The L.A. Times website features a short video featurette and story on the upcoming Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 32” (LINK): [Read more…]
Prop Store Featured On BBC’s “The One Show”
There is a short video segment available online featuring Stephen Lane and The Prop Store of London from “The One Show” on BBC: Consumer: Investing in film props – Dominic Littlewood [Read more…]
“Machine Gun Magic” Excerpt: Syd Stembridge, Stembridge Gun Rentals
This is a 2.5 minute excerpt from a documentary called “Machine Gun Magic”, featuring Syd Stembridge of Stembridge Gun Rentals. An interesting look at the armory circa the early 90s…
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: HD Images from Today Show Feature
Here are a few HD screencaps from the Today Show broadcast aired this morning (see prior article for videos). This is only from the second segment, as I don’t believe the first segment airs in my market. All are 1920×1080 (click for high resolution). [Read more…]
Guernsey’s Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction: Featured on the Today Show
The broadcast of The Today Show featured a preview of Guernsey’s Pugliese Prop Culture Collection auction, to be held at the Palm in Las Vegas March 15-16, 2008.
Here are links to the two video segments hosted on the Today Show website: [Read more…]
Original Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, YouTube, and Copyright
As reported in late January (see “Original Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz on The Oprah Winfrey Show“, “Original Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz on The Oprah Winfrey Show – The Video“), the 1/23/08 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show focused on “Classic Americana”. Part of the episode featured Dr. Brent Glass, Director of The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz were sent to the show from Washington, D.C., under the supervision of two armed guards and via first class air travel in a disguised box. There was some controversy across the Internet as a result of Oprah’s handling of the artifacts.
I posted a video clip from this segment on YouTube, and noticed that the clip has since been removed, with the following explanation: [Read more…]
Trend: The “Hype Premium”
A trend that comes and goes with the theatrical release of hit films (and sometimes not so “hit” films) and “hot” films (i.e. a small but enthused following) is that of “Hype Premium”. This trend manifests itself in conjunction with the theatrical release of films that include complimentary promotion in the form of prop offerings by the studio or studio affiliate. Well, I just now made up the terminology – “Hype Premium” – but it’s descriptive enough…
This is an oft discussed trend – even in the midst of it actually occurring – but it rarely fails to deliver.
Companies like Hollywood Vault and Premiere Props often schedule auctions by 1) offering props from films at the time of the theatrical release and then, 2) offering additional props later, at the time of the DVD release.
This is done to maximize promotion of the film (in theaters and for home video release) via the sale of props and wardrobe pieces.
So what does this have to do with the “Hype Premium”?
The “Hype Premium” is the difference in price realized for the same or similar items offered at the theatrical release compared with the home video release. [Read more…]