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Jason Ramsey

10-31-2009, 03:20 PM

Rodney V. Smith

10-31-2009, 03:26 PM

Justin Durban, Bits and Pieces
http://www.edgen.com/bitsandpieces/BitsAndPieces_Poster.jpg
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=188911

Geoff Reisner, SINNERGY
http://www.rawimagefilms.com/graphics/sinnergy/sinnergytempposter_v4.jpg
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=186823

My 2 favs

cinealma

10-31-2009, 03:33 PM

I second Rodney's nomination. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Kellar42

10-31-2009, 03:44 PM

Holy shit! I wonder Mr. Durban would mind talking about how he put that together after the festival?!

Nitsuj

10-31-2009, 04:01 PM

I was torn between 4
SINNERGY - by Geoff Reisner
LAKE WICWAS - by Defcon
MONSTERS BEWARE - by J. Anthony Gonzales
Bits and Pieces - by Justin R. Durban

After a lot of consideration I have to agree with Rodney Smith for it's straight to the point simplicity yet look of an actual movie poster.
Bits and Pieces - by Justin R. Durban

I do think the "and" in the title could stand out just a tad bit more but it still works considering it is being viewed on a web page.

Tuwin

10-31-2009, 04:05 PM

wow. Absolutely!

ZazaCast

10-31-2009, 04:10 PM

O.K., that was quick..... :thumbsup:

ramsaur

10-31-2009, 04:35 PM

Wow I haven't seen Durban's poster! It's awesome! I nominate Edgen's poster!

Kholi

10-31-2009, 04:39 PM

Rodney V. Smith

10-31-2009, 04:46 PM

great... the one time I slack on poster duties and this comes up. That will teach me...

Any more nominations or are those the top favorites?

Charli

10-31-2009, 06:31 PM

Anyway someone could be them all up on a thumbnail so we can view them all on one page instead of going thread by thread to see them all?

Rodney V. Smith

10-31-2009, 06:32 PM

Anyway someone could be them all up on a thumbnail so we can view them all on one page instead of going thread by thread to see them all?

I was trying to do the thumbnails thing with all of the posters but my knowledge of the site fails me there. Anyone want to PM me with instructions on how to embed the thumbnails?

Jason Ramsey

10-31-2009, 06:57 PM

attachments...

icon looks like this in the advanced editor:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/images/style_dvxuser_v2/editor/attach.gif

AmyO

10-31-2009, 10:24 PM

Definitely "Bits and Pieces" for my #1 pick.

Zak Forsman

10-31-2009, 11:56 PM

I like this one...

http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx121/NOBLEO26/DISPATCHPOSTER.jpg

Gord.T

11-01-2009, 07:26 PM

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w289/TheRaptor365/BitsAndPieces_Poster.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w289/TheRaptor365/TheJones.jpg

NOBELO

11-01-2009, 08:17 PM

I like this one...

http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx121/NOBLEO26/DISPATCHPOSTER.jpg

Props to Defcon. He did our poster for us and I think he did a great job.

EditPhish

11-01-2009, 10:31 PM

My two favorites

http://www.edgen.com/bitsandpieces/BitsAndPieces_Poster.jpg

http://www.sprocketboy.com/thedevilstoy/dvxuser/tdt_poster_v2.jpg

Michael Anthony Horrigan

11-02-2009, 08:07 AM

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w289/TheRaptor365/BitsAndPieces_Poster.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w289/TheRaptor365/TheJones.jpg

Two great posters. :thumbup:

teresadecher

11-06-2009, 01:37 AM

Sinnergy is my top. Second favorite is Bits and Pieces.

Charli

11-06-2009, 11:34 AM

bits and pieces

Matt Sconce

11-06-2009, 01:33 PM

bits and pieces for me as well.

Sprocketboy

11-07-2009, 03:03 PM

Bits and Pieces is the clear winner.

Robert Eldon

11-07-2009, 03:42 PM

I would have to vote for the following:

1st Bits and Pieces

2nd Trapped

3rd Sinnergy

4th StepMother

Maximus

11-08-2009, 09:14 AM

It's nice to see the posters getting some luv. I've noticed a distinct correlation between the quality of a poster and the film itself. Visually at least.

