Movie Poster Key Art Exercise

This is a school exercise for designing my own movie poster. Adobe photshop skills used include the following: Combining multiple different images into a single piece of "key art" using image import techniques and layer management techniques. Used opacity controls in the Layers panel as a means of blending the images. Also gradient tools and clipping masks. Used selection techniques, including Pen tool work paths, to make accurate selections of the imagery. Used Free Transform to scale and rotate layers as needed. Select and Mask and/or add Drop Shadow effects as needed to enhance the smoothness and realism of the composition.