As chief anything-tech-I-gotta-handle, I’m generally the one who keeps the content flowing into the system (big props to Andrew who tackles TV and kids discs .. sick of Barbie yet Andy?). We add about 60 titles a month, from new release to back catalogue and that’s a lot of info and images. We’re no Quickflix with a dedicated content team .. we run on the smell of an oily rag.

But c’mon film makers and distributors! Sometimes finding poster art to promote your film is like digging for gold. You spend plenty of dosh to make your film, but forget that couple of grand to create some great poster art and put it on your website. C’MON! give a brother a break. I dig and dig and dig to try and find something hi-res. We’ve got the best cover art in the business (prove me wrong) but that’s a killer to pull together. I’m trying to get Storage (www.storagethemovie.com) in the system at the ‘mo. Just a little Aussie indie thriller which we’ve bought one copy of .. but can I find some dang poster art? Nup. It won’t be the first time I’ve screen capped a website and put some cover art together myself. And whilst I could wait for the actual DVD and scan it (ala Quickflix, Bigpondmovies and just about everyone else), poster art is typically a quality grade above what ends up on the DVD cover - so that’s what I want.

Posted September 15th, 2009 under APPLEBOX Goings On.
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