In 1964 while the rest of the world was basking in the light of Goldfinger and Bondmania was officially up and running, From Russia with Love was released in Japan and like the current Skyfall campaign the green two panel poster design was a bit of a lack lustre affair. In 1972 From Russia with Love was re-released internationally including Japan & the stunning two panel poster design which featured an image of Mr Connery from Thunderball & many key images from the movie simply put....KICKED ASS!
I always liked the "key images" concept on the Bond posters - if I recall correctly, the last 007 poster of that kind was Octopussy.
Gorgeous poster, donk, it it on one of your stable doors?
One question as I have been recently confronted with 2 terrible faded japanese posters by sunlight.
How do you protect these gems from fading?
Well first stop is linen backing during which process the poster needs to be deacified (is that a word?) from decades of handling as it is the acid in your skin which buggers them up. A competent linen backer can also bleach the poster to bring back the rich colour and fade out stains. An incompetent one will bugger up or even destroy the paper! As for sunlight mine are all framed, in a bunker with no windows & low LED light. -{
In 1964 while the rest of the world was basking in the light of Goldfinger and Bondmania was officially up and running, From Russia with Love was released in Japan and like the current Skyfall campaign the green two panel poster design was a bit of a lack lustre affair. In 1972 From Russia with Love was re-released internationally including Japan & the stunning two panel poster design which featured an image of Mr Connery from Thunderball & many key images from the movie simply put....KICKED ASS!
This is a classic example of why I much prefer Japanese artwork - its simply STUNNING !
The artwork really 'grabs' you with its colour and style....it demands attention B-)
so, does that mean, that I'll have to live the same dark and miserable life of yours to keep my posters away from fading?
Well for starters I enjoy living in a bunker & if I go out into bright sunlight like my posters I'll burst into flame!
It depends how bad the fading is. Linen backing & discreet restoration really can bring a poster back to life. Some colours can be reapplied using original inks if you want to go that far? however if a poster has brown oil stains these are there for good. Best advice, buy original & go for the best example you can afford. Folded is not always best because if any weight is placed on top of said posters such as more posters, over a period of time the folds can wear out. I've recently unrolled a batch of quads including two different "original" YOLT which were once folded and found that the folds had separated because of the bulk of the other posters they were rolled with....FECK!!
The mentioned japanese posters are from FYEO, so not overly expensive.
The poster itself is new, but the red parts are heavily faded.
It was frames behind a plexi glass front.
I'll have soon a huge OHMSS poster on my wall, must linen-back it at first and am wondering what I can do to prevent it from having a similar problem.
Thanks!
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The mentioned japanese posters are from FYEO, so not overly expensive.
The poster itself is new, but the red parts are heavily faded.
It was frames behind a plexi glass front.
I'll have soon a huge OHMSS poster on my wall, must linen-back it at first and am wondering what I can do to prevent it from having a similar problem.
Thanks!
I'm assuming its the French 123" x 43" door panel. If it was folded? inspect the folds for separation, if any are taped get it professionally removed. Over a period of time tape can cause bleed through (brown stains). These need to be bleached out from behind not the front. Do not get a poster of this size paper backed as heavy folds will eventually transfer to the backing paper especially if you roll it. I'd recommend Paper Science in the UK and Chris Cloutier in the USA.
Regards Donk -{
so, does that mean, that I'll have to live the same dark and miserable life of yours to keep my posters away from fading?
Well for starters I enjoy living in a bunker & if I go out into bright sunlight like my posters I'll burst into flame!
It depends how bad the fading is. Linen backing & discreet restoration really can bring a poster back to life. Some colours can be reapplied using original inks if you want to go that far? however if a poster has brown oil stains these are there for good. Best advice, buy original & go for the best example you can afford. Folded is not always best because if any weight is placed on top of said posters such as more posters, over a period of time the folds can wear out. I've recently unrolled a batch of quads including two different "original" YOLT which were once folded and found that the folds had separated because of the bulk of the other posters they were rolled with....FECK!!
