and her cheekbone which they would have highlighted using lasso tool and added a drop shadow. At the bottom of the page you should see a bit of blue that looks like mist which could have been made by taking a picture of a puff of smoke of some foodie in water and simply change the colour and the adjustment layer to blue and make it glow then overlapping it over the main picture. For the title on the spine they would have copied and pasted it from the bottom of the front page and pressed shift T on the keyboard to make it smaller do it would fit.
Underworld Awakening For the back of the DVD cover they put the main picture of the main character at the top left hand side, however you don’t see her fully only her facial features. To do this they would have gone around her head (with hair) and stuck it in the corner and merged her hair and the background together simply by changing the colour of her hair to the background colour and gone around the edges of her face with (small) paint brush. The part on the back that looks like a film strip doesn't have much editing on it. The grey rectangles lines going across the page are simply made by the rectangular tool and then change the colour with the colour swatch. The text “Prepare for a new dawn” is simply made by the type tool. They clicked the type tool wrote in their text and then selected the colour they wanted (white) and then press shift T to transform it to have it at an angle to have it directly over the gray line. For the picture below with the cross bow, they would of made her pose in the studio or took it from filming and cut her out. Then they would have gone to refine edge and make sure the edges around her not jagged so they would have to smooth of feather her especially around the hair. Then they would of saved her onto a new layer and simply dragged her onto the DVD document. Her eyes are more vivid and there is more white in the middle than there should be. They would have done this by picking the lasso tool and going around the middle of the eye and once again going to the saturation menu and turning the white up, also it has some light in it so you would have to go to adjustment layer and edit he settings to make it look as if it has some light in it. Behind the film strip and the main character with the cross bow there is a light and it looks as if something is going on. This is probably something form the film and they made the light shine brighter simply by going to adjustment layers and changing the brightness to suitable settings. For the face at the top they would have used the healing tool and made sure her face was clear and they would of selected her face and add some shadows and light. They also her lips a different colour so it would blending with the background. They would have done all the symbols and small writing on a different program.
Chronicle For the DVD cover chronicle it has a main picture of the main character in the middle of the page. To do this they would have cut him out (using the lasso tool) from a previous photo or video. On the main picture of the main character in the middle you can see a bit of the outline across his arms and a bit on his hands which reflects the explosion. They would have done this by going to adjustment layer. Then they would have gone to outer glow and selected white. To get the title they would have simply clicked the text tool and wrote in the title “CHRONICLE” and put a texture on by creating a clipping mask. On the spine they would have created a box so it would fill the whole spine, then gone to the gradient too. Then they would have selected the colours they wanted then picked the gradient tool to change the direction of the gradient. To make the explosion they would have have gotten a picture of an explosion and places it on behind the car and over the background. They would have used the transform tool and moved it into place. They might have changed the opacity of the light to make it brighter or dimmer in places. For the background they would have took a photo of the street and placed it behind all the stuff that is going on which has been placed on top of the background by using the layers panel. To get the title on the spine they would have wanted to have it exactly the same as the title at the bottom so they would have duplicated it and then made it smaller by pressing command t and resizing it using the arrows. The light form the windows and the reflection light from the traffic light would have been enhanced to make it more noticeable to the audience. To do this they would have changed it to black and white then gone to the hue saturation and changed the colours so they could decide what colours they want to be more visible. The car at the top of the page would have been cut out again and would have been blended (using the blend tool, however it would have been with a very small brush) in with the explosion which is in the middle of the screen. They also have transformed the background as the background is slanted to the left of the page.
Chronicle For the background they took a picture of the main characters on a green screen and placed them on a dark cloudy background simply by cutting them out, then gone to refine edge and gone around the edges to make it less jagged and they probably smoothed and feathered the cut outs. To get the bottom half of the background they would have simply gotten the picture from the film and simply placed it on and moved it to the back by going onto the layers panel and dragging behind to where you would want it. To get the words “BOYS WILL BE BOYS” they would have drawn a rectangle and coloured it in black, then created a text box inside the black box and write inside it. The default colour for the writing would have been black therefore they would have to highlight it and coloured it in the colour white. To get the strip of photo’s half way down the page they would have simply cut them out of the film itself and placed them on the Photoshop document then simply selected it by going onto the layers panel and selecting the layer with the picture you want to move, then simply move them together.
Intentions Front At the bottom of the page it will have the words “Romantic, Awesome Action” because I want the audience to buy my DVD and so I would want to put some catchy words on the DVD cover to get my audience interests. Also it would get their interests and attract a larger audience as it has two different genre’s. This will be in what looks like a river of blood which is dripping from the title. I think this would show the genre horror and it would also make the words stand out. For the title I would write “DARKEST LOVER” in a text box and then I would create outlines so I could move the point on the letters. After I would colour it in dark red. To get the drops of blood I would create a drop of blood using a paint brush then I would save it using brush presets then simply find the brush and draw drops running down the page so they would all be the same size and not look different. At the top of the page it will say “Single Disk Edition” black writing with a white background in size 10. The reason for this is because it makes the DVD more realistic as you sometimes see those headings on DVD covers. For the main picture of the girl I would take the picture of her looking at the camera with fangs. Then I would cut her out and place her on a dark background. Then I would go over her face with the healing brush to get rid of any spots of uneven skin tone. I will also have a claw coming out from the not be plain. This would be blended in into the background along with the main picture of the girl so it would look a bit like darkness taking over. I would go over her fangs with the lasso tool and make them more whiter simply by changing the levels of the color. The reason for this is because I want the fangs to stand out above everything else. I would also do the same with the eyes except I would not have them white but a light brown. The background will be the colour black as the theme is dark and gothic. Also because I want the title to stand out and catch the reader attention and I think it would do that if it was in front of a dark background like the colour black. To get the title on the spine I would simply copy and paste the layer so it would be exactly the same as on the front. However to fit on the spine I would have to resize it, to do this I would press command t on the keyboard to transform so I could resize the title. I will also do the same with the certification and the DVD symbol. I will have a certification logo on the front of my DVD on the bottom right hand side. I will also have a DVD sign on the bottom left hand sign as well as on the spine. I would have these on my DVD as it makes it more realistic if I put page furniture on this also includes the information table at the back and the bar code.
Intentions Back Again similar to the front I would have the background as black to keep continuity and to make the pictures stand out. To get the synopsis I would draw a text box and set the style and size then I would make sure that the colour is white so it would be easy to read. To get the boxes at the top I would simply draw straight lines which should be in the tool panel. I would use ruler guides to make it straight and even. After I would colour the lines in red do it would stand out in front of the black. The pictures inside the box will look as if it is coming outside the box. To do this for the first picture I would simply take a picture of trees and position them in the box and resize them to make it fit. However with the girl I would take a picture cut her out then go to refine edge then position her in the box. I would then resize her to make her slightly bigger than the box. Then I would go to the layers panel and drag her in front of the box layers. I would do this for all the other pictures as well. To get the picture under the boxes I would take it form a camera cut her out, then refine the edges and then I would use the smudge tool and smudge parts of her hair to make her blend in more with the background. I would also use the healing tool and go around her face and make it more clearer. After I would make her eyes more colour by using the hue saturation and turning it up.