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Source: Something Sci Fi. 19 Sept. 2022. What Is Science Fiction? The Elements That Define Sci-Fi, Dictionary.Com. Accessed 14 Oct. 2023. 

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Poster Inspiration #1: Science Fiction Genre

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Poster Inspiration #1: Science Fiction Genre

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Link: www.dictionary.com/e/what-is-science-fiction-sci-fi/

The genre of sci-fi (science fiction) will be used as the prinicpal inspiration for the diptych posters. In the most contemporary sci-fi films such as Dune (2021), Arrival (2016), and Interstellar (2014) the use of dark colour gradings with muted colours and futuristic settings provides the perfect inspiration for creative designs (as well as a good set of design guidelines to acheiving the sci-fi aesthetic).

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Source: Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014). Interstellar (2014), IMDb, www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/. Accessed 8 Oct. 2023. 

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The film Interstellar contains many resonating themes for humans that serve as interesting topics to explore in a diptych poster. Cooper, an angineer and ex-astronaut, leads a mission through a wormhole to try to find a new home for humanity. This is because on earth, a plant disease has left corn as the only food source and is creating uninhabitable conditions on earth. Through the protagonists journey, the audience experience an emotional story with themes of love, empathy, sacrifice, death, and "the human desire for exploration and discovery" (Ci-Lovers). The human struggle of duty vs. exploration will be the central contrasting themes in the final two poster designs.

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Poster Inspiration #3: Interstellar Themes

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Poster Inspiration #3: Interstellar Themes

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These shots from Interstellar highlight the four most iconic film scenes and symbolization. The car driving through corn fields (the last source of food), the main character leaving planet earth and his children, the exploration of another habitable planet for humans, and the use of Morse code and books (the way in which the main character solves humanity's crisis on earth).

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Source: Murouchi, Katsumi. Rusty Iron Plate Texture Background, 123RF. Accessed 14 Oct. 2023.

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Link: www.123rf.com/photo_56569926_rusty-iron-plate-texture-background.html

The elements and textures of rusting iron as shown in this photograph can be applied to the steel chains in the second photograph of diptych. A font could be created using the Adobe Illustrator 'draw' tool and several hues that are recreated using the 'eyedropping' tool.

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Source: Interstellar. Interstellar (2014), IMBd. Accessed 14 Oct. 2023. 

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Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/mediaviewer/rm3251062016?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_156

The text 'STAY' is a central message used in the story. Cooper send a message in morse code to his daughter saying 'STAY' in an attempt to get his past self to not leave his daughter. Themes of love and family are present. It's the one of the most emotional scenes in the film Interstellar.

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Source: McKague, Andreea. Poster One: Design Principles and Elements, 14 Oct. 2023.

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This sketch highlights the principles and elements of designed incorporated in the final photographs.

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Source: McKague, Andreea. Text Iterations, 15 Oct. 2023. 

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These sketches are iterations attempting to best visually communicate the message "We've always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible".

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Source: Klein, Nicholas. Names and symbols etched into old wood railing with blurred cliff wall and chain wire, link fence. Alamy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2023. 

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Link: www.alamy.com/names-and-symbols-etched-into-old-wood-railing-with-blurred-cliff-wall-and-chain-wire-link-fence-image553237996.html

Etched wood (present in this photograph) represents human presence and design. The aspect of human presence is present in the common practice of engraving on trees and wood fences to write one's name. The aspect of design is present in the history of wood engravings. Historically, it was a common method of printmaking in 15th and 16th century Europe.

The lines and textures of these wood engravings as well as the lines and textures of the rusted iron can be used as a stylized display font in the finalized poster designs.

Additional links: /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_engraving

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Source: Jaradat, Ayat. Our Hope is Jesus, Pinterest. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023.

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Link: i.pinimg.com/564x/ff/34/d1/ff34d140c493526c896109751d5c2c19.jpg

The graphic designer's poster incorporates a serif font with a white fill and white outer glow. The contrast between the dark water in the photograph's background and the bright text is very eye-catching and complementary. Moreover, the white glow adds a contemporary and futuristic vibe that ties into the genre of science-fiction.

