Have had some contact today with what I thought would be a lead regarding the importer but it proved to be fruitless, but the good news is a second contact that took place sounds promising. Waiting to hear back from a former cinema manager.
The above relates to The Night Of The Sorcerers discussed earlier in this thread if anyone is wondering what it is all about. Apparently the former cinema manager wasn't given my message or he was and he doesn't wish to contact me.
Still thinking about different printers creating different sized posters for the one film. Can't imagine why it would be done. Possibly a cost thing? Maybe some printers charged more?
Still thinking about different printers creating different sized posters for the one film. Can't imagine why it would be done. Possibly a cost thing? Maybe some printers charged more?
Maybe it's just what they had on hand at the time????
Hard to fathom the reason but one thing is clear in that it certainly was a widespread practice.
A question directed to Pancho. Have you have or ever sighted any daybills or any other Australian posters on the three following film titles ? The films are Daughter Of Satan, Superbeast and Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster. I have seen the N.Z. poster combo of Daughter Of Satan & Bloodbeast and the Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster / Curse Of The Voodoo combination Australian daybill but where is the single Australian posters for each of the individual titles ?
Still thinking about different printers creating different sized posters for the one film. Can't imagine why it would be done. Possibly a cost thing? Maybe some printers charged more?
I believe it was about the workload of the printer and the availability of the artists.
Still thinking about different printers creating different sized posters for the one film. Can't imagine why it would be done. Possibly a cost thing? Maybe some printers charged more?
I believe it was about the workload of the printer and the availability of the artists.
You may be right but we most likely will never know for sure why it happened along with many other Australian poster questions we would love answers for.
Is it more of a 70's thing? It seems that the 1970s was when far more posters were 'cut and paste' mash-ups of US releases rather than actual art created for the local release that was seen in the earlier part of the century.
Is it more of a 70's thing? It seems that the 1970s was when far more posters were 'cut and paste' mash-ups of US releases rather than actual art created for the local release that was seen in the earlier part of the century.
I believe not. It happened in the 1940s, 1950s and1960s a lot. Without going into this question in detail which would be very time consuming I will at this point of time mention a few examples of different printers being used with the different styles of the same design.
RKO daybills mainly printed by Simmons in the early to mid 1950s. RKO one sheets were printed mainly by Victory Publicity for the same designs. Simmons didn't appear to have printed any RKO one sheets in the 1950s or if they did their imput would have been minimal.
MGM daybills of the 1950s and early 1960s printed by W.E. Smith, Chromoprint and A. & C. along with a few Simmons and some by unnamed printers. W.E. Schey printed a lot of the same design one sheets.
All of the of the Paramount / Richardson 1950s daybills were printed by either W.E. Smith, F. Cunninghame or Robert Burton but a lot of one sheets were printed by W.F. Schey.
Their are a lot more examples but I have only mentioned examples that have sprung to mind.
Again form your own opinion why this was the practice to use different printers for different poster sizes.
Still thinking about different printers creating different sized posters for the one film. Can't imagine why it would be done. Possibly a cost thing? Maybe some printers charged more?
Maybe it's just what they had on hand at the time????
Hard to fathom the reason but one thing is clear in that it certainly was a widespread practice.
A question directed to Pancho. Have you have or ever sighted any daybills or any other Australian posters on the three following film titles ? The films are Daughter Of Satan, Superbeast and Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster. I have seen the N.Z. poster combo of Daughter Of Satan & Bloodbeast and the Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster / Curse Of The Voodoo combination Australian daybill but where is the single Australian posters for each of the individual titles ?
A question directed to Pancho. Have you have or ever sighted any daybills or any other Australian posters on the three following film titles ? The films are Daughter Of Satan, Superbeast and Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster. I have seen the N.Z. poster combo of Daughter Of Satan & Bloodbeast and the Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster / Curse Of The Voodoo combination Australian daybill but where is the single Australian posters for each of the individual titles ?
Short answer: no.
These three titles I find of interest and possibly one day I will comment about their release status in Australia but at present I still researching them.
I'm guessing the text wasn't large enough to satisfy the money men?
There is always a reason and the reason being in this case Robert Burton the printers originally left off the R in a circle registered trademark symbols after the words Panavision, Eastmancolor and Copyright which they apparently adjusted as per the image I attached above and included on what appears the majority of the daybills that were circulated as all the copies I have checked on are the amended copies.
Has anyone seen another daybill with this sort of snipe? I know there are ratings adjustments, but this sort of snipe seems reserved for US posters normally.
Forgetting about the snipe for a moment and let us just look at the copyrighting and dating and registered trademark symbols and cover this information. This practice of showing these details on Australian film posters was not a common practice in 1981 but was used by GUO on Walt Disney films such as The Fox And The Hound, Dragonmaster and Condorman. Non Walt Disney films normally didn't have this information printed on them so Dead Kids was an oddity for that time with or without the snipe applied.
I've got three copies; two with snipes and the one without. I've had the one without for the longest period, which would be about 10 years. 99% sure I picked it up online - most likely eBay.
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Apparently the former cinema manager wasn't given my message or he was and he doesn't wish to contact me.
Hard to fathom the reason but one thing is clear in that it certainly was a widespread practice.
A question directed to Pancho. Have you have or ever sighted any daybills or any other Australian posters on the three following film titles ? The films are Daughter Of Satan, Superbeast and Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster. I have seen the N.Z. poster combo of Daughter Of Satan & Bloodbeast and the Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster / Curse Of The Voodoo combination Australian daybill but where is the single Australian posters for each of the individual titles ?
I believe not. It happened in the 1940s, 1950s and1960s a lot. Without going into this question in detail which would be very time consuming I will at this point of time mention a few examples of different printers being used with the different styles of the same design.
RKO daybills mainly printed by Simmons in the early to mid 1950s. RKO one sheets were printed mainly by Victory Publicity for the same designs. Simmons didn't appear to have printed any RKO one sheets in the 1950s or if they did their imput would have been minimal.
MGM daybills of the 1950s and early 1960s printed by W.E. Smith, Chromoprint and A. & C. along with a few Simmons and some by unnamed printers. W.E. Schey printed a lot of the same design one sheets.
All of the of the Paramount / Richardson 1950s daybills were printed by either W.E. Smith, F. Cunninghame or Robert Burton but a lot of one sheets were printed by W.F. Schey.
Their are a lot more examples but I have only mentioned examples that have sprung to mind.
Again form your own opinion why this was the practice to use different printers for different poster sizes.
Correct. Asylum from 1972 and I had a feeling you would know the answer.
Correct.
I'm guessing the text wasn't large enough to satisfy the money men?
There is always a reason and the reason being in this case Robert Burton the printers originally left off the R in a circle registered trademark symbols after the words Panavision, Eastmancolor and Copyright which they apparently adjusted as per the image I attached above and included on what appears the majority of the daybills that were circulated as all the copies I have checked on are the amended copies.
Wishful thinking on your part. Out of curiosity where did you acquire your copy from ?
Yes it is Dawn Of The Mummy from 1981.