Front cover research

This is the poster for the film Bourne Identity. I think it is really good because the background is all blurry and not in focus. This symbolises the mans memory loss and how he can't recognise. I would like to make a similar front cover for my book. I would use photoshop to make the cover. I can make images distorted and blurry on photoshop. The title is in a bold white font. This is so that it stands out on the dark background. It has a picture of the main character so that anyone who sees this knows that he is the main character. 

This is the front cover of the book Patient Zero. The main picture on it is the finger tips of someone pushing through the cover. I think this is a very good front cover as it is different. Also it shows the reader that the book will be an action/horror genre. You can tell this from the blood and the fact someone is clawing his way through the cover. It doesn't give too much away about the plot or anything but makes the reader intrigued. 

This is the front cover for the book Black Mountain. On the front cover there is a very dark and gloomy road in the woods. Also you can see a shadowy black mountain. I think it is good that this is the main focus on the front cover because it is the name of the novel. The font on the cover is in white so it stands out on the dark background. It also has a glowing effect on it similar to the moon glowing next to the mountain. There aren't any of the characters on the front which leaves it to the reader to find out. It sets the scene of where the novel is based. 

Australia Day is a thriller/action novel. You can tell this just from the front cover just because of the colours used and the symbol taking up most of the cover. The symbol represents nuclear, radiation and death. Also there is a famous Australian bridge. This sets the scene and shows the reader it is set on Australia. The font is very bold and takes up almost half of the cover.      

This is a poster for the film gangster squad. You can tell this from the images on the poster. Most people are holding guns and all look extremely serous. The pictures of the main characters have a HDR effect on them. This gives them an unrealistic look this effect is very similar to the effects used in things like magazines. The font looks like an old press font used in America. This is very relevant to the time the film was set in.






Today i research front covers/posters for books of the same genre i was doing. This helped my get ideas and gave me a good idea of what the competition is like. By looking at products it helped my improve my idea.