I wanted the film poster to include the protagonist of Say Your Prayers as the people will recognise that she is important to the story. Since that she is a student, I thought of leaving her uniform along with a jacket which she uses as they film outside in the story's "winter cold". When taking initial pictures, she already owned a pair of round glasses which coincidently matched the character she portrayed conveying intelligence among the other two people. The positioning of her head to the side looking down as if she is pondering a thought makes people question what she is thinking about. The lack of happiness shows that the situation she is in may not be the best yet she is thinking a way out of it. I think the photo by itself tells a lot about who she is as a character; from the way she dresses, to the serious facial expression. This is why I chose the picture among others like one below when she doesn't wear a jacket which wouldn't match the main setting of student filming outside.
I decided to give the poster a setting to hint what kind of horror film this is - which includes the themes of religion and mystery. These were represented by the photo we took of St Emmanuels Church. However, the day and time we took this photo did not show what I planned it to be: grey clouds, trees with no leaves, dark shadows (not sunrays on the church). Through editing, I was able to turn the summer-like colours to a colder hue with a stormy sky and added branches from separate pictures onto the tree. I designed this image of a horror setting to create an eerie atmosphere where churches, dried out trees and a cold, stormy-like weather all are common symbols of the horror film genre.
