The first Q&A with producer/director Adam McDaniel regarding the upcoming documentary, AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART, and the life and career of celebrated movie poster artist, Richard Amsel (1947-1985). For more info, go to www.richardamselmovie.com.

This special featurette is part of the upcoming documentary, AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART. The material will likely appear very differently in the final film, especially as we go through more interviews, color correction, sound, music, and mastering. For more information, please visit www.RichardAmselMovie.com. directed & produced by ADAM McDANIEL edited by CRAIG TROW & ADAM McDANIEL videography ADAM McDANIEL featuring SPIROS ANGELIKAS BLAKE ARMSTRONG DAVID EDWARD BYRD MIKE SALISBURY WILLIAM STOUT motion graphics animation ADAM McDANIEL ERIN CHERNISS STEPHANIE MANN special thanks to HARRY ANGELIKAS JOLINO BESERRA LES J. DAVID HOWARD FEINBERG MATTHEW LYNCH photo of Richard Amsel © Alice Hall Los Angeles Magazine, Feb., 1983. Used by permission. This featurette and AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART trademark (TM) and copyright © 2023 Adam McDaniel, Cinemalad Productions. The documentary, book, and Amsel's work as featured in this program are through an exclusive arrangement with the Richard Amsel estate, and are used by permission. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this project, especially Stephanie Mann and Erin Cherniss, who helped with the motion graphics.

A short featurette about the working relationship between artist RICHARD AMSEL and entertainer BETTE MIDLER. Please note that the interview footage you see here remains in its original form, without any color correction, sound editing, or dialog cleanup. Such post-production work will come once we get close to a locked picture. For more information, go to www.richardamselmovie.com. This program and all original content © 2023 Adam McDaniel, Cinemalad Productions. All rights reserved. AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART and AMSEL: THE ART OF ENTERTAINMENT trademark (TM) and copyright (c) 2022, 2023 Adam McDaniel, Cinemalad Productions. The use of Richard Amsel's artwork is through an exclusive arrangement with the Richard Amsel estate.

Select motion graphics for the film AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART, about the late artist Richard Amsel. Motion Graphics @ 2002 Adam McDaniel, Cinemalad Productions

A slideshow comparison of images for the upcoming film AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART. Many of these represent newly available scans from transparencies. Others are image cleanups through digital work. All sequences copyright (c) 2022 Adam McDaniel, Cinemalad Productions.

2022 was a pivotal year for us, and a number of you helped make that happen. This message is obviously long overdue. I had intended to make this video before the holidays, but unfortunately I was ill and had to go to the hospital right before Xmas. I feel like I’ve been playing catch up ever since. The montage you see includes a number of volunteers and employees behind the scenes, who are helping bring this documentary to life. So allow me to finally say – to everyone who donated their time, their energies and effort – To all those who agreed to interview for the film – To everyone who donated to this project – I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. This documentary has been a longtime passion project, involving years of work and research. In addition to filming interviews across the country, we’ve done extensive animation, as well as digital cleanup of hundreds of images, including many never before published. I’d like to say we’re at last in the home stretch, but as far as we’ve come, there’s still a long road ahead of us. The film is still in the editing stages, and I’m looking to film even more interviews. And we need all the help and resources we can get. Further animation, Post production editing, color correcting, sound editing and mixing, clearances – all of these add up over time. Your continued support can help make it happen. This project has fiscal sponsorship for non-profit 501c3 status, so donations are tax deductible where allowed by law. For more information, please go to www.RICHARDAMSELMOVIE.com. There you can learn more about the project, and be informed of our updates. We’ll also have new and ongoing thank you promotions for 2023, including special rewards perks and raffles. Richard Amsel was one of the last great illustrators of the 20th century. His life was cut short at a very young age. But your efforts and contributions will help us in preserving Amsel’s creative legacy…for both art and movie lovers around the world. Thank you.