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• Block letters made of wood are to be found in camera stores and at department store toy counters. They may also be made by the amateur handy with a scroll saw. Unique shadow effects are possible with these letters when properly illuminated.
• Block letters of cardboard are available from showcard writer's supply houses. They are ideal for title making and may easily be tinted with water or showcard colors.
Easy Titling With Movable Letters
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ROBABLY the quickest and easiest way for the average amateur to obtain professional looking titles is through the use of popular movable title letters. Anyone can use them. It requires no skill, experience nor artistic ability to set up these letters on a title board, and light and photograph them.
What are movable letters? Movable letters are so-called because they may be arranged by hand on a background to form the text of a title. The letters are available in several sizes ranging from a half-inch to two inches in height. They are made of wood, metal, plastic or similar materials. Some are fitted with sharp pins at the back as a means of holding them in place. Another is a metal letter which is magnetized so it will readily adhere to any metal background, thus making unnecessary the use of pins or adhesives.
Can any background be used? The background used with pin-back letters is usually a piece of composition board (wall board), heavy cardboard or similar material into which the pin letters can be easily pushed and firmly held. The background should be of sufficient size so that about z 5 letters can be placed in a line without crowding.
For movable letters 1 inch high and about 3 '4 inch wide, for example, we find a background of any material 30 inches in width is about right. Larger letters, of course, require larger backgrounds. If the letters are white, the backgrounds should be painted in contrast with a flat black paint, given a mottled effect, or subtly decorated with simple designs.
What about wall paper and cloth? Both materials are excellent for movable letter backgrounds. The desired material should be applied over the composition board and, where pin-back letters are used, the pins pushed through the material into the board. Background fabrics may be used repeatedly, but with paper, the pin marks will show after use and usually not more than a dozen titles can be made with the same paper background.
Hon can decorations or ornaments be used? There is no limit to the effectiveness possible when movable letters are used. They can be set in straight lines, on curves, in circles, ovals, and any other design wanted. Designs and decorations of all kinds are usable. One manufacturer makes a set of
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• Placing block letters on glass by means of rubber cement or ether adhesive, the text may be photographed simultaneously with picture backgrounds as shown here.