BTEC Performing Arts - Pantomime Posters.

In a previous lesson i came up with an idea for posters to advertise the pantomime, as my production role has been script writer, and will be makeup artist, i will have nothing to do in the gap in between, as the script is finished, and makeup has been planned, but it will now not come into play until performance, and dress rehearsal, i offered to be an odd job person, helping with costume, props, set, publicity, and anything that really needed an extra pair of hands, as i didn't think it very fair - or very fun for me! If everyone else had to work the entire length of the panto, and i only had to do my work at the very start, and very finish, so whilst in a lesson working on publicity, i offered my idea to create posters.

My idea was not to create a single poster, but rather a collection of posters, one poster for each character/s so, for example, the mad hatters poster would consist of the top half of his head, his hat included - naturally, his eyes looking up, towards the title, that is written across the hat on editing software. Other characters, such as the two tweedles, would share a poster, characters like mine, The Cheshire Cat, would have only the smile, photoshopped to be without the rest of the face, and edited to be stretched further than it was. This would then be placed against a purple background. Sarah, who plays cinderella suggested just having her sparkly shoe (her glass slipper) for her poster, and i believe that for some characters, simply something that represents them would also work as a poster.

I was asked to create a draft version of the poster for my next lesson, which i have just done now, this was done on a very bad webcam, where as the real ones will be done properly, with makeup and with an SLR camera and more time and editing, so it will not look as rough as these. This is what i created in about 10-20 minutes a moment ago.

I also had to keep in mind budgeting, so i looked for a few websites, to save going around printing centers, trying to haggle for a cheaper deal, i remembered how much cheaper it can be to order online, i found a site that sells 50 A5 posters for £21, or 50 A4 for £24, and seeing as there was only £3 difference, i decided we could probably manage the bigger ones, but i will discuss this with the group, as bigger does not always mean better. But for future reference, for myself and the rest of the group, this is the link.

http://www.flyers-printing.co.uk/flyer_printing/price.asp?hd=130&size=A4

To the A4 Size

http://www.flyers-printing.co.uk/flyer_printing/price.asp?hd=130&size=A5

To the A5 Size

I will, very obviously discuss this with the class in the next production lesson that we have, on Monday, and hopefully, the idea shall be well received and the prices deemed not too expensive.