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Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

"Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers" is the only definitive collection of in-depth interviews featuring illustrators and artists of the video game industry in a time before, during and after the digital age. Watch a...

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Robert McCallum

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Zik Zak Filmworks

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http://zikzak.is/unholy-night/

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He all of a sudden yells at me from across the street. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

He all of a sudden yells at me from across the street.

It starts out as
a text adventure, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

It starts out as a text adventure,

- [Male Narrator] This time on Video Game Box Art, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- [Male Narrator] This time on Video Game Box Art,

- [Narrator] This time
on Video Game Box Art, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- [Narrator] This time on Video Game Box Art,

- [Narrator] This time
on Video Game Box Art, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- [Narrator] This time on Video Game Box Art,

- [Male Announcer] This time on Video Game Box Art, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- [Male Announcer] This time on Video Game Box Art,

[upbeat gaming music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[upbeat gaming music]

- [Announcer] This time
on "Video Game Box Art", - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- [Announcer] This time on "Video Game Box Art",

We head to E3 and see
an entire gallery space - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

We head to E3 and see an entire gallery space

Plus, we check out Dan
Maresca's incredible - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Plus, we check out Dan Maresca's incredible

Plus, at the Game On Expo, we talk with Al Lowe, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Plus, at the Game On Expo, we talk with Al Lowe,

Plus, we chat with attendees - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Plus, we chat with attendees

Plus, we look at the odd and interesting evolution - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Plus, we look at the odd and interesting evolution

Stay tuned and find out, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Stay tuned and find out,

All this and more, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

All this and more,

[upbeat techno music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[upbeat techno music]

[futuristic electro music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[futuristic electro music]

[rhythmic upbeat music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[rhythmic upbeat music]

[bright retro music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[bright retro music]

- The fans are what made
this series possible, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- The fans are what made this series possible,

[soft electronic music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[soft electronic music]

- Here's a ... I like doing Rocket Knight Adventures - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Here's a ... I like doing Rocket Knight Adventures

- In terms of sheer quantity, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- In terms of sheer quantity,

- E3 has emerged
as the go to event - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- E3 has emerged as the go to event

- During the '70s '80s and '90s, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- During the '70s '80s and '90s,

Blades of Steel, Castlevania, Turtles in Time - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Blades of Steel, Castlevania, Turtles in Time

- Michael Mendheim got his start designing toy boxes - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Michael Mendheim got his start designing toy boxes

- Every era of
video game cover art - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Every era of video game cover art

But what can we
discover and learn - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

But what can we discover and learn

Their boxes were bigger,
and with a bigger box - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Their boxes were bigger, and with a bigger box

He's also responsible - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

He's also responsible

And they actually asked me to develop this character. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And they actually asked me to develop this character.

To him, the covers were
like mini movie posters. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

To him, the covers were like mini movie posters.

[upbeat techno music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[upbeat techno music]

[upbeat music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Steve Hendricks sits
down to talk to us - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Steve Hendricks sits down to talk to us

Now when it comes
to iconic PC games, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Now when it comes to iconic PC games,

So I gave him a bunch
of different options
to choose from. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

So I gave him a bunch of different options to choose from.

[upbeat electronic music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[upbeat electronic music]

[funky rhythmic music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

[funky rhythmic music]

- My name's Doug, I'm co-owner of Retro City Games, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- My name's Doug, I'm co-owner of Retro City...

During the 80's and 90's, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

During the 80's and 90's,

There's one, two,
that's the same one. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

There's one, two, that's the same one.

- Well for one thing,
I really wasn't much - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Well for one thing, I really wasn't much

So Rob McCallum
said down with Brom, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

So Rob McCallum said down with Brom,

We specialize in retro, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

We specialize in retro,

Anyway, I had more but I don't know where they are. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Anyway, I had more but I don't know where they are.

What I do is I do art like this, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

What I do is I do art like this,

[upbeat music] - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I mean, it's not like
doing movie posters, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I mean, it's not like doing movie posters,

I did the first four, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I did the first four,

We focus a little more on retro, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

We focus a little more on retro,

- Well, I mean E3 is the biggest trade show there is - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Well, I mean E3 is the biggest trade show there is

- Best thing about
running the store is - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- Best thing about running the store is

Has been for a very long time - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Has been for a very long time

He calls me over, or he came over and says hey Tom! - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

He calls me over, or he came over and says hey Tom!

What do you remember
about that experience, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

What do you remember about that experience,

This was difficult because it was designers colors, squash, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

This was difficult because it was designers colors, squash,

And they were like
little movie posters, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And they were like little movie posters,

And you know, we exchanged pleasantries there. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And you know, we exchanged pleasantries there.

This was a color that I
did for, a color piece, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

This was a color that I did for, a color piece,

- So I had recently,
I had worked - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- So I had recently, I had worked

And he asked me if I was still doing the type of stuff - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And he asked me if I was still doing the type of stuff

And I got offered
to do illustrations - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And I got offered to do illustrations

And a big part of
what they do with that - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And a big part of what they do with that

So our job was to
really take that concept - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

So our job was to really take that concept

They got posters everywherethroughout the entire building, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

They got posters everywherethroughout the entire building,

I've got the sheet
cover off of it already, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I've got the sheet cover off of it already,

It's awesome to be
able to spend every day - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

It's awesome to be able to spend every day

I mean, if you drop a little bit of something on there - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I mean, if you drop a little bit of something on there

You know, all my
crazy characters and
monsters and stuff. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

You know, all my crazy characters and monsters and stuff.

For me, I mean I
was an avid gamer, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

For me, I mean I was an avid gamer,

They got to get
us to that booth, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

They got to get us to that booth,

But it just gives the characteristic of the medium. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

But it just gives the characteristic of the medium.

I'm working on this particular assignment but I still do it. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I'm working on this particular assignment but I still...

I think being a
creative person is key, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I think being a creative person is key,

- When somebody
comes in with a box, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- When somebody comes in with a box,

I have a couple of
samples upstairs - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I have a couple of samples upstairs

My schedule was full,
and I promised my wife - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

My schedule was full, and I promised my wife

It's really strong and - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

It's really strong and

He says, yeah, they need this illustrator because the people - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

He says, yeah, they need this illustrator because the people

It was used pretty extensively in the 50's and 60's. - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

It was used pretty extensively in the 50's and...

- A gentleman came in and said - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- A gentleman came in and said

I know a lot of times, clients were a little bit frustrated - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

I know a lot of times, clients were a little bit frustrated

He works construction, and the company that he works for - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

He works construction, and the company that he works for

- And I'm curious
what people might say - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

- And I'm curious what people might say

Here's a pretty good
example of what I get - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

Here's a pretty good example of what I get

But I never correlated video games with my arts, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

But I never correlated video games with my arts,

So get your samples
and let me take a look - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

So get your samples and let me take a look

And there was
property in the house, - Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers

And there was property in the house,

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"Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind the Covers" is the only definitive collection of in-depth interviews featuring illustrators and artists of the video game industry in a time before, during and after the digital age. Watch a...

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Director: Robert McCallum

Writer: Robert McCallum

Production: Zik Zak Filmworks

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.3

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Released: 30 Jul 2019

Awards: N/A

Homepage: http://zikzak.is/unholy-night/