Pearl
Pearl premiered in 2022 at the 79th Venice film festival. A prequel to the movie ‘X’, Pearl is directed by Ti West and produced by A24.
Under the thumb of an overbearing mother and a sickly father, Pearl yearns for the glamorous life she sees on the movie screen, and is willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to get it.
While the film depicts gruesome killings, at its heart, the story is a character study of a lonely young woman, trying to feel beautiful and form meaningful connections with others.
Movie premiere tickets:
Movie ticket
V.I.P. ticket
G.A. ticket
Back of ticket
At the end of the screening, you will receive a book of the film’s screenplay, with unreleased pictures and interviews of the cast, as well as interviews.
For my photo and typography treatment, I looked towards the 1940s, specifically Hollywood magazines. Ti West stated that the 1940s had a heavy impact on the stylistic choices in Pearl, and he wanted to recreate that whimsical, out-of-this-world quality that The Wizard of OZ was able to pull off.
I followed the style of typically Hollywood glamour shots. Glamour shots typically were high contrast, with large flat areas of rich black. I then researched fonts that were popular around the ’40s. Script typefaces, especially brush, were being used heavily and paired with slim sans serifs. I kept the original brush script typeface from the Pearl branding and found typefaces to pair nicely with it.
For the spreads, I used Adobe Caslon Pro for the body, Cafe Francoise for the credits/captions, and for the title, Sunday Monday.