Art Blog - Drawing On the Side

Ever notice when you walk into a movie theater to see the latest blockbuster playing that there are movie posters all around informing everyone what's playing next week or next month? Sometimes it's a simple two-foot by three-foot poster framed on the lobby wall. Most of the time, however, it's a huge cardboard cut-out that takes up half the lobby. Whatever it is, it's something that catches your eye, and that's the artwork of movie posters. For over a century, movies have been advertised by the method of displaying posters depicting a character or a scene from the movie. It was_and still is_the way to sell potential audiences to come to the theaters and pay to see these films… Continue reading… 0 comments