Clever Movie Ad Printed on Both Sides of Paper Comes To Life When Held To Light

Your Name Movie Advertisement

Photo: Reddit

A movie advertisement can be more than just a way to promote a film. When done well, it can become a collector’s items for fans of the flick. The 2016 Japanese animated film Your Name did just this with their clever full-page ad in a newspaper that, when printed, would’ve made anyone want to hang the page on their wall (or window) and see the film, of course.

Utilizing newsprint’s translucent quality, the Your Name ad comprises two images that are printed on either side of the paper. Individually, each image features a character standing to on the left side of the page. When the paper is held up to the light, the entire picture is complete and features the two figures facing one another—although not quite touching, which gives some hint to the plot of the movie.

Your Name received critical acclaim and achieved great commercial success. It became the fourth-highest grossing film of all time in Japan and the 16th highest-grossing non-English film worldwide. If you’re intrigued and would like to see the animation, here are places you can watch it.

A clever movie advertisement for the 2016 Japanese animated film Your Name comprises two images printed on either side of newsprint. When held to the light, the entire composition is complete.

Your Name Movie Advertisement

Photo: Reddit

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Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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