My Next Project: Movie Poster Box Light
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2016
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Today we make these very simple Movie Poster Box Light. This is one of my favorite projects I have built. This looks great hanging in my office. The camera really didn't do it justice. Below are the links to the items I ordered on Amazon.
Poster Frame
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LED Lights
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Power Adaptor
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Hi Jo
Thanks for this! Looks like it would be a fun weekend project and look hell of a lot better than a regular frame
Yes it definitely does. I love this frame. I just wish it wasn't so expensive to build. If it was cheaper I would definitely build another one.
@@MyNextProject can I ask what did you project cost you?
Nice video. I did a few years ago in a very similar fashion. Since then I purchased the snap frames and attach them to heavy-duty store-bought wood frames followed by the tape and lights. Works really well and saves me the step of building my own frames.
That works too. I don't think you save much if anything building the boxes yourself.
And honestly, every way I looked at doing the poster besides a snap frame was more expensive.
My Next Project Yes, I think in the end doing it yourself the way we have doesn’t really save much. But there’s something about doing it yourself and spending the same money than buying it from someone else.
I've looked at a few of these and your the only one I could find with list of products
I'm going to make one but I think I might skip the snap frame and make my own frame and defuser
+john albrecht That might work. I looked at building my own frame for this one too but in the end decided I would just pay for the snap frame. I am glad that I could be of help to you.
When you build yours let me know, I would like to see how it turned out.
Thanks for the comment.
Great build. Watching you put on that reflective tape was painful. I would have abandoned it and gone with silver spray paint. Kudos to your commitment.
Don't think I didn't want to. It was ridiculous doing it on there.
I haven't had a chance to edit the video, but I did make something similar to this, but I did not use any silver tape on it. I just left the boards either white, or natural and it turned out great.
Thanks for watching and glad you like it.
You've inspired me to build this. I'm actually on the last step of laying down the LEDs but I noticed voltage drop and dimming on the second strip that I connected. Was wondering if that happened to you too? I kind of see it happening but it might be the angle of the light box. If so I think I'm going to wire them parallel because that really bugs me
Great video thanks for posting. I'm about to make 3 of these for our new cinema room and in the UK they don't make snap frames with a perspex back so I will have to remove the metal back and replace with customer cut perspex. I noticed you used an opaque perspex and not 100% transparent. Is this essential or can I use 100% clear ?
I honestly don't know that it matters, those are the only options that I saw that was available. I think if you have 100% clear that you will most likely get a brighter looking poster.
Thanks for watching, I am glad you liked the video.
+My next project: I've considered doing this but would like to know 1, how much did you save vs what you would have spent buying a light box? Five years later, I'm seeing light boxes go for 250 to 300 (specifically for 27x40) and 2, I've decided to go for light boxes that emit 6500 lumens to ensure that they light up regular posters as opposed to double sided posters. Am I correct that the lumens for this strip is 2800 since it reads 6000 kelvin?
Nice project. It is always good to build stuff for yourself every now and then.
+Dane Garcia It is and I am happy with it. Nice addition to my office.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just found my brothers bday gift! Thanks for sharing:)
Good luck and glad you enjoyed it.
I want to do something like this (but much smaller, my poster is only a little longer than an A4 piece of paper). Backlight options seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but I haven't decided what to use for my diffuser panel. Maybe an old fluorescent light panel?
Nice video and documentation. The LED power source block apparently sits on the floor with a cable going up to the light box. Your suggestions on how to hide this power 'brick' considering it's known for getting very hot? While beyond the scope of your project I was wondering how would you suggest dimming the LED lights (post power adapter)? And how would you go about wiring 4 light boxes along a 15' wall through a dimmable LED driver (with a 150 watt draw) hooked up to an LED dimmer wall switch? And BTW: Using 2 of the 16.4' LED light strings you suggest draw 24 watts each (48 watts total) vs the 36 watt power adapter you suggest.
