Ancillary Tasks- Poster

It was quite hard to find legitimate posters for Hurts as a majority are fan made. This was the first one I found this is a poster for one of their tour dates at the Mist Club in Malaysia. They have used their original typeface of text but its a shame that Topman text is also roughly the same size. It an event that the Hurts have been featured in. Looking at the poster as a whole I really like the box that the photo is in the dark grey compliments the white text above and the orange circle ties in with the colour scheme of the text bellow. I like the way the opacity has been edited on the circle rather than being just one circular block the light orange tint allows the photo be visible. I don't like the box of blue as I think its a bit to modern compared to the look of the poster if it was a light grey it would still be visible but would blend in better.

This a poster for the Hurts tour in--> Singapore  its the same image that was used in the Topman event poster but this image hasnt been edited as much the other image the contrast has been heavily increased. but with this image as you can see its noticibly kept orginal there its quite plain.

This is my draft version of the poster, I start with the positives. I really like the shot I have chosen as all the characters are in the frame and it’s an interesting composition as its clear who the main character I as he is in direct mode of address, that eye contact I think is fundamental to catch and hold attention. The dancers are indirect but still there. I added a spot light to the poster to make it clear that it was related to the illuminated video. The downsides to the poster I think is the spot light as it comes from the background and technically in lighting terms my main character should have a shadow behind him not a light on his face this is only a small glitch but overall I am really pleased with the result but it is more of a poster rather than a tour poster, I am thinking that It could look a bit more smarter so this is only a draft copy I plan to develop it further.