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Below is a small sample of some of my Film Poster designs over the years
working as a professional Senior Art Director in Los Angeles.
These are just a few of my favorites, some printed, some not.
All Agencies and Studios involved are credited.
-Rob Kandefer
'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World'
I created this for Universal Pictures while freelancing at Ignition Print.
This was the final printed piece, premiering at comic-con and then used for outdoor,
in-theater, motion posters and standee ads.
'The Lords Of Salem'
I designed and retouched this piece for Alliance Films and Rob Zombie while working at eclipse.
Rob priovided his favorite shot from unit photography and I made several 'loud color', painterly versions
of this art. The 3 final pieces, yellow, hot pink and blue, were used for the final print campaign.
'Breach'
I designed this for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Once'
This is an illustrated piece I did for Fox Searchlight while working at cold open.
The painting was acrylic and oil on posterboard, scanned and digitally colored and retouched.
This piece was being considered for the final poster, but never printed.
'Death Race'
I designed this piece for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
It was pitched to be an outdoor wild posting campaign.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'The Hobbit'
'An Unexpected Journey'
I designed this piece and wrote the tagline for Warner Bros. while freelancing at eclipse.
It was intended to be a teaser poster for the film- graphically suggesting the
ring in Bilbo's possession by way of the shape of the embers in the pipe.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Inner City Champions'
I designed this piece for HT films while working at eclipse.
Little to no photography was available for this small documentary,
so I built this icon-solve out of photoshoots and stock photography.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Let's Go To Prison'
I shot and designed this for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
My friends at Daniel Clark & Associates did the retouching on this piece.
This piece was the final printed teaser, 1sheet and billboard.
'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'
I designed this piece and wrote the copy just for fun and out of a feeling of nostalgia.
I was designing title treatments for the film while working at eclipse and I was inspired and came up with the idea.
This piece was never shown internally or to studios.
'Frozen'
I designed this piece for Disney while working at eclipse.
This piece was a comp only and not printed
'Oz The Great And Powerful'
I designed this piece and wrote the tagline for Disney International while freelancing at eclipse.
It was intended to be a teaser image for the film.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Flash Of Genius'
I designed this piece for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Pacific Rim'
I designed this piece for Warner Bros. while freelancing at eclipse.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Pacific Rim'
I designed this piece for Warner Bros. while freelancing at eclipse.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Public Enemies'
I designed this and 4 other matching character pieces for Universal Pictures while working
at cold open. These were intended to be a character teaser campaign to be followed by a payoff 1sheet.
A 4color variation of this piece was printed as a final 1sheet.
'Rango'
I designed this piece for Paramount Pictures while freelancing at Ignition Print.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'The Strangers'
I designed this piece for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
My Friend Josh Separzadeh quickly set up and shot the bathroom furnishings for me at Home Depot
before being thrown out of the store. Thank You again Josh. :)
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'The Rite'
Big Head Posters- we all do them from time to time. Peter Tangen shot such great photos of Anthony Hopkins,
I just chose to keep this one simple and clean. I made this for Warner Bros. while freelancing at Ignition Print.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
'Freedomland'
I designed this piece for Columbia Pictures while working at BLT Communications.
This was the final, printed 1sheet.
'The Unborn'
I designed and retouched this character series for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
Made from unit photography.
This and the others in the series were the final printed pieces for the in-theater and outdoor campaign.
'The Unborn'
I designed and retouched this character series for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
Made from unit photography.
This and the others in the series were the final printed pieces for the in-theater and outdoor campaign.
I designed and retouched this character series for Universal Pictures while working at cold open.
Made from unit photography.
This and the others in the series were the final printed pieces for the in-theater and outdoor campaign.
'The Walker'
I designed and retouched this 'caught moment' piece for Think Film while working at cold open.
Built from unit photography.
This was the final, printed 1sheet for the film.
'The Road Within'
I designed / illustrated this piece for Amasia Films while freelancing at home for BeDesign.
A variation of this piece was the final, printed 1sheet.
'Splice'
I designed / painted this piece for Warner Bros. while working at cold open.
This piece was a comp and not Printed.
'Soundtrack For A Revolution'
I designed this piece for Goldcrest Films & Freedom Song while working at cold open.
This piece was a comp and not printed.
