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Common Poster Subjects => Research & Collecting Tools => Topic started by: Dread_Pirate_Mel on December 18, 2010, 03:09:04 PM
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Somebody on APF asked me to put together a relative size comparison poster, so here's my draft for US posters. One of these days I'll expand it to non-US posters. Let me know if I've messed something up:
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Poster-sizes.jpg)
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Well done clap The only thing I would suggest is to get rid of the "" as we all know you're talking about inches
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Yes well done looks nice.
I like the " inches. It makes it clear. Inches are a strange measurement to people in Oz (and Europe I suspect), we dont use it. We moved on to metric near on a half century ago. Why cant USA do the same?... USA crashed one of their space probs recently into a planet getting confused between metric and empirial measurements.
But I do sort of like inches as a measurement... easier than saying 2.025m (81")
I thought the one sheet 41" -> 40" size changeover was more around 1985 than 1990?
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Well, when talking about US paper it's always going to be in inches, n'est-ce pas? I just find it redundant
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Very nice Mel, I love it. It's god to have an idea how big posters are when buying. Right now the only size I really deal with are the one sheets. I'd like to get some of the old lobby cards someday though (especially the Casablanca one).
~ Juli
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Measuring is a large part of my job, and I 90% of the time use Feet and Inches. I always think it's best to use the " or mm, as everyone knows what's been talked about. The lack of using them may have caused this space probe incident.
I live in England and are not happy about this metric thing being pushed upon us. I like lbs, not kgs, and inches, not centimetres.
Next thing we'll be using the Euro not good old pounds and pence. I hope the U.S. stays Imperial for ever ( though what's with this 7 pints in a Gallon lark!!! ).
Sick with it Mel, it's jollyfine.
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Thats excellent Mel,great job again.
This will be of great help to a noob such as myself!!
Well done.
Stew
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Very nice Mel, I love it. It's good to have an idea how big posters are when buying. Right now the only size I really deal with are the one sheets. I'd like to get some of the old lobby cards someday though (especially the Casablanca one).
~ Juli
I made an embarrassing typo here and I want to correct it to the above please, if possible. I noticed we are unable to edit/modify our posts after so much time (only noticed my typo the second time I opened this thread when it was too late to change) and I found I can't report my own post to the moderators to have it changed (I thought that was the protocol for editing our posts). Thanks
~ Juli
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Juli, that is not embarrassing, god is good, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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Nice work Mel.
I don't think there is an official date for the change over to 40" but it definitely started in the 80s.
There are two sizes that you missed (although uncommon) - midget and jumbo window cards
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Great information.
I did something similiar for Japanese posters, which you can find on my website: http://posteroid.com/Poster%20Info%20Folder/Poster%20Sizes.php
Armin
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Nice work Mel.
I don't think there is an official date for the change over to 40" but it definitely started in the 80s.
There are two sizes that you missed (although uncommon) - midget and jumbo window cards
Also door panels, half subways, and if want to get really obscure, the cardstock NYC small subways with the notched corners.
What else are we missing?
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Also door panels, half subways, and if want to get really obscure, the cardstock NYC small subways with the notched corners.
What else are we missing?
Nothing else important ;D
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This is what I have in my dropdown on my site:
(http://www.mysterycorp.com/temp/US-posterSizes.jpg)
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Great work once again Mel.
Great information.
I did something similiar for Japanese posters, which you can find on my website: http://posteroid.com/Poster%20Info%20Folder/Poster%20Sizes.php
Armin
Armin I have found that information helpful more than once. Thanks!
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Japanese poster size reference:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Japan-3.jpg)
US poster size reference:
(http://moviepostercollectors.com/Sizes_files/Poster-sizes.jpg)
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couldn't you have found a better B1 than Chariots of Fire? ;) Great job though Mel...
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Forgot the B3...
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and the Japanese 2P
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Ok Let me start Fresh:
B3 ~Nakazuri 14"x20"
B4 ~ 2P Japanese Insert. 10"x29"
Really great presentation Mel!
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You should make posters of these and sell them. I'd buy one...
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Thats excellent Mel,and very helpful for the likes of me..
I like your choice of posters you used too.. 8)
Stew
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Hmmm, I'll try another version:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Japan-4.jpg)
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Forgot the B3...
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I'm just showing the sizes most commonly sought by collectors. B3s and B4s are pretty obscure - I don't Holiday has any of either of those sizes.
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http://www.mypostercollection.com/galleries/japanese%20special/index.html
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I'm just showing the sizes most commonly sought by collectors. B3s and B4s are pretty obscure - I don't Holiday has any of either of those sizes.
Billboards are pretty obscure....
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Nice tool to have, but I agree B3s should be on there. I'm not a huge JP collector but I do have a few B3s. On a side note, love the Apocalypse Now B0s of Holiday's. I think there was 1 more released too, well there was in the B1 format anyway.
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Mel, you did a wonderful job, and your efforts are appreciated by many,
Bruce
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One thing you may want to add to the Japanese section is also the vertical B0. One poster I can think of that you can use as a reference is The Godfather
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Hmmm, I'll try another version:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Japan-4.jpg)
Dammit Mel, dont let the peanut gallery sway you. That Chariots of Fire B1 is rarer than any Amelie paper from any country. I wish i still had one ;)
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I'm just showing the sizes most commonly sought by collectors. B3s and B4s are pretty obscure - I don't Holiday has any of either of those sizes.
Japanese speed posters (inserts) are actually not obscure, they are far more common than horizontal B2 posters for example. Speed posters were printed for many movies from all the major studios until the mid 70's and I am selling them regularly through my website so collectors are interested in them (more than in chirashi).
Nakazuri are rarer. I think this is because they are used inside busses and trains, and only movies with considerable advertising budget can afford that (transport media is relatively expensive).
You have also forgotten B-bai posters (two sheets). They are not that common but if you go by collector popularity, they rank pretty high.
Armin
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From MPC.guide with text from EMP: http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes.html (http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes.html)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters1.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters2.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters3.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters4.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters5.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Posters6.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Window1.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Windows2.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Lobbies.jpg)
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Some collages I put together in Round 1 on MPC.guide. All images exactly proportional to actual size.
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Poster-sizes.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Fifty.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Frankie%20Collage.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Barbarella-posters.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/BAT-COMPARE.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Godzilla%20Sizes.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/UK%20sizes.jpg)
(http://moviepostercollectors.guide/Sizes_files/Japan.jpg)