Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[Mondo Hazardo]

The best way to determine the number of stills is to get hold of the contact sheets, for example this one for The Mackintosh Man:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hazardous_operations_movie_posters_and_stills/5377137223/in/set-72157625879673454
These contain all the shots made during shooting, but does not include per se all the stills. Sometimes there were more than one still photographers or stills were made before or after shooting the movie. Also the prints made by the advertising department weren't made during the production itself.

Other thing is of course that contact sheets are a thing from the small film era. You have to be indeed a historian, maybe even an archaeologist to know when the different techniques were in use.

[crowzilla]

I don't have 6,000 stills (yet), but have cataloged almost all of my Japanese monster stills now.
Highest total for a single film - 171 (for the 1954 Godzilla).
I am a little over 2,000 for the Godzilla series in total (mainly a combination of Japanese and U.S. stills), and over 3,000 different including other Japanese giant monster movies.
 

[Mondo Hazardo]

You wouldn't have those monster stills online somwhere would you Sean? I find it very diificult to classify mine and I only have a few hundreds. Those damned monsters return too often in different films.

[Louie D.]

Louie is talking about completing US still sets which can number from 50 to over 300

The highest number I have ever seen is for 1927's "Wings", I have a still numbered 582.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

The highest number I have ever seen is for 1927's "Wings", I have a still numbered 582.

you'll be able to fill in some holes when I put more out for auction

[50s]

you'll be able to fill in some holes when I put more out for auction

It depends on what you put out, which holes are best suited to be filled

[MoviePosterBid.com]

It depends on what you put out, which holes are best suited to be filled

for different holes you put out different fill

[Louie D.]

you'll be able to fill in some holes when I put more out for auction

Cool, this is a hard title to obtain images on just because of Clara Bow and the aviation aspect of the film.  I got about 50 from this title.

[CJ138]

I have never seen this movie or poster, but the poster is pretty wild.
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/js33-LUCIO-FULCI-DRACULA-BUZZANCA-rare-1sh-POSTER-SPAIN-/150506897373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230ae8ffdd

[guest8]

I have never seen this movie or poster, but the poster is pretty wild.
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/js33-LUCIO-FULCI-DRACULA-BUZZANCA-rare-1sh-POSTER-SPAIN-/150506897373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230ae8ffdd

OH gosh!! And you guys give me crap for my hyper-modern posters

[Zorba]

 

Adds new meaning to "bite my butt".

[brude]

Don't ever laugh at the supernatural, fellas. 
In 2008, a vampire bat bit a butt south of the border...
It's all true, I tell you... 

                                                    http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/2583/giant-vampire-bat-bites-miners-butt/

[CSM]

I have never seen this movie or poster, but the poster is pretty wild.
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/js33-LUCIO-FULCI-DRACULA-BUZZANCA-rare-1sh-POSTER-SPAIN-/150506897373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230ae8ffdd

That's great!

[crowzilla]

You wouldn't have those monster stills online somwhere would you Sean? I find it very diificult to classify mine and I only have a few hundreds. Those damned monsters return too often in different films.

No, sorry not online anywhere.
Be glad to help you try and identify any films you are having trouble with though

[Tang Lung in Rome]

"Who is this Bob guy everyone keeps referring to?"

Bob.....you are......my number 1 man !

[Charlie]

"Who is this Bob guy everyone keeps referring to?"

Bob.....you are......my number 1 man !

Batman...  Is there a real Bob?  I actually know a high level collector named Bob in Houston...  Slowing picking away at his collection (his retirement)...

[Charlie]

Gentlemen, for various reasons, I'll defer arguing with you until after this auction is over.  But after it's over, the image below will change to something relevant:

bump.

What does it all mean Mel?

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

bump.

What does it all mean Mel?

Nothing too important. A couple of months ago somebody uploaded a very high quality image of the "Sorcerer's Stone" to MPDB.  But since I posted that screenshot I've learned that at least some of these English language "Sorcerer's Stone" posters were printed for Thailand and they are in the international B1 size (707 × 1000mm, 27.83" × 39.37"), so I think Rich's speculation that they are coming from Asia is correct.

[ddilts399]

Bob Brooks in Canada has some rare stuff.

He of the Dildo song fame, google it, it's hilarious if you like that type of humor, not that I do or anything...

[CineMasterpieces]

check out these super rare Alien posters:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALIEN-NO-RESERVE-NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN-BRITISH-UK-DOUBLE-CROWN-MOVIE-POSTER-1979-/190603148462?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c60d53cae


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALIEN-NO-RESERVE-NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN-BRITISH-UK-DOUBLE-CROWN-MOVIE-POSTER-1979-/180758206716?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a160758fc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALIEN-NO-RESERVE-NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN-BRITISH-UK-DOUBLE-CROWN-MOVIE-POSTER-1979-/190603148743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c60d53dc7

[Harry Caul]

What do I win if I've seen them before? 

[CineMasterpieces]

on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.

[Harry Caul]

So I got that going for me...

[CSM]

on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.

Sounds painful.

[archie leach]

So I got that going for me...

Which is nice...