How we created the grave effect in our film poster?

The inspiration for our film poster we got from the very successful American series call Pretty Little liars.

We liked the idea of the girls looking into the grave because it has a clear link with our trailer and what happened in the past of what the girls had done. The grave symbolises that they have buried someone but doesn't give too much away revealing who they have buried, and also it also shows that they have also buried the secret and because the grave is open it shows that the secret is going to be dug up. 

Creating the effect of the girls looking into the grave we used a rectangle box where we cut a hole where the lens of the camera would fit and it will reveal the sides of the box giving it the effect that it is a grave. 

The day we took the photos for our poster and magazine cover it was quite windy, so it made the box move around a lot and bend which made it harder to capture the perfect photo which was clear. I think this idea links to our trailer and narrative very strongly because we have running themes that link everything together and they help the audience understand the story behind the trailer.