Why I chose what I chose
The background: I used this background because it shows the family that are standing on the rocks looking out into a sunset on the ocean. This shows the feelings of loneliness and despair because there is nothing apart from the plane in sight. I also didn’t use a background because I thought that the image was dark and mysterious enough without a black background.
The plane: I put the image of a PanAm airplane crashing into the ocean because it shows that one day luck might just run out. The other reason is that Frank Abagnale Jr made a career from posing as a Panam pilot and getting free flights across North America. With Frank, he always wanted more, if that were to be money or a family, he was always greedy. With the plane, it symbolizes the effects greed has on a person and that if you push the limits, the limits can push back. And with Frank, there can be very high consequences
The family: I put a silhouette of a mother, father and a new born child standing on the rocks looking out the the ocean and the plane. The mother and father symbolizes Frank’s parents and the carefree happy life that he once had. Before greed took over him (sacrifices have to be made in the pursuit of greed)
The money: On the right side of my still image I put an image of cash being blown away from the plane crashing. The means that money is only good when you are alive and no matter how hard you work, 1 small accident could change it all and in 2 seconds it could everything could be gone. Also relating to this is a cross in the bottom left corner is a cross. The cross is fading into the shadows which shows that even if you are not in any danger at the current time, the threat is always there. This cross represents the ultimate danger and what greed can bring to a person.
Title: For the title, I used a very visible font with a black colour, this is because the colour black represents power, mystery, and death. As well as this I put in a slogan/quote about greed itself. This slogan is all in Red, the colour Red represents love, passion, and danger. I put this in my still image as a threat or a way to show people that greed is a terrible thing which only brings destruction and rage into a person’s life.
The type of still image I wanted to use was Pathos. This is because I want the viewers to have an emotional connection to what they are seeing, I want to try as best I can to scare the people reading.