Same colors, a bit of imagination, similar fonts, and a pinch of fantasy, brought me to redesign a version of the poster for THE SHINING, remastered for SN: now starring @k00b, @DarthCoin, @siggy47, @Undisciplined, @Coinsreporter, @grayruby, @kr, @ekzyis and @MaxAWebster. A str-lightning laser eyes for the striker couldn't be missed.
Saul Bass & Stanley Kubrick: the creative battle for THE SHINING's poster
While doing some research for my next 31-Word Horror Movie Review entry #1249488 and find out some interesting stories behind the production of this cinematographic masterpiece. Skipping all esoteric symbolism cautiously embedded on each scene, the most interesting pick was that the process to design this original poster, designed by Soul Bass, has been like a ping pong game with the director Stanley Kubrick with more than 300 backs and forwards. They got cough on an illusionary-endless feedback loop1. That's why probably the result has been just impactful as the movie itself.
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