Just like Being There
Just Like Being There is a 2012 documentary film on the American gig poster scene, directed by Scout Shannon.
| Just Like Being There | |
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| Directed by | Scout Shannon |
| Produced by | Johanna Goldstein |
| Starring | Daniel Danger Jay Ryan |
| Edited by | Thom Newell Nils Arrington |
| Distributed by | Avalanche Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Content
Gig posters are a part of the independent music scene. Created specifically for a specific show, the artist tries to capture the music and atmosphere in a print.
The documentary explores the origins of the scene and its current state through interviews with poster artists, the featured bands as well as gallery owners. It explains the technique of poster making and highlights milestone events for the formation of the scene such as the Flatstock poster fair at SXSW and art shows of some of the most renowned gig poster artists. Adjacent fields such as movie posters and art prints are also discussed.
Cast
The film is mainly driven by interviews with gig poster artists, their subjects, and gallery owners.
- Gig poster artists appearing in the film:
- Jay Ryan
- Daniel Danger
- Tyler Stout
- Aesthetic Apparatus
- Erin Page
- Delicious Design League
- Brian Ewing
- Joanna Wecht
- Boss Construction (Andy Vastagh)
- Doe Eyed
- Dirk Fowler
- Bobby Dixon
- Geoff Peveto
- Furturtle (Travis Bone)
- Dan Grzeca
- Lil Tuffy
- Frida Clements
- Mike King
- Landland
- Ryan Duggan
- Dan MacAdam
- Dan McCarthy
- Dan Stiles
- Justin Santora
- Jessica Deahl
- Michael Michael Motorcycle
- Rob Jones
- The Bungaloo (Jon Vogl)
- The Small Stakes (Jason Munn)
- Bureau of Print Research & Design (Francisco Ramirez)
- Little Friends Of Printmaking
- Jermaine Rogers
- Sonnenzimmer
- Kathleen Judge
- Strawberryluna
- Kevin Tong
- Tara MacPherson
- Steve Walters
- Jeff Kleinsmith
- Paloma Chavez
- Todd Slater
- Musicians / Bands
- Other
- Justin Ishmael of Mondo, who employs gig poster artists to create one-off movie posters for screenings at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin Texas
- Mitch Putnam of OMGPosters!
- Laura Stalions, printer at Monolith Press, Oakland CA
- Steve Horvath, printer at DL Screenprinting, Seattle WA
- Andy Stern, printer at Diesel Fuel Prints, Portland OR
- Danny Askar, printer, Los Angeles CA
- Gallery owners
- Kerby Kerr, Rotofugi, Chicago
- Jensen Karp and Katie Cromwell, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles
- Sean Leonard, Cotton Candy Machine, NYC