E.T. by Rose Blake
The 2014 Summer Screen Prints edition at Somerset House is coming to an end with only a few days left and the absolute movie (poster) star has been the E.T. the Extra-Terrestial print by the ever-lovely and talented illustratorRose Blake, which sold out in four days!!!
Rose was given the film that was chosen in the public vote, and she was happy to found out that E.T had been picked. She clearly remembers watching it as a kid and confesses that it really affected her even then.
She decided to focus on the scene where E.T leaves to go home, so her print is about saying goodbye to people. She felt the phrase ‘I’ll be right here’ was a really poignant way of doing so. In the print you are watching the scene from the viewpoint of Elliot’s mother in the film.
Due to popular demand, Somerset House commissioned Rose Blake and Print Club London to produce a second limited edition of the print. With a beautiful additional layer of metallic silver on this new variant of the film poster, this special edition is set to sell out as quickly as the first!
The print is available for pre-order with a 6 week lead time due to printing schedules from this link. You’d better hurry up, guys.
Here’s a little Q&A we had with Rose, prior to tonight’s E.T. screening!
Hiya Rose, tell us who are you
and how has your life changed in the last 5 years…
Five years ago I had just graduated from Kingston, moved back in with
my parents, and was about to start my MA at the RCA in September
In a way it would be quite fun to jump back to five years ago!
What is the first thing you do every morning?
Shamefully I normally spend the first 20 minutes or so on the internet
(but not if I’m really busy).
Why is your work the way it is?
That’s a really hard one – probably a combination of my upbringing, the people I hang out with, and the way I look at things… and the fact that
I’m not actually that good at drawing.
Where do you find inspiration?
At the moment I’ve been reading loads of short stories by Alice Munro, which have been inspiring me a lot.
What was your dream job when you were a little girl?
To be in a rock band I think.
What would be your ideal client / project?
I really want to do more moving image stuff! I’ve actually got such a
long list of projects I want to start for myself. But in terms of a client,
I’d actually really like to design a beer can! And I’d really love to do
some more work for the New Yorker.
What do you think about Print Club?
Are you familiar with the screen printing technique?
Yea, I’ve done lots of screen printing in the past, so I know about how to separate work for print etc. But in terms of printing –the two printers Samand Marco are incredible– my print was really fiddly to print and it’s come out really well. If I’d have printed it myself it would have been all over the place.
What are your feelings on the Film4 Summer Screen project?
Did you attend to any of the screenings?
Not yet, but I’ll hopefully pop down to watch E.T. tonight if It’s not pouring with rain!
How was the creation process of your poster?
I rewatched the film at work, and sketched up some ideas- but I was pretty certain about what I wanted to show from the film from the start. Then
I hand drew the elements which I then assembled and separated in the computer. Then I popped into print club and went over the colour swatches with Marco, to make sure the overlays would print well.
What’s your favourite E.T. movie scene and character?
Well, Elliot is my favorite character obviously! I like the scene where E.T. gets drunk at home and Elliot lets all the frogs go free at school.
The bike scene at the end is brilliant too.
To keep an eye on all things Rose draws, you can visit her website and blogand, of course, follow her on Twitter.