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John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 [1] – February 6, 2008) [2] was an American cinematic artist and painter who illustrated many movie posters. [2] Alvin created posters and key art [1] for more than 135 films, beginning with the poster for Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles (1974). [2]
In order for artwork to appear in film or television, filmmakers must go through a process of acquiring permission from artists, their estates or whoever the owner of the photographic rights may be, lest they become embroiled in a potential lawsuit, such as was the case for Warner Bros. with sculptor Frederick Hart following the reproduction of his piece Ex Nihilo in Devil's Advocate, as well ...
Drew Struzan (/ ˈ s t r uː z ən /; born March 18, 1947 [1]) is an American artist, illustrator and cover designer.He is known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as well as films in the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Harry Potter, and Star Wars film series. [2]
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The Sting, 1973 [1]. Richard Amsel was born in Philadelphia.Shortly after graduating from Philadelphia College of Art, his proposed poster art for the Barbra Streisand musical Hello, Dolly! was selected by 20th Century Fox for the film’s campaign after a nationwide artists’ talent search; the artist was 22 at the time.
The term is also used as synonym for the poster artwork and the film poster itself. [10] Since a one sheet is used in the official advertising for a film, they are prized by both collectors of memorabilia for specific films and of film posters themselves. [11] Film posters sold in general retail are in poster size, 24 by 36 inches (61 cm × 91 cm).
Historic poster artists. The Beggarstaffs, active 1893–1899; Róbert Berény (1887–1954) Gino Boccasile (1901–1952) Sándor Bortnyik (1893–1976)
Brown taught at the Art Center College of Design where he met Misha Kallis, then an art director at Universal Pictures. [6] Through Kallis, Brown began his film poster work, then did the artwork for dozens of film posters, including: [7] In 1953, Brown was one of the founders of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. [8]