Mock Movie Poster
As I test of my photography skills, specifically my self-portrait skills and photoshop, I recreated a Les Miserables Movie poster and put my own twist on it.
The Process
As I test of my photography and photoshop skills, I decided to do a mock movie poster. I first googled movie posters to start my brainstorming. I then narrowed my search by googling blonde leading women. I came across this Les Miserables poster and thought it was perfect.
I then started to think about what I could do to actually mimic this poster. I saw that the background was dark with a lighter texture in the top left corner. I then noticed the Rembrandt lighting on the left side of her face, allowing the lighting to be coming from the left side at an angle.
Next, I noticed the seriousness in her facial expression, especially with those piercing blue eyes looking right into the scandal. Then, with her hair blowing to the left side of her face and the darkness under her face to make it as if he head is almost floating.
I knew this was going to be a slightly difficult picture to take in one sitting but I was determined to make it work with the resources I had available.
Behind the Scenes of the Mock Movie Poster
My first thought when thinking about how to execute this photo was that I cannot do it alone. I asked a fellow photographer I know to help me. I went over to his apartment and he and his 5 roommates helped to get this shot.
We first figured out the backdrop using a dark textured blanket. Then we figured out the lighting, using multiple types of lights at different heights and angles. Then it was time to perfect the hair, my friend held the fan next to my face while another guy messed with my hair to try and mimic the strands as best we could. Then we turned off all the lights and did some test shots. After about an hour or two, we finally perfected it as much as we could, the rest I did in post-production.
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I did this as a mini passion project for myself but I can do it for you too. Contact me now to set it up!
Great Job!!! The lighting really does look fantastic!!! You should check out Rachel Nelson’s Movie poster.
https://photodesignbyrachel.com/blog-2/
Also here is a really cool post I found on Behance about mock movie posters.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/57861583/Mock-Movie-Poster
If you have time I would love it if you would check out my Movie poster! http://taylorogaard.com/scarfacemovieposter/
Aubrey! I love your movie poster! I really like how you nailed the hair and eyes. I think the collaboration with all the roommates really makes this photo!. Here’s a link to my post about phone photography for beginners. Have you seen Emily’s post about phone photography? I also really liked Uplash’s article about upping your mobile photography. It’s a good read!
Aubrey, I think your movie poster turned out great! You captured a great photo that is almost identical to the original poster. Here is a link to my blog https://teneillesvisuals.com/movie-poster-project/. Here is a link to Rachels poster https://photodesignbyrachel.com/fake-hallmark-movie-poster/. I thought this is a good example of a les miserables poster https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/les-miserables.