Mark
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Had this a while now. Might even frame it one day.
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From memory the 1925 film had a horizontal daybill.
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You can try a damp Q tip and see if the paint comes off. Some of the NZ censorship is water-based and simply washes away without a trace.
That said, I would definitely leave the poster as is.
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On the missing list for Aussie material >>
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Son of Frank campaign >>
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Original release ads from Sydney >>
Note the censor info
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Lot of fun trying to find the missing posters and sometimes discovering different styles and re-releases etc. Those early long daybills are out there somewhere!
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Ves's Aussie collection would have to be the most comprehensive in the world. A real tour through the history of Australian film-making.
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Select 5 - 10 films from a particular year and compare the number of dbs to 1shts on emovie results. That will give you a rough ratio.
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My buddy from The Film Centre told me the daybills arrived in lots of 2 - 3000. Also 15 - 22 copies of each film (1980s).
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Just to confuse the issue, sometimes they had both Aussie & foreign. I had a UK 3sht for Godfather that was used here. They also had an Aussie printed version.
Should probably also mention that minis exist for the later Bond films in the '9… -
I think Matt is pretty close with 1977. The last Aussie printed three sheet may have been for Rocky.
I did pick up an Aus 3 sht for Jaws recently. From memory the posters sizes weren't listed on the Jaws press sheet.
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More of a printer's goof, than proof!
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Okay, Larry. Keep up the good work!
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Here you go, Leonard.
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I may have gotten mixed up with three floors of warehouse space. I think he said one was below ground level. Splicing floor separate.
Apparently there were four desks / phone lines for the different film company orders. They were supplying …
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I have a good deal of background info already, but this was an important place and others should be aware of what was going on. Maybe start a dedicated thread.
Was the main distribution hub for many of the posters we are seeing today.
Five or six years ago. Went pretty quick.$800 was the price on framed When Kellys Rode. Can't remember if it was trimmed.Saturday Night Fever has a story, including several daybill versions.Don't forget Commando (Arnie). Phil told me they tried to pre-empt the censor and had to add R stickers to all the daybills. I do have a one sheet printed with the correct R rating.Was a three storey building, but I don't know what number Buckingham.About ten years ago I met a guy who worked there in the early '80s. By coincidence, I just caught up with him again last week and did a deal on some posters he'd been hanging onto.
He told me Hoyts, GU, Fox/Columbia & Warner Bros/Roadsh…
You get a Christmas shopping spree at Finch & Lane. All you can carry out in five minutes. Hire a truck.Can almost envisage the smoke rising from Hondo's keyboard!!I've got a new research project for you, Lawrence.
See what you can dig up on The Film Centre, Buckingham St, Surry Hills, Sydney.
There was a shared arrangement between several studios for warehousing and distributing the films and p…
Got it by holding at angle with frosted window behind. Will try scanni…
Apes was definitely big in the '70s.
Along with Abba ...
Some are near impossible to photograph. I'd love to show one of The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle, but I'm struggling to get a shot.
Others are in sets of 2 & 3 with lead up / teaser slides. Takes me back to the 1970's & '80s cinema ex…
There must have been a press sheet go out, so I wonder if posters were offered. Maybe an Apes stock jobbie?
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