We noticed that the Magazine's title had changed over time and so we made sure to use the latest version. We changed the date to May/June 2011 and added it onto our cover.
We used the same picture of Saidah as she had the perfect expression on her face, but instead of her whole body we just used her head as most of the issues in the 'Little White Lies' magazine. We placed it in the middle of the page, with the Magazine name overlapping it like it does in the other issues.
We created this background by putting some different toned purples and blues on the page, then used the smudge tool to make swirls which created a mysterious dreamlike effect. We then put an artistic effect on it that made it look like a painting and made the edges darker and slightly sharper. We were very happy with the outcome. Even though the background is completely different to our poster and trailer, as it is much darker, we still feel that it suited our film.
We added several artistic effects on the image of Saidah which made it look like a painting. We were experimenting with the effects and so we cannot remember exactly which ones we have on the image now. We made a few versions that we then chose from:
This is the bright version - this would portray it as a comedy better than the other versions as it is more colourful, but it didn't go well with the background - it looks a little out of place.
This is the duller, more purple version - we liked this version the most as it matched the background perfectly and clearly portrayed the dream aspect to our film, whilst also being simpler than the others.
This is the version that was in between the other two - it is still bright, but it goes better with the background and is also artistic - simpler
We were unsure which to pick so we asked a few people which they preferred - they all said they preferred the duller purple one (the one in the middle), we also liked this one as well and so we have decided to use this one.
Below is the completed magazine cover:
We are now starting to create our magazine cover. We have looked at different magazines to find out which one would best suit our film and which one would actually feature our film. We have chosen to create a cover for the 'Little White Lies' magazine.
Here is a presentation that shows the reasons why we chose this magazine:
Below is our actual final poster that we have made the changes to:
Below is our actual final poster that we have made the changes to:
