Tuesday 23 September 2008

Bradford photography museum



While some studio photographers concentrated on creating the star image, others worked on set, alongside the director and crew, to produce publicity photographs for each film. Such unit stills photographers have to capture the essence of a film without disrupting its production.

Of the thousands of stills taken, only a few are chosen for press publicity. Until the 1960s, photographs were also reproduced as lobby cards, publicising films at cinemas. Today, the photographer’s work is used more widely – for posters, DVDs, books and other film-related products.

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