Poster - Before Photoshop

Today we went out to shoot our poster. All of the shots have been taken with a Nikon D40x. Throughout the shooting session we kept the camera on shutter priority mode to allow us the alter the shutter speed to achieve the movement trace effect. We kept experimenting with different speeds to achieve a wide range of tracing and blurs. This also involved Harry a.k.a Noah endlessly making movements in order for the camera to trace his movement and translate it into a stylistic photo smudge. 

Here are just some of the numerous shots that we captured.

On location shooting for the poster.

This is one of our favourite shots. Using a relatively low shutter speed, it was enough to trace the image yet still vaguely focus on the moving object, hence why you can see both Noah's two positions within the image.

These two images didn't turn out as well as some of the others did. This is because we used an extremely low shutter speed and we must have jolted the camera slightly. Thus why the backgrounds are totally blurred along with Noah's movement.

We still think that these images are cool and very creative. However we don't feel that they are as clear in terms of communicating with the audience.

This image is again one of our favourites from the shoot as it was the most successful in terms of blur movement tracing. The consequence of Noah shifting his head from side to side quite quickly again on a very low shutter speed blurs the focus of his face giving the effect of no facial features which is quite abstract. The out of focus stillness of the woods in the background gives the effect that Noah's face is like this in still everyday life.

We decided to shoot at dusk. At this time the lighting was perfect for the mood of our poster. Shooting in the woods was very important because we felt it was the best location to portray the sense of isolation. Another favourite shot of the session was the last image, as it was the most successful movement trace photo. We will be taking a couple photos forward for photoshop development and then deciding what one one to use as the official 'MUTE' poster.