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42: Movie Posters of the 80’s - Part 1
FromThe Poster Boys
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Length:
105 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
This summer, The Poster Boys take an extended trip back to the movie theatre lightboxes and video stores of their childhoods, and survey the Movie Posters of the 80’s in a two-part spectacular. In Part I, designers Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith comment on trends in 80’s poster design, titles, typography, and branding, holding both photo-based designs and richly illustrated painted works on the same playing field as pieces of key art worthy of both nostalgic remembrance and fresh objectivity. SHOW NOTES & LINKS People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley Trajan: How one typeface took over movie posters Mondo to Release JAWS Screenprint based on Roger Kastel’s original missing painting Music selections: “Bass on Titles” theme; “Bod Boy by Miami Sound Machine; Waves by Debbie Lytton. Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth. Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb.
Released:
Jul 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (60)
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