Chapter 1
Stories behind legendary music covers
Chapter 2
Hidden secrets of cinematic posters
Chapter 3
Global poster art and cultural shifts
Chapter 4
Design accidents and optical illusions
YOUR GOAL
Master of The stories behind famous covers
Ch 2 · Hidden secrets of cinematic posters
schopenhauer Movie Poster Secrets
Look close at the moth on the poster, that skull is actually made of people posing for Dalí!
schopenhauer Hand-painted posters by Drew Struzan defined the visual identity of 1980s adventure cinema.
schopenhauer The moth on the Silence of the Lambs poster conceals a miniature masterpiece of human bodies.
BETA
schopenhauer Match vintage artwork to discover the surprising stories behind iconic dinosaur movie and album covers.
Fun Fact
Jaws poster model: The swimmer on the Jaws poster, Allison Maher, was paid only 35 dollars for her modeling session in a swimming pool.
Glossary
easter egg (noun)
An unexpected or hidden feature in a work of entertainment intended to be found by the audience. In 1991, designers incorporated Salvador Dalí's skull-shaped photograph of seven women into an iconic thriller's movie poster.
An unexpected or hidden feature in a work of entertainment intended to be found by the audience. In 1991, designers incorporated Salvador Dalí's skull-shaped photograph of seven women into an iconic thriller's movie poster.
Quiz
Which famous surrealist artist co-created the skull image hidden on the moth in The Silence of the Lambs poster?
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Which Alfred Hitchcock film poster featured a spirograph-like spiral designed by Saul Bass?
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How many nude models were arranged to form the skull in Salvador Dali's artwork used on The Silence of the Lambs poster?
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In what year was Steven Spielberg's blockbuster thriller Jaws released in theaters?
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What museum's dinosaur skeleton diagram inspired Chip Kidd's iconic logo for Jurassic Park?
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Which visual medium did Drew Struzan primarily use alongside colored pencils for his classic movie posters?
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How long did it take artist Drew Struzan to paint the movie poster for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?
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What did artist Roger Kastel use as a model for the shark on the Jaws movie poster?