1.7 Create a Visual Text (Static Image) Poster

The type of visual text this is is a Film Poster. My static image is based on the film "Walk the Line". As shown on the image above, the images that I've used is a photo Johnny Cash (the main character) and June Carter with their instruments; to show that their the dominant image on this poster and that the instruments are to show that the film is based on their career on music, a fire that is shaped like a circle around the dominant image; to show one of Johnny Cash's song the "Ring of Fire" which was also played in the movie, under that there are two lines; to show  the name of the film which is "Walk the Line" I also colored the line orange because it stands up with that color and so it could also blend in with the fire above, in between those lines there are photos of drugs and alcohol as a symbol; to show that Johnny Cash was addicted to those I put them in between of those 2 lines so it is more noticeable. A photo of a mother of 2 girls is also in between the two lines; they are Johnny Cash's wife Vivian and their 2 daughters. They are colored black to show the relationship between them. The visual feature that I used is a line.

A verbal feature that I used is a quote from the movie where it says "What's with black? It looks like you're going to a funeral." I put this text in a speech bubble that is colored black and the text is colored white so it contrasts the text so it is readable. It is done the same with the other quote where Johnny Cash answered "Maybe I am"; it is pointed at him to show that he was the one who said it. The setting/background of my static image is in a prison; to show where one of the scenes from the movie is set in a prison where Johnny Cash performed in Folsom Prison. Also, if you look on the top left corner you can see the name of the movie "Walk the Line" in bold and I used the 'Times New Roman' font; so it stands out more and would look more like a title. On the bottom left corner, Johnny Cash's name is written in 'Italics' to show that he's one of the main casts in the movie.

The type of visual text I am going to create is ...

A Film Poster

I am going to base my static image on ...

Walk the Line

The images I am going to use are…

Guitar, drugs, alcohol, Johnny Cash& his family, prison

I am going to use these images because…

They relate to Johnny Cash

The verbal feature I am going to use is …

“It looks like  you’re going to a funeral” and “maybe I am”

I am going to use this because…

It was in the movie where Johnny Cash wore black.

The symbol(s) I will use are …

Guitar, drugs, alcohol

I am going to use them to show …

That  it’s in the movie.

I am going to use the colours ….

Black, white, orange,

I am going to use them to help show ...

The emotion and genre of  the film, with orange is to represent fire

The dominant feature I will use will be …

Johnny cash and june carter

I am going to use it to help show …

Johnny cash relationship with her and what/how the symbols relate to him

I am going to have a layout like …

Landscape

I am going to have the layout in this way because…

So that i can fit all of the features

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) …

Lines, family photo

I am going to use it to help show …

That  the movie is called walk the line and to show Cash’s family

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) …

colours

I am going to use it to help show …

The emotions from the colour

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) …

objects

I am going to use it to help show …

How johnny cash used these in the film

 Poster Planning

Walk the Line Film Poster