The importance of good design (or lack thereof): composition, negative space, proportion, focus, color, etc... should be a major consideration for all filmmakers. If it is missing in the poster, it most likely will be missing in the film. Not a coincidence.

A book that might be of interest is "The Visual Story" by Bruce Block.

#3) Bits n Pieces. This would have been my first pick except for the miniscule size of the tag line and title. I can barely see the name of the film. Disproportionately small, bigger (in this case at least) would be better.

#2) Sinnergy. Another great poster, but this time with nice large yet proportional size type. The flaw for me is the transition from the black on top into the photograph. It is too abrupt, and would be better with more feathering. A minor detail to some, but with a poster of this quality, little faults can be glaring.

#1) Dispatch. This is my favorite. Nice simple design. Wonderful colors. Nice font choices. Great job!

And to all the filmmakers who feel their posters are somehow lacking, the internet is a goldmine of tutorials, reference and all kinds of information. There's really no excuse, if you're willing to put in the HOURS needed to improve.

My two cents.

Susanne G.

11-12-2009, 01:33 PM

Hi,

I like very much this three.

1. 'Lot 6A'
2. 'VII'
3. 'Mindy Madison and the cockroach man'

Susanne

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Richard J. Johnson

11-13-2009, 05:37 AM

My favs are
1. The jones
2. Mindy madison
3. VII

Matt Harris

11-13-2009, 07:13 PM

Thanks for the props! NOBEL I was lucky to be attached to such an awesome film.

Matt Harris

11-13-2009, 07:15 PM

VII is an excellent poster, i took notes on that one. Nice work.

Matt Harris

11-13-2009, 07:16 PM

bits and pieces and the jones are also killer. hell most of the posters were just really good.

Kyle Stebbins

11-14-2009, 12:14 PM

sinnergy, by far. mindy madison and VII are close seconds. not a fan of bits and pieces.

SparkyZa

11-14-2009, 12:33 PM

Bits & Pieces. By FAR the best of the mix!

vnguyen972

11-14-2009, 01:24 PM

1.Synergy
2.The Jones
3.Bits and Pieces (best image though, just thought if the title would be nicer if it's a bigger font and maybe right above the credits?)
4.Dispatch

jasonthewho

11-14-2009, 10:35 PM

Thanks Susanne, Richard and Kyle for the props! I'm glad you guys liked the poster!

Chris_Keaton

11-14-2009, 10:37 PM

I love Bits and Pieces, Synnergy, and The Devil's Toy. Oh, wait of course I love The Devil's Toy.

Susanne G.

12-29-2009, 08:15 AM

this will be highly informal....

not sure how the winner shall be picked as we don't have time to add it into the rating system or anything.

but, how's about post up your nominations for best poster in this thread... we'll just kinda play it by ear...

Hi Jason,

Did you find a solution how to choose the best poster? So, if you did - which poster is it?

Susanne

Kyle Stebbins

12-30-2009, 10:05 AM

http://www.edgen.com/bitsandpieces/BitsAndPieces_Poster.jpg

It truly is a stunning visual, but let's breakdown the hierarchy and reasoning behind each of the elements. For one, what is the point of inverting the text over the window? Just so we can read it?

Not a good enough reason in my book.

If it were to be titled "Night and Day", or "Inside and Outside", I could see a justification for placing the text over the window and setting it to a darker tone. Don't place things just because they look neat, legible, or shaped correctly... convey an idea to me. Great design is always about something bigger than pretty pictures.

Also, the placement of your text elements confuses me. Part of me is convinced that this film is called "Good Night. Sleep Tight." -- After all, those words aren't much smaller, and they are on top of the print. Keep going.

These are the reasons behind my choice to not nominate Bits And Pieces as #1, despite it seeming to win the audience approval in this thread.

I encourage all of you to give more consideration to your design choices. Don't make them all on a whim, and if you do, be sure you can back them up with an explanation, or some sort of reason as to why you did what you did. The more you practice this, the better your hand at design will get.

Then again, this IS a filmmaking forum not a design forum. ;)

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