Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-27 Thread Andy Neal
Hi, Not involved directly with the film business as such. I have done and am still involved with video/film editing for various companies, including theatre groups and business projects. Nothing major leaguestill waiting on a big film project :-) I'm a Graphic/Web Designer by trade and

Re: [MOPO] a General Question-- with one certainly unexpected answer!

2007-06-26 Thread Joseph Bonelli
Hi from Joe Bonelli (aka Hastings) in New Orleans, Thanks to Jeff for getting all these movie people out of the closet, so to speak. I happen to be a sxty-three year old, out-of-work actor with an IMDB page crediting me correctly with a speaking role in the late, lamented Masterpiece

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Toochis Morin
PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 9:28:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question Working directly in film distribution (marketing and publicity) cinema exhibition (programming a major circuit and selected arthouses) for a combined 20 plus years, along with acting

[MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Ari Richards
@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, 26 June, 2007 4:29:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question I started as an actress under Stella Adler and still dabble in it. I've worked Off-Bwy, on films, and tv. I studied writing under mentors Nelson Gidding and Frank Daniel at USC. I'm currently

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Roland Lataille
Not really but, I did send some Cinerama related items to David Strohmaier to be used in his documentary Cinerama Adventure - http://cineramaadventure.com/credits.htm - I'm listed under Special thanks to credits. I also handed out Cinerama three-strip film to the audience that attended a

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Shelly Whitworth-King
POTOKAR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] a General Question Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:47:25 -0700 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

Re: [MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Dave Rosen
experience has been in radio (many, many years) and a little bit of TV. Dave Rosen Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: Ari Richards To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:46 AM Subject: [MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] a General Question

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread chris quarles
. Shelly Original Message Follows From: JEFF POTOKAR Reply-To: JEFF POTOKAR To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] a General Question Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:47:25 -0700 hi MOPO'ers, just a general question.siilar to a poll. how many in here are ACTUALLY involved

[MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Tom Kirby
I do not work in the film industry currently, though I am trying to get into screenwriting. Naturally this is not easy - any tips from those in the industry gratefully accepted! Tom hi MOPO'ers, just a general question.siilar to a poll. how many in here are ACTUALLY involved in the film

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Write a dumb script about a shaggy dog that speaks with the voice of Paris Hilton. Don't forget to make it dumb. Some dumb f--k will buy it. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Jun 26, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Tom Kirby wrote: I do not work in the film industry currently, though I am trying to

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Alan Adler
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

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread jbirddouglass
under mentors Nelson Gidding and Frank Daniel at USC. I'm currently in the business. Toochis - Original Message From: Phil Edwards Cinema Arts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 9:28:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question Working directly

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Vaughn K. Mann
Well ...as long as you asked. After the Trust Busters broke up the MGM ,Paramount and Warner Theatre's. Many theatre's were owned by small time exhibitors. They might own anywhere from 2 to 15 theatres in towns ranging from 5000 to 20,000. My dad was the sort of number one man for the

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread jbirddouglass
Kirby: I wrote that exact script last week. It's titled Bark Like a Cow, and now that Paris is out of the slammer, we can get down to business. She and I have formed a company called Brains of a Soapdish Productions and have several other projects simmering away, including a Paris biopic

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Freedom Lover
But wouldn't you truly get to direct if you were the judge? You might enjoy that... Andrea - Original Message - From: chris quarles To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question I forgot my roots in poster

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-26 Thread Michael Danese
Of Roger Kim Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:20 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question I composed music for an educational video 15 years ago, a friend of mine once used my music in his low budget feature without my permission, and I was credited as assistant

Re: [MOPO] a General Question-- with one certainly unexpected answer!

2007-06-26 Thread Joseph Bonelli
Message - From: Joseph Bonelli To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:19 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question-- with one certainly unexpected answer! Hi from Joe Bonelli (aka Hastings) in New Orleans, Thanks to Jeff for getting all these movie

[MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread JEFF POTOKAR
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

[MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread Glenn Taranto
Glenn Taranto, for one, is known to work from time to time in the business. - Original Message - From: JEFF POTOKAR To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] a General Question hi MOPO'ers, just a general question.siilar

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread Craig Miller
At 05:47 PM 6/25/2007, 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

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread chris quarles
Do you want an answer from everybody? Assuming you do, I am not involved in this business (we call show) in any way, shape, or form. I'm a lawyer who always wanted to direct. A funny (at least I think so) story: We have a weekly staff meeting in my office, where a lawyer

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread lobby card invasion
@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 8:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] a General Question 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

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread Roger Kim
I composed music for an educational video 15 years ago, a friend of mine once used my music in his low budget feature without my permission, and I was credited as assistant to the slime wrangler on a monster film that never received distribution...so, no, I would say that I'm definitely

Re: [MOPO] a General Question IMDb

2007-06-25 Thread Kenwick Cook
Sold a poster last month of one of the few movies I worked on... Weird Al's UHF! I'm even in the IMDb for it, does that count? On the item page, I even included a pic with me in the background: _http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemviewitem=item=130112375965rd= 1rd=1_

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread Phil Edwards Cinema Arts
] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a General Question Sorry Jeff, but I don't see why one needs to be in the BIZ in order to be knowledgable or have an opinion about movie posters? Also, I bet you Thalberg knew bubkes about Minty Whites. That's

Re: [MOPO] a General Question IMDb

2007-06-25 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Want another one? Kirby On Jun 25, 2007, at 11:14 PM, Kenwick Cook wrote: Sold a poster last month of one of the few movies I worked on... Weird Al's UHF! I'm even in the IMDb for it, does that count? On the item page, I even included a pic with me in the background:

Re: [MOPO] a General Question

2007-06-25 Thread allen day
None .. unless one can count on poking around on the carcass and remains of the studio of Earl Owensby. I'm also chummy with several vintage movie cameras. BTW ... Anyone looking for a movie camera that was used by Charlie Chaplin, (with provenance)? The owner has this bargain priced around a