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Enjoy the site, have a look
at the posters and a few
photographs of some of
the Hammer people we
have been lucky enough to
meet.
Dave at Hammer House in
London.
at the posters and a few
photographs of some of
the Hammer people we
have been lucky enough to
meet.
Dave at Hammer House in
London.
POSTERS AND HAMMER
Posters were always very important to Hammer and Sir James Carreras, in fact a lot of the time
the poster or some kind of pre-production artwork came first. With this artwork, usually done by
artists like Tom Chantrell, Sir James would try to interest potential backers. Large numbers of
these pre-production posters were painted but that was usually as far as they got as a lot of them
never made it into production.
If a film did go into production then several initial poster designs would be prepared to show how
the poster would look. During production some stills would be provided and a final design would
be completed combining these reference stills and the initial poster design for a final release
poster to be prepared. A good example of this is “Taste the Blood of Dracula” below.
Posters were always very important to Hammer and Sir James Carreras, in fact a lot of the time
the poster or some kind of pre-production artwork came first. With this artwork, usually done by
artists like Tom Chantrell, Sir James would try to interest potential backers. Large numbers of
these pre-production posters were painted but that was usually as far as they got as a lot of them
never made it into production.
If a film did go into production then several initial poster designs would be prepared to show how
the poster would look. During production some stills would be provided and a final design would
be completed combining these reference stills and the initial poster design for a final release
poster to be prepared. A good example of this is “Taste the Blood of Dracula” below.
Pre-production artwork by Tom Chantrell used in
trade ads. No face of Dracula on this as Dracula
wasn’t even meant to be in the story. This was
later changed but by this stage it was proving
difficult to get Christopher Lee to sign up.
trade ads. No face of Dracula on this as Dracula
wasn’t even meant to be in the story. This was
later changed but by this stage it was proving
difficult to get Christopher Lee to sign up.
Tom Chantrells initial poster design
before being provided with
reference stills from the film.
before being provided with
reference stills from the film.
Reference stills are provided
and one is chosen to be
used on the final design for
the release poster by Tom
Chantrell.
and one is chosen to be
used on the final design for
the release poster by Tom
Chantrell.
The release poster stays very close to Chantrell’s initial rough design only covering the girl up a little for the public.
| All advertising material (c) Hammer Film Productions. |
This site is for collectors of British Hammer horror,
thriller, fantasy, adventure and comedy posters.
Also the Hammer work of Tom Chantrell, poster
artist.
There is a special page on Tom Chantrell and on
Unfilmed Hammer posters and artwork
We have provided as much information on the
posters as we can, so enjoy the site, made up from
our own personal collections and with the help of a
few friends.
Two of the best
posters but not
the rarest, WHY ?
posters but not
the rarest, WHY ?
A guide to collecting
British Hammer posters
British Hammer posters
Two great books
by Wayne Kinsey
and should be in
fans collection.
by Wayne Kinsey
and should be in
fans collection.
Sir James Carreras in Hammer House
sitting under some of Tom Chantrell's
preproduction artwork.
sitting under some of Tom Chantrell's
preproduction artwork.
Have you ever wondered why there are so many posters around for "Dracula Has Risen From
The Grave" and the 1969 reissue for "One Million Years BC / She" well here is the story.
Hammer were one of the first film companies to give away posters to fans who wrote to the
company and the fans received these two posters and 3 “action stills”, actually 8x11 prints not
photos, of Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch and Ursula Andress. I don’t know how many people
wrote to Hammer but they were still using the posters a couple of years later when promoting
“Blood From the Mummys Tomb”
Evenualy the posters made their way onto the open market and were a common site at the
fledgling movie fairs. A story I was told by a London poster dealer illustrates this were he
remembers around 130 unfolded "Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" quads on a dealers
table most of which were bought by a dealer from Germany.
They are 2 lovely posters and ideal for starting a Hammer collection as they are affordable
and easily available but they are not and never will be worth a lot of money as there are just to
many about. I hope this hasn't depressed to many people, anyway please take a look at the
many pages of other Hammer posters on this site.
Dave.
The Grave" and the 1969 reissue for "One Million Years BC / She" well here is the story.
Hammer were one of the first film companies to give away posters to fans who wrote to the
company and the fans received these two posters and 3 “action stills”, actually 8x11 prints not
photos, of Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch and Ursula Andress. I don’t know how many people
wrote to Hammer but they were still using the posters a couple of years later when promoting
“Blood From the Mummys Tomb”
Evenualy the posters made their way onto the open market and were a common site at the
fledgling movie fairs. A story I was told by a London poster dealer illustrates this were he
remembers around 130 unfolded "Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" quads on a dealers
table most of which were bought by a dealer from Germany.
They are 2 lovely posters and ideal for starting a Hammer collection as they are affordable
and easily available but they are not and never will be worth a lot of money as there are just to
many about. I hope this hasn't depressed to many people, anyway please take a look at the
many pages of other Hammer posters on this site.
Dave.
I must acknowledge the following publications I have used for
reference on this site.
"The Hammer Story"by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes,-Titan Books
Great book on Hammer from beginning to end.
“British Film Posters” by Sim Branaghan. Published by the BFI.
Loads of info on artists, printers and distributors in the British film industry
“ Little Shoppe of Horrors “ by Dick Klemensen Loads of issues done over the years
crammed with info and photos. Quiet simply the best magazine ever done on Hammer.
reference on this site.
"The Hammer Story"by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes,-Titan Books
Great book on Hammer from beginning to end.
“British Film Posters” by Sim Branaghan. Published by the BFI.
Loads of info on artists, printers and distributors in the British film industry
“ Little Shoppe of Horrors “ by Dick Klemensen Loads of issues done over the years
crammed with info and photos. Quiet simply the best magazine ever done on Hammer.
Valerie Leon posing in front of some Hammer posters while promoting
"Blood From the Mummy's Tomb".
"Blood From the Mummy's Tomb".
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