Week 2 4.7.11

Review the book description found on the back cover of your book. Using the information, and this information alone, construct two alternate titles for the book that appeal to you.Pick one of the two titles and create a catch phrase and movie poster. Describe (using language that will explain what you are talking about so that we can "see" it) the movie poster to sell the new titled novel.

I am still enjoying Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie book 1: My Rotten Life by David Lubar. Wow, create two alternative titles? Better than the original? Hmm... okay:
Alternative 1. My Life as a Zombie?! What... Life? The Doom of Nathan Abercrombie Book 1

Alternative 2. You know being a Zombie ain't so bad : Nathan Abercrombie book 1

For a catch phrase for the movie poster I would use : Wouldn't you want to stay up late, rock at video games, be infamous, and get the girl?

If I had to create a movie poster for Nathan Abercrombie: My Rotten Life by David Lubar, I would have to work hard to make it better than the cover of the actual book. The back cover talks about how Nathan's life sucks until this freak accident that turns him into a zombie, then talks about the positive side to being able to stay up late, get good at videos, and become popular. He questions whether he wants to remain a zombie or if he can even undo the experiment.

Therefore, on the peachy orange movie poster I would have a geeky but cute, blond, short boy bumping in to a mad scientist table (the tablewould look wobbly). Your eye would be drawn to a beaker of green smelly goo (vapor rising up) splattering onto the kid's hand and you would see his left, broken, green thumb falling. Faded in the background you would see the face of an insane scientist with blazing yellow hair standing straight up, wide eyes with huge "bug eye" glasses, and a wicked smile. In the forefront, would be Nathan. The boy's face would have a line down the middle. On the left side he would look shocked with a solid conversation bubble with the words : OMG, I'm a rotting zombie! done in shadowed italics. Like he was screaming! But the right side of his face would look sly and sneaky with a dotted (indicating he is thinking) conversation bubble by his mouth. In it would be the words from the catch phrase done in fluorescent green. The title would be done in dark orange with dripping green border.

I can't decide between my two choices though. Maybe the first title choice.?? What do YOU think? This was more fun than I thought it would be, to "create" the poster with words. Hard, but fun.