I have started editing my first poster through a variation of ideas and inspirations. I wanted to use an image of Julian Assange as he is the founder of Wikileaks (which is what the documentary is about!) and so thought it was most relevant. I then saw a picture of a group of people who were protesting to 'Free Julian' outside the British Embassy in Spain:
As you can see they are wearing Guy Fawkes masks, which originated from their use in the film 'V for Vendetta'. The masks are now used for anonomity and are a symbol of rebellion against the government and the freedom of individuals.
As you can see they are wearing Guy Fawkes masks, which originated from their use in the film 'V for Vendetta'. The masks are now used for anonomity and are a symbol of rebellion against the government and the freedom of individuals. And so I had the idea of layering the Guy Fawkes mask onto a photo of Julian Assange. I used Adobe Fireworks as it was the most advanced phot editing software I could freely use at school and at home.
By using the 'Magic Wand' tool I selected the half of the mask I wanted and then copyed it onto a seperate picture of Julian Assange:
I then placed the mask over his face I could then judge which aspects were in ratio and which weren't. The top half of the mask fit onto the face and so I had individually cut and paste each feature from the mask onto the face and then blend them in together. I then made sure that the mask covered his whole face by using the blue tool which smoothened out the edge as well.
By playing around with the different blending options and styles I could make the mask blend to the face whilst still being slightly transparent.
To place the flags on his shoulder I changed the colour and exposure of the pictures, layered them over his shoulders and then cut around any out-sticking edges.
I chose the digital style font as it can be associated with the hacking that Julian Assange is infamous for. I wanted the font to be a dark colour (preferably black) however as the back ground is black/grey and Julian is white/grey you wouldn't be able to see parts of the text.
[UPDATE] - After showing my poster to my Media class and asking for feedback I have changed the fonts around, instead of using the red digital font I have changed it to grey and moved it around. I have also distorted the font so that it fits more into the dark theme of the poster:
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