Magazine Cover Photo Selection

Like the film poster, I have also had to select which photos I will use for my film magazine cover. Here are some of the photos that I shot and considered using, why I either chose to use them or not and the positives and negatives of each image.

Kidnapping Photos

These photos are long shots or mid-shots of the main antagonist of the film pointing a gun at the protagonist's wife's head. Since a major part of the story line of our film involves the antagonist kidnapping the protagonist's wife.The use of the gun is to connote the elements of danger and violence of the film. Also, the protagonist's wife's clothing was chosen to try and convey a sense of innocence. I thought it would be a good idea to show this in either the poster or the magazine cover, however, I am unsure whether these images will fit on the film poster, what images I would need to pair them up with and whether there are any other ideas I have for my film poster.

Protagonist Gun Photos

These mid-shots of the antagonist were taken as I thought I could pair them up with an image of another character, perhaps the antagonist or the protagonist's wife. The top image connotes more action as it makes it seem as if the protagonist is aiming the gun and is preparing to shoot, however, the bottom image may fit better on a magazine cover as I will be able to centralise the photo better.

Protagonist and Antagonist Photos

Finally, this last picture is again, a mid-shot, but is also a two shot including the protagonist (right) and the antagonist (left) of the film. I decided not to use this image as this pose/image is usually seen when two characters are partners, and that isn't the purpose I was going for. Having to characters back-to-back could suggest that the characters are covering each other from an attack to protect each other.