8mm Forum: For the Love of Box Art

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Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on July 19, 2011, 08:31 AM:

Many of us like to have the original box art when it comes to 8mm releases although sometimes they are missing or were issued in generic boxes.
Below are a few I created for my films.

A Lost World
This is actually a home made digest. I took my "Encylopedia Britannica" - A Lost World 200' which bookends the plateau adventure nicely and added the dinosaur footage from 2 odd reels from the feature I found cheeply on Ebay to make a action packed 400' digest.

You can see the poster I used to create a square version to fit the box.

Day Of The Triffids
The digests "Invasion of The Plant Creatures" and Destruction of the Creeping Monsters" was used to make this 400' digest.

and 2 that came in generic box's. Basically took the posters and made them fit a "square" shape.

Cheers
Terry

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on July 19, 2011, 08:47 AM:

Now you're talking about a subject near to my desires - If an 8mm was released in a generic (routine) box, more often it was also available in the standard release box. Take as example the travelogues from CASTLE FILMS - Originally in 'World Parade' flap-top style, then 'Adventures in Travel' 2-piece - However, the mainstay boxes were those which depicted both colorful renderings, choice photographs and alluring graphics to boot - Those are the hard-to-locate items - Think it was Bob Stokes, wrote a nice article for REEL-IMAGE, where he also created boxes for films that MIGHT have been - Too bad we aren't in 1966, as that was a height for collectors, then we all could send our ideas to the various distributors and possibly see such variation in original carton styles - Back then, I thought it would be great to work for the film release companies, even Aurora - Kid dreams - Shorty

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on July 19, 2011, 12:12 PM:

Terry

I share your passion for box art. The ones you rendered are masterpieces to me. Did you use Photoshop on them? Sometimes the boxart is better than the film inside. If I get a film in a can or generic box I make my own box art as you do. I buy the plain white hinged boxes and proceed from there. If I can't find the original art I use a poster but remove any references to DVD etc. I find it's a lot of fun finding the art and making your own. Post more examples if you get a chance.

PatD
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Shorty

You forgot to mention you need the box art for London Travels with Big Ben on it. [Confused]

Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on July 19, 2011, 12:40 PM:

Pat

Glad you like them and yes Photoshop is the tool I use.
I also used the hinged boxes and also boxes with flaps - depends on what I have on hand. Box art is better then the films on many occasions especially when the artwork depicts action not in the movie!

Shorty
Had I been around in 66 I would have shared your dream!

A few more:

Box for those 50' Las Vegas tourist films I collect.

Cheers
Terry

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 19, 2011, 01:02 PM:

I love those ancient illustrations from "Lost World"! Great job!

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on July 19, 2011, 02:19 PM:

Oh yes, Pat, thanks - I need the box for LONDON LANDMARKS, again not te generic 'Adventures in Travel', rather the one depicting Big Ben, The Thames, etc, also the one for SAN JUAN CITY OF CONTRASTS - Will happily take an extra print, but the boxes for those I do need, last ones after a long time in collecting

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on July 19, 2011, 02:42 PM:

Terry

I'm all worked up now. I just have to see the centerfold!

Pat [Wink]

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