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The Hollywood Workhorse Behind the Poster
Bravo Design built a durable business in the unglamorous space between one approved idea and the hundred finished pieces a campaign suddenly needs. Its advantage is not mystery. It is memory, speed and an unusual appetite for the last mile.
bpg made the ad worth watching
A monster with a meme habit, a documentary host covered in honey. Inside the Los Angeles agency that turned entertainment marketing into a little entertainment of its own.
360 Solutions and the art of getting 4 million files out the door
A movie gets one release date and thousands of chances to miss it. Two former studio insiders built 360 Solutions around the unglamorous work of making global artwork arrive ready.
Cold Open sells the story before the story starts
A stained-glass family portrait. A comedy billboard. A horror film you can hold. Inside the Venice agency that turns entertainment into a first impression.
Poster Posse made the fan art. Then Hollywood bought it.
Eight artists made a World War Z tribute. Paramount bought artwork from the project. Poster Posse built a business around the distance between loving a film and knowing how to sell it.
WC+A Knows How to Make an Entrance
From a kitchen-table start to Fantastic Four key art, WC+A built a business around the images that sell entertainment. Its next act has a new name: MACH27.
Samuels makes Hollywood’s second impression
The Los Angeles design boutique turns films and television into awards ads, collectible books and objects worth a second look. Its portfolio shows how much of entertainment marketing happens after the first poster.
Foundry LA kept the team. Then it made the movie posters.
When their old agency closed, a group of colleagues chose to keep working together. Foundry LA now turns entertainment into images made to catch an eye, fill a billboard or earn a place on a collector’s shelf.
Gravillis Gives Hollywood Something to Stare At
From hip-hop sleeves to Zendaya’s sunglasses, the Los Angeles agency turns stories into images that invite a second look. Its harder job has been persuading Hollywood to see the people behind them differently.
B.D. Fox & Friends Sold Hollywood One Image at a Time
A knife became a pumpkin. A bat became a promise. Inside the Santa Monica agency whose movie posters made a business out of leaving something to the imagination.
Canyon Design Group sells the story before you press play
From the animal royalty of Queens to the illustrated tension of Fargo, this Los Angeles agency gives entertainment its public face. Its real craft is making one idea work wherever an audience meets it.