Here you go, Jeff!
Here are the high spots!
Went pro collecting posters in 1957 at age 9 with insert from I WAS A
TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
20 years later, wrote first book on sci-fi and horror posters as an art
form - came out in 1977 - SCIENCE-FICTION AND HORROR MOVIE POSTERS IN
FULL COVER - DOVER PUBLICATIONS - Was intro to collecting these posters
for many old time collectors.
Masters Degree in Film at Chapel Hill -
Film Editor, Asst Camera, Sound, Post Prod. Coordinator - high budget
Commercials
Starred in own local CBS live-comedy TV show in North Carolina for 2
years (beat Carson in the ratings!).
Wrote Owensby's first film, CHALLENGE.
Worked production on most of early films in South in 1970's including
THE BODY SHOP - Pat Patterson gore film.
Quit film work and my own show and came to Hollywood when I saw Star
Wars to make sci-fi movies, too.
Wrote ad copy for movie posters to make a living.
Wrote, Produced one of first HBO specials - MONSTERS, MADMEN AND
MACHINES - starring Gil Girard - history using clips.
Wrote children's animation, pilots, tv - won comedy writing award for
ALL IN THE FAMILY script.
Member Groundlings improv group - worked with Pee-Wee and Elvira (she
was great pal in those days and very, very funny).
Hooked up with Charlie Band - wrote and produced several films
including (2) 3D movies -
(What a treat watching dailies in 3D!)
Wrote Parasite 3D which was (Demi Moore's first starring role - she was
18 when I met her - used to go dancing with her at Madame Wongs on
Sunset -(would she return my call, now - I don't think so!) - early
Stan Winston effort, too.
Wrote Concrete Jungle (my women's prison opus), Metalstorm 3D (also
produced - sorry for this one, folks), Alchemist, created Trancers (but
sold out to get shed of Band) and more.
(One of my great joys was designing and developing copy and art for
posters for my own films!)
All in I sold maybe a dozen screenplays and had 5 produced bearing my
name.
Wrote more odd stuff culminating in Star Trek: Next Gen episode - "The
Loss"
Went to Fox for a six week gig as Toy Consultant ( I also collect toys)
on TOYS and ended up staying there 10 years -
Founded Fox Archives, their poster collection, still collection, and
saved research.
As Exec. Director of Fox Archives I travelled the world as their
emissary looking for lost Fox goodies in international closets and
promoting silent film -
Curated Fox's first museum - HALL OF COOL STUFF - in Australia - with
5.5 million dollars worth of props, art, wardrobe I took out of their
trash!
Left Fox and am now writing again and selling posters (as I have all my
life) to keep world off my back.
Have interest in an Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation I've done and have
just finished my first novel - NIGHT AND THE CAT
A noir thriller set in 1945 Los Angeles that came to me in a black and
white dream starring Bogart and Robinson (a trip!)
Just started a new novel about the magic and myth of the movies.
Will never get posters out of my blood.
There you go, Jeff.
That's the best of it!
Alan Adler
On Jun 25, 2007, at 5:47 PM, JEFF POTOKAR wrote:
hi MOPO'ers,
just a general question.siilar to a poll. how many in here are
ACTUALLY involved in the film business? and i dont mean you had a
relative or friend that has explained things to you..but are actually
WORKING in this business. i do. so many throw comments around in here
as if they were irving thalberg, stacey snider, or sherry lansing...
jeff
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