Clare: The first design was inspired by a film poster we had previously seen for the film '23', which we also discussed on our 'Film Poster Influences' page. The main element in which we liked regarding that particular film poster was the scribbly writing that covered the man's face. We thought this was effective because it related back to the film with the same number repeatedly written in a messy style all over the cover. It also gave the poster creativity and made it unique so that an audience could easily recognise it. The original poster appeared quite dark because of the lighting, which is one factor we may change so that it appeals a lot more to our target audience and also doesn't give the wrong genre impression e.g. horror. The messy writing could be replaced with hurtful, and some meaningful words, linking to our main storyline where our protagonist experiences a great deal of bullying, and goes through many difficult situations relating back to her personal life. We also like the idea of keeping our poster simple with just Anna on display, so that it isn't too confusing or too much to look at. That way, it narrows it down to one character and keeps it clear who the main focus is meant to be.
Clare: This is another design that we thought of ourselves. Since I take Photography A-Level, I am used to the idea of composing elements together in a photograph, and I am also quite familiar with Photoshop which is highly beneficial when it comes to creating things such as this. I remembered that for my Photography exam I am focusing on the work of an artist called Giuseppe Mastromatteo who is known for producing strange works of art such as the image shown to the right, which is where we gained the main inspiration for this pose with the eyes layered on top of the hands. The editing here puts emphasis on the women's eyes that have been layered so that they seep through her fingers, and we really liked the idea of this for our poster or even our magazine cover if we don't use it for our main poster. Something about it signals the 'Through My Eyes' phrase as we immediately focus on something that would usually be hidden since we are seeing through her and into her eyes. 
Ade: We understand the difficulties that may emerge during the process of making this poster, but we are familiar with the photoshop software and are open to experimenting to making the best possible image. This poster is also simple, yet complex. Although it is unconventional as a poster the fact that there are less words and less going on in the image makes it look artistic and meaningful; this is why if it's not used for our final film poster, may be used for our magazine cover.
Clare: The final design shows a portrait image of Anna's character but without her mouth. We thought of this idea to emphasise the fact that Anna feels trapped and that she can't speak her mind. The idea of having a lot of words surrounding her without the mouth feature is also appealing to us because it's as if she feels she can't say anything to change the way things are.
Ade:
Because most of the film posters we looked at had a single character dominating the full posters. This is what prompted us to use Anna to dominate the full poster. However, merely using her picture would make the poster seem empty and would not illustrate our skills with technology. So we thought that we could use 'Photoshop' and place words around her mouth and make the background a bit bright- not too bright that it doesn't reflect the sinister elements within the film, but bright enough so that it attracts our desired target audience of teens. We also thought it significant to include our production company logo onto the poster so that our film can be constantly associated with our logo and the audience can be familiar with it.
Amanda: We showed this design to several teachers and students, they said they liked the idea. However, it could be portrayed as a more violent film that it is through this poster idea. They also said it could be portrayed as if she has lost the ability to speak, when in fact, she hasn't. We have to consider this in our film poster, as we want to be mysterious but don't want to be misleading.
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