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Movie Posters

Movie posters are a major and traditional part of film promotion. In fact, they have been around since the earliest public film exhibitions. These were short films that began to be presented during the late nineteenth century.

At first, movie posters simply displayed the title of the film. This was done in the old broadside style of signs, meaning it simply displayed text related to the film. For instance, the earlier sign would have little more than the title of the film in addition to dropping the creator's name.

Movie posters today are quite the contrast. Often, primary emphasis is placed upon the visuals. Of course, even there, many different styles go in and out of vogue. At time, hand painted illustrations had more appeal. Today, photorealistic images have more draw. Sometimes minimalism is preferred while at others a more cluttered approach is desirable.

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