The Oscars are the most important time of the year for anyone involved in the film industry. These awards have set the standards for any and all films that have been made over the past 81 years. The award show is more elaborate than anyone can imagine. Designer dresses pack the red carpet and anybody who's anybody is there. So naturally the advertisements, posters, and promotion material have to convey a feel of
regality. The poster to the left is the for the 2009 Oscars, coming up on Sunday. The design for this poster personifies the Oscar trophy by putting him on stage, as if it was a star receiving an award. The colors of black, white and gold also help give this poster an elegant feel. Previous years' posters has
gi
ven the same feel of sophistication, elegance and class. Every poster has the signature Oscar on it, but it is always done in a different way. Look at last years poster. For the 80
th anniversary show, the designer used film strips to create Oscar.
I think this design was very creative and really catches your eye. Going back to the 80s, you can still see consistency in the feel of each poster and the Oscar. The Oscars, and its posters along with it, are so vital to American culture that they are sold online at various websites.
The Oscars are the most important time of the year for anyone involved in the film industry. These awards have set the standards for any and all films that have been made over the past 81 years. The award show is more elaborate than anyone can imagine. Designer dresses pack the red carpet and anybody who's anybody is there. So naturally the advertisements, posters, and promotion material have to convey a feel of regality. The poster to the left is the for the 2009 Oscars, coming up on Sunday. The design for this poster personifies the Oscar trophy by putting him on stage, as if it was a star receiving an award. The colors of black, white and gold also help give this poster an elegant feel. Previous years' posters has gi
ven the same feel of sophistication, elegance and class. Every poster has the signature Oscar on it, but it is always done in a different way. Look at last years poster. For the 80th anniversary show, the designer used film strips to create Oscar.
I think this design was very creative and really catches your eye. Going back to the 80s, you can still see consistency in the feel of each poster and the Oscar. The Oscars, and its posters along with it, are so vital to American culture that they are sold online at various websites.
3 comments:
I really like your analysis of the Oscar posters over the previous years. I think that their use of the colors black, white and gold definitely add class and elegance. This ties into our recent class discussion about use of colors and how to contrast them to make certain images pop. That is definitely the case when it comes to the Oscar statue on stage.
Also, in terms of what we've learned when it comes to our posters, less is more. The statue is highlighted by the lights and seating around the poster, directing our attention to what everyone is looking at and the center of attention.
Nice observations.
Gabi
What I found most interesting was the examples--when I glanced at the thumbnail of the last one I thought it was another example of a design from the 2000s. I think that the Oscars realize the need to be creative (as exemplified with last years design of the statuette made out of film roll) but they also realize the need to be classic. And, in addition, that class and regality you discuss are evident throughout the years, and a classic design is what can be used to make that design. Overall, this is a really cool concept I never really realized. Nice job.
I think you noticed something very important trend throughout the posters. I definitely agree that the Oscar trophy itself it the focus of all the posters throughout the years. It makes sense for them to use this constant image throughout them all and from there make each years poster work around this.
Good thinking!
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