British film posters : an illustrated history / Sim Branhagan and Stephen Chibnall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branaghan, Sim (Simeon), author.

Contributor:

Chibnall, Steve, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film posters--Great Britain--History.

Film posters.

Graphic artists--Great Britain.

Graphic artists.

Film & Media.

Great Britain.

British Film Institute.

Local Subjects:

Film & Media.

British Film Institute.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : British Film Institute : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2006.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 18 December 2021).

ISBN:

9781838711252

1838711252

9781838714833

1838714839

9781838714840

1838714847

OCLC:

1289635147

Publisher Number:

205512