This is the official DVD wrap template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the wrap. This is the font for the credit block.
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the wrap will be cut after printing. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed during printing. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished wrap.
Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your wrap concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the FSU seal or FSUFILM logos.
This is the official DVD disc art template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the art will be cut. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished art.
Adjust the color of the elements to best fit the aesthetic of your disc art concept. Be mindful of the legibility of any text, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the text and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the copyright, FSU seal, or FSUFILM logo.
Steel Tongs is the font to be used for the credit block on FSUFILM marketing materials, such as posters and DVD wraps. You’ll need to download the zip file (above) and install the font on your computer before starting work on a poster or DVD wrap, otherwise the credit block will not display correctly.
Steel Tongs works by displaying certain keystrokes as credit titles or logos. All uppercase letters, numerals, and basic punctuation symbols (periods, commas, quotes, dashes, ampersands) will display as normal. Lowercase letters, other punctuation symbols, and ALT key codes, however, are translated into different graphical elements of a credit block, as shown below.
Lowercase
a
WRITTEN BY
b
CASTING BY
c
MUSIC BY
d
COSTUME DESIGNER
e
EDITED BY
f
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
g
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
h
LINE PRODUCER
i
CO-PRODUCED BY
j
PRODUCED BY
k
DIRECTED BY
l
CO-DIRECTED BY
m
STORY BY
n
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY
o
SCREENPLAY BY
p
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
q
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
r
GUEST DIRECTOR
s
SPECIAL EFFECTS BY
t
VISUAL EFFECTS BY
u
3D VISUAL EFFECTS
v
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
w
ART DIRECTOR
x
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER(S)
y
CREATURES DESIGNED BY
z
CREATURES DESIGNER AND SUPERVISOR
Symbols
{
ANIMATION PRODUCTION
|
SOUND EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
}
BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY
~
DIRECTOR OF GRAPHICS
\
ANIMATION DIRECTOR
^
WITH MUSIC FROM
_
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
£
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
#
MAKE UP ARTIST
$
STUNT/FIGHT COORDINATOR
%
A*
*
A FILM BY*
+
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
[
SCREENWRITER
]
KEY ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
<
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
>
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
?
ASSISTANT TO CHIEF ANIMATOR
@
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
!
CUSTOM LAYOUT BY
(
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
)
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
:
PRESENTS*
;
PRESENTS A*
/
AND*
=
PRESENTS AN*
ALT key codes
The following characters need to be accessed by holding down the ALT key while typing the character code number — e.g., hold the ALTkey and type 0131, then let the ALT key go and “MECHANICAL DESIGN” will appear.
This is the official poster template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the poster. This is the font for the credit block.
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame, but keep any essential elements at least a quarter-inch from the edge, in case they are trimmed during printing.
Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your poster concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the logos or copyright.
The College of Motion Picture Arts pays an annual fee to Soundsnap for the licenses to the sound effects they provide on their site. No releases need to be signed for the use of these sound effects, so long as you remain in accordance with this licensing agreement.
You are free to:
Remix or transform the sounds in any way.
Copy and transmit the sounds – but not resell them as they are originally downloaded from Soundsnap.
Use the sounds in any music, film, video game, website etc. whether commercial or not, without paying additional royalties or other fees beyond the initial membership cost.
The College of Motion Picture Arts pays an annual fee to Universal Production Music (Killer Tracks) for the licenses to the library music they provide on their site. No releases need to be signed for the use of this music, so long as you remain in accordance with this licensing agreement.
This agreement is to be used to document when rights have been granted to use trademarks, logos and/or other identifiable characters associated with a company or product, in order to maintain a clean chain of title.
Any fair use claims — allowing the inclusion of trademarks in the finished film without this agreement being filed — must be presented to and cleared by the Head of Production prior to picture lock.
A synchronization license is the right to reproduce a specific musical composition in your film. It must be obtained from the copyright owner of the composition, which is usually the publisher.
You can find out who the publisher is by searching by song title at either ASCAP or BMI. Almost every song is represented by one of these two companies. Songs that are not represented by ASCAP or BMI might be found at the National Music Publishers’ Association “Songfile” website (www.nmpa.org). You will be provided with a contact at the publisher’s Business Affairs or Licensing Department.
Getting the rights could be as simple as sending letters to the publisher and record label, having them sign and return them. However, you may be required to complete their licensing agreements instead. If this is the case, make sure you have the Head of Production review the agreement before you sign it, to ensure we have the proper releases.
You must get each license for at least:
Two-years
Film festival
Non-commercial
World rights
Note that you will need to get a synchronization license from the publisher, even if you are making your own sound recording of that song. For example, if you have your actor sing or recite lyrics, whistle or hum the tune, play the song on a musical instrument, or in any way make your own sound recording of the song, you will need to get the synchronization license from the publisher.
