Project 2

Hey guys!

Sorry for the delay in this post - life has been hectic these last two days. Any who, I thought I would make the focus of my blog post Project 2. I had quite a hard time with Project 1 and considering I was unable to make it class yesterday for critique, I thought what a better way to make this project more successful than by connecting with my classmates.

That said, my designer is Martin Scorsese and my concept revolves around the fact that a number of his films feature a character or characters that are not who they seem. For my three films I chose The Departed, Shutter Island and Gangs of New York.

With regard to The Departed, the plot revolves around trying to determine who "the rat" is in the police department. For said poster I used the image of a rat created using the phrase "Cop or Criminal" as it is a portion of a quote from the film (the full quote is from Frank Costello, an integral character: When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?):

With regard to "Shutter Island," the plot revolves around U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels trying to determine the location of Patient 67 at Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. For this poster I used the image of the lighthouse in the film which is where the truth is revealed regarding said patient. I created the lighthouse using the phrase "Who is 67?," which is from a note given to U.S. Marshal Daniels upon his arrival to the hospital:

Lastly for "Gangs of New York," the identity of one of the characters is hidden from the other characters within the film (excluding one). For this poster I used the image of the trademark hat of said character, created using the phrase "Son of Vallon,"which is the identity of said character:

What are your thoughts regarding my concept and how I handled each, visually? I am open to any and all critique, so please share as you please!