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【畫雄影：展覽單元】看板軼事｜Billboard Anecdotes
2025/09/25・當期展覽
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我看過的電影比你吃過的米還多？
Did He Really See More Movies Than You Can Ever Imagine?
當年投入電影看板繪製工作的畫師們，最津津樂道的是免費看電影一事，除了自家服務的戲院，也能在有熟絡畫師的戲院中觀影，無論西片、日片還是臺片皆可飽覽，看到喜歡的想二刷、三刷都不在話下。
For billboard painters back then, one of the greatest perks was watching movies for free—not just at their own theaters, but also at others where they knew the artists.
Hollywood, Japanese, or Taiwanese films—if they liked one, they could watch it twice or even three times.
For billboard painters back then, one of the greatest perks was watching movies for free—not just at their own theaters, but also at others where they knew the artists.
Hollywood, Japanese, or Taiwanese films—if they liked one, they could watch it twice or even three times.
學徒最怕的三件事？
Three Things Apprentices Feared Most
Three Things Apprentices Feared Most
1. 徹夜趕工
在院線經營的全盛時期，各家戲院進入肉搏戰，有時候一口氣好幾部強片上映，學徒們也要跟著師傅、師兄徹夜忙碌，趕在檔期開始前掛上看板。
I. All-nighters
During the cinema’s golden age, several big movies could open at once. Apprentices worked nonstop to finish the billboards before opening day.
2. 片不賣座
如果電影上映第一天沒什麼客人，戲院老闆發覺後會趕緊下架替換新片，此時畫師就得著手繪製新看板，而學徒原本滿心期待的檔期休假也就泡湯了。
II. A Flop at the Box Office
If a movie drew no crowd on its first day, the theater owner would replace it immediately. This meant painting a new billboard, and apprentices losing their much-hoped-for break.
3. 颱風來臨
固定在戲院外鐵架上的看板，遇颱風來襲可能充滿危險，這時學徒需趕緊檢查並加固。若面積太大片，或有合板製作的立體造型，就要卸下以保安全，來回作業頗為費力。
III. Typhoons
Billboards were fixed high outside theaters, and during typhoons they could be dangerous. Apprentices had to secure or take them down, especially if they were large or had 3D wooden structures.
在院線經營的全盛時期，各家戲院進入肉搏戰，有時候一口氣好幾部強片上映，學徒們也要跟著師傅、師兄徹夜忙碌，趕在檔期開始前掛上看板。
I. All-nighters
During the cinema’s golden age, several big movies could open at once. Apprentices worked nonstop to finish the billboards before opening day.
2. 片不賣座
如果電影上映第一天沒什麼客人，戲院老闆發覺後會趕緊下架替換新片，此時畫師就得著手繪製新看板，而學徒原本滿心期待的檔期休假也就泡湯了。
II. A Flop at the Box Office
If a movie drew no crowd on its first day, the theater owner would replace it immediately. This meant painting a new billboard, and apprentices losing their much-hoped-for break.
3. 颱風來臨
固定在戲院外鐵架上的看板，遇颱風來襲可能充滿危險，這時學徒需趕緊檢查並加固。若面積太大片，或有合板製作的立體造型，就要卸下以保安全，來回作業頗為費力。
III. Typhoons
Billboards were fixed high outside theaters, and during typhoons they could be dangerous. Apprentices had to secure or take them down, especially if they were large or had 3D wooden structures.
近水樓臺先得月？
Love at the Theater?
Love at the Theater?
早年戲院發展最昌盛的時期，看板畫師一職頗受追捧，主動投懷送抱者亦不在少數。而戲院聘請的剪票員、帶位員或販售員，多由年輕女性擔任，電影看板學徒因地利之便，比較容易互有往來，戀愛後甚至論及婚嫁。
In the golden age of cinemas, billboard painters were in high demand—and sometimes popular with the young women who worked as ticket collectors, ushers, or snack sellers.
Thanks to the proximity, friendships often blossomed into romance, and even marriage.
In the golden age of cinemas, billboard painters were in high demand—and sometimes popular with the young women who worked as ticket collectors, ushers, or snack sellers.
Thanks to the proximity, friendships often blossomed into romance, and even marriage.
不一樣的從軍體驗？
A Different Kind of Military Service
A Different Kind of Military Service
經歷軍旅生涯的看板學徒，儘管繪畫技藝尚未獨當一面，但也優於眾人，因此時常被找去協助美工，像長官玉照、隊史圖畫、立體壁報、遊行花車的繪製及裝飾，能免去一些操練之餘，甚至會被調往待遇較好的單位。
For billboard apprentices serving in the army, their art skills set them apart.
They were often asked to help with creative work—portraits of officers, military history illustrations, parade floats—sometimes getting them lighter duties or transfers to better units.
For billboard apprentices serving in the army, their art skills set them apart.
They were often asked to help with creative work—portraits of officers, military history illustrations, parade floats—sometimes getting them lighter duties or transfers to better units.