Re: [MOPO] A question for you pros

[Robert Maddison]

I've used this terminology in my ads for about 5 years and I've never had a complaint about it.  I think this let's them know exactly what it is. This ORIGINAL MOVIE ONE SHEET is from the 1980 re-release of "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND The Special Edition" NSS# R8000072 Robert JR wrote: Hope,   You were completely correct -- anyone who suggests otherwise is trying to claim that only the first release of a film can produced an "original" movie poster and that just isn't logical. Very simply: Any movie poster that was produced by the studio and sent to the theaters to be used to advertise the film in question qualifies as an "original" movie poster.   By the way, this gives me an opportunity to comment on something that has been bothering me:   Movies are "released" -- they are NOT "issued".   "Re-issue" is the wrong term to apply to a movie poster. I don't know how it came to be applied to movie posters, but I've been seeing it thrown around a lot lately. It is an incorrect application and the term "re-issue" should never be used to describe a move poster. There is no such thing as a "re-issue" of a film -- the correct term is "re-release" and a poster produced to advertise the re-release of film should be correctly described as:   "an original movie poster for the 1954 re-release of GONE WITH THE WIND" ... or whatever.   -- JR   ----- Original Message ----- From: Hope To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 13:17 Subject: [MOPO] A question for you pros I have advertised posters on ebay as "original movie posters" even though they are re-issues.  I had hoped by putting them in the appropriate years catagory buyers would know they were re-issues. My logic was that since they were printed and sent to movie theatres by the advertising distributor they were originals and not copies, just another and subsequent printing. I've received notes from one of the pros in the business suggesting that I was misleading the buyers. Do you agree?  Should I be saying, "original re-issue" in the subject? What do you think. What would you say. I have added the following note to my 2 posters in question: This Poster is an original re-release from 1980.  It was made by the distributor after the initial original posters were printed. I appreciate your comments since I pride myself on my honesty and integrity and am always willing to learn. many thanks Hope          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.