In todays workshop we looked at the content covered in the lecture on Monday which was how the use of of: focus, depth, balance and structure is used on a compositional level.

The theme we had to follow was that the image had to convey the narrative of an epic adventure. I began by looking at a genre that I love which is the post apocalyptic genre of Films. The image below is my final image i created.

I feel that my image portrays the idea of a epic journey as it follows the conventions of basic compositional guidelines. For example the size of the figure in comparison to the size of the city in the background especially to the left highlights how the use of depth can generate meaning by showing how small the figure would be against a city. Depth is also created by the multiple layers that seems to fade as into the atmosphere as the further they get back.

I also considered the use of structure when composing this image as i took balance into consideration by have an asymmetrical balance which once again helps create the illusion of depth and focus. In addition to this my image also follows the intersecting thirds grid which means that it allows narrative to develop and just like the asymmetrical balance it creates focus.

I found this seminar really interesting as it not only taught me new skills of composition that can be used to creates images like the one above, but this knowledge of the basic rules will help me in my final work and in the work to come. I  especially enjoyed this work as i am a huge fan of this art style commonly seen on posters for video games or films such as the ones below designed for star wars by Olly Moss in 2010. 

Source

Olly Moss – http://io9.gizmodo.com/of-course-these-excellent-new-spaceballs-posters-spoof-1746873165