Production of the Inside Cover (Left)

My inside covers have changed dramatically from my drafts. Instead of stills from the video itself (these turned out too grainy and of too poor a quality to be included) I have decided to use the rejected photos from my front cover to create the front and back view of the beggar. Instead of lying on the floor, he is now on a swing.


Firstly, I collected the original photo of the man on the swing (shown in a previous blog entry) and cropped it down to size:







I believe that this image suits the personality of a homeless person well - the miserable, sullen expression is key to this. The cap and scrappy jumper and trousers are other features which give this impression. Due to the cropping down of the photo, this has got rid of irrelevant objects, such as litter on the floor and the frame from the swing.










Now I need to apply an effect to the backdrop of the photo. This is so that the photo has something else added to it, as with it in this present state it seems to me that the photo is fairly dull and lifeless; it needs something to make it stand out. I decided to apply the effect to the backdrop and leave the central figure (of the character) as he is. Here is how I did it:

After 'cutting' down the image, I could then go about altering the background of the image. This brief video explains how I came across the desired effect for the background:

After editing the backdrop, all that was left to do was to paste the original image of the character on top, giving the final image: