22: Film Posters in the 21st Century - Part 2

Drawing from their experience as poster designers, hosts Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith take a general look at the ins and outs of film poster design in the 21st century, and how commercial factors like billing blocks, logo placement, and actor likenesses have shaped poster design from the 70’s to today. The Poster Boys also chat about some books, sites, and poster designs that have caught their eye recently, and then open the Flat File to take a look at the poster art for Steven Spielberg’s JAWS, including the iconic key art by painter Roger Kastel. * Part I can be heard in our May 2015 episode (Episode 6).

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

Cedok Zakka Store JozefSquare - Czech movie posters Art of the Title - Ruthless People by Sally Kruikshank Posteritati Gallery - Keiko Kimura posters for Rialto Pictures Lars Muller A5 Series - Best German Posters The Poster Boys - Film Posters in the 21st Century (Part 1) Cozy Lummox - The Sweet Smell of Success DVD cover process Collector’s Weekly - Who Stole JAWS? Melville Hosue - 40 Years Later, the Book Jacket for Jaws Movie Poster of the Week on Andrzej Dudinski

Music selections: “Bass on Titles” opening theme; Ruthless People by Mick Jagger; Theme from Jaws.

Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth.

Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb and to our presenting partner, AIGA’s Eye on Design blog.