Dear Spike Lee
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- fadein110
correct me if I am wrong - none of the original comps were used as final posters? Just used by a PR agency on Spikes social media?
Why hasn't someone just apologised and removed them? Weird. Clearly an error unrelated to Spike Lee. Why did he react like that?
All seems v.unnecessary.
- pango0
The official poster is 95% identical to JG_LB's poster. which the agency is aware of because they requested JG_LB to make that poster. but they offer peanuts and BS so JG_LB declined. JG_LB decided to post his poster on the internet cuz it wasn't going to be used as the official poster. Assuming Lee or Lee's team saw JG_LB's poster on the internet and really liked it. So the agency decided to rip the comp with out renegotiating with JG_LB and used his work with out paying him.
something like taht....- surely the guy getting out of the box is part of the film and an obvious choice for poster no?fadein11
- type is different, photography style is different. designer can't claim ownership ofr a key moment in the film? just thinking out loud here.fadein11
- out loud here.fadein11
- < this should have been above.fadein11
- really? you don't see it? http://juanluisgarci…pango
- the angle of the box, the style of the box, the field, the girl in the background.... you don't see it?pango
- yep i do but what was the brief? 'box and girl' may have been in it.fadein11
- They're also using JG's comp on social media.goldieboy
- yeah i know that - but thats just a PR company mitakefadein11
- chossy0
Spike Lee has an opportunity to help someone. To extend a hand to help out someone that got fucked in the ass during the production of his movie. However he hasn't and it looks like he didn't appreciate the cry for help. He will of course be taking any donations to the kick starter he has for his next movie though.
- there are alot of wealthy people cheaps ashell. Ive witnessed how people are inconsistently cheapyurimon
- example, I seen a guy tell someone he doesnt have $ for a raise. then sees a mercedes cab. takes it in bumper traffic.yurimon
- why? cause hes never been in a mercedes cab.. duh.. also seen people spend fortunes going out. but cheap to pay someone.yurimon
- pango0
so......
anyone seen the movie yet?
- uuuuuu0
So Spike doesn't like the fact that it was an open letter to him and is claiming he has nothing to do with it. Yet JG tried to deal with it privately when he saw them plastering his work all over the net but they threatened him and lied to Spike about it. An open letter not only reached him without the middle man but also forced some action on their part. He just doesn't like the fact that JG called them out and tried to get him to deal with it honestly so he is coming up with excuses for the agencies sake. Man up small man.
- I get the impression even if JG some how contacted Spike privately he would respond in the exact same way or worse.uuuuuu
- instrmntl0
He also sold signed Old Boy posters at a $200 donation for his kickstarter, making $1,418,910.
OLDBOY One Sheet Poster Signed By Spike And Josh Brolin - $200
http://www.kickstarter.com/proje…
- lajj0
This goes here.
- set0
Later, when another fan dropped him the message 'Dude, pay the graphic artist' on his Instagram page, Lee replied with equal harshness, saying:
“Why Should I Pay Someone Who I Never Met Nor Had Any Contact With Ever? He Never Made Any Deal With Me. Why Don’t You Pay Me For Your Stupid Text On Thanksgiving Day?”
- Obviously he has a point, but it's his opportunity to be a decent human being, and he's not taking it.set
- Why All The Caps?microkorg
- spike celebrates thanksgiving?yurimon
- why would he give a shit? not being funny but it wasnt his fault and he got publicly connected to it... can see both sidesfadein11
- sides really.fadein11
- Whose side are YOU on, fadein11?Continuity
- fadein, the relentless knob brain.set
- < just thinking out loud. I would fall on the designers side. but can see why Spike doesn't really give a fuckfadein11
- set - king of beige.fadein11
- lolset
- In all seriousness though, you really fast becoming the resident half-witset
- Always great to leave words out of a sentence when accusing others of half-witteryset
- Really helps prove my point, when I sound like one myself.set
- Spike Lee should give a shit out of principle, no?set
- yes he should I know. but like all bigshots it will be v.low on his radar unfort. I agree with you...fadein11
- but would need to see the original brief and ideas as the executions are v.different. but still wrong yesfadein11
- Apologies for sounding like a knob - not intentional. this throws up a lot of interesting debates thats all. just discussing.fadein11
- discussing various factors.fadein11
- : )set
- Lee shirking responsibility,
typical Lee.utopian
- aliastime0
Damn, best of luck JG
- Continuity0
Wow. Spike Lee. You're pretty fucking low quality.
JG_LB, I hope you've briefed your lawyer, and he's preparing papers.
- monospaced0
#payjuan
- chossy0
Spike has a foundation which grants funding to struggling film makers.
This foundation doesn't extend any favours for people that have worked on Spikes films of course, no those folk can go fuck themselves.
- nb0
Despite all this "great publicity" that some of you think is a conspiracy... Oldboy is "bombing at the box office" according to Hollywood Reporter.
- mekk0
still no news on that?
- Continuity0
So, hey: any update, here? It all died down, all of a sudden.
- ORAZAL0
I think JG_LB had to keep a low profile during the whole commotion. Now that everything's calmed down it would be nice to hear a VH1 behind the scenes report.
- Continuity0
Last I heard, his artwork finally came off Lee's FB page, which is a good thing.