Over the summer, I was very lucky to be chosen for a poster campaign. It is for Sidedoor Productions, a film studio that accepts submissions/scripts for movie ideas (think Project: Greenlight). They are teaming up with Mountain Dew to get the word out: you could have your movie made! The design firm handling the promotions was TracyLocke in Connecticut.
The project was originally going to run four posters, but the number was cut down to two due to budget. There may be a third poster in the future if needed. The first two posters were to a pitch/script-themed poster and a generic all occasions poster.
Quick composition layouts that were discussed before sketches: 
Round one of sketches:
Round one of sketches:
Round two of sketches (face alterations):
Round three of sketches (additional face alteration):
First round of finished art (too green):
Second round of finished art (more facial detail and new figure, background alteration):
Third round of finished art (face alteration and color changes):
Final posters as produced by TracyLocke:
I decided to show the original artwork on my website so that viewers will see exactly what I delivered. So I placed the needed text on the art and produced these versions for my promotions:
The entire process for these posters took around six weeks due to art direction waiting for feedback from folks at both Sidedoor and Mountain Dew, folks on vacation, etc. I do hope we continue with the third poster as I greatly enjoy working in a series. I also think I enjoy poster work so much that I am hoping to do more both for clients as well as self-initiated projects.
Enjoy the Day,
Chris
chris-whetzel.com
