| Poster Presentation - Framing, Mounting and Light | | | | rear side of a box frame. A diffuser plate is used to |
| Boxes | | | | help eliminate the formation of possible hot spots of |
| | | | light over the movie poster area. |
| Poster presentation is a most important aspect that | | | | These poster light boxes are also referred to as |
| should be taken into consideration when hanging a | | | | 'backlit poster boxes' and are normally designed to |
| poster of your favorite movie on a wall. Appropriate | | | | take 1 Sheet posters. The latter are typically 27 inches |
| presentation that matches with the rest of the room | | | | in width by 40 to 41 inches in height, depending on |
| decor can help bring about the movie experience, but | | | | whether the poster is a pre 1983/85 or otherwise. |
| not only. | | | | (More information on movie poster sizes is available at |
| Presenting your newly acquired movie poster by | | | | |
| framing or mounting will result in a more attractive | | | | Take care, however! Not all one-sheet size movie |
| finished product in any room. In particular, framed | | | | posters are best suited for display in a backlit poster |
| movie posters are most appropriate in a 'shared' room | | | | light box. Why? |
| home theater e.g. a living room or a bedroom home | | | | One sheet comes in either single-sided or double-sided |
| theater. | | | | prints, with the latter being designated as 'DS' 1-Sheet. |
| However, mounting and in particular framing a poster, | | | | While it is possible to mount either type in a poster light |
| offers a further important advantage - it also | | | | box, yet the best posters to use in a backlit poster light |
| represents an important step towards helping your | | | | box are double-sided posters. |
| posters stay nice for much longer. | | | | DS 1 Sheet posters have printing on both the front and |
| While both frames and mounts offer a great way of | | | | the back of the paper stock, with the printing on the |
| presenting a more attractive finish in any room, yet in | | | | backside being in precise alignment with that on the |
| the case of a dedicated home theater room, the | | | | front and a mirror image of the printing on the front |
| ultimate in movie poster presentation is the backlit | | | | side. |
| poster light box. The use of a backlit box will better | | | | Light from behind the 1-sheet poster will have to pass |
| help bring about the cinematic 'feeling' into your home. | | | | through both prints, with the poster acting as if it is a |
| Movie poster light boxes add a unique finishing touch to | | | | strip of film. The two prints on either side of the poster |
| your home theater, or in that case, anywhere you | | | | will render for a more robust and rich illumination of the |
| want to display your favorite poster. | | | | poster artwork. |
| | | | That is not to say that the cheaper and more |
| The Poster Light Box: | | | | common single-sided posters are not suitable for use in |
| | | | backlit light boxes. It is just that one-sided 1-Sheet |
| The classical way to illuminate movie posters for | | | | posters look somewhat washed-out when illuminated |
| display is from behind. Most poster light boxes operate | | | | from behind. |
| in this manner by having a light source mounted on the | | | | |