Yeah, I've had that happen. Years ago, when the Oliver Stone film JFK was being
filmed,the Prop Master (one Grey Smith !!) called me looking for a one sheet
for War Is Hell. That was the film playing at the theatre where Lee Harvey
Oswald was taken into custody after the assassination of Kennedy. I found him
one, went and saw the movie when it came out... and whadaya know? It never
appeared on camera as Stone didn't angle the camera on the theatre poster case.
But at least you know it was authentic to the time.
--- On Thu, 5/30/13, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> wrote:
> From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net>
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] POSTER WITHIN A FILM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:31 PM
> 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
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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."
> 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.
> There will always be a reason or meaning of some
> kind (whether it is known to the audience or not.
> :)
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> On May 30, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Kirby McDaniel
> wrote:
> When are they just
> props and when do they comment on something?
>
>
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