Movie Poster for Novikof

In order advertise for a movie (to have a more successful distributing and consumption stage after the production production process if it was real media), one must create a movie poster with the title, slogan, main actors, color schemes, a background, etc. I have developed, sketched, shot and edited together a movie poster for Novikof. 

Brain Storming: 

Russian font

Colors: (Primary) brown, (Secondary) red, (Accent) yellow (mostly brown-scale) 

Elements: the book ("Solzhenitsyn"), the main character looking out, anxiously, American spy looking out the other way, both the main character and the spy are holding onto this book. A guard is looking straight at the camera, he has sunglasses on with a vicious attack dog at his side. 

The spy is on the left of the main character (with Rembrandt triangle facial lighting), the American spy is on the right (with the loop facial lighting). The Kremlin Senate (Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union) is in the background. 

Title (On the lower third): Novikof

Slogan: (Under the lower third): No one can stop ideas from starting rebellion. 

Idea 1: Novikof's Desk and American Flag

Novikof's desk is in the middle of the poster with the slogan in the middle (use dark shading behind the slogan to make it pop). Add the American flag under the desk and fade the desk into the dark brown gradient background. The Soviet Union flag will be superimposed over the American blue rectangle on the flag with the stars. The red will match a fading red gradient at the top with the main title, main actor's name, and the critic's quote. There will be three yellow stars (the same color as the actor's name and the critic's quote) on either side of the speaker of the quote, on a lower level than the quote itself. I will enlarge the size of the red book in the corner of the desk to emphasize it and make sure it is on the opposite side of the taller part of the flag, so the rhythm and balance of the poster is correct. I will enhance the reds of the folders on the desk and make the books red to reenforce the secondary color of the movie and thus the poster. I will blur the shelf space around the slogan with a radial gradient of strength to pull attention to the slogan. I will also make sure all of the text is within the bleed lines, so when printed, nothing will be cut off or without proper space surrounding it. 

Symbolism of the book: (This is the "Complete Works of Solzhenitsyn" that he grabbed at the library and writes his thoughts in like a diary. He feels like he has a real connection to the author and that no one really understood him like Solzhenitsyn, until he met Vetrov of course.) 

Some Progress Pictures:

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3 (and final choice):

Idea 2: Communist Poster/Interrogation Room

Posterize and color gradient over a flat red (with warm accents) American flag. Have a fade into red box at the bottom with the main title and main actor's name. Put the main actor looking directly at the camera with a determined, "I have a mission to accomplish and nothing can stand in my way" face. The main actor is holding the red book. This is taking place in an interrogation room and a light shines down on the main actor. There is an interesting shadow from his body on the posterized "wall" (the background). The critic's quote is placed on the "wall." The tag line is across the main actor's torso and book. There is a bit of fog in the background near the light to indicate that the movie is set in a foggy, colder place (Russia) and to add drama.