TGJ4MG Mainstage Production Promotional Materials

Every year, the grade 12 Graphic Design class is responsible for "in-house" promotional materials and design requests for LCI.
This year, we are responsible for designing the poster, banner and t-shirts for the drama mainstage production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

The poster must be 8 1/2" x 11" @ 300 p.p.i. and must incorporate a photograph of the actor playing the main character.
The banner must be 16' x 4' (that's feet, not inches!), so should be done in Illustrator for the infinitely stretchable quality of vector-based illustration.
The t-shirts should be a strong graphic that works well with one colour.

The following information must be included in the poster:
The Lakeshore Drama Club Presents...
Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmund Rostand
"So soon, so fast, the knife can pierce our hearts."
May 27, 28 & 29
7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore Auditorium
350 Kipling Avenue
Tickets: Adults $10
Students & Seniors $8

The following information must be included on the banner:
Graphic of some kind
The Lakeshore Drama Club Presents...
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmund Rostand
"So soon, so fast, the knife can pierce our hearts."
May 27, 28 & 29
7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore Auditorium

The following information must be on the t-shirts:
On the front:
Graphic of some kind which should include the title (Cyrano de Bergerac)

On the back:
The Lakeshore Drama Club Presents...
Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmund Rostand
"So soon, so fast, the knife can pierce our hearts."
May 27, 28 & 29
2009

In your design teams, you must come up with a design plan that incorporates all three products. The poster will have a photograph, while the other two will be more graphic, however, they should compliment each other and they must be unified in their designs. They should look like they are part of the same promotional campaign. Keep this in mind when you are choosing typestyles, layout and the graphic representation of the poster imagery.

Please do your research! Watch the film over the holidays if you can. Read any information you can. Find past posters for this play and film and look at other movie and theatre posters both vintage and contemporary.
All three pieces need to be finished by April 1st. You will be presenting your work to the class - concept, sketches and mock-ups of final products on Friday March 27. Keep in mind that you will need to photograph the actor - please "hire" a photographer from the grade 12 class to do this. You will want to show them a sketch of your idea first and discuss it with them.

Have fun!