Original Art/Photos and the Resulting Poster

[erik1925]

I thought it might be interesting to try and locate images of original poster art or photos and the resulting poster created from it, and how the art might have been added to, altered or amended in the process.

Here are a few i located:

The Face Behind the Mask (Columbia, 1941); Italian art by Anselmo Ballester:






The Night Walker (William Castle Prod., 1964); art by Reynold Brown:

 





Not original art, but rather the photo used of Carole Lombard, for which the art of the US OS, for her film, Supernatural (Paramount, 1933), was created from:

 

[Mirosae]

Great topic and great pics!  What an incredible pic the one for Carole Lombard!

[CSM]

Man, Supernatural is such an awesome poster

[brude]

Man, Supernatural is such an awesome poster

+1.

Great idea for a thread.
 

[erik1925]

 
What could be the original artwork for the 6 sheet that was created for the 1940/41 release of Gone With The Wind. The piece measures 32 x 43.5 inches and is done on heavy illustration board. Ive placed an image of the actual 6 sheet below, for comparison. Sure looks to be the art that was utlilized, IMO. 

[110x75]

I'll add a favourite of mine  

original still (middle right)



arg one sheet

[110x75]

Obras maestras del terror, original still



US one sheet

[brude]

The great Reynold Brown.



From Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures.

[50s]

From Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures.

Love the book, the posters, and fantastic orgies

[crowzilla]

What could be the original artwork for the 6 sheet that was created for the 1940/41 release of Gone With The Wind. The piece measures 32 x 43.5 inches and is done on heavy illustration board. Ive placed an image of the actual 6 sheet below, for comparison. Sure looks to be the art that was utlilized, IMO. 

I will go out on a limb and say this is NOT the original artwork for the poster.
The artwork looks nothing like Seguso's style, the fine details don't match up with the poster and most likely the "limited engagement" blurb that was added to the 2nd and 3rd run of posters was not painted onto the art, but was a snipe that was added during printing (and the copy on this would be the 3rd printing of the poster and I see no evidence that there is anything under that blurb that would relate to the 1st or 2nd printing).

[Bruce]

I will go out on a limb and say this is NOT the original artwork for the poster.
The artwork looks nothing like Seguso's style, the fine details don't match up with the poster and most likely the "limited engagement" blurb that was added to the 2nd and 3rd run of posters was not painted onto the art, but was a snipe that was added during printing (and the copy on this would be the 3rd printing of the poster and I see no evidence that there is anything under that blurb that would relate to the 1st or 2nd printing).

+1

Also, the art would have likely been smaller.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

it isn't the art for the poster as can be clearly seen by anyone looking at the details of the illustration. The art for the original would most certainly be smaller and indeed, probably about the size of a half sheet as that is the approximate size that poster artists worked in as a general rule. The art image posted is clearly more cartoony and by a different artist's hand. Most likely this oversized artwork is a locally produced painting for display outside a theatre when they didn't have an additional 6 sheet to display  because they had more than one place to display a 6 sheet for this movie.

[erik1925]

What could be the original artwork for the 6 sheet that was created for the 1940/41 release of Gone With The Wind. The piece measures 32 x 43.5 inches and is done on heavy illustration board. Ive placed an image of the actual 6 sheet below, for comparison. Sure looks to be the art that was utlilized, IMO. 

This piece is cuurently up for auction on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GONE-WITH-THE-WIND-ORIGINAL-ARTWORK-POSSIBLY-FOR-1941-6-SHEET-POSTER-/380586578387?pt=Art_Posters&hash=item589cba51d3

BIN: $3500.00 / obo

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I'm surprised Norm Lazarson doesn't recognize the piece as a locally created display painting, much like the Batiste Madellena paintings.   

[Zorba]

http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/exhibitions/2011/01/peak.html

I posted this in the Peak thread but I do enjoy repeating myself.

Click on the video in the link and with a bit of patience you will see some the raw Bob Peak artwork hanging next to the film posters. Interesting the actual work that the poster guys actually did after they had the artwork.

[erik1925]

Son Of Frankenstein (Universal, 1939):

   

[50s]

Background of disputed accreditation of art work

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Steve

I read that article and only concerning one point, the author insinuates that the original 1sh image was scrapped and the image in his second photo of a Life Magazine ad is the proof. This is incorrect. Throughout the campaign both images were used. The second image he highlights was used on the insert, hs, 3sh & 30x40.

not to dispute that the photograph may or may not have been used as reference material, but his premise that the ad campaign was changed due to any lawsuit is completely false.

These images from a pressbook I sold

[MoviePosterBid.com]

here is an image that is unmistakable theft.
the top image is Space Busters comic book #2 published by Ziff-Davis in 1951
the second image is a Turkish movie poster circa 1960s
the third image has all four issues of Space Busters & Space Patrol published by Ziff Davis (they are grouped as part of an ad for when I was publishing public domain comic books to digital).
I believe the comic at bottom right was also swiped for another poster by the Turks. if it wasn't that comic, then it was the one at top right. I have seen them both on ebay and Benito bought both copies of these posters, later posting them as 1930s or 1940s posters which is incorrect.  I tried to find if Benito has them listed, but couldn't.

[erik1925]

Bob Peak art for Superman (1978):






Beautiful!

 

[pratschm]

Not sure if this counts or not, but being an animation there really aren't any original photos, just original art (I guess?).
It's also a recent acquisition (not in possession yet so using stock):

[erik1925]

It's all good, Mike.

It can be original, concept art, storyboards, photos etc that might have been used or inspired the eventual poster art itself.

 

[erik1925]

Food of the Gods (1976)- Tom Chantrell reference photos and quad:

 

[brude]

Nice find, Jeff.  

[brude]

I can't recall if I posted this here before...

Artist Zoe Mozert and model Jane Russell...



...and the final product...