movie-posters
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Brian D. Fox and the business of the first impression
Before the movie posters came a toy blimp with a message that lit up. Brian D. Fox carried that appetite for attention from a spare-bedroom agency into Hollywood advertising, then into the business of getting independent films seen.
Kenny Gravillis and the chipmunk that opened Hollywood’s door
He helped give hip-hop its record sleeves, then had to win Hollywood over from scratch. Kenny Gravillis’s career is a story of pictures, persistence, and making room for the next designer.
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.
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.