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Movie poster standard size4/5/2024 Q: Can you cut my poster to any shape I want?Ī: No, we are not able to cut out shapes for the posters.Ī: Yes, please use our easy custom size and enter the size you need and check out. If you would like either of these paper stock, do request a quote and we will make it happen for you. We can technically print on them with our UV Ink Printer but our the max size would be 26x40, which is the size of the sheet. 14pt cover and 100lb cover only come in individual sheets. These are done on rolls of paper and then trimmed. Q: Can you print on a thick card stock like 14pt cover or 100lb cover?Ī: No, we can not. Only thing to keep in mind is that the largest size we can print bulk offset posters is up to 24x36 as our bulk offset press can only take that size and posters will be printed on 100lb gloss text paper. If you are looking for bulk posters, please check out our Bulk Posters product which can produce high quantities at a fairly cheap price. Q: Why does it cost so much on higher quantities for posters?Ī: Since these are printed on our HP Latex printer, it is done one at a time, therefore our cost is set even at a higher point which is different from our offset press. We don't feel it is necessary as our latex ink is scratch free and it prints high quality on our premium matte photo paper. Q: Do you offer lamination on your posters?Ī: No, we do not offer any laminations on our posters. For that reason we only offer matte photo paper. Although colors are slightly muted on matte paper, we feel it looks very sleek and our clients agree. Also, matte paper prints are resistant to fingerprints from paper handling where as the high gloss paper and glossy almost certainly leave fingerprints. Whether you are in a restaurant, family room or a big convention, there is always bright lights and once the glare from the light hits your poster, it will be very hard to make out the poster. The glare from any light source where you display the poster can disrupt the viewer's view. In our next article we will examine the large range of US Cinema poster that have been used in the past 50 years.Q: Why do you only offer matte photo paper?Ī: Based on our experience and client feedbacks, we realized almost 95% of posters are preferred to be on matte stock and the reason is simple. These formats were discontinued no later than the 60s. Larger UK cinema posters such as 3 Sheet posters and 6 Sheet posters have previously been printed. Sadly the use of Double Crown cinema posters to promote films in the UK was discontinued in the 90s. Note how the red dots on the double crown poster on the left continue onto the poster on the right. When used for this reason they were purposely designed as pairs. Double Crowns were commonly displayed on either side of the destination sign on the front of London buses. This poster was generally printed in a portrait format and therefore measured 20 x 30 inches. The UK One Sheet is a portrait poster and an example can be seen in the ‘No Time to Dier’ poster which is third from left in the image. This poster has the exact same dimensions as the standard US cinema poster and their use became common practice in UK cinemas around the year 2000. One Sheet posters, which are 27 x 40 inches, are commonly used in UK cinemas. No’ Front of House Card, a ‘No Time to Die’ Mini Quad, a ‘No Time to Die’ UK One Sheet Poster and a set of ‘On her Majesty’s Secret Service Double Crown posters. A scale example of a Dr No Front of House card can be seen in the photo. They typically came in sets of 8 but are no longer used and have been replaced, to a certain extent, by the mini quad. Front of House Cardįront of House cards in UK generally measured 10 x 8 inches. The white background ‘No Time to Die’ poster second from left on the image shows a scaled example of a mini quad poster. These posters measure 16 x 12 inches and are printed both in portrait and landscape format. No poster on the far left of the photograph is a scaled example of a UK quad poster. This has meant UK cinema posters for American movies always need to be tweaked or totally re-designed in order to be used in UK cinemas. The Quad poster is always printed in a landscape format which is different to the portrait format of the standard US One Sheet poster. The use of Crown size posters has long been discontinued in UK cinemas. The name derives its origins from the ‘Crown’ poster, which measures 20 x 15 inches. A quadruple crown measure 40 x 30 inches. Quad is an abbreviation for quadruple crown. In this article, we discuss the origins of the Quad poster and other collectible UK cinema posters. 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.
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