Thursday, 1 July 2010

Poster Sizes: Three Sheet

Fact: A very large vertical format American movie poster. Measuring approx. 41"x81", generally produced in 2 or 3 overlapping sections. Almost always folded. International versions were sometimes issued. Originally designed to be pasted on small billboards. Studios stopped issuing these in the late 1970's. This size poster always makes a statement and dominates a room.

Interesting Fact: Three sheets were originally utilized in the circus and vaudeville. Also they were printed in smaller numbers, meaning that fewer are available on the market.

Below are three examples of classic three-sheets:

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