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Poster for Indie Film: a Love Story set in The Hamptons
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Poster Design Brief
Need striking key marketing art for an indie film called MONTAUK HIGHWAY. It's a teen love story against the tensions between the locals and the summer crowd in the Hamptons.
It's about a local boy falling in love with a rich girl from New York City. There's also a sub-plot about the local being welcomed into the elite social class on the other side of town, but ONLY if he covers up a rich family's hit-and-run scandal.
It's co-written and directed by East Hampton locals. Here's my IMDb page: www.imdb.com/name/nm0255484/ and my script portfolio page www.BrooksElms.com
The thing is, if/when this film gets made, a distributor will likely make the poster by slapping on the three stars of the film: the rich girl, the blue collar boy, and the girl's dad (an Alec Baldwin type who drives the sub-plot). But since we don't have actors yet, we've gotta get creative.
We can do it!
I've uploaded a detailed description of what we need, along with comments about other comparable posters. You can even read the script. The first 2 pages will give you the scoop on the sub-plot.
In general, think: iconic, striking and urgent.
Updates
Thanks to everybody who's submitted so far. We've got a few good ideas here already, and I really appreciate you all jumping into this contest and being a part of our film.
Added Monday, March 04, 2013
I'm adding another file: a PDF of the films currently playing in the US, or opening soon, that may appeal to the same audience as MONTAUK HIGHWAY. I'm posting it as a direct reference on our competition and the quality level we're up against.
Added Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Great job, everybody! I like the work that's coming in. And I feel REALLY grateful for all your time and energy, even for the people who do the designs that don't match my needs. I've entered LOTS of contests myself as a screenwriter and director so I know what it's like to work my ass off and not get selected. It sucks! And yet it's all apart of the process.
Added Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Target Market(s)
The same people who saw BLUE VALENTINE and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.
Industry/Entity Type
Marketing
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Requirements
Must have
- SPECS:
- The final image will be used digitally on PDFs and may be printed at 8.5 X 11inches. So 300 DPI is preferred. But it would also be very helpful to be able to print at the standard full size 24" x 36 inches. So if possible, a final version in that size as well, maybe at 150 DPI,if 300dpi for 24x36 is too huge of a file.
Nice to have
- - Silhouettes and/or obscured faces may work nicely for the characters.
- It's possible we could find one simple image of an object that conveys "opulence" to suggest the themes of the story.
- You can try this tagline: "His World. Her World. Collide in The Hamptons." Which is kinda melodramatic, but MIGHT work if the image was rough and raw to contrast that fluffiness. Or I'm open to a riff on that tagline. Or maybe no tagline at all.
- If you want to throw in a credit block, here it is:
EVOLUTION FILMS presents a film by BROOKS ELMS
MONTAUK HIGHWAY
music by ANDREW HOLLANDER
written by BROOKS ELMS and GREG CANTWELL
co-produced by GREG WEISS GREG CANTWELL BROOKS ELMS
produced by BRIAN HENNESSY
directed by BROOKS ELMS
Should not have
- Obviously, can't have recognizable actors, or any actor images you don't have the rights to.
