Fall of Autumn Filmstrip: Letterpress Printing

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Ever wonder how letterpress printing works?

This is the second filmstrip in a series Alan hopes to complete on the various printing techniques in use today. Blending education with ideology, the filmstrip presents a run down of the different parts and processes of setting your type and printing via the letterpress with Philip Cheaney. Filmed at the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland, OR.

For the first installment on offset printing, click here:


Edited and produced by Alan Lastufka. Cameraperson: Joe Biel. Music: Fugazi, imadethismistake and Geoff Shilling. Special thanks to Philip Cheaney. Distributed by

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: May 27, 2007 at 10:12 am
Author: fallofautumndistro

Length: 00:06:57
Rating: 4.66
Views: 21140

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Video Comments:
Berriiblue (November 3, 2008 at 1:42 am)
thanks so much I have an exam on this tomorrow and this really helps!
charlottepoet (October 27, 2008 at 2:44 pm)
so great to see videos about letterpress :)
such a great artform
vaxatious (October 26, 2008 at 9:17 pm)
thank you! great work!
mak020989 (May 19, 2008 at 12:06 pm)
the most educative video on letterpress i have ever seen. than you so much, really helped me understand the process for my DT coursework and also my AS/A level exam
bigmetaldude (April 6, 2008 at 11:04 pm)
Alan, this is an awesome video. You really need to make more documentary-style videos.
sketchpadcoffee (March 5, 2008 at 5:59 pm)
I think letterpress'ing is fantastic, certainly an awesome docu' showing the actual in's & out's of letterpress printing. I learned afew key things there, to get me on my way to being a letterpress man myself. :D thanks
the5regularguys (January 12, 2008 at 1:34 am)
Man, never had a chance to try any Letterpress, always wanted to.

Although, it seems to take a while to piece together.
SHEX323 (January 4, 2008 at 6:19 pm)
flexo printing rules
scooper1960 (November 11, 2007 at 12:45 pm)
wow, takes me back to college!!!
miki10ic (October 27, 2007 at 10:22 pm)
excellent =), thanx!