3364698584_f935c5d331.jpgThroughout the history of film there have been some pretty niftily designed posters, many of which have become iconic images. Sure you could spot the artwork for A Clockwork Orange even without the title (right?), but what if most of the image was stripped away and you were left to contend with only colors, patterns and shapes? Could you do it then? That’s what the site Film the Blanks asks of it’s readers. Monday to Friday, classic cinema images are added sans some very important details. Tidbits are gradually tacked on, challenging readers to summon their powers of cultural recall to figure out just what lies before them. The first ten to correctly guess the abstracted advertisement earn a point in the standings. The more you guess correctly, the more you increase the likelihood of your coming away with the prize of a special one-off poster. Even if you don’t win, you have to admit, most of this movie art looks pretty sweet stripped down. The site also offers some of those astonishing reduced images for sale in their very own online store.

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darwhinnius Thursday, 04.30.09 @ 3:58 am

The concept seems curiously similar to a particular challenge in SceneIt! for XBOX360, but fun nonetheless.


Film the Blanks Friday, 05.01.09 @ 2:43 am

I don’t have a 360 and I haven’t played Scene It!

I’d be interested to see some grabs or something though.

Someone else said it reminded them of this Jason Salavon Ikea Catalogue

Someone else said it was reminiscent of Joseph Albers

Again neither of which I’d seen till someone mentioned them.

The other day someone said that parts of the new Google Chrome video look like my stuff only with simplified websites and browser instead of posters.


Film the Blanks Friday, 05.01.09 @ 2:45 am

Google Chrome video




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