I enjoy movies.
I grew up in a time where television played a big role in my exposure to movies. I remember the late eighties / early nineties and watching great movies on the ‘small’ screen. The movies were usually spread out over the weekends – from Friday evening until Sunday at 8pm. As someone who rarely visited the cinema this was a great experience. Our living room became a theatre – beds in front of the television, snacks and drinks arranged and ready. The toilet breaks timed to perfection around adverts.
Sometimes we rented a VHS machine and some movies. You could rent on a daily or weekly basis. Three movies for the prices of a move ticket (back then). In the comfort of your own home you could create a magical space.
Great memories.
Lately I spend my time watching movies on Sunday afternoons / evenings. This is a wind down for me, a “rewind” before the start of a new week. I lean towards the classics. Longing for movies which shaped my childhood – without the over dramatic special effects. Lethal Weapon. Die Hard. Rear Window. The Birds. Clint Eastwood. Stallone. Heat.
The posters
In the gallery below are some of my favorite images of the movies in question. The Exorcist, The Shining, Taxi Driver and Psycho. These are some of my favorite movies from the past year and I intended to watch them again in the coming months.
My attempts
I captured a few images of out of focus lights over the past few months. Posting them was on my list but this morning I sat around with Canva open. I have always thought about putting images and words together.
My attempts at these posters are very minimal – a photo with some text, a release date, the name of the director and a single memorable line from each movie. Doing this made me think – what if I went out to take images with this idea of creating movie posters in mind? And what if I did more of these ‘mockups’ in future? If I can work on it some more I might even put out another zine.
The biggest take away for me is the creativity which comes from thinking outside of my normal ‘medium’. Instead of thinking of my photos only as “something to post as is” I could start looking at them in this manner. What else can I use them for?
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