Hello again. This will be my last email for the day (woot! I suspect some of you are thinking!),
I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be returning from my sabbatical, and am ramping up for a re-opening of my movie poster business within the next six months to a year, and will be specifically focused on Japanese paper. Over the course of the last year, I have been taking some steps back to re-evaluate my core business plan, and what it will take to regain some of the integrity that I lost over the last six years due to a number of reasons, the main being my multiple spinal disc problems and the major surgery I had last October. This should have been transparent to my customers, and I used it as a crutch instead. I am investing a bulk of my time into my main problem, which was expediting shipments out on time. The positive side of all this is that I have been saving resources and money for some incredible major purchases from some of my contacts in Tokyo, Shinjuku, and the south of Japan. I also plan on travelling to Tokyo to meet some of them for the first time later this year. The *Apocalypse Now*B0 and the Western Film Festival poster featuring *For a Few Dollars More* and *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly* are but just a small sample of the posters I am now finding after starting to dig deeper into the inventories of my contacts. My most recent acquisition? A set of five B1 (28"x40") posters for *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*, featuring Brad Pitt at age 7, age 24, age 30, and age 49, looking physically younger in each as he grows older. These could almost be considered portraits, each a poignant moment from the film.. This is a perfect example of what you find in Japanese movie poster artwork. Attention to detail. Multiple poster sets that feature a single motif from the film. Multiple character poster sets that focus on even small roles in the films they advertise. And above all, beautiful, moving artwork from the best graphic designers in Japan. You will often find that the artwork you see in the United States is practically droll and boring compared to Japanese artwork, and will also often be completely different art from their U.S. counterparts. The collectors that have bought from me in the past know exactly what I am talking about. The two *Kill Bill* films had at least 21 different styles of artwork that I know of to date, and I honestly don't think I've seen them all. I look forward to getting to know you again, and to meet new friends and customers. Thank you for your support. Best regards, Steve Zammar [email protected] owner, ds|onesheets 303/478-3973 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.
