Who else wants the Serenity poster to be "old-school"?

POSTED BY: MohrStoutbeard
UPDATED: Sunday, August 15, 2004 07:07
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This has been on my mind for a while lately.

Most posters nowadays look like they're quickly and poorly slapped together in Photoshop. Very few of them have any "character." They usually don't even follow good design aesthetics.

So, that got me thinking about Serenity. . .and I really want a glorious, majestic, old-school, hand-drawn (or painted, whatever) poster for the BDM. I think it deserves it.

The first artist that came to mind was Drew Struzan, the guy who did the posters for the likes of Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, the Star Wars re-releases, etc; but it doesn't really matter who does it, so long as they do it well.

Am I alone in thinking this?

"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."

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I think a Drew Struzan style poster would be an excellent idea.

Industrial Looniee & Madness - http://www3.telus.net/vchrusch

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How about like a old west type "wanted" poster for the crew with Serenity flying over head. It would be tanish in color and have burnt edges.

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Agree....it really needs to have character. I love the graphics from the opening sequence, and the whole dichotomy between outer space and old west would get me interested if I didn't really know what Firefly or Serenity was about. The title "Serenity", while it means a lot to us, to most people, they're going to think "chick flick" or "kung fu movie", I'm afraid.

As far as a drawn poster, maybe, if it's done really, really well.

"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."

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Originally posted by shinyhappyklin:
As far as a drawn poster, maybe, if it's done really, really well.

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Well, that would be the whole point. Putting a lot of effort and talent into making a good product.

Check out some of the stuff Struzan has done and I think you'll see what I'm talking about:

http://www.drewstruzan.com/

"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."

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Originally posted by ZaphodB:
I think a Drew Struzan style poster would be an excellent idea.

Industrial Looniee & Madness - http://www3.telus.net/vchrusch

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Ooooh, he did those old Raiders of the Lost Arc posters didn't he?

Niiiice choice big Z. You have the best taste in things.

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Originally posted by rangrbob:
How about like a old west type "wanted" poster for the crew with Serenity flying over head. It would be tanish in color and have burnt edges.

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Great idea... but I have heard that the movie will try to get away from the Western trappings. Not sure what that means but I bet your poster idea would be going in... er, another direction than whatever direction the movie is going. Whatever that is.

Dong ma?

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Originally posted by MohrStoutbeard:
This has been on my mind for a while lately.

Most posters nowadays look like they're quickly and poorly slapped together in Photoshop. Very few of them have any "character." They usually don't even follow good design aesthetics.

So, that got me thinking about Serenity. . .and I really want a glorious, majestic, old-school, hand-drawn (or painted, whatever) poster for the BDM. I think it deserves it.

Isnt the movie poster the one signed at San Diego Con. Arn't posters usually done by now?

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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