I take this post in the spirit of levity in which I'm sure it was offered.
I've had art director's (staff) call me and say, in effect, "we don't care what
it is, as long as it's from 1963" or whatever year!
So, sometimes a poster is just a poster, isn't it?
Kirby McDaniel
MovieArt Original Film Posters
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Austin TX 78765-4419
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On May 30, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Jeff Potokar <jpotok...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> In a film, posters (like any prop) are never just randomly selected or used
> "just because."
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> If a particular poster (or posters) is in the shot, the director has thought
> about this choice carefully, and not simply left it to the art director to
> just "buy and tack up some posters" to make the set look pretty.
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> There will always be a reason or meaning of some kind (whether it is known to
> the audience or not. :)
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> Jeff
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> On May 30, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
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>> When are they just props and when do they comment on something?
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