Concept Design
The Lovely Bones
Adobe Photoshop
ABOUT THE PROJECT
TOOLS USED
IDEATION PROCESS
This poster design for The Lovely Bones portrays the film's balance between beauty and tragedy, visually representing the main character's existence between life and death. The design captures the dreamlike atmosphere of the "In-Between" while acknowledging the darker reality of the story.
I used a semi-transparent effect on the main character to symbolize her spirit-like state and her ability to observe the living world from the "In-Between." A distant silhouette of the protagonist's murderer introduces a quiet, persistent darkness, grounding the composition in the film's tragic narrative.
BACKGROUND RUNDOWN
RESEARCH & BRAINSTORMING
1
feel free to skim or skip!
SKETCH OUT CONCEPTS
2
poster print for purchase
movie poster marquee
FINAL POSTER
NETFLIX MOCKUP
COVER IMAGE FOR STREAMING PLATFORMS
Core Themes
Grief | Loss | Trauma | Life, death, and the afterlife | Longing for what’s lost | Beauty contrasted with tragedy | Healing and acceptance
Tone
dark | emotionally heavy | suspenseful | unsettling | reflective and melancholic | surreal | dreamlike and ethereal
Visual Strategy
Use of transparency and layering — communicates the main character’s ghostly presence and connection to both the living world and the “In-Between” Symbolic silhouette looking in the direction of the main character — having the figure of the murderer stare at Susie mimics his stalker-like tendencies within the movie, in which he watches his victims before killing them. Soft color palette with a hint of darkness — a soft color palette represents Susie’s innocence, youth, and inviting warmth as well as the purgatory that she’s been placed in. The dark-colored silhouette contrasts the beauty of the rest of the composition, emphasizing its emotional darkness. It shows that beauty and unease can coexist.
The Lovely Bones
Concept Design
ABOUT THE PROJECT
TOOLS USED
BACKGROUND RUNDOWN
IDEATION PROCESS
Adobe Photoshop
This poster design for The Lovely Bones portrays the film's balance between beauty and tragedy, visually representing the main character's existence between life and death. The design captures the dreamlike atmosphere of the "In-Between" while acknowledging the darker reality of the story.
I used a semi-transparent effect on the main character to symbolize her spirit-like state and her ability to observe the living world from the "In-Between." A distant silhouette of the protagonist's murderer introduces a quiet, persistent darkness, grounding the composition in the film's tragic narrative.
1
RESEARCH & BRAINSTORMING
feel free to skim or skip!
2
SKETCH OUT CONCEPTS
FINAL POSTER
poster print for purchase
movie poster marquee
COVER IMAGE
FOR STREAMING PLATFORMS
NETFLIX MOCKUP
Core Themes
Grief | Loss | Trauma | Life, death, and the afterlife | Longing for what’s lost | Beauty contrasted with tragedy | Healing and acceptance
Tone
dark | emotionally heavy | suspenseful | unsettling | reflective and melancholic | surreal | dreamlike and ethereal
Visual Strategy
Use of transparency and layering — communicates the main character’s ghostly presence and connection to both the living world and the “In-Between” Symbolic silhouette looking in the direction of the main character — having the figure of the murderer stare at Susie mimics his stalker-like tendencies within the movie, in which he watches his victims before killing them. Soft color palette with a hint of darkness — a soft color palette represents Susie’s innocence, youth, and inviting warmth as well as the purgatory that she’s been placed in. The dark-colored silhouette contrasts the beauty of the rest of the composition, emphasizing its emotional darkness. It shows that beauty and unease can coexist.
The Lovely Bones
Concept Design
Adobe Photoshop
ABOUT THE PROJECT
TOOLS USED
IDEATION PROCESS
This poster design for The Lovely Bones portrays the film's balance between beauty and tragedy, visually representing the main character's existence between life and death. The design captures the dreamlike atmosphere of the "In-Between" while acknowledging the darker reality of the story.
I used a semi-transparent effect on the main character to symbolize her spirit-like state and her ability to observe the living world from the "In-Between." A distant silhouette of the protagonist's murderer introduces a quiet, persistent darkness, grounding the composition in the film's tragic narrative.
BACKGROUND RUNDOWN
RESEARCH & BRAINSTORMING
1
feel free to skim or skip!
SKETCH OUT CONCEPTS
poster print for purchase
movie poster marquee
2
FINAL POSTER
NETFLIX MOCKUP
COVER IMAGE FOR STREAMING PLATFORMS
Core Themes
Grief | Loss | Trauma | Life, death, and the afterlife | Longing for what’s lost | Beauty contrasted with tragedy | Healing and acceptance
Tone
dark | emotionally heavy | suspenseful | unsettling | reflective and melancholic | surreal | dreamlike and ethereal
Visual Strategy
Use of transparency and layering — communicates the main character’s ghostly presence and connection to both the living world and the “In-Between” Symbolic silhouette looking in the direction of the main character — having the figure of the murderer stare at Susie mimics his stalker-like tendencies within the movie, in which he watches his victims before killing them. Soft color palette with a hint of darkness — a soft color palette represents Susie’s innocence, youth, and inviting warmth as well as the purgatory that she’s been placed in. The dark-colored silhouette contrasts the beauty of the rest of the composition, emphasizing its emotional darkness. It shows that beauty and unease can coexist.