I was... well... snowblind... ;-)

Hei... who wrote that?

Thanks, João Marco...

I think that´s a fine job too...

;-)

Hei, João Marco...

That poster is very, very nice!

I know a sheriff's badge is a cliche, I just can't think of anything which says "Western!" better that would work as a letter. :)

Maybe you could put a cowboy hat on one of the letters instead? Or would that look too childish?

Carl - Thanks a ton for checking. I understand actors don't like having set photographers around for bathing shots.. A shame there isn't a more natural Naina shot, she deserves better. Maybe you can post your favorite HD shot and i can see what i can do about it.

I know about the comments!! It's crazy. I've been fine tuning these based on the responses. That's collaboration..

Thanks for the comments, again. I've revised these posters many times over based on the feedback. Keep it coming!

- It's mos def not a chick flic. But I agree with Kris: it's unfair (and uncommercial) to have no female characters in closeup shots on the posters. I didn't want to make them as sex-driven as they turned out, but i only worked with the material that was available at the time, which included zero charismatic shots of women.

- The 'Western' look is a tough call. 'Western' or 'Western style' is a small difference these days.

I can't do the backgrounds in the regular wild west -style as the movie takes place in a snowy environment. And my backgroung photos from are barely visible anyways.

Logo with a sheriff's badge would be great, if it fits the design. I still support the 'western' theme being a mystery for the time being.

- Naina's poster is the weakest of them all. Are there no set photo better of her? And to answer Julie again, there was an intent to have Clayton Young's face made out of steam on the background, but I think i'll skip that in the future Naina poster.

Kalle, what about replacing the snowflake in the logo with a frozen sheriff's badge?

""Many have trouble connecting the look of the characters, motorcycles, katana and modern guns with the 'western' -label... Maybe the tagline or something should mention this is a modernized western?"

What might be needed in the background of all these posters, or perhaps on the Snowblind logo, is something to indicate a western setting, some kind of landscape or something. The snow theme is there, but the western theme is missing.

I wouldn't just put it in the tagline, I'd include something visual like a sheriff's badge or whatever...

"Some women, they just wanna watch Jane Austen in French black and white serial costume dramas..."

...well this film wouldn't be aimed at those women! :)

One thing I would point out though is that the current women's posters focus on their bodies while the current men's posters focus on their faces. Maybe there should be a bit more variety?

After a roundtable, here's some feedback from friends and others (this goes for the gentlemen posters, as well - http://www.wreckamovie.com/shots/show/3908):

- They're cool. Aroused some laughs, in the good way. Called newer Terminator and Die Hard-style, which was my intent. The ice and fire thingie (i call it contrast) was liked.

- Many have trouble connecting the look of the characters, motorcycles, katana and modern guns with the 'western' -label... Maybe the tagline or something should mention this is a modernized western?

- Clayton Young looking at the camera was off-putting, somehow. Saberneck had the best impression as far as charisma.

- Naina's photo looks too plastic and edited on the face. And i didn't touch it (or her) i swear!

- Especially the ladies posters's are wanted on the wall...by the guys. Somehow my female crowd is put off by the western action theme. Some women, they just wanna watch Jane Austen in French black and white serial costume dramas...

Do give your take!? Are my friends just mad, or have they got a point or two?

Just please god no Comic Sans;)

You mean charlotta's font? http://www.wreckamovie.com/shots/show/3081
It's pretty sweet! I like the grungy look. If you find another good western font, the 'grunge' can always be added later.

Emphasizing the western origin would be benefitial. Friends of mine have been asking how in the world a guy with a katana fits in a western. I tell 'em to STF and go watch Wild Wild West as a punishment for narrow-mindedness.

Julie - it's Clayton Young's eye. Actually his face is formed out of the steam as well.. I can try making it more prominent, but it's very hard to do so.

Kalle - cool!! But i wonder if it'll hold together in A1 size. I did the poster in A4 size at 300dpi.

There was no point in making it bigger, since the snowblind-logo was at such a low res. I'm afraid the logo will look a bit blurred, but otherwise it should be fine..

If i get a better version of the logo, i should be able to make a BIG ass version for ya.

Hey Jani,

I like your style although the poster of Naina looks a little odd with that eye in the background? Who's eye is it?

It's not really clear if there is a face in the background or what. I suggest you either make the face more prominent or leave it out.

