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Final poster


This is our final poster, we used examples of real posters to decide where to put the actors' names and the review. The slogan comes from an Irish saying 'Níl cara ag cumha act cuimhne' which ties nicely back into the story's origins in an Irish short story.




I really enjoyed making the poster, as graphic design and illustration is a personal interest of mine, and that helped the progress along. Cliona also had experience with the editing software we used, so we worked together well. Overall, I've enjoyed this stage of the process the most. 

The film board we chose to associate ourselves with is the Irish Film Board, to pay homage to the Irish in the title, and the short story that initially influenced the plot.

We chose the studio name 'Blacksheep' because we felt it reflected the uneasy tone of the movie, and played on the seemingly outsider 'stalker' status of the main character.
The decision to include a studio name instead of one of our own names means that my name only appears twice, whereas my team members appear three times, but this was a minor detail for the poster overall. 

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