Interiors: Cinema-style posters

Movie posters make great wall art. People might decide to buy a poster of their favourite movie, especially if it’s a film that they fell in love with at an early age. It’s a bit like when teenagers plaster their bedroom walls in posters of their favourite band. People like to fill their personal space with things important to them; movie posters are the more grown up version of pop star photos torn out of magazines.

There’s also a certain kudos attached to film posters- film enthusiasts can reveal their knowledge of cult movies through their choice of movie poster. When people decide to use a certain movie poster as wall art, they can normally find the poster online, especially if it’s a popular film.

However, people don’t always go for posters because they love the movie; sometimes people buy movie posters because they think it will look nice in their home. Movie posters are becoming a form of art in their own right, especially vintage movie posters from the 1940s and 50s. Back then, movie posters would always feature an illustration of the stars of the film, instead of an actual photo like most film posters have today. Illustrated posters look like retro pieces of art and have a quirky, vintage feel.

There are certain movie posters that have become popular simply because they look great hung on a wall- no doubt there are girls out there with a Breakfast at Tiffany’s poster in their bedroom that have yet to watch the movie!

Sometimes people might see a movie poster at the cinema and decide to have to have in their home. This isn’t surprising when you consider how much money goes into producing movie posters- the best graphic designers and artists have created it, so it stands to reason the poster will be a great work of art.

The only problem with choosing a movie poster for your home based on aesthetics alone, is that film enthusiasts might not want to hang up a poster of a movie they didn’t enjoy, in the same way that nobody would want to hang up a really interesting poster of a band they didn’t like.

It’s now possible to create your own movie-style poster, so that you can have the look and feel of a movie poster but tailor it to fit in with your décor. If you use the design your own poster service on Instantprint, you could upload your own design, for example images of a classic film, and have it printed professionally to create a quality piece of movie poster art.

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