As i need to add writing to the back of my dvd cover and the background is quite busy meaning it would be hard to read, i made a black rectangle to put the text on at the back

 However I felt that a solid black rectangle looked quite messy so I then decided to adjust the opacity so you can still see the background image but if i overlay white text it will be easy to read.

I am pleased with the effect this has had once I added the text to the back.

The Boys is very action packed, so I wanted to include some of the action art from the books. I felt the best way to display this was in a comic strip style along the side of the DVD.

however just copy and pasting the images looked sloppy and it was not clear that they were in a comic book style, decided to add in thin black lines framing each image to display them in more of a comic book fashion.

I feel this now looks more professional.

I wanted to include all of the main characters on the front of the dvd. At first I tried to select individual pictures of the characters from different sections of the comics, although this meant I could display more of the individual protagonists characters, the effect against the background made it look cheap. Instead i decided to use the "wanted" posters from the front cover off one of the issues, as they are posters it means that them look flat against the background was not a problem. 

I would like to perhaps also link these posters into the background by reducing them in size and attaching them to some of the buildings in the background, I feel this would be an interesting effect.

Title

My second decision after the background was about the main title on the dvd cover. I felt the text used on the cover's of the comics was very powerful and would aslo give my work a strong sense of identity. I used to magic wand tool to select my text, at first i had a little trouble with this as i was trying to take the text from a background which was not contrasting enough with the colour of the text. When i came to this realisation i simpley used an issue of the comic with a black background meaning none of the text or impact of the font was lost.

I then pasted my text on to the background, I feel it is very powerful with the contrast of the dark background and the bold and bright lettering. 



Background Image

The image of New York I have decided to use is this one:

The effects on this image give it a slightly animated feel which links with the product being a comic book.
I really like the lighting in the image as well I feel it really helps to illustrate the vastness of New York as a city.
If i use colourful images from the comic, I think they will contrast well and stand out on a background like this.

After I had chosen my background image I opened it in photoshop in the correct dimensions for a dvd cover using these dimensions:

Barcellos,P 2007 New York City Available at:<http://www.blogwaw.com/2007/07/new-york-city/>

I've decided for the background of my dvd cover i want to use a landscape, picture of New York city. This will set the scene for the consumer, the setting of the comic is also important to the mood and storyline of the comic, it is important to get acrosss the the consumer the scale of the city and how easy it is to get lost in. The images of new york i've found are dark this carrys on from the theame of the comic.

Anonymous [print] available <http://www.easyart.com/art-prints/Anonymous/New-York-Skyline,-Summer-104890.html>


Siberman, H [print] available <http://www.thefineartcompany.co.uk/photos/PHOTOGRAPHY-lw24.htm>


Barcellos,P 2007 New York City Available at:<http://www.blogwaw.com/2007/07/new-york-city/>

Mood Board



Whitaker,S 2004 New York, New York 3 [Photgraph] Available at:<http://www.artshole.co.uk/staceywhitaker.htm>
Barcellos,P 2007 New York City Available at:<http://www.blogwaw.com/2007/07/new-york-city/>

Robertson,D 2008 The Boys Available at:<http://movieandtvnews.blogspot.com/2008/01/journeyman-secret-life-of-bees-tv-dvd.html>
American Physco, 2000 [Film] Directed by Mary Harron, USA:Universal Studios

Robertson, D 2007 The Boys Available at:<http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=288468>
Act Of War, Direct Action, 2005 available at:<http://wallpaper-s.org/18__Act_of_War,_Direct_Action,_2005.htm>
Batman Daily Newspaper Strip II, Part 8, 1968 available at:<http://www.aquamanshrine.com/2008/01/batman-daily-newspaper-strip-ii-part-8.html>