Fake Criterion Covers

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Cinesimilitude · #101 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:20 pm

jon wrote: SncDthMnky, Fan Art, Go!

I don't know about this one... not much art at my fingertips for this film. Here's a rough idea of something I think would be better.

Cinephrenic · #102 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:01 pm

Cinesimilitude · #103 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:06 pm

I considered using that, but didnt cause of the translation discussion.

gubbelsj · #104 Post by **gubbelsj** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:07 pm

Hey, I like that one, SncDthMnky. Fits the overall classy paperback feel the new design seems to favor. Bravo.

Anthony · #105 Post by **Anthony** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:49 pm

Yeah, I like that one better too. Criterion should hire you.

Greathinker · #106 Post by **Greathinker** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:52 pm

Count me as one of the minority who likes criterion's cover. Here's a mock-up I made:

edit: gave it another go around, though I'm seeing that my idea isn't very appropriate for the film.

Cinesimilitude · #107 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:52 pm

Anthony wrote:Yeah, I like that one better too. Criterion should hire you.

=P~ thanks for the kind words.

EDIT: Hot damn Greathinker, that's impressive. Is that original artwork? I'm terrible at original stuff. When I look at that I realize how weak my fonts are. I recognize both of yours, one is the Masters of Cinema font and the other is called Soviet, no? Ever since I got a new computer I don't have many fonts available, I need to go surfing and build up my library again.

Greathinker · #108 Post by **Greathinker** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:02 pm

SncDthMnky wrote:Hot damn Greathinker, that's impressive. Is that original artwork? I'm terrible at original stuff. When I look at that I realize how weak my fonts are. Ever since I got a new computer I don't have many fonts available, I need to go surfing and build up my library again.

Thanks. I use a tablet and work in photoshop. Graphic design is the area I study so I have that experience. Those are just regular PS CS fonts btw.

Cinesimilitude · #109 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:19 pm

If I had any drawing skill whatsoever I'd get a tablet, but I'm mostly just good at working with already available elements.

jon · #110 Post by **jon** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:58 pm

I think I might fool around with some Criterion covers over the next few days. What fonts are the "C" and the tab, just to get the ball rolling...

Cinesimilitude · #111 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:10 pm

just use the seven samurai CC art, and use the special selection tool to remove the black. make that a seperate layer and build your art underneath. if need be, just make your art, and then drop me a pm, and I can put the tab and C on it for you.

jon · #112 Post by **jon** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:13 am

cool, ive used flash animation before and know how to work with layers to some degree. I'll pull out the copy of Adobe and try to get something made up for myself over thanksgiving. Probably won't post anything till i feel good about whatever I do. Thanks

a.khan · #113 Post by **a.khan** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:33 am

The 'fan art' from SncDthMnky and Greathinker gives the Criterion version a run for its money! Kudos, guys, and if the CC people are reading this then get your designers to stop being LAZY and knock that wacky C out of the B!

Cinesimilitude · #114 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:17 pm

Ok, I'm working on some fake art of a 6 disc Jules Dassin Collection, with Rififi, Naked City, Brute Force, Night and the City, and Thieves Highway.

I'm tossing around two titles for the set...

"Soft Hands, Sharp Nails"(quote from Thieves Highway) or "Millions of Stories, This has Five of them." comments or other suggestions would be appreciated.

Cinephrenic · #115 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:46 pm

Jules Dassin: Five Noir Films...creative, eh?

Cinesimilitude · #116 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:11 pm

Cinephrenic wrote:Jules Dassin: Five Noir Films...creative, eh?

How about "FILM-DASSIN: Five Stories from the Master of Noir."?

Lino · #117 Post by **Lino** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:12 pm

How about: "Jules Dassin - On Five" ?

Cinesimilitude · #118 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:29 pm

clever... maybe.

could someone with the criterion thieves highway disc provide a screencap of richard conte preferably standing upright and looking mad as hell/intense?

#119 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:20 pm

Jules Dassin: The Road to Exile
Five Film Noir Classics

Of course Dassin doesn't like Brute Force. He has called it "stupid," and says that he wants "to forget all of the films [he] made for MGM." It doesn't seem very likely, considering his relationship with Criterion, that this is one that they would work on together.

Cinesimilitude · #120 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:04 pm

I need a crazy conte image to bring it to life...

#121 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:15 pm

SncDthMnky wrote:I need a crazy conte image to bring it to life...

How about this?

Cinesimilitude · #122 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:29 pm

might be ok if it was a little higher quality, I just found one actually. I also just noticed I put the apostrophe on thieves' highway in the wrong place...

here we go...

This would ofcourse be foil-printed to make it shine.

Saarijas · #123 Post by **Saarijas** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:57 pm

That is really great, a lot of these covers are great. The only thing I would do would be to put Rififi as the first title, to make the list look better. I don't like how all the titles get increasingly longer then just jump to teh shortest, its distracting.

colinr0380 · #124 Post by **colinr0380** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:21 pm

I'm just glad no one suggested "A Dash of Dassin" for a title!

Cinesimilitude · #125 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:20 pm

Saarijas wrote:That is really great, a lot of these covers are great. The only thing I would do would be to put Rififi as the first title, to make the list look better. I don't like how all the titles get increasingly longer then just jump to teh shortest, its distracting.

Thanks. I considered putting Rififi at the top, but it goes chronologically, as do the main men from the films going left to right along the top, so I didn't want to mess with that.