Always nice to know a little bit more than I did the yesterday Much thanks
ad On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 9:37 PM Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *The very first "movie posters" appeared at the same time movies were > first made, around 1896. They were small posters with a vertical format, > advertising the machines and the process, rather than individual > movies!Here are more important milestones in the early history of movie > posters (I am just writing these off the "top of my head", and I welcome > any additions or corrections):c.1898 - what is believed to be the first > poster for a specific movie is seen, for the comedy short "Watering the > Gardener"c.1901 - the first traditional one-sheets for single movies > appearc.1909 - the first one-sheets with actors billed appearc.1909 - the > first exhibitor magazines appearc.1910 - the first three-sheets appear > (printed on 3 one-sheet sized pieces, hence the name)c.1912 - the first > 8x10 stills appearc.1913 - the first six-sheets appear (printed on 6 > one-sheet sized pieces, hence the name)c.1913 - the first 14x22 window > cards appearc.1914 - the first souvenir program books appearc.1915 - the > first 11x14 lobby cards appear (the very first ones are vertically > oriented)c.1916 - the first pressbooks appearc.1917 - the first 22x28 > half-sheets (called "displays") appearc.1920 - the first 14x36 inserts > appearc.1920 - the first 24-sheets appear (printed on 24 one-sheet sized > pieces, hence the name)c.1920 - the first studio yearbooks (also called > "campaign books") appearATTENTION ALL YOU POSTER HISTORY BUFFS! As I said > above, the above chart was created in minutes, and I welcome any additions > or corrections. I would LOVE to greatly expand it, and I would especially > like to add similar dates for every movie poster producing country! Please > email me if you have information to help make this a reality!* > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
