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re: Zoltar And Ryan's Bat Out Of Excess Website

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steven_stuart 11:44 pm UTC 11/11/10
In reply to: re: Zoltar And Ryan's Bat Out Of Excess Website - rockfenris2005 07:20 am UTC 11/11/10

Ryan, the posters at the bottom of the page are wonderful. I can't decide which one I like the best. Maybe the blue sky gives the Chrysler Building and the red smog better definition. I honestly don't know why one of those can't be the show poster. They are much better than the one that was rejected (with the guitar in the middle). That was a good effort but this is the Bat 2 cover. I think it would immediately capture the public's imagination. I also like the fonts that you used for the wording. You kept it simple and the words do not appear on the actual picture. The Bat 1 picture used for the official website and the ad is almost obscured by the words.

> I guess it would have to be. The albums would appear too
> small otherwise. It would probably end up looking like a
> blur of indecipherable images. But perhaps it could still
> be used as a placemat (Bear in mind that it *might* be
> alright to spill food over TMIL :)

Ha ha. What about TMIL toilet paper?

> That's what I would choose! If it had to be 5. If it had
> to be 7, I would chase Bat 1, Bad for Good, Dead Ringer,
> Faster than the Speed of Night, Streets of Fire, Original
> Sin and Bat 2.

Ah yes. Bonnie is very striking on the cover of Faster Than The Speed Of Night.

> You need to get Dewynters designing the logo. They're the
> best in the world and Andrew Lloyd Webber should have used
> them on LND and Wizard of Oz. Instead, we got these really
> unattractive amateurish logos. I mean, the logo for the
> American tour production of Wizard of Oz is so much more
> professional and enticing. Andrew's one looks like a
> mess.

Yes. Have you seen that documentary called "Les Miz: Stage By Stage"? Cameron Mackintosh explains how he always goes to Dewynters to work with them on the poster and the logo because he thinks that its very important that he does that.

> But I would suggest that they base it on Richard Corben's
> fabulous illustration, and Corben could probably even get
> involved, and produce an amazing new take for the 21st
> century. But the tone of the Bat logo, for me, is red.
> Tanz was black. Bat is red, bright red, signifying the
> passion and the fever of Jim's music.

Didn't they try to get in touch with him but he's retired or he said he's only doing "serious art" now? I'll check but I think it was him who gave a negative response. Perhaps he will change his mind. That would be excellent.



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