A few points to note:

• Market posters can be produced, but you’ll need a good script and/or some compelling filmmaking talent to get my gander up.
• I know: you’re not finished cutting and the sound is temp and the effects are placeholders and some of the dialogue needs fixing and the grade will save the visuals. It’s okay. I rarely see films these days that are finished.
• You really don’t need key art as a cover for your unfilmed script. Trust me on this one. Save your money for a rewrite instead.
• Any project promoting religion or any sort of supernaturalism will be rejected immediately. Other than that I’m pretty open to anything in terms of content and genre.
• I’m more than happy to do shorts and no-budget-feature jobs, providing I have the time – and the fiscal room to manoeuvre at the time. These jobs tend to be the most offered and least-taken; it’s nothing personal – despite my good intentions I still have bills to pay. Golden Rule is: get in as early as you can.
• I’d much rather work with nice people than be rich.
• I reserve the right to do a job just because it pays well even if I think the film is a dog. My principles have limits, except for the religion thing.

Fish Tank

Franswa Sharl

Animal Kingdom (Sundance)

Foreign Parts

Still, it got me thinking about some of my favourite posters this year, and seeing as three of them have been for the same film – Lars von Trier’s Antichrist – I thought I’d investigate further, and talk to some REAL experts (i.e. not you) about how Antichrist was sold around the world.

An interview with a number of designers about our Antichrist posters. Truly the campaign that wouldn’t die, somewhat appropriately. Click here.

Pop

The Party Shoes

Jacob