I really probably haven't seen that many in total, but more than I'd have expected to see over the years. Usually just singles in small amounts, not whole sets. They would just randomly appear in places that had daybills for sale (Like Space Age books, and odd little antique shops). I didn't realise in my early days of collecting that they were genuine lobby cards, I thought they must have been cheap photo prints done by individual cinemas, that's why I never really collected them.
Does anyone currently have any Australian colourised lobby cards for 1930s and 1940s released films? If you do happen to have any your comment regarding their makeup would be most appreciated. The titles of the lobby cards would also be helpful.
This is an example from NFSA to get the discussion started (which you probably already have).
No printer credits, which makes me think it's some kind of photographic process (which is then hand or machine coloured).
My wife was employed as a hand colourist of photographs, both here and in the U.S.A. I am certain there wasn't available any form of machine colouring in the day. I don't believe that there were any printer credits showing on lobby cards.
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Interestingly an original black and white 1939 lobby card showing a different pose than the one appearing on the colourised card.
A favour to ask of John Seeing you have some images of these colourised cards on your website, would you kindly be able to report on the quality of the material that was used on the cards?
My wife was employed as a hand colourist of photographs, both here and in the U.S.A. I am certain there wasn't available any form of machine colouring in the day. I don't believe that there were any printer credits showing on lobby cards.
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Interestingly an original black and white 1939 lobby card showing a different pose than the one appearing on the colourised card.
That's what they remind me of, old hand coloured photos. My parents' wedding photo is like that.
A favour to ask of John Seeing you have some images of these colourised cards on your website, would you kindly be able to report on the quality of the material that was used on the cards?
I just noticed your request. I do have a lot of colourised Australian lobby cards. I cant recall ever seeing any printers details on any of them and there is not much information out there about how they were produced and printed - although they were presumably hand tinted. Many used images from stills and added text or border art. Unfortunately, there is very little information about the early cards so it is very difficult to determine whether colourised cards were printed at the same time as the black and white equivalents of the same films.
No, it felt like photographic paper, certainly not like US lobby cards.
Are you able to comment John on Peter's above statement regarding the colourised lobby cards feeling like photographic paper? What is the quality of the above Inside the Straight Universal--International card, but particularly I am interested in the type of paper material used with the Cinesound /BEF colourised lobby cards when compaed to the original same black and white versions.
All the ones I have had DO feel like photographic paper. I have never had any on any other kind of paper (the black and white ones were on similar paper).
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All the ones I have had DO feel like photographic paper. I have never had any on any other kind of paper (the black and white ones were on similar paper).
No, it felt like photographic paper, certainly not like US lobby cards.
Are you able to comment John on Peter's above statement regarding the colourised lobby cards feeling like photographic paper? What is the quality of the above Inside the Straight Universal--International card, but particularly I am interested in the type of paper material used with the Cinesound /BEF colourised lobby cards when compaed to the original same black and white versions.
The Into the Straight lobby cards are on card stock, same thickness and feel as other lobby cards from the era. Here is another example where the lobby cards are printed on card stock.
The black and white lobby cards are also on heavy card stock. They images have been taken from stills and enlarged to fit the 11 x 14 format and they often added a text box with the title and stars plus distribution details. I really have no idea how they produced these black and white cards but they do tend to oxidise slightly over time.
To me there were three styles of lobby card presentations of Australian lobby cards produced during the 1900s.
A) Firstly the common black and white produced cards. A late example of this follows below with the Mad Max 1979 black, grey and white produced card.
Secondly some black and white BEF Cinesound cards were hand colourised for re-releases that took place up to the 1960s. The following Gone To The Dogs! colourised version was poorly produced. Apart from the Cinesound titles I am unable to locate any other original black and white cards that were also colourised. If you are aware of any please let us know.
C) Then there were other original release films lobby cards that were produced in colour by whatever process, such as the following Into The Straight card from 1949. and Tim from 1979.
I have many black and white Australian lobby cards for Sexploitation films made in the 60s and 70s often through Blake Films. Lots of them had images censored and altered to satisfy censors
Great examples of the wide range of cards produced over the years. At least in the US you had NSS producing cards of consistency, here it looks like each distributor had their own way of printing through whatever printer they happened to be using at the time.
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Peter
Does anyone currently have any Australian colourised lobby cards for 1930s and 1940s released films?
If you do happen to have any your comment regarding their makeup would be most appreciated. The titles of the lobby cards would also be
helpful.
No printer credits, which makes me think it's some kind of photographic process (which is then hand or machine coloured).
Peter
The following daybill was one printed fo the original 1939 Austraslian release.
Interestingly an original black and white 1939 lobby card showing a different pose than the one appearing on the colourised card.
Peter
An interesting claim on the image of Phyllis Gibbs from that period of time. She only made the one film Qdds On in Australia.
What is the quality of the above Inside the Straight Universal--International card, but particularly I am interested in the type of paper material used with the Cinesound /BEF colourised lobby cards when compaed to the original same black and white versions.
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HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
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HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
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A) Firstly the common black and white produced cards. A late example of this follows below with the Mad Max 1979 black, grey and white produced card.
C) Then there were other original release films lobby cards that were produced in colour by whatever process, such as the following Into The Straight card from 1949. and Tim from 1979.
Peter