Showing posts with label Memorabilia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memorabilia. Show all posts

Aug 28, 2023

Vintage Monarch Theatre Movie Ad Prints: Series 1

Part limited-edition print release, part official merch drop for my upcoming documentary, today I released a collection of 10 cardstock prints featuring custom-restored movie ads from the Monarch Theatre in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Created as part of the production for "Your Cinema Needs You", the soon to be released feature-length documentary about Canada's oldest surviving cinema, these prints feature stylized ads spanning the Monarch Theatre's history from the silent era up into the 1980s.



Each print is 5x7" and is printed on a heavy cardstock, matte laminated on the image side, and features the documentary film logo and description on the reverse. These prints were restored from uncovered negatives, were custom edited and stylized for "Your Cinema Needs You", and each one specifically references the Monarch Theatre and just some of the notable films that played there - because of this process, this collection does not exist anywhere else.

The collection of 10 prints is available for $60 and includes a free pop & popcorn enamel pin set in addition to free shipping. Full details for this flash sale are on the Editing Luke Facebook page as of today (while stock lasts).

Prints in series one include: Silent Era 1, Charlie Chaplin, Silent Era 2, Wizard of OZ, King Kong, Gone With the Wind, Mid-Century 1, Mid-Century 2, Jaws, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.













 

Aug 9, 2023

A Vintage Trailer in the Middle of the Desert

Last summer, as principal photography on my documentary wrapped, I decided to escape to the desert for a few weeks to clear my head and get in some overdue road trip travel shoots. I found an eco-trailer for rent outside of Joshua Tree National Park in California and quickly recognized that it was exactly the kind of experience I was looking for. 

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California



The trailer itself was a vintage Shasta kitted-out in a nostalgic western motif. It was permanently fitted in place with a deck, solar panels providing added shade, and a recycled water system. In addition to its proximity to the national park, what really made the trailer a standout was how secluded it was. It was close enough to civilization for a grocery run, but far enough out that I felt no shame about taking a cowboy bath on the deck each night while watching the sun go down.

It was so secluded, in fact, I was woken up one night by coyotes passing through and then howling right from the stoop next to the deck. It was all pretty surreal, to be honest; the solitude, the heat, and the stark views made it easy to clear my head. The aesthetic was like something out of a movie to begin with, which I think just played into the desert narrative I was inventing through the shoots I was busy with during the days. 

Frankly, there's a lot to appreciate about old school simplicity.

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California


Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California



Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California


Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California


Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California

Trailer Airbnb Joshua Tree National Park California