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General Member Areas
With over 200,000 pages of information online, this section DOES NOT IN ANY WAY present all the information that we have available for you. This area is just to try to POINT you to the right section to GET TO the information that you're looking for. This is JUST AN OVERVIEW. In each Member Area, there is more information than listed in this outline. Click on the general area for a breakdown.
| Members Welcome Area & News - This is for new members and gives a basic breakdown of how LAMP works. There are also previous Member News letters with tips that can help and other helpful hints |
| Cinema Poster Archive - This massive specially-designed archive has almost 80,000 (and growing) cross-referenced posters for research. In addition, we have an advanced search section with 1000s of search parameters to help date distributors, artists, markings, printers, etc. Also in the archive are links to videos; DVDs; items for sale; special data and much, much more. For members, we have over 10,000 Xtra large images; plus we have been adding LAMP Notes for behind the scenes documents and information, such as fake reports; additional research or odd things like this contract to hire 124 midgets for Wizard of Oz . |
| Countries - Each major country has its own Member area with special information such as expanded history; markings; censorship information, artists, etc. This is the list so you can go directly to individual countries Member areas. We now have it in chart form.... see Below |
| International - This is for research dealing with multiple country material, such as Country Domain Extensions; Country Identification Charts; Poster Artist Signature Logs; International Poster Size Charts, etc. and we are also beginning to cover areas like international distributors such as CIC and UPI. |
| Log of Logs - We've compiled and created so many different types of logs in so many different areas that we were asked to create ONE place just to list all the different specialty logs just for convenience. We have dozens of different logs on areas such as NSS; Production Codes; logos; stamps; French printers; French Visa-de-censure numbers; Belgian censor stamps; Japanese Eiren marks; etc. |
| Poster Repair - This section covers a variety of problems and defects in handling posters and gives advice on how to do MINOR poster repairs. |
| Poster Artists - We have compiled a new Artist Master List to help with artist identification. This new list has artist signatures, links into the archive to see the posters AND links to each country artists lists. |
| Silent Studio Directory - We have documented over 3000 silent studios from around the world. We are compiling additional information on each and will be creating studio directories in EACH country. |
| Intermission - This is a special areas that we're creating to go to when your brain doesn't want to work. We're compiling jokes; funny photos; games; all types of fun things to waste time on. |
| Members Bookstore - Members get 25% OFF all LAMP books so we've created your own bookstore just to make sure that you receive your discount. |
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Global Cinema Research is our new research website that is being constructed for the academic community. We are consolidating topical information into a more presentation and inclusive format. You have access to Global Cinema as part of your LAMP Membership. We will continue to add the sections here as we finalize them. As we set up a section in Global, because it is more inclusive, we will be removing it from the LAMP Member area.
Documents - This is the section that we have created for a framework to handle all types of documents, such as Letters; Contracts; Litigation; etc. National Screen Service - Since NSS was so important and in several countries, we have given NSS its own section. We have histories; contracts; documents; and litigation; and we've compiled the only comprehensive reconstruction of NSS code numbers in existence with 8 different logs covering 70 years of NSS numbers (over 30,000 NSS numbers). Production Still Section - This section steps through the process of how studios utilized production stills plus our 2008 US Movie Studio Production Code book; our 2009 Production Code Logs and new additions totaling over 25,000 studio production codes for help in identifying those unknown stills.
Countries
We are designing each Member area on MAJOR countries as a framework to continually add more information. In addition, our archive is an additional information source to search for distributors, artists, markings, printers etc. as we continue to cross link and compile more data. To help you we have created a new format for our countries to try to put more information at your fingertips..
For archive research go the archive and then to Advanced Search area. Here you will also find research on the smaller countries that are not listed here. (We have 119 countries that we are tracking information on)
The following chart of countries is divided like this:
Films that we have documented in the archive for that country.* means that the films are listed under more than one country name, go to the archive for additional searches.
Posters that we have documented from that country
The regular section on that country
The member area on that country
Argentina
Australia Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Hong Kong India Italy Japan Korea Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Poland Russia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK US Yugoslavia World
If you can not find the information that you are looking for, please let us know and we'll try to help you. What is online is just a VERY TINY portion of the information that NEEDS to be available. But, unfortunately, it takes time, organization and man power to get this online and we're going as fast as we can.
Films that we have documented in the archive for that country.* means that the films are listed under more than one country name, go to the archive for additional searches. REMEMBER,
As for poster information, we have another 300-400,000 poster images on hand and access to several million more.
LAMP BOOKS
As you know, we have now compiled and written 9 specialty research books on the industry. AND we continue to try to document, preserve and present ALL areas of the industry, with special emphasis on areas that the academic community has overlooked. So, for those who live on the computers (like we do) and don't have any more bookshelf space, as part of your LAMP Membership, we are giving you access to the information from our research books by putting them online in the Member section. Here is a breakdown:
Collecting Movie Posters - 1997 MacFarland Publishers - This was the first reference book released on the poster collecting hobby. We do not stock this book. It is only available through MacFarland Publishers. The information in this book is spread through the general information articles online. Learn About Movie Posters - 2002 IGuide Publications - We have these available in our bookstore. Most of the information in this book was used as the framework in the LAMP sections. LAMP Dealers Market - 2007 LAMP Publications - This was a test of compiling 60,000 posters from around the world with condition; prices; and dealer information. We decided NOT to do any newer releases but will be addressing this online in the near future. This makes an excellent 2007 price guide. This is available in the bookstore. Here it is online for members. Legality of U.S. Movie Posters - 2007 LAMP Publications - This is a quick study of the studio tags and copyright of US movie posters. This is available in the bookstore. Here it is online for members. U.S. Movie Studio Production Codes - 2008 LAMP Publications - This was the first compilation of production codes in book form to help identify unknown production stills. This covers 20,000 production codes from 13 major U.S. studios with a brief history of each studio and a code index to help show which studio used which codes. This is available in the bookstore. It is online in the Production Stills Section of Global Research for members Learn About International Movie Posters - 2009 LAMP Publication - This was a ground breaking book covering 38 major countries around the world with film histories, censorship, markings, artists information and a LOT more. This is available in the bookstore. We are currently putting the histories and additional information in each countries member area.. see Countries above. Movie Studio Production Code Log - 2009 LAMP Publication - This is an expansion of our 2008 book with 25,000 production codes and a different format to expand into minor studios and other countries. This is available in our bookstore. It is online in the Production Stills Section of Global Research for members. National Screen Service Trailer Logs - 2009 LAMP Publication - This book covers 15,000 NSS numbers from 1930-1962, which were the years that NSS dominated the movie trailer industry. This book is available in our bookstore. Here it is online for members National Screen Service Posters & Accessories Number Log - 2010 LAMP Publication - This compilation of over 25,000 NSS poster and accessory numbers covers the 50 years (1940-1989) that NSS dominated the accessory industry. This book is available in our bookstore. Here it is online for members.
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We appreciate your becoming a LAMP Member. Your support allows us to continue to acquire, document, preserve, compile and present more information for your research. There is SOOOO MUCH information that needs documenting before it is lost. If there is any specific research that YOU need help with, please let us know. We have a tremendous amount that is not online yet.
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