HISTORY-
A look back at the history of the cinema; the creation and evolution of movie
art; the individual movie studios and their history, parent company, logo and
in-house animators.
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LITHOGRAPHY/PRINTING
PROCESSES -
The movie poster has gone through a number of different and special printing
processes through the years. Here are the main processes and the main lithographers:
Printing
Processes
Color Offset Printing
Double-sided Printing
Duotone
Lenticular
Photogelatin
Rotogravure
Stone Lithography
Lithographers
Morgan
Litho Co
Morgan
number log
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MOVIE
POSTER DISTRIBUTION -
The distribution of movie posters has been handled by the studios and
by independent distributors/printers. Here are the main companies:
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ARTISTS
- Studios
contract with many popular commercial artists to design their poster artwork.
Here is a listing of some of the main artists, their posters and bios.
Artist
Index
Studio Artists
John Alvin
Richard Amsel
Saul Bass
Reynold Brown
Jack Davis
Frank Frazetta
Albert Kallis
Batiste Madalena
Robert McGinnis
Bob Peak
Norman Rockwell
Joseph Smith
Drew Struzan
Howard Terpning
Boris Vallejo
Other U.S. Artists
Non-U.S. Artists
Britain
France
Italy
Poland
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Australia
Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
Great
Britain/UK
Hong
Kong
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New
Zealand
Poland
QUASI
AND NON COLLECTIBLE MOVIE POSTERS - Not all movie posters are considered original
theatre collectibles. Some of these fall into a gray area of collecting while
others are just not considered collectible.
Cable
TV
Commercial
Limited Edition
Film Prints, Inc.
Kilian Enterprises
S2
Suncoast
Reprints
Video
CARING
FOR YOUR POSTERS - If it's worth collecting it's worth protecting.
Here are the ways:
Preservation
- Ways to preserve your poster for either display or storage:
Storage
Folded
Rolled
Flat
Display
Boards
& Bags
B&B
- variation
Binders
Large
Pieces
Racks
Encapsulation
Lamination
Dry
Mounting
Linen-Backing
Framing
Q&A
on framing
Shipping - Proper way to ship a poster and things
you need to know about the new U.S. Post Office irradiation procedures.
MOVIE
POSTER LISTING - A listing of all movies distributed to United States
theatres from 1927 to current, listed alphabetically and by year.
MOVIE
POSTER DATA BASE (MPBD) - This is our new large database to collect all
info on individual movie memorabilia. This area will continue to grow rapidly.
MOVIE POSTERS
BY SPECIAL LISTING - A list of movie posters based on their genre or special
distribution:
Black
Cast Film
Documentaries
Featurettes
Independent Films
Lenticular
Serials
Shorts
Silent Films
X-Rated
For
a complete Genre list
MOVIE POSTERS
BY CHARACTER - A list of movie posters based on popular movie characters:
Visit out
LEGENDS
Section
ABBREVIATIONS
- A guide to abbreviations used throughout the movie art industry.
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