great question- today i applauded paul allen of vulcan - Gates microsoft
partner for doing aa daring and inovation movie in movie exhibition..
http://www.cinerama.com/ I believe the presentation is just as
imprortant as the movies themselves.. and the advertising and old
explotation promotion men where also a big part of movies... thats wht
we basically colect is he art of the movies?? , the Ballyhoo, the
teasers, the trailers, the press kits and the movie buzz...Tonight when
we saw Dumb and dumber I thought what has this business become..?? most
of it is a one shot grab at the money and atplaying to the ticket buyers
I guess 15-38 demos as thats who can afford the 50.00 for 2 tickets and
a cokes and popcorn... the elderly retirees,, cant even get to the
theater...the middle class familys have too many peoel for tckets so
they stay home and watch big screen Tvs or online streaming... so who
wants a movie experience? allen plans to charge 15 per ticket,,, But
they just built a laser light 60,000 K lumens lamphouse state of the
art digital and 100 strtegic placed speakers with sound that will almost
sound lke its real.. and they cut back to 450 plush seats,,so its like a
perfect screening room and only one sceen.. they also have arcival 35mm,
70mm, and 3 projector cinerama projection( one of the last in USA) so
its realy a marvel ofmovie history and he also has costumes on display,
and artifacts and Im sure Posters.....so I think this will preserve
Posters and movie art and history ina big way.... the rest of the movie
industry needs a Bigime corection... ifthey want regular goers and you
have 500 empty seats per night someone needs to fill them.as its wasted
space and the group interaction is what makes movies a experience to
share.... also my son said the 550popcorc is how they make thier
money... well not fro me... and my overall experience SUCKED.. I was
along with 3 peopel in a theater watchinga funny film with no shared
laughs and no popcorn..to me what made movies fun was when Ushers made
us feel special and guided us to a crowed room seat with flaslights and
made us feel we wher at a cool event.. then when we ent to the
consession stand the popcorn was the mood enhancer and accouterment to
the movie NOT the same cost as the movie.. wouldnt it be better to just
say the movie is for two 25.00 and includes two drinks and a medium
popcorn,, as they have nickles into it and if there was more peopel the
entire business would be alive...now I di go ona wed... but I doubt
these place ae everpacked,, as we lost 4 cineplex theaters in a few
years,, there is simply no demand and they are outpriced.. POOR value
and Product sucks..so then I looked at the posters..... looks lke a damn
Morgue.. all photoshop crap that all looks the same like someoen without
a bt of artist talent or passion for the movies of humanity that is
cranking them out/// I told the concession Kid,,,, you dont get it..
when I say I may not attend a theater much again.. I have spent 38 years
of my life around this stuff... all I wanted was entertainment, time
with my son and a box of popcorn..and a good flick.. is that asking to
much...?? and does it have to be 40-50.00?? no wonder theater are
obsolete . the best part was seeing my son.
as for the posters and promoting unless you like pre -2000 movies its
seems to be a watse of time and money.. very few films that ae making
mememories these days..IMHO
On 2014-11-19 20:32, David Lieberman wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but every day from 5pm to 7pm I
stand on the corner of Scottsdale Road and Camelback (one of the
busiest intersections in town) with a huge sign that reads "BUY MOVIE
POSTERS". I toss it up in the air and flip it around and do a
little dance. It seems to be working.
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