Drew Struzan Movie Poster Art Composition Secret

[@jamesthomas1123]

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[@ryanawright]

Once you see it you can’t unsee it awesome study

[@curtasremendados5692]

esse tipo de conhecimento é muito valioso e está se perdendo hoje em dia. Sou designer gráfico já fazem 12 anos, tenho apenas 29 mas comecei com desenhos, e composições são o meu diferencial e o que me garante trabalho. Eu estou imensamente agradecido por essa bela peça de aprendizado bruto! Muito obrigado =D Usarei com sabedoria mais essa técnica maravilhosa! Cheers from Brazil!

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thank you!

[@KennyGsca]

Great observation, this makes me want to rethink the ENTIRE thumbnail process to come up with geat designs thank you so much for sharing this

[@pepperpattynaise]

I just found this video and its fascinating to me! Ill make sure to check out the rest of your content as soon as I can, but for now you have one new grateful subscriber! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thank you so much!

[@nachovega6254]

Wow, incredible composition class on the master. Very instructive. Thanks!

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thanks! I try to use this method when I do illustrations

[@iconsumeworlds]

It looks to me like the circle is meant to be the focal point of the composition So in the last one, you got it wrong; the circle is the burst of light behind Kurt Russell. He's trying to draw our attention to the star of the movie.

[@oscarjimenezgomez1372]

gracias, tus observaciones ayudan un monton

[@brettbarkley8042]

Thank you for sharing what you've observed. I really appreciate it.

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thank you!

[@robertdufour2456]

Very insightful!

[@vjyoukai]

Very Nice!

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thank you!

[@TheReverendJonnyNemo]

Ive been using this as a reference method; the rectangles aren't always straight up or across

[@jamesthomas1123]

That’s awesome!

[@robertdufour2456]

I'm going to try this too.

[@EM-km8em]

Hey James do you if these 80’s movie and video game cover art work were done all by hand with digital effects added or was it some type of 80’s software used back then?? The reason I ask is because a lot of modern movie posters and art work tries to replicate that vintage look yet it looks completely artifical or modern digital yet does not have that true athentic vintage feel…. I wonder if its a mix of film photography with some type of manual touch up effect or some type of vintage digital effect

[@jamesthomas1123]

It was all done by hand back in the 80s. There were no digital affects at all back in the 80s. Thank you!

[@EM-km8em]

@@jamesthomas1123 Wowi appreciate it! By any chance do you know of any current artists that can replicate this look that work on a budget? I would like to get some art work done.

[@bozoclown2098]

Who is a good non-computer copy cat /student/emulator ?

[@jamesthomas1123]

I don’t know the answer to that one, but thanks for watching!

[@TheRealCFF]

Part of this is a commercial need for somebody scanning images in a periodical or online of movie posters to quickly pick up on the idea of the film, and the subject matter and a lot of Dru’s paintings are laid out similar to how we naturally scan a page or an image for information about it. I’m not sure this is so much his own technique as it is done for commercial and marketing purposes

[@chriscurrie3105]

Might this also be the GOLDEN RATIO??? let me know what you think. Thank you!

[@MrLeeHolton]

I didn’t know he did the Ducktales poster!

[@jamesthomas1123]

Yes, I didn’t know that either until I saw it in his book.

[@erickdraws9563]

bro dont clear your thwart right on the mic

[@jamesthomas1123]

Yes, I clear my throat too much lol

[@seguraarts2330]

This is an awesome video, but please, and I say this kindly, stop making that noise with your throat. Thank you. Really awesome video 💙🙏

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thanks, I think I was having sinus problems the day I made that video lol

[@richardmartin3902]

This is a revelation? Leonardo was using triangle composition in the 16th century.

[@jamesthomas1123]

Thanks for watching

[@pepperpattynaise]

Why did you feel the need to be this rude?

[@artwhat..]

JTA..now everyone knows! There gos my job🥸