I have looked at a number of horror type DVD cover which I can get inspiration from when I begin to create my own DVD cover. The film covers I have chosen are from quite popular films, this was so I could create something as good.
A coherent thing about these covers is that they all have a colour theme and this is shown on the cover, which the way they have selected certain colours. The use of colours is very subtle, like the colour of the font or incorporating certain colours within an image. As I have research most horror films the colours black and red are very commonly used, I will also be using.
Looking into the DVD covers in more details, I have noticed that some films like to use quotes from critics or views of their opinions of the film Like for example paranormal activity have at the front of the cover- “The most anticipated horror even of 2010. Steady nerves. Your sleepless nights are about to return”and the back of the film at the top they have the words- “Paranormal activity 2 succeeds by giving us another dose of what worked the first time around” –quoted by Film.com. Some films have the words “Based on a true story” or something similar. I like this idea it entices the viewer to watch the film and something I will look into doing for my own cover. The front of the cover is usually simple, it uses just one image leaving the back to reveal more images, and contains a title and lines of words.
All four films have on the back of the cover snapshots of images taken from scenes in the movie. I have also noticed they show the faces of the character playing in the film. The set out of the snapshots of three of the movies are the same, so I may look into doing something similar. All of the films also have an overview of the film without giving too much away, this is usually located at the back of the DVD.
Finally all DVD covers must display the DVDs certificate rating, clearly at the front of the film or back, films like to place it on both front and back. Also a barcode usually displayed at the back of the film cover.
The amityville horror: http://s186.beta.photobucket.com/user/cinemink/media/CUSTOM%20DVD%20COVERS/TheAmityvilleHorror2005-CustomDV-1.jpg.html#/user/cinemink/media/CUSTOM%20DVD%20COVERS/TheAmityvilleHorror2005-CustomDV-1.jpg.html?&_suid=136209124103405674909269129706
paranormal activity 2: http://dmpettittdesigns.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1139411-dvd-covers
Film certificates: http://jamesdoc.com/blog/film-certificates
No comments:
Post a Comment