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Country of Origin Cinema Posters

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:40:04+01:00June 26, 2021|Categories: Collecting|

A country of origin cinema poster comes from the country a film was made. UK Quads for the James Bond franchise or a US One Sheet for the film Jaws are considered to be country of origin posters. As a rule of thumb, these posters are more desirable than non-country of origin posters. Quad posters for Dr No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger trade at multiples of the prices of the US posters. However, the UK artwork for these films is considered to be better and this explains some of the difference in price. To make a better like [...]

Selecting a Frame for your Cinema Poster

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-28T11:19:37+01:00May 27, 2021|Categories: Framing|

You've purchased a wonderful cinema poster and unless you are still in the throes of student life you will probably want to frame it. Framing cinema posters can raise tricky questions, not least due to their different sizes. In this article we will look at some different options. Framing Methods for Cinema Posters Cost, appearance, fit, and protection are some of the factors to weigh up when deciding how to frame your cinema poster. We will look at three different framing methods in the context of these criteria. The frames we discuss are the Snap Frame, the Picture Frame [...]

Rest of the World Cinema Poster Sizes

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:20:24+01:00May 20, 2021|Categories: Poster Sizes|

Recent artiles have looked at US Cinema Poster sizes and UK poster sizes and formats. With this article, we will close the loop by examining some notable posters from other countries with a rich history in producing cinema posters. We begin in Europe then travel east to look at some wonderful examples of Japanese film posters. Italian Cinema Posters Italian films have won many foreign language Oscars and Palme D'Or's and this country has had a major influence on cinema since the advent of film-making. Its independence from Holywood is also reflected in the fact it prints its own cinema [...]

US Cinema Poster Sizes

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:20:33+01:00May 15, 2021|Categories: Poster Sizes|

No country has a wider range of cinema poster sizes than the US. Hollywood is, of course, considered the birthplace of the modern film industry and for the past 100 years, the largest Film Studios (which commission the printing of cinema posters) continue to be based there. Demographics also play a part A larger population leads to more cinemas and more poster formats. In this article, we explore many US Cinema Poster Sizes. Once again the pictures are to scale to enable comparison. US Lobby Card (14 x 11 inches) While the UK had Front of House Cards (10 x [...]

UK Cinema Poster Sizes

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:20:42+01:00April 29, 2021|Categories: Poster Sizes|

As discussed in last week's blog about the 4 most common posters we stock on the Cinema Poster Gallery, the Quad has been the standard UK cinema poster since the 1930s. In this article, we discuss the origins of the Quad poster and other collectible UK cinema posters. UK Quad Poster Quad is an abbreviation for quadruple crown. A quadruple crown measure 40 x 30 inches. The name derives its origins from the 'Crown' poster, which measures 20 x 15 inches. The use of Crown size posters has long been discontinued in UK cinemas. The Quad poster is always printed [...]

Common Cinema Poster Sizes and Formats

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:20:49+01:00April 24, 2021|Categories: Poster Sizes|

Cinema posters come in many shapes and sizes and from a range of different countries. The subject merits more than one article and is best explored with scaled poster images to provide context. For this reason, in the coming weeks, we will examine cinema poster sizes and country of origin through a number of different blog posts. This week we will examine the 4 poster types which, at any given time, account for the majority of posters stocked on the 'Cinema Poster Gallery' website. The posters we refer to are the UK Quad Poster, the US One Sheet Poster, the French [...]

Cinema Posters as Fine Art

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:20:57+01:00April 2, 2021|Categories: Investment, Poster Art|

Last week’s blog article on our website about BANKSY got us thinking about the similarities, and differences, between the market for cinema posters and other types of Fine Art. In this article, by answering a series of questions, we compare the two markets. What is Fine Art? The Cambridge Dictionary provides a good definition. Fine Art is drawings, paintings, and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and have no practical use. Are cinema posters considered to be Fine Art? A cinema poster is initially printed for a practical reason – to promote a film. At a later stage when [...]

Investing in BANKSY through Cinema Posters

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:41:20+01:00March 25, 2021|Categories: Collecting|

Few if any artists alive today command as much attention as BANKSY. Any new work attributed to the artist delights audiences and is beamed by news stations around the world. Quite simply BANKSY is a phenomenon and a very 21st Century phenomenon. His popularity has led to huge demand for his artwork. Fortunately, our humble pastime of collecting cinema posters has been sprinkled with some BANKSY magic via the release of his 2010 documentary ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’. In this article, we will discuss in broad terms how the market for BANKSY’s artworks, and the effect this has had [...]

Bond Cars that feature in Bond Posters

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:21:54+01:00March 22, 2021|Categories: Poster Art|

This week's episode of Top Gear had a brilliant feature on James Bond cars. The Bond Cars, like the film cinema posters, are one of the cornerstones that make the franchise so enduring. We thought we would look at Bond Cars and Bond Cinema Posters together. In this article, we examine some examples of where a Bond car features in a Bond Cinema Poster. Goldfinger and the Aston Martin DB5 The most iconic Bond car of all must be the Aston Martin DB5 which first appeared in Goldfinger. A DB3 was written into the Goldfinger novel by Ian Fleming, not [...]

Some movie inspiration!

By Cinema Poster Gallery|2023-04-26T11:22:03+01:00March 12, 2021|Categories: hidden blog|

As lockdown grinds on we run out of box sets and films to watch. A friend recently claimed to have completed Netflix!! For this reason, we thought it worth suggesting some movies you may not have seen or haven’t seen in several years. It would be a stretch to call any of them obscure but perhaps they can provide some TV inspiration. Not only are they very entertaining pieces of film, but they also have particularly eye-catching movie posters. Furthermore, we have the posters for all 3 movies on our website priced at£100 or less. Out of Sight (1998) A [...]

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