Was The New Scream VI Poster Design Idea Stolen From An Online Graphic Designer?
I've posted a statement regarding the case involving the similarities between my artwork and the new teaser poster of #ScreamVI, released yesterday on the @screammovies official account.
Read it here: https://t.co/zrw375vaA3 #Scream6 pic.twitter.com/DhIBxijk7l
- Gil Marcel Cordeiro (@gilmarcel) January 2, 2023
A few days ago, Paramount Pictures/Spyglass unveiled a new poster for Scream 6 featuring an altered NYC subway map shaped as Ghostface's mask (and it makes no sense, but I digress).
A graphic design artist, Gil Marcel, came forward questioning if this design was stolen/inspired by his own. He shared, “I started it last November, and it took me about 40 hours to come up with the design.”
When asked if anyone on the Scream 6 team reached out to him, he said: “I haven’t received any messages so far. When I published the art, I sent a link for their appreciation. I sent [my design] to everyone, on Instagram, basically: Paramount, Paramount Brazil, ScreamMovies account, Project X, directors and cast.”
“I’m not saying here that there was (or that there wasn’t) plagiarism, it’s just a matter of verifying how much the two pieces are similar in several levels and aspects. Which rules out the possibility of saying that it would just be a mere coincidence or a curious case of random creative choices during a marketing campaign,” he added.
Marcel’s original design was shared on December 3rd 2022, and the new Scream 6 poster was unveiled on January 1st.
WOW! Guys, wait a minute! 🤔https://t.co/8hog8Ir8L4
- Gil Marcel Cordeiro (@gilmarcel) January 1, 2023
https://instagram.com/p/CluYCIyM8l2
Thoughts? Pure coincidence or was there some swiping involved?
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