IS PROUD TO OFFER UP FOR AUCTION  TODAY, THIS ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1958 ALFRED HITCHCOCK VERTIGO MOVIE ADVERTISEMENT !!!

Presenting an original vintage 1958 Movie Advertisement. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE ADVERTISEMENT THAT APPEARED EXCLUSIVELY IN A SINGLE ISSUE OF ONLY ONE PUBLICATION AND NEVER RELEASED AGAIN!! THIS AD IS UN-TRIMMED (THE AJOINING PAGE IS FOLDED BEHIND) AND IN MINT TO NEAR-MINT CONDITION. YOU WON'T FIND A NICER ONE!! THE WATERMARK "ADMATTER" WILL NOT APPEAR ON YOUR AD!

The graphic designer was Saul Bass. Saul Bass is probably the most famous name in the graphic arts industry. He worked on some sixty movie titles and posters as well as many instantly-recognizable corporate logos.
       Saul Bass liked to use stark designs, spirals and favored black, white and red. The poster for Vertigo is a typical example of his movie poster work. Alfred Hitchcock employed him for posters promoting Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho. The film Vertigo was about two people behaving in two different ways in the two halves of the movie. This duality gave Saul Bass the context. He was asked to design a poster to entice an audience.
       Plainly speaking, the poster is of a man and a woman spiraling into the eye of a vortex. The spiral is white. The man is solid black. The woman is outlined, like the police do. The lettering is the solid black Hitchcock font. The stars of the film are James Stewart and Kim Novak. Their names and Hitchcock’s are written above the spiral. The name of the film is in bold at the bottom left below the spiral. Extra credits are written small below the title.      

       The composition includes many visual elements that must work together. These include balance, font, color, perspective and emphasis.
       Note the spiral takes up approximately three-fifths of the height. Likewise, the words are all justified right and average about three-fifths of the width. This attractive 3:2 ratio is also repeated in the proportions of the poster itself.
       The font is a nervous one. The asymmetric font gives the impression of instability. Sometimes the strokes seem too long or short. The short final down stroke of the ‘R’ may reflect the hesitancy of the lead character. The long down stroke of the ‘T’ may reflect that character’s self-indulgence or aggressiveness. The font switches from bold, heavy strokes to lighter ones. The characters are conflicted and the font is, too. Those are not happy people.
       Red is the color of blood. It has a provocative effect across cultures. Even bulls would be angered by red if they could see it. Black and white are stark opposites. Used together with the image of a man above a woman, the colors intensify the danger. Whether he is helping or harming her, there is danger.
       The two figures are viewed from an oblique perspective. The viewer is not on the same plane as the two figures 20 meters away. We see people entering a vortex and there can only be one terrible result. The audience cares because it is involved. We are witnesses. The actions of the figures and the swirling spiral express movement. This movement may draw us in as we fall headlong into the events we see.
       The emphasis is certainly on the male figure as he is the focal point of the poster. The story too focuses on James Stewart’s character. I imagine that Bass made Stewart’s font size bigger to stress that, too. Looking at the poster, a potential audience member is given a lot of visual information to consider.     

      The composition works very well. Saul Bass made decisions based on the likely reactions of people. The poster is accessible. It communicates information about the film and engages an audience.

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***This is NOT COPY!!!.....Or Reproduction of any Kind. We only deal with Original Vintage Advertisements!!!*** 

***EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS ITEM IS AS ADVERTISED OR
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This is an original 1958 "VERTIGO" MOVIE ADVERTISEMENT! STARRING JAMES STEWART & KIM NOVAK IN ALFRED HITCHCOCKS MASTERPIECE! This vintage Ad is NOT a reprint, it is NOT a photocopy, it is NOT a laser print or any other new fangled term some sellers arecurrently cleverly using! You will not get a CD with a picture of the Ad you will receive the real thing! Many of my print ads INCLUDING THIS ONE were published one time only and thereby VERY scarce. This particular vintage Ad measures approximately
14" x 10 1/4" overall. This quality original will look outstanding matted, framed and hanging on your wall! Your Ad will be carefully packaged, bagged and shipped flat between stiff cardbord. Shipping & handling is 8.95 (priority with insurance) (International PRIORITY $30 extra)

I DO COMBINE SHIPPING ONLY $1 EXTRA FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL AD WON.  PayPal, Money orders receive next Saturday's
shipment checks take 7-10 BUSINESS Days to clear, and will ship the
following Saturday after the waiting period. Thanks & Good Luck!

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