CHUD.com Community › Forums › ARTS & LITERATURE › Budding Filmmakers › Critique My Posters - All For Lobsters
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Critique My Posters - All For Lobsters

post #1 of 45
5/8/08 at 2:18am
Thread Starter 
I made these for a final project I'm about to shoot, thought I'd show em off and get any comments the chewers might have (they're big):

[CHECK DOWN BELOW]
Reply
post #2 of 45
5/8/08 at 2:19am
Thread Starter 
and number 2:

[CHECK DOWN BELOW]
Reply
post #3 of 45
5/8/08 at 2:25am
What's the script about?

If it's not communist lobsters i'll be disappointed.
Reply
post #4 of 45
5/8/08 at 2:32am
Thread Starter 
There's definitely lobsters, though they don't display any inclination towards any particular ideology. That's not to say that they aren't communists, it's just not defined.
Reply
post #5 of 45
5/8/08 at 3:01am
Very V for Vendetta. Pretty awesome.
Reply
post #6 of 45
5/8/08 at 3:03am
Yeah, these are pretty damn snazzy. I'm eagerly awaiting my autographed copies.
Reply
post #7 of 45
5/8/08 at 3:17am
I'm no design expert, but I especially like the energy and humor of the first one. Nice.
Reply
post #8 of 45
5/8/08 at 3:28am
I prefer the first one(and yes they're both rad).
If you want my constructive criticism, I'd say go with the first one, but either take the line-up of lobsters and make them straight-up and parallel to the right side(facing up, and small enough so they don't intersect with the other art), or eliminate them. Just the fists and the lobster claw is a striking image.
Also, I'd adjust the opacity of the lobster stuff jussst slightly to get more of the background wrinkles visible.

Just my two cents, feel free to ignore me. I really do like the artwork.
Reply
post #9 of 45
5/8/08 at 3:53am
Yeah, I do prefer the first one, but I'd be pretty damned intrigued if I saw either one hanging in a theater lobby. They have a nice sort of "I don't know what the hell that's going to be about, but I need to find out" vibe.
Reply
post #10 of 45
5/8/08 at 10:45am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus-7 View Post
I prefer the first one(and yes they're both rad).
If you want my constructive criticism, I'd say go with the first one, but either take the line-up of lobsters and make them straight-up and parallel to the right side(facing up, and small enough so they don't intersect with the other art), or eliminate them. Just the fists and the lobster claw is a striking image.
Also, I'd adjust the opacity of the lobster stuff jussst slightly to get more of the background wrinkles visible.

Just my two cents, feel free to ignore me. I really do like the artwork.
Totally agree with Nexus. The lobster lineup needs to be tweaked - otherwise, great fucking job.
Reply
post #11 of 45
5/8/08 at 11:02am
Both look great. I think if you took out the lobster conga line in the first it would be a true winner. And seriously, tweak the script to make these lobsters a bunch of commies.
Reply
post #12 of 45
5/8/08 at 11:04am
I love em both. Keep the conga line and put a little sombrero on one of the lobsters.

JUUUUUST so people wonder.
Reply
post #13 of 45
5/8/08 at 11:32am
I'm not a professional graphics designer or anything but if you'd lose the lobster parade the first one would be pretty awesome.
Reply
post #14 of 45
5/8/08 at 11:47am
Fuck that noise, sombrero ftw!
Reply
post #15 of 45
5/8/08 at 4:05pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks so much folks, I appreciate the input.

Seems to be a pretty universal dislike for the Lobster-conga, I'll have to tweak that. I tried it parallel to the side when I was first making it, but it creates a weird tension with the right side of the frame, and kinda killed the energy of fists/claw. I don't want to take it totally out, so I may reduce the number of lobsters involved, and stick truer to the inspiration; images like this...



Thanks again everyone. I'll post up a new image when I change it around.
Reply
post #16 of 45
5/8/08 at 4:36pm
I think there's only one person whose opinion on this matter we can trust:

myers87

What's this movie about? I'm deathly intrigued.
Reply
post #17 of 45
5/8/08 at 4:59pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Happenin View Post
I think there's only one person whose opinion on this matter we can trust:

myers87

What's this movie about? I'm deathly intrigued.
To pull from our current (likely to change) synopsis:

All For Lobsters details the story of a Hero, divinely inspired, who goes on a journey to liberate a clutch of oft ignored creatures.
Reply
post #18 of 45
5/9/08 at 12:12am
Reply
post #19 of 45
5/9/08 at 1:31am
Quick and dirty, but how about a little of this action?

Reply
post #20 of 45
5/9/08 at 4:01am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Ellis View Post
Quick and dirty, but how about a little of this action?
You motherfucker.

Considering the last logo I made was this:



How the fuck did I not think of that? Well, that may well be what I end up doing - at least something like it.

Thanks!
Reply
post #21 of 45
5/9/08 at 10:01am
Haha, no prob. At least you've got that shape already. Copy>Paste>Done.
Reply
post #22 of 45
5/11/08 at 5:53am
Thread Starter 
Okay, here (I think) are the final designs. I can't spend anymore time on them because there's a whole lot of preproduction I need to get done, real quick. Thanks for everyone's input, I was surprised to get as many responses as I did.

[Click to go to a larger view]



EDIT: I will definitely be using the first one predominantly, but I figure number two didn't turn out to be too bad of a variant (actually I did that one first). The fists in the 2nd look rather lumpy, but I just love how the little lobster icons turned out.

EDIT:: Patronize Kroger! They are very cooperative with film students!
Reply
post #23 of 45
5/11/08 at 12:06pm
Awesome. Looks fantastic, sir. Good look with pre-production.
Reply
post #24 of 45
5/11/08 at 5:53pm
I like.
Reply
post #25 of 45
5/11/08 at 6:14pm
Nice. Well done.

