Finishing touches
As it is a physical hand in I wanted to hand in more than just a link. I decided to get my discs printed with a still from the film and to design a dvd sleeve.
I didn't want to show too much of the film so decided to keep the images on the disc and sleeve quite similar. I took screen shots of 2 parts of the film that were only seconds apart to see which one was more effective. I printed out the images cut them to size so that I could visualise the outcome.
My printer was laying up that is why the colouring is a bit odd but I did this more so that I could see the crop. I decided to go with the image above as it is slightly more obscure as the image in the foreground is already fading into the next shot. This is also occurring in the image below, however the image in the foreground is too prominent.
I sent the image off to a printers called discprint (http://www.discprint.co.uk) where I was able to get a sample (see below) before agreeing to place an order.
In the meantime I also started to design the dvd sleeve, I knew exactly what image I wanted to put on there so just played around with the layout. I wanted to include a synopsis and a thank you note which is featured on the back.
When I was happy with the layout I thought I was able to print it at home as it wasn't a very large format. Sadly that didn't turn out as well as expected, as I wanted to print it on glossy paper there were a couple of issues.
After printing it I made sure to leave it to dry overnight, however it is clear that the ink didn't penetrate the paper properly as it would smudge as soon as you would touch it.
Luckily I still had time left and as I spent under my estimated budget I decided to get it professionally printed as Design & Print. The outcome looks much better and am happy I left my self enough time encase of problems like this.
The outcome is visible in the next post.
