Stanley Kubrick. Dirección artística integral: de la idea al cartel de la película

Abstract

This research makes a thorough and original study of the filmography of the late American director Stanley Kubrick, bringing together films and posters. Stanley Kubrick, combined films and posters. It studies in a unitary way each of the film posters, following the most common criteria and elements of Graphic Design. of Graphic Design. The objective is to show that each poster is in perfect consonance with the movie it represents and becomes with the film it represents and becomes the most valuable and realistic advertising. Several biographies and several biographies and monographs tried to unravel the plots and aesthetics of each film. aesthetics of each film. In addition, we have read and studied manuals of Graphic Design and studies on composition, style, and typography. Lastly, ideas were gathered from ideas from specialized works on film posters. After the necessary and detailed analysis and detailed analysis, the conclusions corroborated the starting hypothesis, concluding that the American director supervised the design of the posters in order to trap the film on paper in a single image. on paper, in a single image, a frame, or an illustration. His ultimate interest was not to advertise publicity or create controversy, but to create another, smaller story within the story of each film. film. Each of these posters is a good example of the fact that the poster is not only an advertisement but also a continuation or, better said, a continuation or, rather, the beginning of the film. Kubrick knew this underlying value and exploited it throughout his career. exploited it throughout his career. That is why his posters have their own style, objectives, and patterns, just as his and patterns, just as his films.