Best of luck with the actual movie.
Reply
post #26 of 45
5/11/08 at 9:50pm
Greatness
Reply
post #27 of 45
5/12/08 at 2:09am
Gotta admit, if I saw that in a theatre lobby I'd immediately go home and find out everything I could about that movie. Hell, just looking at it makes me want to see the film. So, yeah, it does its job and then some.

Ever consider doing this professionally? You'd make a killing in this world of floating heads and boring concepts.
Reply
post #28 of 45
5/12/08 at 8:37pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg Clark View Post
Gotta admit, if I saw that in a theatre lobby I'd immediately go home and find out everything I could about that movie. Hell, just looking at it makes me want to see the film. So, yeah, it does its job and then some.

Ever consider doing this professionally? You'd make a killing in this world of floating heads and boring concepts.
Wow, thanks! I've done a bit of graphic design here and there- made a logo for a company or whatever - but it's not something I do constantly. To be honest, I feel like I've kinda blown my creative graphic design load on these.
Reply
post #29 of 45
5/19/08 at 3:11am
Thread Starter 
Here's some production stills from the first day of shooting, for anyone interested...









Reply
post #30 of 45
5/19/08 at 3:12am
Thread Starter 
This is not from the movie, but was kinda funny:

Reply
post #31 of 45
5/19/08 at 3:13am
Thread Starter 
And this would be, I guess, a "teaser image" from the actual footage:

Reply
post #32 of 45
5/22/08 at 12:11pm
Thread Starter 
Here's some more production stills for anyone still counting. They are from our second/final night of shotting - it was absolute fucking hell...











Reply
post #33 of 45
5/22/08 at 12:15pm
Thread Starter 
And another small art work I did for a presentation:

Reply
post #34 of 45
5/22/08 at 12:28pm
There's your teaser poster right there.
Reply
post #35 of 45
5/22/08 at 12:29pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
There's your teaser poster right there.
Good idea. I just tossed it together to stick in a presentation that I'm doing today, but I like it more every time I look at it. Keep it simple, I suppose...
Reply
post #36 of 45
5/23/08 at 8:10pm
Thread Starter 
Aaaaaaand we have picture lock. Sound should be done by Sunday and the wee bit of CGI should be in place Monday.

I'm excited with how well it's turning out. The edit looks great, and sound will only help. Fingers crossed that the computer stuff look decent.
Reply
post #37 of 45
5/23/08 at 8:19pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
There's your teaser poster right there.
Yeah, actually, I like the other ones, but I love that one.
Reply
post #38 of 45
5/23/08 at 10:57pm

Looks cool!!

What exactly is the film about and when will we get to see a teaser and official website?? I ask because I work for a couple of websites and have connections at several others that might be interested in scooping it. I think it's very cool it's being done right here in Atlanta. I'm in Carrollton, Ga.. By the way, LOVE all of the posters!!
Reply
post #39 of 45
5/23/08 at 11:58pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by AVERY GUERRA View Post
What exactly is the film about and when will we get to see a teaser and official website?? I ask because I work for a couple of websites and have connections at several others that might be interested in scooping it. I think it's very cool it's being done right here in Atlanta. I'm in Carrollton, Ga.. By the way, LOVE all of the posters!!
Thanks very much. Keep in mind, it's a short (as in 5 minute short) that was shot for a final project. I am excited to see some Chewer reactions though.

I've vaguely mentioned it above, but the synopsis essentially is that a girl wakes up and is divinely inspired to save lobsters. She marches down to the local grocery store, finds the tank, and begins to "liberate" the crustaceans. She's spotted by an over-zealous security guard and they begin a long chase. The chase concludes near a river-bank with a shocking but satisfying ending.

With it being so short, if I get any more detailed - I'll spoil the whole damn thing (though the pics above do that for me).

I'll be posting it online Monday night if all goes well, and there will certainly be a link here.
Reply
post #40 of 45
5/24/08 at 8:30pm

Cool!!

I'll be watching!! Even though it's a short, I still may know some sites that may be interested. The posters look fantastic. Thanks.
Reply
post #41 of 45
8/23/08 at 9:51pm
Did you ever post a link to the short? Did I miss this whole thing?
Reply
post #42 of 45
8/23/08 at 10:04pm
Yeah, make with the link if it's up, Renn. Nice looking stuff in here.
Reply
post #43 of 45
8/23/08 at 10:42pm
Renn just bumped Cary Grant off my avatar. Good show, man!
Reply
post #44 of 45
8/23/08 at 11:45pm
Thread Starter 
Well thanks for the interest fellas!

The deal is this:

We finished and (barely) got it edited in time to turn it in. We did so, everything was fine for class - hooray. What we turned in though, was the group effort which means it was another person's edit (for his class) and was scored/sound-designed by someone else for their grade. The sound was thrown together at the end and wasn't anything like I wanted.

What I planned to do was immediately recut it the way I wanted, with the music/score I envisioned and put it on the internet as soon as summer began. On my move home, the DVD with the cut and sound back etc. was lost. I've been trying, begging, cajoling, and waiting to have new copies of everything sent to me by my editor, but apparently he hasn't found the time...

I'm back in school in one week, where I can shake him down for everything. All For Lobsters (and my new short) are forthcoming!

EDIT: Greg, I'm honored. It's like a mega-sig!
Reply
post #45 of 45
8/24/08 at 5:19am
Quote:
I'm back in school in one week, where I can shake him down for everything. All For Lobsters (and my new short) are forthcoming!
No excuses. Chop chop.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Budding Filmmakers
CHUD.com Community › Forums › ARTS & LITERATURE › Budding Filmmakers › Critique My Posters - All For Lobsters