I'm a big fan of Struzan, but it would also be cool to see a new poster from some of the other original artists - Tom Jung, Roger Kastel, etc.
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I highly reccomend the movie "Drew: The Man Behind the Poster" on Netflix.
I used to have this problem until I realized that they're bigger pieces of one giant poster, so the things being from the wrong movie are actually because they're part of the same trilogy.dan76 said:
One of the things I don't like about his work is that he clearly paints from photos and stills of the movie. The SE posters had weird inconsistencies in them.
Star Wars had Leia from Empire. With Empire he used a still of the Emperor from Jedi and had Darth Vader's Tie Fighter in the centre. For Jedi he reused the steps from the lightsaber duel in Empire... again. Why would he do this?
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For a poster that is obviously not the final one, I find it nice. Even if it's not the best thing Drew drew... (no, I'm not ashamed!)
doubleofive said:
dan76 said:
One of the things I don't like about his work is that he clearly paints from photos and stills of the movie. The SE posters had weird inconsistencies in them.
Star Wars had Leia from Empire. With Empire he used a still of the Emperor from Jedi and had Darth Vader's Tie Fighter in the centre. For Jedi he reused the steps from the lightsaber duel in Empire... again. Why would he do this?I used to have this problem until I realized that they're bigger pieces of one giant poster, so the things being from the wrong movie are actually because they're part of the same trilogy.
Could it be that he's using a similar concept for the new ones? You know, the new poster seems oddly hanging on the left, like it may continue with another one on the right. Maybe next to Han there are actually other two figures: Luke and Leia.
The Original Trilogy’s Timeline Reconstruction: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Implied-starting-date-of-the-Empire-from-OT-dialogue/post/786201/#TopicPost786201
John Doom said:
Could it be that he's using a similar concept for the new ones? You know, the new poster seems oddly hanging on the left, like it may continue with another one on the right. Maybe next to Han there are actually other two figures: Luke and Leia.
That poster isn't the movie's poster... it's a teaser poster specifically painted for Disney's D23 Expo. Why do you think it says "December 18" below the title, while credits and company logos are missing?
It's possible (though they may overlap your missing logos for the theatrical release), but still he may be applying the same concept with that poster, even if it's just for a few more teasers for TFA, waiting to be set side by side.
The Original Trilogy’s Timeline Reconstruction: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Implied-starting-date-of-the-Empire-from-OT-dialogue/post/786201/#TopicPost786201
Drew makes a lot of promotional art. Go on his site, and you'll see he's done a lot of stuff for Star Wars that wasn't the official posters.
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Take a look at this:
http://instagram.com/p/62SF1rzBDy/?taken-by=jedinewsuk
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass? Wonder if it comes from the theatrical poster.
DominicCobb said:
It's underwear.
B) bad ass
I see what you did there.
DominicCobb said:
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass?
Call me uneasily impressed, but meh.
Hal 9000 said:
DominicCobb said:
It's underwear.
B) bad ass
I see what you did there.
I could have said a lot worse...
DuracellEnergizer said:
DominicCobb said:
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass?
Call me uneasily impressed, but meh.
It's not a great picture, but I think it looks pretty cool. Most importantly it looks like it could be part of an even cooler, larger art. Maybe I'm crazy/silly and it's just some undie art, but it stood out to me as something very nice and very Star Warsy.
DominicCobb said:
Take a look at this:
http://instagram.com/p/62SF1rzBDy/?taken-by=jedinewsuk
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass? Wonder if it comes from the theatrical poster.
doubleofive said:
dan76 said:
One of the things I don't like about his work is that he clearly paints from photos and stills of the movie. The SE posters had weird inconsistencies in them.
Star Wars had Leia from Empire. With Empire he used a still of the Emperor from Jedi and had Darth Vader's Tie Fighter in the centre. For Jedi he reused the steps from the lightsaber duel in Empire... again. Why would he do this?I used to have this problem until I realized that they're bigger pieces of one giant poster, so the things being from the wrong movie are actually because they're part of the same trilogy.
It's a triptych where each panel supposed to represent each film.
If it was a one shot trilogy poster, it wouldn't bother me. As it stands, it bugs the heck outta me.
Ray you realise you can't always blame the artist, the artist has to create what the client wants. It would be inconsistent to have the original emperor for instance in that painting. Leia doesn't really do much in the original (besides ensure the plans get to the rebels) so it's not surprising he uses a more active Leia from Empire in the SW side. It is intended to split into three of course which is why there are 3 areas for movie names, but it's also intended to be a one piece artwork.
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DominicCobb said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
DominicCobb said:
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass?
Call me uneasily impressed, but meh.
It's not a great picture, but I think it looks pretty cool. Most importantly it looks like it could be part of an even cooler, larger art. Maybe I'm crazy/silly and it's just some undie art, but it stood out to me as something very nice and very Star Warsy.
Oh, don't get me wrong -- it's not a bad piece of art. I'm just not overtly awestruck by Struzan's style.
RU.08 said:
...Leia doesn't really do much in the original (besides ensure the plans get to the rebels) so it's not surprising he uses a more active Leia from Empire in the SW side.
Leia's image in SW is one of the most iconic in pop culture! And she gets plenty of action in during the escape from the Death Star. I mean, someone had to save their skins!
There's a thought - did literally no one else do posters for the prequels?
Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.
No one else did actual painted posters but they all got photoshoped teasers:
Ah yes, my memory was a little hazy at the time.
Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.
Really loving this fanart:
Tobar said:
No one else did actual painted posters but they all got photoshoped teasers:
I could just as easily used this as my example for when I knew the prequels were terrible. I thought that was an idiotic poster as soon as it was released.
A textbook example of Lucas and his complete lack of subtlety. All mystery of story has been removed and the whole piece suffers because of it. Teasers should be simple, but even that one was overdone.
I could never reconcile where the kid was coming from. Unless his name is little Annie Stubblebine, he has no reason to be mid-stride a foot away from that wall. However, Lucas needed a wall for the shadow of Vader (leave your imaginations at the door) so just Photoshop him next to a wall.
Light sources for the shadows from the doorway, kid's head, kid's feet, and Vader all different? Must be those twin suns.
Terrible.
I bet Struzan could've made the basic idea work, though.
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
DominicCobb said:
Take a look at this:
http://instagram.com/p/62SF1rzBDy/?taken-by=jedinewsuk
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass? Wonder if it comes from the theatrical poster.
This is a Brian Rood piece.
http://www2.mintinbox.net/site/actus/15-09/0409BrianRood_TFA/1.jpg