Keep up the great work!

Wow, a pregnant heroine. I can't think of any film with that except maybe Fargo (but that wasn't an action film). OTOH pregnant people probably shouldn't be flying through the air on motorbikes... :)

Bike chick's picture is now in glorious HD for your viewing pleasure.

Printable in A4 size in full 300dpi resolution. I'm considering plastering it all over my walls, ceiling too.

Hey, wait a minute!! ..... Is she pregnant!? Or what is that thing on her belly?! I didn't even notice it in the lo-res version! OMFG! This creates all kinds of tagline possibilities... "Born To Ride, Baby Inside" or "These Two Babies Will Give You The Ride of Your Life"....

Kalle, if you have any other ones is better resolution, send 'em in my general direction.

Kalle - I sent my email address to your WAM mail. Just send me all the good stuff ya got!

Hope you get a better resolution picture of Jana. Really liked the idea, but biker girls should be sharp :)

Kalle, would you happen to have a higher resolution version of the Barbara photo (and maybe also the others)?

I designed all the posters to be printable in at least A4 size at 300dpi, but that Barbara photo is just way too blurry and pixelated even for a normal screen. It's a shame, since i think i managed to get some "Terminator 2" -feel to the poster...

Nice! I like the way you've done the colours on the middle poster.

You guys gotta blame Kalle, he must have known what a fan fic writer is gonna do to his film. Right yeah?

killing and raping are things from the script but you didn't tell me that it would turn into some brokeback mountain homage :)

Bring on the release, i think i can handle it

Now I'm scared

That's what you get for acting on a greenscreen film, Dharmander;) Just wait what they do to you in the film itself!

I do not remember filming that!! ha ha

Allrighty then. I tweaked a couple of minor things and changed the address to www.wreckamovie.com/snowblind .

Those are absolutely splendid! :)

Just one suggestion: perhaps the font could be different for the part that says "join the production: www.wreckamovie.com"? At the moment the R looks a lot like an A. It's not a huge problem, but it always helps to make web addresses as clear as possible.

Oh, Kalle, do you want me to add snowblind's www address somewhere in there?

Great stuff, they look really cool and give a great feel for the film

Thanks Oskar and Mathias. The taglines were just an afterthought I threw in there.. I tried to get the Sin City character poster feel to them: http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blsincity072504a.htm

Anyone have some better tagline ideas? At least Lafort, Naina and the red chick could really use some more thought of lines..

Peter - A Snowblind mag would be a cool idea, but maybe a bit later when the film is closer to completion, marketting is getting started and there is a wider fan base to sell them to. Magcloud is cool, but the delivery costs are pretty steep to Europe.

Cool I liked the Saberneck tag line :)

dead or deader.
XD
greatest wrecker ever

Cool! My favourite is the top one.

OK. It's in Facebook now. It's unfair you guys can post multiple photos in one post while us fans have a one picture limit..

I'll probably be practising some new Photoshop effects during the weekend - Let's see if i find something cool for Snowblind, too;)

Oh, thanks :-) I guess I'll try it again! The pics are now on the Facebook Page ;-) Just by the way...Snowblind is a really great project. I'm looking forward to see this movie!

Nice work Zerafine! These look really professional!

I agree with Kalle and Carl!
I don't know if i'm right, but the right head looks a little bit deformed...
I like the look of the left and the middle head - so I would adapt the colors of the right one to the left one. I think it's good that the head in the middle has clear colors!
Pherhaps i would prefer an typical atmospheric landscape of Snowblind at the bottom... (something like the picture in the trailer at 0:51 or about 1:10 or 1:27...)
I also would propose a warm accent on sth. which could stand for the love or what ever.
But it really looks nice! Keep it out!

Hi zerafine,
I think the guns are a good idea! It looks nice!

pherhaps you find a atmospheric still, you could put at the empty space at the bottom.

well done!

Thanks a lot, guys! Do you have any suggestions how I could improve it? I had the Idea to put guns in the pic. What do you think about it?

hello,
I like your posters, the picture composition is great, there are some things to correct but all in all your second picture is my favourite!

keep on working

julian

Yes i agree with kalle, but I think the blue color does not really match with the blue color of Snowblind - I wouldn't show a tendency to purple color. But the bright blue in your wallpaper does fit!