Alternative Poster Design of Night Watch (2004)

Night Watch (2004) is a movie directed by Timur Bekmambetov showcasing a horror-fantasy movie set in Moscow in 2000s. This movie is based on Sergei Lukyanenko’s novel, Russia’s first true blockbuster, where among normal human beings there are some who possesses supernatural abilities which then been referred as the «Others». There are two forces, day and night both clash into a great battle.

The movie captures tense scene and ambience, with supernatural elements and high quality special effects portraying a daily life in Moscow.

This design portrayed Anton Gorodetsky, the main character of the Night Watch movie with Moscow as the background. The poster uses the 70s America Comic Illustration and Pop Art style combination using bright colors such as cyan, yellow, and pink; which makes this poster look like a comic book cover

This design portrayed the concept of the «Others» behavior in the movie. Vampire «Others» biggest weakness are flashlight with special batteries, which is why the flashlight is there to spotlight Yegor, the child in the prophecy. Behind Yegor is a vampire «Others» mouth, which showcase the scene where Yegor was about to be bit by a vampire «Other»

This poster portrayed the doll that is owned by the Witch «Others» in the beginning of the movie. There are holes on the doll’s body, which portrays every single important figures and incidents in the movie like Anton Gorodetsky, Yegor, the Great War, crow, and a red eye.

This poster portrays two sides of forces, the day and night. Day forces are called Night Watch and Night forces are called Day Watch. The Night Watch are portrayed straightly because they’re the main focus in the movie, while the Day Watch are portrayed upside down due to being Night Watch’s opposition

This poster portrayed an explosion of a mirror, which is inspired by the scene from the Night Watch movie itself. The object mirror is used to portray the vampire «Others» to be unseen until they are reflected in the mirror.

This poster portrays the visualization of Anton’s blood-thirst towards Yegor when they first met in the subway train. The visualization showcased Yegor’s blood vessel where the spot where the blood’s source is more red that the other’s vessel.

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