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Source: McKague, Andreea. Text Iterations, 15 Oct. 2023.

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These sketches reveal three of the many iterations of typography for the second poster. The sketch outlined in black pen is the chosen iteration for the final design.

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Source: Ali, Niaz. Space. The Best Space Fonts for Otherworldy Designs. Vandelay Design, 6 Jan. 2023. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023

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Link: www.vandelaydesign.com/best-space-fonts/

Contemporary sci-fi films often use sans-serif, round, horizontally stretched, and minimalist fonts in order to effectively represent themes of loneliness (living in a large universe) and futurism. This font included in Ali's article "The Best Space Fonts for Otherworldly Designs" perfectly captures this essence.

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Source: In Interstellar, a bookshelf holds a trove of secrets. 9 Easter Eggs From the Bookshelf in Interstellar, Wired, 17 Nov. 2014. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023.

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This image from Interstellar, depicts books and selves. As one of the central symbols, bookshelves are a construct that represent the five-dimensional reality in the film. The books allow the main character, Cooper, to communicate to his daughter and find a solution for the crisis on planet Earth. Photographing book shelves in a library is one approach that could be taken regarding the poster designs.

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Source: Knox, Carsten. Interstellar, Miller (planet) . A Decade of FITI reviews: Interstellar, Halifax Bloggers, 16 Feb 2022. Accessed 15 Oct. 20234.

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Link: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/2022/02/a-decade-of-fiti-reviews-interstellar/.

In this image, Miller, is a planet covered entirely in water. In this scene, water represents exploration and overcoming the impossible (planet exploration). Several lakes in Ontario (my home province) have a similar dark and murky appearance that could be photographed in order to recreate this unfamiliar planet scene. Moreover, a pier or sculpture could be captured in the shot to resemble the space ship.

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In Interstellar, the cinematography has been altered (colour grading) to appear darker with more vibrant cyan and magenta. In order to reproduce this from a photography perspective, there must be; sharper subjects, more blurred backgrounds, decreased saturation and exposure, and increased cyan (in terms of CMYK).

Additional sources: www.reddit.com/r/postprocessing/comments/5vv7ac/how_to_achieve_the_look_from_interstellar/.

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Source: Burlington's Brant Street Pier photographed shortly after sunrise. Wikipedia, Burlington Brant Street Pier. 10 Aug. 2022. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023.

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Poster Location Inspiration #1: Brant Street Pier

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Poster Location Inspiration #1: Brant Street Pier

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Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burlington_Brant_Street_Pier.jpg

Author Username: Cmsmolenaars

The pier captured in this photograph contains lines, shapes, and movement that appear futuristic, innovative, and unearthly. This location, a lakeside park, has many aspects that suit the Intersteller/science fiction genre. The twelve meter beacon made of steel framing could substitute the space ship discussed in "Poster Inspiration #4: Miller (planet)".

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Source: Candid, Gratio. Interstellar Typographic Poster, Behance, 27 Feb. 2023. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023.

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Link: www.behance.net/gallery/164736491/Interstellar-Typographic-Poster

Candid's typographic poster illustrates the various ways text can be manipulated in Adobe Illustrator in order to shape an interesting composition. The text is manipulated around an Interstellar wormhole, creatively innovating a new film advertisement poster.

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Photoshop Inspiration #2: Different Gradings (Colour)

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Photoshop Inspiration #2: Different Gradings (Colour)

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These scenes highlighted by a Pinterest publisher reveals the different use of colour alterations. In certain scenes, depending on the location, colours may appear more vibrant or illuminated. The final diptych designs can reflect these slight colour grade differences by having different colour adjustments on each poster.

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Source: Pieters, Lerone. Chain link fence overlooking high rise building. Unsplash, unsplash.com/photos/K_s1pV1yDX, 13 Nov. 2018. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023.

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In this photograph, a chain link fence frames the World Trade Centre similarly to a barricade. Symbolically, chains represent human connection and protection. The use of a fence or chains in one of the diptych photographs could represent Interstellar's theme of human exploration vs. human connection.