And, if I remember correctly, we sold the production something for MARY, MARY.
That was a while back!
On May 30, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Ron Moore <cinemaicon...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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