Sunday, April 17, 2005

hand painted russian movie posters

When you come across heralds of currently showing foreign films
at cinemas around the country that were painstakingly hand-painted - the effect is quite stunning. While these posters are reappraised as art, not everyone thinks the painters are true artists. Nowadays if you are using a hand-painted
poster the public will think it's a cheap movie. That's why in recent years those marquees are increasingly a dying art. Artists who specialize in painting movie posters are finding it increasingly difficult to find work. Distributors have left them behind for slick digitally designed ones. A hand-painted canvas movie banner today costs between $60 and $80 and can be used outside three or four theaters
before the elements take their toll. A computer-designed banner printed on plastic costs up to $200, but can travel to over 20 theaters before it fades.
Here're the pictures of the posters for Men in Black2, 50 First Dates, Kill Bill, Troy, Terminator 3, Taxi 3, Bad Boys 2, SpyKids, Freaky Friday )))
This is Matrix 3


3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

So much fun. Never seen anything like that.

10:37 PM  
Blogger The Los said...

Wow, those are interesting :)

11:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you can see such artworks near every cinema in every small belorussian town. the reason of doing such things - high price of printing..

8:47 AM  

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