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How to buy Vintage 16mm 35mm film reels cans wall decor

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16mm, 35mm vintage Theater movie film reels and cans come from HOLLYWOOD CA. This is perfect time to invest in an interesting looking film prop. As You know the film industry is Changing. Everything is converted to Digital media like DVD, CD, and Blu Ray. Old and vintage 16mm, 35mm, 70mm film reels, cans are becoming hot decorative item to create that one of a kind Theater Media room wall art prop. When Choosing a film reel and can for wall decor please consider few simple rules it will help you get the most for your $ and get the best visual impact.  

  1. Decide What kind of format you want on your walls. 16mm film reels are thin and will work best for small wall space. they will not stand out too muck from the wall surface. But the 35mm and 70mm reels will work perfect for the big wall spaces. 16mm film reels start from 3" up to 15". (16MM)reels are 3/4" thick. The 35mm & 70mm starts from 10" and up to 3 foot.(35MM)Are 1 3/4" thick will stand out from the wall surface. 70mm film reels are 2 3/4' thick Harder to find. because only IMAX theaters were using them..
  2. Take your wall space you want to decorate.  See the item you have decided to purchase. Take the measurement from it and cut out a shape from a newspaper and put it on the wall. See How it will look. Decide if more items like film cans decor props and so on are nessasary to buy in order to make a perfect film related art set.  
  3. Contrast your room wall color and the item you are purchasing. If your wall color is dark try to get Lighter colors and metal reels. If the wall color is light Go opposite. Some of the film reels come in metal, silver and gold colors. Mostly metal reels are the best to have on the wall. old vintage reels Are metal new reels Are made from plastic.
  4. Always get the items in odd numbers (1,3,5,7...) This is an Interior Design rule never fails.Also 2 film reels and film can as a set. Size of the reel could be small and big.
  5. Always pay close attention on the details of the decor reels how film included with the reels, cans will dangle from one to another. This will create visually moving effects.
  6.  All of the points designed to Create maximum visual impact for your Buck.

Good luck please find All kinds of film reels, cans Movies,wall decor sets  when You search 16mm film reels, or 35mm film reels. 

 


Guide ID: 10000000006910410Guide created: 04/30/08 (updated 05/01/08)

 
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