Minimalist Film Poster - April 2014

With so many other challenges this Easter past, apologies (or relief) for the late entry for this month's (barely) Minimalist Film Poster challenge.

The metal gauntlet is thrown down this month for "The Man in the Iron Mask".
Not Iron Man, The Mask, The Man of Steel, V for Vendetta, The Man with Iron Fists, Darth Vader or even Red Dwarf's Kryten.

So you have a genuine challenge to make your Poster stand out from the other competition.

Yours should still "sell" the movie to passers-by and needs to be portrait format suitable to be seen from a distance.

Acorn

Ha! I think I nailed this one!

Pretty cool Gary. I like it.

I've never posted on the minimalist posters as I have never used xara for graphics, but I thought I would today, I took a idea that we now have a new man in an iron mask.

Apologies for the crude drawing but it's the first time I've use webdesigner to create something like a drawing and I've done this during a quick break.

PS I know it was not the iron man, but I couldn't resist - sorry.



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I should really stick to the OP, so did another one in keeping with that, again apologies for the roughness.


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No need to apologize Sketch. These are really terrific.

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Pretty cool Gary. I like it.

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Not cool, steamin'

Acorn

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I've never posted on the minimalist posters as I have never used xara for graphics, but I thought I would today, I took a idea that we now have a new man in an iron mask.

Apologies for the crude drawing but it's the first time I've use webdesigner to create something like a drawing and I've done this during a quick break.

PS I know it was not the iron man, but I couldn't resist - sorry.



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I should really stick to the OP, so did another one in keeping with that, again apologies for the roughness.


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skech, I prefer the second over the first; a blend of Polynesia meets Sutton Hoo.

Acorn

Hullo Everyone,

To take a break from messing up website SEO and not being able to figure out a simple Web Designer 10 problem I thought I'd have a go at this one.

I tried to show what the film is about by the viewer just looking at the image - no words.

Here are two versions of my image - personally I think less is more on these but I leave that up to you good ladies and gentlemen.

Cheers
David

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Got stuck with Sutton Hoo so here is my pastiche of Dumas and Sutton Hoo with a tribute to Dr Who.
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Acorn

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Hullo Everyone,

To take a break from messing up website SEO and not being able to figure out a simple Web Designer 10 problem I thought I'd have a go at this one.

I tried to show what the film is about by the viewer just looking at the image - no words.

Here are two versions of my image - personally I think less is more on these but I leave that up to you good ladies and gentlemen.

Cheers
David

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David: I like that a lot.
Well done indeed. :-bd

Here's one from me.

A+. Brilliant!

Hi

Here's my concept. Tried to keep it simple.

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A+. Brilliant!

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I'm going to pretend that your comment was for my post, Gary.
So, I lay claim to it! ;))

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Acorn

Great thread and very good ones.

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Apologies for the crude drawing but it's the first time I've use webdesigner to create something like a drawing and I've done this during a quick break.

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Skech that is really nice, if this is the first time to create something like a drawing, then hard to say anything else but just it is a great start :)

Maybe it is also some kind of sign for a new trend if the master of the flat web designs suddenly starts to draw and moreover with depth :)

While I enjoyed Gary's humour, i think the solitary tear in mhjgkane's rendering wins it for me so far.

Acorn

Thanks Acorn

I was looking at it from the perspective that his world simply crumbled, most likely along with a certain amount of his sanity, during the time of his incarceration.

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While I enjoyed Gary's humour, i think the solitary tear in mhjgkane's rendering wins it for me so far.

Acorn

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Thanks Acorn

I was looking at it from the perspective that his world simply crumbled, most likely along with a certain amount of his sanity, during the time of his incarceration.

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Yours had the essential point of being minimal; three white blobs capturing the mask, the tear the pathos.

Acorn