I did not realize the power adapter was not enough for those 2 sets of lights, thanks for pointing that out. I don't leave mine plugged in all the time as it is anyway, so I don't worry about the brick getting to hot for myself. If you are wanting to leave this plugged in all the time, you could probably secure it to the top or bottom of the frame where it would have a little air circulation around it, as opposed to being inside the box. Might could even put a small spacer so air can flow under the power supply as well.
As far as dimming the lights, if i remember correctly, you have to buy "dimmable" LEDs. Not all of the LEDs are dimmable from what I remember. I do know that they have nicer power supplies that you can have a switch on to turn the lights on and off and I am sure there is one that has dimming ability as well.
As far as 4 separate boxes on a wall, that is going to be alot of wiring outside the box that goes along the wall to hook them up. You might could have each box start and stop with a secured the type of power supply you are using and just wire from one to the next.
Or maybe having each of the 4 plug into a separate outlet or into a power strip would be best. Plugging 4 of these boxes up with 32 feet of LEDs per box might be alot, even if you had a big enough power supply.
I am curious to see what you come up with. I would love to see pics or even a video of what you do. And would like to show it to my viewers.
I just made an LED lightbox. My suggestions: #1: before attaching the back panel, put the foil tape on the inside walls of the wood frame first. it will be much easier to put on. #2: just follow the seams of the tape lines to lay your LED strips down. no need to make the black lines you mentioned. :-)
I would agree with both of those. Honestly, after making this one and a smaller one similar...I don't think there needs to be a crazy amount of LED lights in there. I think you could eliminate several rolls and be fine.
My Next Project yes. I only used one roll of a 16.4 ft one on mine and my poster/lightbox is 36 x 36” square.
Nice vid. Ive watched it a few times. I wanted to ask about the one side seeming darker or is that just the camera agnle?
I think it is the clear cover that is on the frame. It isn't laying down perfect so it kinda makes it look darker. Once I put the different posters in the frame I don't notice it.
If you talking about with the actual poster on there.....that poster is very dark and only lets light through in certain places.
I really think it is the camera angle and the clear plastic thing not being flat.
Thanks for watching and for commenting.
Hello, I want to recreate something, but I am no longer able to find the snap frame that includes a light diffuser. Do you happen to have any alternative options available?
in my opinion i would have made the box about half the depth and ran the strips horizontally with soldered connections to get the most possible light coverage, but overall nice build.
Yes, if I make another one of these, I would definitely not go as deep. One of the reasons for it being so deep is for the french cleat to fit behind it, but even with that, I would still make it less.
As far as the lights, I did not have a soldering iron at the time. And I am not sure if it would matter if you go horizontal or vertical. I think both will have good results.
Great build! I just want to ask what paint did You use in your project to paint the wood?
I just used some black paint that came from Home Depot. Nothing special that I remember. It could have come from WalMart but I am pretty sure it came from Home Depot.
What did you use to hang it? The one I bought is the thin one by crystal but it only comes with these 8 barrels and holes,not sure if I gotta get my own hardware and drill through it
I can't remember if mine came with screws or not. I just screwed the frame directly to the light box I built.
Great Job.
Can you let me know if this will support heavy stuff in the middle. I want to use this to take photos of large items. But they will be over the middle. Also can you send me how much of each items you needed or purchased. IE 2 LED packages or strips. Also can you provide the details of the box.
Thanks
I will see what I can come up with as far as plans and box details. If i remember right, I used 2 LED packages and 1 roll of aluminum tape, and one power switch. I think I linked all the materials I used in the description.
As far as weight goes, this boxes is already pretty heavy and I have not had any trouble with it at all. If you screw into the studs, then a french cleat system works very good. If you miss the wall studs then it won't be very strong at all.
You can always add more than one brace to make it much stronger and hold more weight if that is what you want.
Good job!! Looks like you purchased a 27"x41" snap frame when it should have been a 27"x 40" length.
That would eliminate the 1/2" of light on the top and bottom shinning through.
There was a reason I didn't get the 40" at the time but I can't remember why now. But yes you are totally right. The smaller snap frame would have worked out perfect.
