During a self led project during my time studying A levels, I created a concept for an exclusively horror based online streaming service. This would show how the front page would look when viewed on a computer screen, setting me the task of recreating existing horror properties posters in my own style . Each poster would have a landscape and portrait view and be recreated with primary sources. This was a choice I made due to my love of film and the genre, what better way than to begin my graphic career? This was my first creative project which I received an A grade for at A level. The final product was called, 'AXE, the online Screaming service'.
'The Shining'
This was created with the use of my own photography, manipulated on photoshop on top of a typewritten document flicked with ink.
Posters for The Shining
'The Walking Dead'
Existing streaming services would always feature a mix of both tv shows and movies this is something I did not want to omit from my own, once again hitting the photo studio, and this time the woods, for a more trippy feel than the straight up horror of 'The Shining' poster.
'A Quiet Place'
This one allowed me to experiment with brushes and using a drawing tablet on photoshop. This was the only software available to me at the time, leaving an interesting result upon reflection.
'Saw'
The Saw poster was a fun one, this time incorporating some practical craftsmanship in the way of a paper mache mask, ready for a photoshoot in an abandoned Argos building. Although the final results are not as effective as the previous posters, it was a fun experiment.
'Scream'
This was another digital illustration, playing with effects to make the poster seem folded and aged.
'The Screaming Service'
Although looking bad with a more developed skill mindset and cringing at the crudity of the design, it was fairly successful as a first project, giving plenty of opportunity to try all kinds of different design methods, photography and some paper mache. If I wa ever to revisit this project, I would fully take advantage of the broader array of software to my disposal, not restricting myself to Photoshop as an umbrella tool for every area of design.
