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Three (or more) new posters: (Definitely) Real

Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

Praetor said:
So are we going to start calling this movie 'Star Trek: The Future Begins'? :)
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IMHO..., ST:TFB has a nicer ring to it than ST:09 or ST:IX.
 
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Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

damn - I'd love that black and white poster for my desktop - sadly the proportions are off... :(
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

JoeZhang said:
damn - I'd love that black and white poster for my desktop - sadly the proportions are off... :(
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You suppose they might have a wallpaper based on the same design in the not-too-distant future? Might want to watch the official site.
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

daveyNY said:
Ro_Laren said:
I am kinda confused about some of the Trek XI posters. I thought everyone considered the 3 main characters of TOS to be Kirk, Spock & McCoy. So, when some of these Trek XI movie posters have only 3 people, why is it Kirk, Spock & Uhura???
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Didn't one of The Motion Picture poster's have Kirk, Spock & Ilia on it?


OH Yeahhh... It DID !! ;)

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it wasn't untill after I saw this movie that I realized the real reason why Ilias' head was glowing.
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I can understand why they would have the top two characters of TOS (Kirk & Spock) & then one of the most important people in the film (Illia) But, if they are going to have three peeps from the senior staff on the poster then I would expect them to use Kirk, Spock & McCoy.

Here are my theories: 1) as stated above maybe Uhura has a large role than McCoy, or 2) maybe Zoe's agents got her on the poster just like Winona's got her on the main billing of the film, or 3) they thought she looked good so they decided to slap her on the poster to get people to watch the movie, or 4) to reach out to the female and/or African-American demographic.
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

Ro_Laren said:
daveyNY said:
Ro_Laren said:
I am kinda confused about some of the Trek XI posters. I thought everyone considered the 3 main characters of TOS to be Kirk, Spock & McCoy. So, when some of these Trek XI movie posters have only 3 people, why is it Kirk, Spock & Uhura???
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Didn't one of The Motion Picture poster's have Kirk, Spock & Ilia on it?


OH Yeahhh... It DID !! ;)

1979TMPPoster.jpg


it wasn't untill after I saw this movie that I realized the real reason why Ilias' head was glowing.
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I can understand why they would have the top two characters of TOS (Kirk & Spock) & then one of the most important people in the film (Illia) But, if they are going to have three peeps from the senior staff on the poster then I would expect them to use Kirk, Spock & McCoy.

Here are my theories: 1) as stated above maybe Uhura has a large role than McCoy, or 2) maybe Zoe's agents got her on the poster just like Winona's got her on the main billing of the film, or 3) they thought she looked good so they decided to slap her on the poster to get people to watch the movie, or 4) to reach out to the female and/or African-American demographic.
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More than likely a combination of 3 and 4.
 
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Messianni said:
More than likely a combination of 3 and 4.
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and since young males are a big demographic they want, you don't want them to think it's some homoerotic adventure and that there are some women in there.
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

There's a formula for movie posters, just like there's a formula for movie trailers. :)

(Hey, NCC-1701, I think you stole my title in your rank line there. :p)
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

JoeZhang said:
M'Sharak said:
JoeZhang said:
damn - I'd love that black and white poster for my desktop - sadly the proportions are off... :(
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You suppose they might have a wallpaper based on the same design in the not-too-distant future? Might want to watch the official site.
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that's what I'm hoping... :drool:
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I'm thinking it might be a bit bright for a desktop as is, but what about a negative image? Hmmm...
Praetor said:
There's a formula for movie posters, just like there's a formula for movie trailers. :)
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Not only an art-design and layout formula, but also frequently an economic one, depending on stipulations negotiated into the contracts of the principal actors and production staff. What results may be deemed bad art, but it's bad art with very specific reasons for being exactly the way it is. Book cover art works the same way.
 
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NCC-1701 said:
Praetor said:
(Hey, NCC-1701, I think you stole my title in your rank line there. :p)
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(Exactly. ;))
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(Well, I'll just consider myself friendly-stalked then. ;))

M'Sharak said:
JoeZhang said:
M'Sharak said:
You suppose they might have a wallpaper based on the same design in the not-too-distant future? Might want to watch the official site.
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that's what I'm hoping... :drool:
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I'm thinking it might be a bit bright for a desktop as is, but what about a negative image? Hmmm...
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Me likey, M. :)

Praetor said:
There's a formula for movie posters, just like there's a formula for movie trailers. :)
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Not only an art-design and layout formula, but also frequently an economic one, depending on stipulations negotiated into the contracts of the principal actors and production staff. What results may be deemed bad art, but it's bad art with very specific reasons for being exactly the way it is. Book cover art works the same way.
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Ahh, good catch on the book covers.
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

The Iron Man poster is good because most people went into it having no idea what "Iron Man" is - with such low awareness, they can't use a more iconic, minimal approach without risking that nobody will know what the fuck is going on and just ignore the poster entirely.

Star Trek awareness is much stronger than Iron Man's was a year ago, which means they don't need to take a conservative approach and look like every other movie poster with head shots. That's what must be behind the "vague outline of the Enterprise" movie for the American market - they are trusting that people will recognize the shape.

Making the shape vague means they have to stop and look at the damn thing, which means they notice it. A poster that looks like every other, or is too easy to parse, is more likely to be ignored. The American poster looks like it's had some thought put into it - it's aiming to hit just the right "attentiveness" spot between boredom and confusion.

But apparently they don't think Europeans will recognize the shape of the Enterprise and that awareness of Star Trek in Europe is about the same as awareness of "Iron Man" in America a year ago - you gotta hit them over the head with the message and can't afford to take the subtle approach.

The Spanish poster with the GG Bridge getting blown up suggests that Star Trek awareness in Spain is near zero and the movie is being marketed as just another exciting blow-em-up flick, as though Star Trek were a brand new entity being introduced for the first time.

In Japan, the situation is more like America: there's enough awareness that you can just say STAR TREK and have done with it. But if that's the case, they could have used the vague Enterprise approach, or some other clever approach, and made the poster more distinctive. That one is just lazy.

I'd really love to see the research that these posters are based on.
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

Could an mod please change the title of the thread, seeing as it's been merged anyway and confirmed that these are all indeed real posters?
 
Re: Three new posters: Real or (probably) fake?

Well said, Temis.

In essence, regarding the outline poster, this:
Temis the Vorta said:
Making the shape vague means they have to stop and look at the damn thing, which means they notice it. A poster that looks like every other, or is too easy to parse, is more likely to be ignored. The American poster looks like it's had some thought put into it - it's aiming to hit just the right "attentiveness" spot between boredom and confusion.
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