Kickstarter: 'Twenty-Four By Thirty-Six' - A Documentary On Poster Art

This Kickstarter campaign by Kevin Burke and Post No Joes Productions is definitely up my street and something I just had to pledge my backing to.

“Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six” is a film that explores the world of movie poster art, past and present; the artists who create it, companies that commission it, galleries that display it, and collectors and fans who hang it.

Starting with the awesome illustrated posters of the 1970's and 1980's, the team behind this documentary will be interviewing many of the personalities behind some of the iconic posters of that era, including Tony Seiniger, the man behind the inception of the original 'Jaws' poster, as well as Andrea Alvin, a long time member of the film marketing community and wife of the late, great John Alvin, creator of the memorable 'Blade Runner', 'E.T.', 'The Princess Bride', 'The Golden Child', 'Gremlins' posters and lots more.

The documentary will also be interviewing and following several modern screenprint artists (many of which I feature regularly on this blog), such as Goulish Gary Pullin, Jason Edmiston, Phantom City Creative, Kevin Tong, Joshua Budich and many many more, in various stages of their careers, through the process of producing illustrated movie poster art and speaking with them about their influences, their challenges, dealing with studios, print houses, and galleries. They also visit print houses Skuzzles and Mondo, and chat to journalists and collectors as to why illustrated film art is important to movie fans.

And to top it all off, they're also putting together a one of a kind gallery show featuring a ton of original posters from some really incredible artists.

They are currently a good way through production, and have conducted many interviews so far and have lined up a great deal more to be knocked out in coming months. The Kickstarter is aimed at funding travel expenses for the remaining, more remote interviews with artists and gallery owners as well as going toward post-production and administrative costs like insuring the film for exhibition in festivals, film festival submission fees, and marketing materials. They will also be using some of the funding for licensing rights for some very exciting original art that they have in store.

Some of the pledge rewards are really cool too. As well as a digital download there's also DVD or Bluray copies of the completed film with reversible cover artwork, an artbook, T-shirts and limited edition screen prints by some of the artists interviewed, plus have your name in the credits of the film as a thank you and even a chance to appear in the film too. Go to their website more on that. 

If you love illustrated movie poster art, and I've a feeling that there are quite a few of us that do, then check out the video below and go to their Kickstarter campaign page for more information and to help bring this documentary to light!