Coming into/out of the latest peer review, i realise I've been so caught up in the final appearance of the poster designs (well, currently only one design so far) that i'd totally forgotten to think about a range of products that the designs would be used on, which is the aim of of the whole project! Apart from the obvious 'Mondo' poster solution and advertising posters for 30th anniversary screenings at various 'old' cinemas, i wasn't too sure what other products would be suitable to whack images of 1980's film characters on to.
The peer review came in handy on that front; Ltd Edition T-shirts, metal dvd cases, tote bags were also suggested as a possible range. I'd also toyed with the idea of making presentation poster tubes and tags to accompany the posters, for delivery purposes and to enhance their collect-ability in general. I'm going to have to get a wriggle on if I'm to have enough time to create all the whistles and bells to accompany the final posters. On paper, making 3 posters should've been done already, but as always I've been guilty of hideously over thinking what I'm doing,trying to consider too many possible final outcomes, rather than just going with my instincts and it's really starting to scupper the progress & enjoyment i should have whilst doing this. I mean, I'm getting to draw Robocop & Predator all day, what could be better?!
I am stil also dilly-dallying over the 3rd film poster i need to design. Initially it was The Lost Boys - but as my other designs feature strong looking characters (alien hunter and a cyborg copper) it was suggested that maybe a good-looking bloke with a ridiculous platinum blonde mullet might be a weak link.
Hellraiser had also been on my shortlist, and has a strong looking main character, PinHead, that could depict - the problem is, i can't bring myself to watch the film.I'm not a massive fan of the 'Body-Horror' genre of film, and I've only made it through the first 3 mins of the opening credits ,of which features hooks and lumps of flesh. I may just have to read about it?
Bad Taste ('Troma' style Z-movie, Peter Jackson'a first directorial outing,as well as doing pretty much everything else to with the production of the film) is another title I've overlooked because of the same reason. Iconic main character,but the actual film is too grim to sit through again. I think i'll stick with Lost Boys and try and make it work, mean he main character is/and does turn into a vampire during the film so i'll draw him him vampire mode. There are several other moments in the cult which the film is still well remembered for,amongst fans and geeks at least.
The Running Man - Arnold at his catch phrasing peak,although one of my favourite films of all time, there's just too much that i'd want to include on this one, and i'm trying my hardest to not do a mega detailed,full-to-the-brim Tyler Stout-esque design (see below) - as much as i admire them.
Where was i..?
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