Website Usage
First of all, thanks for visiting the website. We hope you enjoy
seeing some of the many different versions of Star Wars movie
posters from all over the world. Our only goal of this website
is to share information and show some of the numerous posters
associated with the Star Wars Saga. Hopefully, you might see
some posters that you didn't know existed or at least gain some
more knowledge about a poster that you might have. For now, we
are showing a good number of the saga posters and will continue
to add to this archive as our collection gets bigger. We believe
that having a poster locked away in someone's personal
collection, defeats the intended purpose of these
advertisements. The only real joy you can get out of having some
of these pieces of paper, is by showing them off, so people can
see them.
Below, we are listing in different sections, helpful
hints and information that will allow you to utilize the website
efficiently. If you have any questions or additional information
that pertains to this website don't hesitate to contact us. We
don't claim to be experts in the genre of movie posters, but
when it comes to Star Wars Movie Posters, we might know a thing
or two.
Best Wishes and Enjoy the Collection!,
Paul Wilson
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General Info
The first thing that you must do, is to make sure that
your internet browser of choice have Java™ and Flash™ enabled,
otherwise the site doesn't work correctly and in some cases you
might not be able to see anything. You can download the latest
version of Flash™ from Adobe™ and Java™ from Oracle™.
To navigate the website you can quickly use the large world map,
and go directly to any of the countries main poster size home
pages. You can also use the pull-down menus located just below
the header banner. The menus show the different continents and
their respective countries that have saga posters that you can
look at. Just select one and then visit that country's page to
see some of the different Star Wars posters from around the
globe. You can also do a search (below the pit droid in the left
hand sidebar) that will show you all the relevant keywords that
you might be looking for. Also, don't forget to visit the
'other' Star Wars poster sections listed under the Home Page
menu. It shows some of the special event posters, soundtrack
posters, anniversary posters, and a mass market page that has
some of the popular non-movie posters, such as the popular set
of Japanese Yamakatsu's posters. Plus, we have a new blogging
FAQ's section, where we will be posting information on bootlegs,
digital pictures of posters that don't fit neatly into the
gallery sections, and other news about related movie materials
such as standees, press kits, and lobby cards.
When you select a poster image thumbnail or data link from a
countries webpage gallery, that selection will pop up in
a lightbox form (script used to overlay images on the current
page) and give additional information about that poster.
Below is a sample of what that page looks like and what the
sections contain.
Section A. - Shows a larger digital image of the poster.
Section B. - Gives you specific information about the poster.
Header - gives the movie title, country, and what the size of
the poster is according to the country.
Version / Date: - gives
you the date of the posters release and what US version it is
comparable to. If the word (Foreign) is listed after the Style,
than the poster is unlike any US poster.
Artwork by: - gives you
the artist name and/or photographer that illustrated the poster.
Variations: - lists how the poster is typically found, also
lists the posters size if it is not the standard for the
country, and and if there are any variations of the poster.
Occasionally, we have also listed if there are any reprints of
the poster.
Bootlegs: - gives information about things to look
for, if there are known forgeries of the particular poster.
Other Info: - lists facts and summaries about the poster. Also
mentions what characters and symbols are contained within the
poster image. (Because in some cases we don't have a photo image
yet.)
At the bottom of this section, we also list what the title
of the movie is called in a particular country's language. e.g. (Guerre Stellari) - Italian for Star
Wars. Note: If you do not have a certain character set loaded
for your browser (for example Japanese), this section will show
up in unrecognized blocks.
Section C. - Shows the Star Wars Movie Poster.com Score Card -
Rarity of Poster.
The score card gives you a feel for how hard this particular
poster might be to find versus the other posters listed. It is
based on criteria from these four questions.
1. - How many posters there are of a particular version
circulating?
2. - How popular is this poster?
3. - How much are individuals willing to pay for the poster?
4. - How old is the poster?
The Jawa meter calculates from common - hard to find - rare - to
extremely rare. And then gives a number to show it's rarity.
Note: Even with all this stuff factored in, it still doesn't
mean an extremely rare poster won't show up on eBay tomorrow for
$0.99, or that someone will try to sell you an Episode 3 Revenge
of the Sith One-Sheet movie poster for $200.00.
Section D. - Shows were this particular poster image has
originated from - e.g. Original (Star Wars Movie Poster.com)
Photo. Note: This section has
become almost irrelevant, because 99% of the poster images on
this web-site are taken by us and we have started phasing out
the popups that show it.
Image Info
In very few places you will find this icon.
It says that an image
is not yet available. If for some reason we don't have an image
for a known poster, that we would like to show on our website,
we have used this icon to let you know that a version of this
poster does exist, but we have been unable to obtain a picture
of it for you. This can happen for many different reasons. The
first reason is because a poster is so rare that there aren't
any easily obtainable photos of it. The second reason and the
more common occurrence, is that we may have an image of the
poster, but before we use the photo, we would like to get
permission from the original photographer, and give them credit
for their snapshot. For the most part, we are using photos from
our own personal collection. But obviously, we don't have
everything, and there are instances when we feel it would be
nice to show some of the other posters that we might not be as
personally interested in, but that should be showcased on this
website for reference purposes. In the few cases where we have
used other peoples photos, we have listed them below the digital
poster images and we give those persons or websites many thanks
for helping us to make this website as complete as possible. I
realize that some of the pictures circulating around the web
could easily be taken and used on this site, but we don't want
other websites harvesting our pictures, so we will do our best
to credit the original photographer, publication, or website, if
we use a digital photo from a third party.
Note: If the digital image cannot be verified or credited we
have placed courtesy of (Stock Photo). The poster probably
originated as an auction photo or an actual art stock photo from
Lucasfilm graphics department. If you happen to know the
original photographer drop us an e-mail.
Terms of Use/ Copyright Info
First and foremost, this fan created website is
intended for reference and entertainment purposes only. None of
this would have been possible without 20th Century Fox or the
creative forces of George Lucas, and the many employees at
Lucasfilm Ltd.
The artwork on these posters, that is shown throughout the
following website pages, belong to their respective artists,
photographers, and layout design firms. All illustrations were
ultimately created for and belong to Lucasfilm Ltd. as licensed
copyrighted works. No copyright infringement has been intended
by this website, and use of anything from this domain, other
than for personal or non-commercial purposes is strictly
prohibited. The original content of this website belongs as the
intellectual property of - (www.starwarsmovieposter.com). In
many cases, images from this site have been created from icons,
logos, and other key elements, that ultimately were derived from
material created for or by Lucasfilm Ltd. All such elements
shall be recognized as belonging to Lucasfilm Ltd.
Because of the popularity of Star Wars posters and this site, on a daily basis, we see our digitally photographed posters in
other blogs, on eBay™, personal web-site's, etc.
If you must use them, we're flattered, but
at least give us credit on your site for using our images and/or
content. And if you are
going to use them in auctions along with our text, to sell your
posters, please forward a percentage of the final sale total to us
since we did all the research for you. Or at least donate to the
web-site!!!
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