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AMidsummerNightsDreamPosterAnalysis

ThemasterpiecethatIhavecreatedasyoumayknowfromthetitleisthatIcreatedamovie
posterforaMidsummerNightsDreambyWilliamShakespeareafantasyandromancecomedyabout
thefourloversHermia,Helena,Lysander,DemetriusandthetrickeryofthefairiesOberonandPuckon
Titania.AsweknowfromplayAMidsummerNightsDreamisthatafterHermiaisbeingforcedto
marryDemetriusbyherfatherEgeus,sosherunstothewoodsofthefairieswithherloverLysander.
AsweseeinmymovieposterweseethatHelenaandLysanderareembracingeachotherfortheylove
eachother,butalsoitshowfarthertotherightoftheposterDemetriusrunningawayfromHelena.This
isbecauseintheplayHelenawantstoruinHermiaslovebytellingDemetrius,whomwhichsheloves,
wheretofindHermiajustsothatDemetriuslooksatherornoticesher.Asfortheforestinwhichthese
fourloversenterwhichistheforestinwhichthefairiesresideinbecauseofTitaniabeingthere,Idrew
threelargeflowersoftheprimarycolors,alargefloraltree,andgreenbackgroundconsistingofalight
greentorepresenttheforest.Idrewthisbecauseinthethreelayersofmyposterthefourloverstake
muchofthebottompartofmypostersotosimplifytheforestIdrewafewsymbolstorepresentwhata
forestusuallyhaswhichisflowers,plantlife,trees,wavygrass,andmore.AlsoIdidntinclude
animalsbecausetheytakeuptoomuchspaceandarealmostnevermentionedexceptforwhenthe
Mechanicalstalk.ThesecondlayerhasatreelikebubblesectiontorepresentthattheMechanicals,a
groupofgeniusandidioticcomediansthatwanttoshowaplayfortheweddingoftheirduke
TheseuswithHippolyta,torepresentthatthearedeeperintotheforestthanthelovers.Rightnexttothe
secondlayerwiththeMechanicalsisalargepurpledropthatisconnectedtoapurpleflowercalled
LoveinIdleness,aflowerhitbyamissedcupidsarrow,thatRobinGoodfelloworPuckthefairyof
mischiefandservanttoOberonusesforlovechaosintheplay.Astoseparatethetwolayersfromthe
thirdlayerwhichistorepresentthefarthestordeepestpartoftheforestisahexagonal/treebubblewith
treesbecausethisiswherethemagicalfairiespresidein.InthislayerIhaveseparateditagainbythe
lefttoppartoftheposterbeingskybluetorepresentthatareaasaareawheremythicalcreaturesreside
inandIputOberonandPucktheresincetheyobservethemischieftheyhavemadeinsecretfrom
aboveandaroundtheforest.TherighttoppartofmyposterhasBottom,oneoftheMechanicalsgroup
memberwhoseheadwasturnedtoDonkey,andthereisalsoTitaniawhoisaffectedbytheliquidsof
theLoveinIdlenessandisinlovewithBottomsoIdrewaheartneartheselovers.Thecircles
aroundthefairiesarerepresentedmysticalpowersofsomesortsincefairiesaremagicalcreaturesand
forthetitleoftheplayIdrewacloudlikebubblearoundittorepresentthisdreamoftheeventsthat
haveaffectedthelovers,Mechanicals,andTitania.Attheverybottomlefthandcornerofthemovie
posteryoucanseeaComingSoonasifitwascomingoverthegrass,nearthelovers,andthereisa
singlecapitalizedMneartheMechanicalsandyoucouldguessthatitrepresentstheMechanicals,but
alsorepresentswhoplaystheplayintheplay,theMechanicals(Ourgroup).SothisiswhatIdidfor
mymoviepostermasterpieceforaMidsummerNightsDreambyWilliamShakespearetoshowthe
symbolismofthesimplicityofthebackgrounddrawings,theplainsimpleloveinplainsight,thedepth
shownthroughbubblytreesandlinestoshowthelayersoftheposterandforestandtherepresentation
oftheeventsthattakeplaceintheplay.PlusImadetheposterkindoflikeaflyerpostertomakeit
easiertospreadaroundourmoviepostertoalargeraudienceforalltoviewatacheapercost.Thank
youforyourinterestandtime,pleaselookforwardtoourplayAMidsummerNightsDream
performedbyyourstrulyTheMechanicals,comingsoon.

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