One of my most favorite details from the article is the use of Polaroid in professional portrait photography:<p>> I put a Polaroid back on the Hasselblad camera to start with some test shots.”<p>> In the old days of film, a kind of early “chimping” was still prevalent, especially on 120 film shoots. Many Hasselblad shooters, including Anderson, would knock off Polaroids to see or show the client 21/4x21/4 proofs.<p>Another fun fact: Ansel Adams shot President Carter’s portrait of office with a large format Polaroid.
A lot of painted film posters are like this, e.g. Back to the Future posters are all actual posed photographs used for the painting. (probably all the Star Wars ones too as the artist is the same) p.s. BTTFIII poster has Mary Steenburgen cut out and glued onto it later as she wasn't on the original poster that was painted.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Struzan" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Struzan</a><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/ejsb22/michael_j_fox_and_christopher_lloyd_posing_for/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/ejsb22/micha...</a>
What do the model payments look like in this situation? I hope she got more than a one-off payment for becoming the face of Hollywood in a way. Is that further complicated by them using a painting based on the photo?
Seems like the current iteration is the version of the logo Columbia has used the longest: <a href="https://www.hatchwise.com/resources/the-complete-history-of-the-columbia-pictures-logo" rel="nofollow">https://www.hatchwise.com/resources/the-complete-history-of-...</a>
Consider not the logo but the clip that opens films. Show the gal, show the torch, show "COLUMBIA".<p>YMMV, but IMHO the preceding version (pre-90s) was much more, let's say, sensual. More feminine, less severe.<p>I figured that the new (90s) version was a sop to the Anti-Sex League. Going for a Nancy Reagan vibe.