{"id":650,"date":"2010-06-03T14:39:40","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T18:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelvanputten.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2021-04-18T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T13:00:34","slug":"up-there-documentary-tells-the-story-of-hand-painted-billboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelvanputten.com\/up-there-documentary-tells-the-story-of-hand-painted-billboards\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Up There\u2019 documentary tells the story of hand painted billboards"},"content":{"rendered":"

A big thank you to Adam Flanagan over at the 160 Over 90 blog<\/a> who shared a link to a lovely documentary, titled “Up There<\/a>“, about the men who hand paint billboards in New York City.<\/p>\n

The documentary was directed by Malcolm Murray<\/a> and produced by Mekanism<\/a>. As an aside, if you get a chance, go check out Mekanism’s home page — the random, fun, clever videos that load may inspire creativity or laughter.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/vimeo.com\/10562000<\/a><\/p>\n

For an even more in depth look into advertising, copyrighting, and creativity consider viewing “Art & Copy<\/a>,” a documentary directed by Doug Pray<\/a>, which also includes a section about a family owned billboard company — which gives you a parallel story, to that shared in “Up There”, into how billboard advertisements are designed, manufactured, and installed.<\/p>\n