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Beginte
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At last, I got around and made my VoDT poster! I really hated the original posters, they looked absolutely shoddy, as if made by a machine, not a creative person! The colors were a good choice, and I kept them, I very much liked the combination of blue and sunny gold, very dawn-like :) I also kept the snow theme featured on original posters. Out of all Narnia posters, I liked PC best - they were all absolutely amazing! The light, colors and layout were perfect, though LWW is so close behing that almost pulls level with it :)

Here it is, even if VoDT didn't have promotional pictures of characters taken speciall for posters, like PC did, I think I managed to make something nice... With characters ordered and a shot of Aslan looking like Aslan... the shot they chose for the poster is a bit weird, or is it just me? :- Anyway, it's been a while since I made a poster, by the way, so I hope it's not too eyesore :p I might make more later.

Two versions, first:
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42 ... VoDT1I.jpg

Second, with Reep, less snow and slogan:
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42 ... oDT1-2.jpg

Please comment :D Just be nice ;)

Next up - DVD cover! :D


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Topic starter Posted : March 1, 2011 1:49 am
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Awesome! I like the second one, though Reep looks kinda like he's sitting on Caspian's shoulder. But that was the intent, right? :P

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I think it would be slightly better if there was something "more" to it, in my honest opinion. But it's still really good! :D

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Posted : March 1, 2011 4:29 am
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That looks waaay better than the original posters, Beginte!! I think I like the second one with Reep better... :)


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Posted : March 1, 2011 5:26 am
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Narnia_Fan12, thanks! Oh, I don't see him resembling a parrot, but yes, the idea is he would sit on Caspian's shoulder, I thought it would be nice, rather in spirit of movie Reep and the banter he has with Caspian :) I wanted the poster to be more serene, not as overloaded as the offifial ones, and I didn't really have anything else to put in there, all possibilities would make it too crowded and/or unbalanced.

Matsi, thanks! I'm so happy you like it! :) I'll be making another one sometime soon :)


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Topic starter Posted : March 1, 2011 6:49 am
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ooooooohhhh very nice! I like the second one better. the first has a bit too much snow.


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Posted : March 1, 2011 7:19 am
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Thank you! :D I'm so happy you like them :) And thanks for your opinion, it's valuable to me, based on those I'll be deciding whether to make more or less snow on the DVD cover :)


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Topic starter Posted : March 1, 2011 8:28 am
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It's very like your sketch, only... more movie-ish! :)

I like the version with Reep in it. I think he would jump up on Caspian's shoulder if it gave him a better view of the horizon.

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Posted : March 2, 2011 6:51 am
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Those are nice Beginte! I can't wait to see what you'll do when the DVD actually comes out and you have better caps to work with.


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Posted : March 2, 2011 3:20 pm
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These are both lovely, Beginte! :) I really like your take on the layout for the VDT wallpapers. I agree that the original film posters and advertisements were not quite up to the standards that I would have liked them to be, so it's great to see some other ideas of how it could be.

I find both of the versions amazing! Aslan looks so beautiful with the way you layered him up with the other characters and left him looking outwards from the wallpaper, as opposed to the original film posters, where he is looking directly towards you. In the 1st wallie, I like how you added the snow falling around all the characters. The placement and pics you chose to use for the Pevensie's, Caspian, & Eustace look great together. In the 2nd wallie, I love the addition of Reepicheep perched on Caspian's shoulder, particularly since he plays such a prominent role in this film. Of the two, I think I like the 2nd one better, without as much snow and because of Reep. I also prefer the top caption that has the Fox/Walden Media header, since if looking at it from a more 'official' poster view, it would be more suitable. The caption of "The King Sets Sail.." is nice for the more fan made take on these.

Overall, you did an amazing job on these! :D


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Posted : March 3, 2011 9:37 am
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Awesome work Beginte! :D
I would have Loved to have seen a poster like this for VDT! :)
And I agree that PC's posters were wonderfully done!
I Love all of the colors, everything is blended so nicely together!
I like the second one best (got to have Reep on the poster! ;) )!
Great Job!

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Posted : March 3, 2011 6:47 pm
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A nice pair of VDT poster designs Beginte. Personally, I prefer the version without Reepicheep. Only because it appears as though Edmund is looking at him, trying to figure out why he is on Caspian's soldier. On that note, it also makes Caspian appear as a pirate, with a mouse upon his shoulder instead of a parrot (it's an odd analogy, but with the ship and Caspian's beard, I just can't help it :) ).

For both: Coloration works well throghout. I really like the flow between the golds on Aslan and the city of Narrowhaven (I think that's what that is in the bottom left) into the blues of the rest of the piece. It might be nice to see the image of the DT flipped to match this lighting, as the golds on the ship are currently facing to the right. Your choices of imagery work well throughout (and thank you so much for using an image of Aslan that actually looks like a real lion). I think that the overall layout of imagery could have been handled in a more effective manner. It's just personal preference, but I'm not sure how much I like Caspian being front and center, with the other three descending behind him. It creates a very straight line for the viewer's eye, right to the edge and out of the piece. As a visual lead, it might be more interesting to see a contour created by the four human characters, leading the viewer's eye down into the sail of the DT (similar to the Pevensies in the PC poster, with their contour seeming to visually flow with Aslan's mane- as such could also work here).

All in all though, I would certainly buy this poster sooner than the main two created for the actual VDT film. Nice work .


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Posted : March 10, 2011 4:58 pm
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Wow, awesome, Beginte!!! Yes, this definately looks way better than any of the originals!!!!!! Must have taken you hours!! Lovely!!! :)


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Posted : March 29, 2011 1:45 am
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I love the little touch of adding Reep on Caspian's shoulder.

These posters are way better than the official ones. For one, they don't include the White Witch. Still don't understand why they needed to include in the official posters when she had a really small scene.

Anyway, these posters are amazing! :D


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Posted : April 10, 2011 10:34 am
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Very nice design!! I love your tagline "the king sets sail," too. The only thing is the missing corner of the sail, but I know that's from the original image. I got around this in my artwork by copying and cloning the other corner. I can post the reconstructed file if anyone's interested.

Well done!

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Posted : April 11, 2011 2:47 am
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Cool! I like your designs! I think I like the first one better. Good Job!

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Posted : April 12, 2011 4:18 am
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