Mounting Movie Posters (Raider??)

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Guys,

Need some advice I finally have my small collection of posters ready for framing but need to get a quick question answered before I go & get them done...

The guy in the shop recommended that I get them backed (Linen lined I think Raider called it) however most of my posters are double sided & I just wanted to see if you thought I should still get them done?

The thing is the image on the opposite side is just the reverse of the main image (Words all back to front etc.) & doesnt look anything special anyway so I dont think it will be a big problem, only issue is if I come to sell them I assume it will lower the vaule as I am effectivley making it just a single sided poster? (Not much concern as I dont think I'll be selling them)

Do you think I should have them lined or just mounted at the corners inside the frame?

Thanks for any help.

Neil
 
Hello there!

First of all, since they're all DS posters, i'm assuming they're all fairly recent rolled posters. Linen backing such posters would be a very bad idea. Who did you speak to? If it was the framer then i'd consider going somewhere else!

Linen or paper backing serves two main purposes, one is flatten out a folded poster to make it easier to restore or frame. The second is to effectively stabilise the poster in terms of de-acidification.

A modern DS poster is printed on paper stock that is more than strong enough to be framed without backing, and there is little need for extensive conservation at this point! Plus attaching linen to the image on the rear of the poster is obviously a bad idea.

I would just frame up the poster on its own, but what you do need to consider is the other conservation materials in the framing. Conservation mount board is what you need (acid free). Also depending on where you want the posters hung, and how much you value them you might like to consider UV-glass. The conservation mount board won't cost much extra, and is always worth going for. The UV-glass option is more again, but not as essential (depending on what value you put on the poster)

There's more info on my site:
http://www.moviepostercollector.co.uk/framing.html

But feel free to ask anymore questions. The first thing you need to find out though is how much experience your framer has of framing valuable items using conservation materials. You don't want to open the frame in 10 years time to find the poster glued and stapled down :p
 
Hi Raider,

Thanks for the advice.

Yeah they are newer ones (Batman Begins UK Quad, Underworld Evolution US one Sheet, Underworld US Advance One Sheet, Superman Returns US One sheet) & all rolled in tubes at the moment

The framer I went to recommended the backing purley so that they wer more stable, he said I didnt need it but it might be worth considering.

He also mentioned about having a mount for attaching the poster to instead of backing, I thought backing was a better idea but may go for a mount instead then in this case.

As for the guy framing, he runs a store in Lakeside Shopping centre called M.A.D Collectables & he sells lots of Warner Brothers/DC/Disney/Hanna Barbara art pieces sorced via Clampett Studios which he does the frames for so I thought as he did those sort of piece's he might be my best local option for framing, prices were quite reasonable (Think backed they were going to charge around £45)
I did say though that before we decided on any final details I would take the posters to him & discuss all the options for glass etc afterwards
As for years doing it, I know he's had his store in Lakeside now for about 6 years.

I hadnt actually considered a UV Glass but as I will be hanging one above my settee & unfortunatley the light streams through the closest window all day long it may be an option to look at (I do have my blinds pulled there all day so it doesnt ruin my carpet & sette by bleaching the colour) as I dont really want them ruined I'd like to keep them for as long as I can.

So do you recommend then just a mount & UV glass if possible?

Thanks again for the advice Raider it really is much appreciated.

Neil
 
Conservation mount board would be a good idea, and I would say go for UV-glass if the room is quite bright. You should note that UV-glass won't protect a poster that's subjected to direct sunlight. So if the room is quite bright go for UV. If you keep it fairly dim in there, then regular glass or plexi-glass will be fine.
 
Thanks again Raider :)

I'm going in with the posters next week now (I'm away this weekend) so will deffinitley get prices for them with the UV glass now.

I do try to keep the room as dim as possible during the day but sometimes the light still gets through so I think it's better to be safe than sorry.

Neil
 
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