A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 80.6 / 100
1983Documentary / Music / TV Movie1h 9m
STYLE WARS
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Above the Line
Tony Silver·DirectorBurleigh Wartes·Director of PhotographyLarry Scharf·Sound RecordistSam Pollard·Editor
Cast
Cap·SelfDaze·SelfDondi·SelfKase 2·SelfEric Haze·SelfEd Koch·SelfRammellzee·SelfIrene Cara·SelfGene Anthony Ray·SelfSkeme·Self
Full Crew(30 credits)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Tony Silver·Director
Camera· 10
Burleigh Wartes·Director of PhotographyHenry Chalfant·Still PhotographerMartha Cooper·Still PhotographerJames Szalapski·Additional Director of PhotographyRick Palin·Assistant CameraDavid Wartes·Assistant CameraStephen Wartes·Assistant CameraJeffrey Victor·Assistant CameraJeff Wayman·Additional Director of PhotographyStephen A. White·Assistant Camera
Editing· 6
Sam Pollard·EditorMary Alfieri·Co-EditorJohn Dowdell·ColoristCecilia Zanuso·Assistant EditorVictor Kanefsky·Supervising EditorChris F. Woods·Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound & Music· 6
Larry Scharf·Sound RecordistMargaret Noble·Assistant Sound EditorPaul Bang·Additional Sound Re-RecordistRichard Patterson·Sound RecordistEmil Neroda·Sound Re-Recording MixerGerry Gershman·Music Consultant
Production· 3
Henry Chalfant·ProducerTony Silver·ProducerLinda Habib·Coordinating Producer
Other Departments· 4
Jonathan Lumley·GafferBrian O'Connell·GafferNed Hallick·GafferMark H. Weingartner·Gaffer
By the Numbers
80.6
OF 100
Master Score
8.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA
THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Style Wars's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#A0D0E0
Mood
Urban, Vibrant, Artistic
Composition
Grid
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Collage
“The poster features a black background with a grid of 24 square images, each depicting a different piece of colorful graffiti art. The squares are arranged in 6”
documentary
Key Elements
Graffiti ArtGrid
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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