We've sold quite a few of RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT Video one sheets, and the first release in Australia of CLOCKWORK ORANGE on home video ticks over, too.
Of course posters for straight to video (even better if it has Betmax on the poster as well as VHS) or DVD made films that had no theatrical release of course makes them original release posters in their own way. What about posters for special TV screenings of things? We did very nicely from a US (approx size) one sheet for the TV 3D screening of HONDO. Not bad art, either. Anyone know how many posters are run for TV event type things? Video and DVD paper used to be produced in huge amounts for major papering jobs, but with the rapid turnover, more (at least in Australia) is made of in-store monitors running endless trailers and I am certainly seeing less DVD paper generally now than in the past. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Potokar To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Video Posters that is hysterical... AMANDEUS..... with that title, i guess it could be sci fi...LOL jeff On Apr 15, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Roger Kim wrote: I can think of a few video posters that should be desirable, but probably aren't: 1) Annie (Disney) - No theatrical release 2) Not of this Earth (Traci Lords) - alternate artwork 3) Little Voice - alternate artwork. Video poster shows cast, including Ewan MacGregor and Michael Caine. Theatrical poster only shows the back of Jane Horrocks. 4) Plan 9 from Outer Space - alternate artwork. Obviously much cheaper than the theatrical poster. ----------------------------------------------------- Changing subjects slightly, here is a video poster for Amadeus that I just came across. http://cgi.ebay.com/AMANDEUS-SCIENCE-FICTION-VIDEO-MOVIE-POSTER-1980s_W0QQitemZ140224492557QQihZ004QQcategoryZ60333QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The description says: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VIDEO MOVIE VCR STANDUP POSTER FROM THE 1980s SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE AMANDEUS (sic) Is it safe to say that the dealer has not seen the movie? -rk On Apr 15, 2008, at 6:51 AM, Phil Edwards wrote: There are some video posters that are starting to garner some more serious interest. Many of the titles that fell under the UK Video Nasties debacle are start to pick up some steam, and there are some alternate artworks for video posters that are also becoming increasingly sought. The Australian video release for Coppola's DRACULA had some mouth watering point of sale (POS, the other meaning) produced. As a part time collector of things vampiric on certain films, I was glad a set of these outside display posters came my way a few years ago. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cocaine The theaters (or the exchanges) would often have the backs of lobby cards overprinted with a colorful border design with an 8" x 10" rectangle in the center, and then the stills would be either stapled or taped to the back of the card, sometimes with the "four cut method" Helmut describes (and when this was done, the still was tucked into each of the four cuts, and then a piece of tape was often put on each corner of the back of the still, which was the FRONT of the lobby card). I have sold hundreds of lobby cards altered in this way. It just shows that lobby cards for films that had "made the circuit" were considered complete trash, much like old newspapers, and that also explains why next to no one saved them, and why they are rare today. When someone makes a "limited edition" item, with 300 of that item selling for $100 each, after 20 years there are usually 295 -300 still in collectors hands. But when you make something EVERYONE considers both disposable and worthless, then after 20 years there are usually next-to-none in collectors hands. That is why video posters have potential to be one of the great collectibles. I have never seen ONE person who thinks they will ever be worth anything! Bruce On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 5:33 AM, Phil Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not that uncommon practice in Australia in years gone by, either, though more usually it was a paste-over on the back of the card, giving the 8x10 an 11x14 backdrop. 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