Thanks for commenting.
So you can add any movie poster to it and it will illuminate? I thought if the poster has a solid color to the back the light won't shine through no matter how much light you push on it? Is that not correct?
Nice video!! But i was wondering what the size is of the poster because insee some light coming out up and down of the poster.. im from europe so these frame are very very expensive to ship to. I wanted to use opal white plexiglas instead of the translucent back you have.. do you think that also will work?
Thanks
The frame, I believe is a 27x40. The poster was like 26.75 x 39.75 or something like that. It was just slightly smaller than the snap frame. Rather than trying to get a smaller one and trim the poster, I decided to get the size i got and deal with the small amount of light on the edges.
It is very expensive to build these. This is one of the most expensive projects I have built.
Honestly, I don't know about the plexiglass. I looked into it briefly, but it was going to cost more than the snap frame so I dropped it.
Where did you order the $60 poster frame that snapped on the front?
Yes that is the one i ordered. There should be links in the description of the video for everything that I used.
how is it powered ? 12 V. DC or ? Directly or through some sort of regulator circuits ?
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That is the power supply i used and I plug it directly into the wall. In the description of the video i have links to all the items i used in the video for the box.
Mylar blanket will work just fine for reflective backing and 10× cheaper.
Hi, Great project. looking to tackle this one myself. Just curious where you found the snap frame with the semi transparent backing? Can only seem to find the snap frames with solid backing. Noticed a guy had the same issue from the U.K. I'm in canada and would like to order the same frame you have. Thanks for the great video.
Here is the one i used
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There are actually links to all the material i used in the comment section of the video and on the article on my website. Good luck with yours!!
Hey, Apologies, i did see the links after..Unfortunately they dont ship to canada and it seems like theres only snapezo that make the frames with that white backing...been trying to find on in calgary for a few days and they're non existent here..Stuck..
No problem at all. I am very surprised that amazon does not ship to Canada. I would have thought that would have been a no brainer. I will look around and see if I can find them at any other site. Just curious, but did you look at the seller and see if they have their own website not affiliated with Amazon?
When you make yours, I would love to see some pictures of it and see how it turned out.
I did, Snapezo frames are a tough find on amazon.ca..but, i did find one on ebay and placed the order. should be here in the middle of the month. Will show you how it turns out! thanks
Awesome. I am glad you found one.
Thanks for the video. Is there any reason I couldn't make a slim box vs what you did here that looks like 3.5"?
I don't see why not. I am not sure why I made mine so thick. It would weigh much less. I am not sure how narrow you would want to go.
Let me know how it turns out and how slim you did go.
@@MyNextProject thank you. Just bought my first five double sided posters. I'll update you
J-M. M. I just ordered me another one last night actually. Good luck with it. I have Instagram and Twitter if you would like to share them. I would love to see how it turns out.
Maybe even chrome paint would work for backing reflection. Anything but foil tape.
What's the silver tape for? Im about to make 1 today or tomorrow, thanks for this ViD.
Abraham Sandoval it just helps make the light a little more reflective and more balanced.
It probably isn’t a necessity, you could probably paint it white and it would help some.
@@MyNextProject thanks so much! Imma try this 2nite
nice build! is there a protective layer/clear sheet on top of the poster ?
Yes it is.
I want to make a long version of this for 5 x A3 size posters. I've seen people put the lights round the sides of their box and others put them up and down the back like yours. For a box that is long and narrow, say approx 6 feet wide but only 1.5 feet high, do you think the lights around the sides would work just as good?
I think putting them on the back puts more direct light on the back of the poster. But I am sure either way would be good. You might could lay these out before you stick them to you project and see how it looks.
@@MyNextProject Thanks for the help. When I get this done I'll send you a link.
Awesome, can't wait to see.
Wow youre the dude that makes retro videogame vids with metal jesus right?
Made one for my husband, I put The Godfather poster in it. 😍 Thank you, sir.
