Collaboration with Donna-Mae Clarke

   

            Donna-Mae Clarke is a full time art teacher, artist,

            wife and mother of three children.She is involved in the 

            arts both visual and performing .I was very 

            honoured to have her critique my Graphic 

            Design movie poster.Here is what she has to say.

        The poster ‘Count Blackula’ advertises a Trinidad

        spoof film on the movie ‘Count Dracula’. The colour                                  scheme used was reds, black and white.The title of 

      the movie is very animated with the teeth forming the 

      letter ’C’ in the word Count. The negative space in the         middle provides breathing space for the heading at the

       top and sub heading at the bottom.  The use of the

       textured back ground works well with the heavy dripping red blood and the horizontal striped foreground. The focal point of the two vertically  standing couple is effective because of the solid black of the suit on the male figure, 

this acts as a good background to highlight the coloured patterned dress of the female figure.  This poster is an effective design capturing the message of the movie which is a comic version of the scary old theme of Count Dracula with a Trini flavour.