Saturday, 4 February 2012

Film Theory 5x Designers

It was difficult to find names that go with the spaghetti western posters of the 50's/60's, apart from Saul Bass, however there are quite a few modern designers that take a lot of influence from these early posters


Saul Bass   http://saulbass.tv/

File:The Man with the Golden Arm poster.jpg

Saul Bass is the most notable designer of film posters, He is probably most known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock's films. He has a very unique style consisting of solid silhouette shapes and inconsistent playful type.

Olly Moss     http://ollymoss.com/
Born in the uk 1987 clients include: Sony, Lucas Film, Nike, Apple, urban outfitters...


Olly Moss is a contemporary designer that has taken the solid, bold aesthetics of Saul Bass and added a new dynamic and technical level. He still retains the solid silhouette style but adds another image into the poster that isn't instantly obvious.

Dean Walton       http://www.deanwalton.co.uk/

I'm a graphic/web designer, based in the North West of England.

Over the years I've tried to keep myself up to date with all the latest technologies and techiques and as a result, I can provide almost any kind of visual design work. I've worked in all kinds of industries from local plumbers, through the likes of national double-glazing companies right through to global giants such as Nintendo and Disney.


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Dean Walton has done a series of Movie posters that he has redesigned, again using a similar approach to Saul Bass (silhouettes) but giving the posters more of a hand made aesthetic.

Matt Owen   http://brickhut.wordpress.com/




Matt Owen has taken parts of the films dialogue/ story and used them as the focal point of the poster. The key to a successful film poster seems to be keep it as simple and bold as possible.


Carlos Ramos

thecarlosramos.tumblr.com


Carlos Ramos has done his own version of a spaghetti western film here adding a lot more detail and complexity putting in lots of layers and about 4 colours. I don't think this works as well as the previous designers. The poster for room 237 is okay but doesn't need that many colours.





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