01/08/2019
Big Easy Film Festival / New Orleans / Booklet / Deck of Cards / Package Design
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For this project I decided to think outside of the box for the design of a program that would be given out to attendees of the Big Easy Film Festival. As my chosen director was Charlie Chaplin (a famed director/actor from the mid
20th century) and his film “The Great Dictator” I decided to create a program that would be formatted like a deck of
cards (an item that was very popular by soldiers in World Wars - a war that “The Great Dictator” comically references). I chose to utilize a black and white monochromatic color scheme as Chaplin’s films all were produced in black and white
and then illustrated and designed in a minimalist fashion to exhibit the popular design style enjoyed by modern culture. The cards in the event program each have an symbol illustrated for them that represents the signified film being presented at the Big Easy Film Festival - similar to how each card in a traditional deck is given a symbol (hearts, clubs, diamonds, or spades). Further the letter that appears in the upper left hand corner of the cover of the card is the first
letter of each directors name while the letter that appears in the lower right hand corner of the cover of the card is the
first letter of the film being presented at the festival. I decided to illustrate the main character(s) of the film being
showcased along with the face of the director(s) correspondingly to how the images would appear on face cards in a traditional deck.
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@ Civic Theatre