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The Floating Head Guy

 

A while back I mentioned a blog I found about movie poster design called PosterWire.com. Now this site isn’t updated often but when they do, it usually is something really interesting. Just recently they posted a video interview with poster designer Gavin Berliner. Whose is famous for the floating head design so commonly seen in movie posters. It’s a funny but interesting conversation where he talks a little bit about the thought process that goes into a poster design and how the actor and his or her level of fame influences the overall design. Here’s the link.

Also our very own Bert Monroy has a cool video tour of his Berkeley Hills Studio. I know that he recently did a complete remodel of his studio and it’s cool to see it finished. It’s neat to see an artist’s domain.

1 Comment

  1. Bob Murray said on — September 17, 2008 @ 5:07 pm

    Thanks for the links. It’s great to go behind the scenes with pros and get a feel for how they operate.

    Bert Monroy has got some sweet studio! I want it.

    Gavin has created a lovely niche in the art world. By now he should realize what I’ve known for some time – five heads are best.

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