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Everyone knows the magnificent poster campaign artwork Frank McCarthy and Robert McGinnis created for both the Thunderball campaign of 1965 and You Only Live Twice campaign of 1967. Most countrties utilised this artwork in their poster campaigns but NOT Japan. They went in a slightly different direction to try and incorporate just about every major scene from the movie & for this the Japanese 2 panel, well it is just simply breathtaking only missing out the incredible Toyota 2000GT. If you look carefully you will see that the graphic artist has nicked some of Frank McCarthy's original images. These 2 panels were printed in very limited quantities in Japan & were not reprinted for the re-release of 1972.
The most striking of all the Thunderball door panel posters is IMO #2, "LOOK DOWN" Martine Beswick as Paula Caplan, so striking in fact that DK's 50 Years of Bond Movie Posters book thought she was Claudine Auger whose actual door panel is credited as an unknown model? looking like one of the "Love that Joker" girls from Tim Burton's Batman leaving the stunning Luciana Paluzzi's door panel image looking like her head had been spliced onto another actresses body.
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Great image....I'm glad you resurrected this thread....gotta love the posters and artwork -{
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Gorgeous poster, donk, it it on one of your stable doors?
One question as I have been recently confronted with 2 terrible faded japanese posters by sunlight.
How do you protect these gems from fading?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Well first stop is linen backing during which process the poster needs to be deacified (is that a word?) from decades of handling as it is the acid in your skin which buggers them up. A competent linen backer can also bleach the poster to bring back the rich colour and fade out stains. An incompetent one will bugger up or even destroy the paper! As for sunlight mine are all framed, in a bunker with no windows & low LED light. -{
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
This is a classic example of why I much prefer Japanese artwork - its simply STUNNING !
The artwork really 'grabs' you with its colour and style....it demands attention B-)
I LOVE it....thanks for sharing -{
Well for starters I enjoy living in a bunker & if I go out into bright sunlight like my posters I'll burst into flame!
It depends how bad the fading is. Linen backing & discreet restoration really can bring a poster back to life. Some colours can be reapplied using original inks if you want to go that far? however if a poster has brown oil stains these are there for good. Best advice, buy original & go for the best example you can afford. Folded is not always best because if any weight is placed on top of said posters such as more posters, over a period of time the folds can wear out. I've recently unrolled a batch of quads including two different "original" YOLT which were once folded and found that the folds had separated because of the bulk of the other posters they were rolled with....FECK!!
The mentioned japanese posters are from FYEO, so not overly expensive.
The poster itself is new, but the red parts are heavily faded.
It was frames behind a plexi glass front.
I'll have soon a huge OHMSS poster on my wall, must linen-back it at first and am wondering what I can do to prevent it from having a similar problem.
Thanks!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I'm assuming its the French 123" x 43" door panel. If it was folded? inspect the folds for separation, if any are taped get it professionally removed. Over a period of time tape can cause bleed through (brown stains). These need to be bleached out from behind not the front. Do not get a poster of this size paper backed as heavy folds will eventually transfer to the backing paper especially if you roll it. I'd recommend Paper Science in the UK and Chris Cloutier in the USA.
Regards Donk -{
No bunking in Donkey's bunker for a long long time oh King of the Plug! :x
Btw, I love that Japanese 2-panel FRWL poster - Very Cool -{
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
You know where I am my friend....in a loveless although well decked out bunker!
That it do my luverlee :x
Enjoy it for what it is, a very clever piece of advertising....before it's removed!
Wonder what the girl is doing there ?:)
Marking her territory?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
yeah, but woundn't she make a kind of handstand then?
No, drop that!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
By the looks of it, she already dropped em
Wouldn't that be more like the Trevi Fountain
I'm glad you agree. If you look closely and I have alot!, the young lady is fully clothed..sort of!
That young lady is selling used Aston Martins?
Why don't we see her face then?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Everyone knows the magnificent poster campaign artwork Frank McCarthy and Robert McGinnis created for both the Thunderball campaign of 1965 and You Only Live Twice campaign of 1967. Most countrties utilised this artwork in their poster campaigns but NOT Japan. They went in a slightly different direction to try and incorporate just about every major scene from the movie & for this the Japanese 2 panel, well it is just simply breathtaking only missing out the incredible Toyota 2000GT. If you look carefully you will see that the graphic artist has nicked some of Frank McCarthy's original images. These 2 panels were printed in very limited quantities in Japan & were not reprinted for the re-release of 1972.