The Movie Posters of Drew Struzan

by Struzan, Drew

• ISBN13: 9780762420834
• ISBN10: 0762420839
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-07
• Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub

Summary

Drew Struzan's talent for capturing what is both human and heroic in the face of a movie character has made him the top Hollywood film campaign artist for the past 30 years. Struzan, "the last of the great poster artists," according toThe Boston Globe, has created the images for some of the biggest and most successful box office hits in cinematic history, includingIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Back to the Future, the completeStar Warsseries,E.T., Blade Runner, Rambo, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, andHook. This compilation of his cinematic art, accompanied by text explaining his particular vision of each character, features a foreword by the director George Lucas.

Author Biography

Drew Struzan has achieved a truly unprecedented place in the100-year history of motion picture advertising with over twenty-five years of experience and literally hundreds of movie posters to his credit. After graduating with Great Distinction from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Struzan created award-winning graphics for record album covers at Pacific Eye & Ear, a Los Angeles based design boutique.But it was his partnership in a Los Angeles film design studio Pencil Pushers, Inc., that launched his career. Beginning with the cult classic Killer Force, Empire of the Ants, and Food of the Gods, Struzan quickly became sought after for “A” list movies; including Star Wars, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Indiana Jones Trilogy.