There is an interesting contest that unfortunately ends today where people can submit their ideas for a film poster for a movie that never existed, but models itself as a parody on B movies.
JohnLennon15 submitted a poster for a fake film titled “I Married Lizzie Borden.” It is pretty imaginative and well done (see below). I think it might win as it seems to me to be the best of the entries.
Here are the rules:
Yes, it’s B-Movie time! Your goal? To create a convincing poster for one of those enjoyable B-Movies (or lower down the alphabet).
Sound’s simple? Well, we’re going to make it even more challenging! Your goal is NOT to mock films, not to parody them – your goal is to take a randomly generated B-Movie title and make a poster that is as believable as possible for the movie you’ve imagined!
Here’s what you do!
* Go to the B-Movie Generator and generate a title you want to do the poster of.
Now, when you do this poster, you also have to include the following on your entry at the site it’s hosted at:
* The year it was made.
* A summary of the plot and characters.
* Any other extra detail to make it more believable.
So if your fake picture is from the 70’s, the poster is going to be in a different style than say, the 90’s or the 50’s. This also gives you a chance to find a style that fits your artistic skills and interests, from the cut-and-paste oddness of grindhouse posters to some of the strange and lush art of the 70’s and more!
A few resources to help those of you looking to do a blast from the past:
* Some 1970’s posters.
* Some 1960’s posters.
* Some 1950’s drive in posters.
So go on, let’s see what kind of wonderfully cheese films you can create – that never were.
