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Making the RENT poster for the Footlight Club, Part 2

Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.
Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.

Character Portraits for RENT

Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.

Photo illustration of Sara Jane Burns, Branding photo illustration for production of RENT
Branding photo illustration for production of RENT

Bill Dosher, the director of the musical RENT, had a very clear vision for the marketing for this production at The Footlight Club.

We used the original production poster as inspiration and crafted a digital collage.

Each character had their own color and we imitated a brushed wash of color over a desaturated studio photo.

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