Who designs DVD covers??

the_Andyape

the_Andyape

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Basically... it needs no more elaboration than that. Who designs the artwork for DVD releases (when the studios don't just stick with the theatrical poster)? Are there companies that do this? Is it freelancers? Who??

I've always been curious.
 
Someone posted a copy of their one-sheet for a movie recently that was done by a design firm that specializes in Hollywood poster work... can't find the post right now, but I'm guessing there are one or two "big names" who do the majority of the stuff you see on store shelves.
 
Maybe it's the shape but I've yet to see a DVD cover design that I think looks good. Most of the time the design is just plain embarrasing.

That said, i realize that it's hard. I did one a while back and it was excurciating.

-rook
 
Yeah -- I'm guessing a lot of folks here have learned far more about the print industry than they ever thought they would, being filmmakers and all. CMYK, bleed, convert to outlines, layered tiff, mind the safe areas, pantone, halftone, 4/4, 100lb gloss text blah blah blah.

Sometimes I feel like a part time filmmaker, full time print shop.
 
What do you guys use for the layout? Photoshop? By the way, Ullanta, Larry, Owen, all of your designs are very pro. Good stuff.
 
Does anyone design any that doesn't force me to take my glasses off, get reeeeeeaaaaaaal close, and tilt it JUST right to read who did what as far as acting, directing, cinematographying, etc etc etc?
 
These were both done in Photoshop...but more for the sake of convenience than anything. Both involved bitmap editing, and since I was printing them myself, I just figured it would be easier to stay in photoshop, rather than go through multiple saves, places, and other exportations and importations in the process of getting
everything to match the way I wanted.

Plus, the color management on my Epson 9600 does not work that great when printing from Illustrator, so photoshop is the best way to go for me.

However, had I been sending them out to be printed, I would have probably worked with a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to achieve a much cleaner and more precise looking layout.
 
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