British Film Posters

An Illustrated History: An Illustrated History

Sim Branaghan, Stephen Chibnall

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English

BFI Publishing
06 December 2006

Poster art; Films, movies & cinema; History: specific events & topics

The first complete history of illustrated film posters in the UK covers every aspect of design, printing and display from the Victorian era to the arrival of DeskTop Publishing in the 1980s.

British Film Posters examins the contribution 'vintage' film posters have made to British popular art of the 20th century.

By: Sim Branaghan, Stephen Chibnall
Imprint: BFI Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.142kg
ISBN: 9781844572212
ISBN 10: 1844572218
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 December 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART ONE: Print Buying Publicity Departments and Advertising Agencies.- PART TWO: Artists.- PART THREE: Printers.- PART FOUR: 'New York, London, Perivale' National Screen Service Ltd.- PART FIVE: A Commercial History of British Film Posters Part One 1896-1949.- PART SIX: Ealing Studios Art Vs Commerce.- PART SEVEN: Commercial History Part Two 1950 1983.- PART EIGHT: Nasty! Outrageous Artwork and Censorship Scandals.- PART NINE: DTP Decline of the Poster?...1983 and after.- PART TEN: Collecting From a Hobby to a Business.