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tonyboling
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Posted: 6/27/08 at 6:15pm

So I generally make posters for productions in town. I don't think I'm great or anything, but I'm better than the hacks they were getting to make them before. My question is how do you integrate so much info into a poster and have it still look good?

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Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:19pm

They look good to me. However, in light of the recent discussions about intellecutal property rights: I'm not sure about Samuel French but every play for which I've been involved with licensed by Dramatists the legal requirement is that the name of the author has to be on the poster in a type size that is 50 percent of the size of the largest, most prominent letter used for the title of the play. Your Miracle Worker poster does not satisfy that requirement and your Fame poster doesn't have the author's name at all.

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Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:27pm

I had heard it was just supposed to be larger than the directors.

Also the MTI contract I saw mentions the authors name in the program, but didn't mention it for the poster.

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Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:33pm

Let me say again, the posters look great! And I'm not sure about MTI or Samuel French's requirements. But let's just say there's a lot less chance anyone in the know is going to scrutinize your posters for legal technicalities if they're only hanging in Jackson, Michigan than if you post them on this site.

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Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:49am

I am scratching my head wondering how you saw the posters. Confused

I don't see a link to them. I would like to take a look at them too.

Barb Hofmeister,
MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.

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Posted: 6/29/08 at 9:01pm

I took em down because the other guy suggested that maybe I shouldn't make them public in case someone important saw them and I hadn't done something to contract specifics.

I can send a link to you personally if you'd like

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Posted: 6/30/08 at 12:47pm

There are often rules about how the authors name should appear in pubilicity materials, these are usually spelled out in the license contract, or somewhere in the front of the script.

I think the most important thing about a poster is that the majority of the space it taken up with artwork, photos, etc, this is what is going to catch people's eye. Also if the title of the show isn't part of the artwork it should be fairly large, and your theatre's name should be prominant. Besides these thing, and legal requirements from the contact, eveything else can be made pretty small. Once a poster has caught someone's attention they won't have a problem getting closer to read the rest of the information.

If you need to trim down the info that on the poster, just be sure you have a phone number and website address so people can get all the information.

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Posted: 7/01/08 at 3:05am

We have our posters printed in 11 X 17 size. As long as you have the correct specifications according to the companies that are publishing them, you can incorporate other information in any size you like. Here is a link to some of my posters http://www.murphysblackbartplayers.com/photo_album.html

And here are my favorites:

This one is my very favorite

I hope this helps,

Kendra

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You are NEVER too old to dress up!

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Posted: 7/01/08 at 2:55pm

I have found , like dboris, that the licenisng agreement will usually tell you what has to be included and the size variances for each - Author must be 75% of title, music & lyrics - 60%, etc... Also, if you are producing the play in conjunction with another organization (my summer shows are part of a continuing ed program at the local colege, you want to try and get them in (lest they be not so generous the next time!)

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” EMERSON

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Posted: 7/31/08 at 6:00pm

I'm a graphic designer and make lots of posters. I know it is difficult to cram everything on but it it is possible. If you would like to see some of the posters I've made, email me and I'll send you a few.

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tonyboling Star Joined: 3/15/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Topic: Posters? Posted: 6/27/08 at 6:15pm
	So I generally make posters for productions in town. I don't think I'm great or anything, but I'm better than the hacks they were getting to make them before. My question is how do you integrate so much info into a poster and have it still look good?

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jayzehr Celebrity Joined: 8/11/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 537	Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:19pm
	They look good to me. However, in light of the recent discussions about intellecutal property rights: I'm not sure about Samuel French but every play for which I've been involved with licensed by Dramatists the legal requirement is that the name of the author has to be on the poster in a type size that is 50 percent of the size of the largest, most prominent letter used for the title of the play. Your Miracle Worker poster does not satisfy that requirement and your Fame poster doesn't have the author's name at all.
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tonyboling Star Joined: 3/15/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:27pm
	I had heard it was just supposed to be larger than the directors. Also the MTI contract I saw mentions the authors name in the program, but didn't mention it for the poster.
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jayzehr Celebrity Joined: 8/11/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 537	Posted: 6/27/08 at 7:33pm
	Let me say again, the posters look great! And I'm not sure about MTI or Samuel French's requirements. But let's just say there's a lot less chance anyone in the know is going to scrutinize your posters for legal technicalities if they're only hanging in Jackson, Michigan than if you post them on this site.
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GoldCanyonLady Celebrity Joined: 2/05/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:49am
	I am scratching my head wondering how you saw the posters. I don't see a link to them. I would like to take a look at them too.
	Barb Hofmeister, MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.
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tonyboling Star Joined: 3/15/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Posted: 6/29/08 at 9:01pm
	I took em down because the other guy suggested that maybe I shouldn't make them public in case someone important saw them and I hadn't done something to contract specifics. I can send a link to you personally if you'd like
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dboris Celebrity Joined: 2/10/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 124	Posted: 6/30/08 at 12:47pm
	There are often rules about how the authors name should appear in pubilicity materials, these are usually spelled out in the license contract, or somewhere in the front of the script. I think the most important thing about a poster is that the majority of the space it taken up with artwork, photos, etc, this is what is going to catch people's eye. Also if the title of the show isn't part of the artwork it should be fairly large, and your theatre's name should be prominant. Besides these thing, and legal requirements from the contact, eveything else can be made pretty small. Once a poster has caught someone's attention they won't have a problem getting closer to read the rest of the information. If you need to trim down the info that on the poster, just be sure you have a phone number and website address so people can get all the information.
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bbpchick Star Joined: 7/17/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 86	Posted: 7/01/08 at 3:05am
	We have our posters printed in 11 X 17 size. As long as you have the correct specifications according to the companies that are publishing them, you can incorporate other information in any size you like. Here is a link to some of my posters http://www.murphysblackbartplayers.com/photo_album.html And here are my favorites: This one is my very favorite I hope this helps, Kendra
	Kendra www.murphysblackbartplayers.com You are NEVER too old to dress up!
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mary051756 Lead Joined: 1/31/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 7/01/08 at 2:55pm
	I have found , like dboris, that the licenisng agreement will usually tell you what has to be included and the size variances for each - Author must be 75% of title, music & lyrics - 60%, etc... Also, if you are producing the play in conjunction with another organization (my summer shows are part of a continuing ed program at the local colege, you want to try and get them in (lest they be not so generous the next time!)
	“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” EMERSON
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Onstage Walk-On Joined: 7/31/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 7/31/08 at 6:00pm
	I'm a graphic designer and make lots of posters. I know it is difficult to cram everything on but it it is possible. If you would like to see some of the posters I've made, email me and I'll send you a few.
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