Awesome. I bet that turned out great.
@@MyNextProject It did! Now I need to make 3 more. 😒
Wow. That is a bunch. The 2nd and 3rd ones will go much faster I am sure.
With regard to the strips all you had to do was crease them in the middle along a straight edge first !
Yes, that would work.
If you have to do it agan would you use anything different?
I have gone back and added a switch to turn it on and off, but that is really the only thing I would do differently.
Can you dim the LED lights to reduce the brightness?
With what I bought, no you can't. I am sure there is something out there that will let you.
However, once you put the poster in, it does not appear as bright, at least in my case. It is much more toned down.
nice video! what kind of Plexiglas you are using?
It is actually a snap frame. There should be a link in the description to everything I used in that video.
so I see the diffused Plexiglass comes with it. thanks. they don't have 36"x36". my bad luck.
Yes, there is a film that will go over the front of the poster.
I do not see a 36x36 frame either. I am sorry.
To make it easier to remove the paper off the foil tape don't cut it, tear it instead. Doing it that way will leave a rough edge and a corner will almost always be pulled up.
+Jonathan Broline Okay, I will have to remember that. It makes sense. That was the most difficult part of doing the project....seriously....was getting the paper off the tape.
Thanks for the comment.
You can also use a small sharp blade or knife to separate the paper back from the metal tape. Just as easy as tearing it, and you are left with a nice edge instead of a torn one that you would have to clean up/cut straight.
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Oh okay, thanks for sharing. As I said in the video, that was the most difficult part of this project was getting the backing off the tape.
That’s cool how much to build one
It was not cheap. The snap frame I used was around $60. After the LED and other items I used, I would bet I spent close to $100 on it. It has been a long time since I made it so tought to remember.
Do u want a real double sided theqtrical release pister for it? I work at a movie theqtor there r lots of fakes mine r still in box
That is pretty cool that you work at a theater. I was hoping to get my hands on a suicide squad or Captain America Civil War poster but it didn't happen.
It just so happens i have an extremely rare final cut theatrical release suicide squade in the box. Theres two in it.
Wow that is awesome.
My brother worked at the theater years ago and he still has one of the heath ledger joker posters from batman dark knight.
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+Mike Travis it trade you one of the double sided final cut suicide squad poster and one othet for one of your boxes.
Do you sell these for people that are not as handy?
If you were local to me, then yes I would, but honestly these are not cheap to make. I think my cost for this project were well over $100. That snap frame by itself is $60. I do not know how much shipping would be but I can't imagine it would be cheap. By the time I built these to sell and the buyers paid for shipping, you would be talking some serious money then.
Can you use any poster?
It needs to be double sided.
Is the poster just a regular poster?
It is a double sided poster, like what the movie theaters get.
You know they have chrome spray paint?
Yes, chrome paint would look good on this too.
Why do you not use a Kreg jig on the inside of the box to fasten the corners it is more Professional
The box is painted, so it really didn't matter. Since it is glued and screwed, the strength should be about the same. I am not against pocket holes, just seemed like and extra unnecessary step in my opinion.
Kees this project was overkill for what the end product was
That poster isnt double sided u can tell by how poopy it looks. Its put a real cinema poster in it. Anyone
It is a double sided poster. I have a hookup at our local theater here where I live that i can get lots of these posters. Currently I have a deadpool poster in the box. It looks better because it isn't as dark as the TMNT is. On camera it really doesn't look that good but in person, the purple really shows through when the light is on.
Yea their supposed to return most of them to the movie dostrulibutor thats why yheir valuable because there not meant to fall into the hands of the public. But i got a hook up my boys the projectionist
Oh okay. I didn't know that. That is pretty cool.
There are some really cool posters out there.
Did you buy a double sided movie poster?
Why do you stop the music when you talk and then restart it? Just lower the volume and keep it playing so it doesn't start over 35,000 times.
Okay thanks for the tip. I do not normally do that in my videos. I tried something different in this one.
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Did you buy a double sided movie poster?