Generating ideas for poster & Concepts

Concept one:

The image will contain an image of a tattered doll in a close-up shot, in a tight frame attached to puppeteer strings. We’ll see two large hands on the top of the poster controlling these strings with the doll slumped at the end. We’ve chosen to have a doll in the poster to illustrate our film will revolve around a child. The poster will be darker on the top, using low-key lighting to hint to the audience the person controlling the strings is the antagonist and is controlling the protagonist in the film. The doll will be made from fabric and will have dark hair, wearing a black and white dress. The top will be black to show whatever the antagonist has done to the protagonist is influencing her, forcing her to give into her past darkness, whereas the bottom of the dress will be white to symbolise innocence and purity as well as create an idea of a fight between darkness and light. There will be stains of blood on the bottom of her dress to hint at our FGM idea. The colour of the strings is going to be red connoting danger and violence. The doll will use a direct mode of address with an emotionless, straight face, almost as a cry for help, as a symbol of the little girl in our film. The title of the film will be in capital letters at the bottom of the poster, placed in the middle. The tagline will be slanted, in smaller font, embedded into the puppeteer strings.

Concept 2:

The image will contain a big hand at the top of the poster. It’s going to be wearing white or blue hospital gloves and making a grabbing action. Below the hands and in a smaller size will be an image of Madeline. The fact that she’s smaller than the hands will connote her inferiority and powerlessness. Madeline will be making a direct mode of address with the audience and have a vulnerable facial expression. She’ll be wearing a white dressing gown that is stained with blood at the bottom. White will connote her purity and innocence, the use of the red blood at the bottom of the dress will indicate to the audience her innocence has been tainted and she’s been violated in a way. Madeline will be clinging on to a ragged doll. The doll will be dangling from Madeline’s small hands. The title of the film will be in capital letters in italics at the bottom of the poster, positioned in the middle. The title of the film will be in black or red to connote evil and danger. Below this, in smaller font will be the tag line.

Concept 3:

The poster will have a black background. The image will involve of a ball of white knitting yarn. As the yarn goes on the color will become darker, symbolizing our character Madeline’s, journey from innocence to evil.  The end of the yarn will be unfolded and will be in red, indicating that it’s been used in a wicked way. The tag line of the film will be repeatedly, embedded in to it in black, in small font. The title of the film will be at the bottom of the poster, positioned in the middle. This will be in large font. The title, Indelible will be in red to symbolize violence and danger. There will be a pair of hands above this holding a sharp, pointy, silver needle.

Concept 4:

The posters main image will be a ragged, scruffy doll, lying on the floor. The doll will almost resemble the main character, Madeline. The doll will be wearing a white dress and have dark hair. Where the doll lies there’ll be a puddle of deep red blood to connote forcefulness and endangerment. There will be a spotlight on the doll to create an idea everyone’s watching her. The rest of the poster will be in low- key lighting, symbolizing the badness of the world. The title of the film will be placed in the middle at the bottom of the poster. It will be in black writing, connoting evil and wickedness. Below this in small font and curly writing will be the tag line.

We have decided to go with concept one. After speaking to our target audience we believe this image will be the most powerful, in indicating our message. By having a puppeteer image we’ll be able to symbolize oppression and domination as well as show how peoples past can control their present lives and future. thus, giving our audience a hint about out film.