Empire Design
{{Short description|British film promotion agency}}
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Empire Design is a British film promotion agency founded by Stephen Burdge in 1996. The company has offices in London and New York, and specialises in creating print and audiovisual film campaigns for the UK and International film markets.{{cite web|url=http://www.impawards.com/designers/empire_design.html |title=Movie Poster Design Company Empire Design |publisher=IMP Awards |date= |accessdate=2011-01-12}}
Clients include motion picture studios such as Universal Pictures, Disney/20th Century Studios, Sony Pictures, Paramount, and Working Title Films.
History
Established in 1996, Empire Design's early work included poster campaigns for movies such as Toy Story, Trainspotting and 12 Monkeys. In 2001, the company moved to its current location on Queen Anne Street, London. In 2002, Empire Design expanded into AV, and began making trailers, promos, television spots, radio spots and online and digital spots.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/organisation/181784?view=credit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803025303/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/organisation/181784?view=credit |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-03 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | Empire Design |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2011-01-12}} Empire Design's trailers include Shaun Of The Dead, House of Flying Daggers, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Skyfall. In 2006, Empire Design opened an office on Elizabeth Street in New York's Lower East Side, and began creating domestic US campaigns for American television drama series including Mad Men and The Walking Dead. Empire Design has won several Golden Trailer Awards.
Notable Campaigns
- [http://www.impawards.com/1996/trainspotting_ver2.html Trainspotting]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2003/kill_bill_ver4.html Kill Bill Volume 1]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2004/kill_bill_vol_two_ver11.html Kill Bill Volume 2]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2001/sexy_beast_ver1.html Sexy Beast]
- [http://www.impawards.com/1999/lock_stock_and_two_smoking_barrels_ver3.html Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0H5jekD61k House Of Flying Daggers]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5biOrKd_Nes Shaun Of The Dead]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2004/bourne_supremacy_ver6.html The Bourne Supremacy]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2007/bourne_ultimatum_ver2.html The Bourne Ultimatum]
- [http://www.impawards.com/1999/toy_story_two_ver2.html Toy Story 2]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2006/casino_royale_ver11.html Casino Royale]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2008/quantum_of_solace_ver2.html Quantum Of Solace]
- [http://www.impawards.com/2012/skyfall.html Skyfall]
References
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External links
- [http://www.empiredesign.com Empire Design Official Website]
- [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0033514/ Empire Design on IMDB]
- [http://www.film4.com/features/article/stephen-burdge-film-poster-designer Stephen Burdge Interview for Film4]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130612115358/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta6.php "Golden Trailer award for "House Of Flying Daggers"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303201833/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta8.php "Golden Trailer award for “Black Sheep”]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091220041917/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta10.php "Golden Trailer award for “Frost/Nixon”]
- [http://www.goldentrailer.com/GTA11Trailers/CEMETERYJUNCTION.php "Golden Trailer award for “Cemetery Junction”]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}