[ApolloOne]

I'm just curious to see how other people feel about this...

I keep running across BD or DVD covers that people are making for titles that won't be released for months, or may never be released. Many such covers include information about the types of video and audio tracks, or what bonus features are included, all of which are just shots in the dark because there's no way to know any of that.

Is there any point to it? What do you guys think?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by ApolloOne

I'm just curious to see how other people feel about this...

I keep running across BD or DVD covers that people are making for titles that won't be released for months, or may never be released. Many such covers include information about the types of video and audio tracks, or what bonus features are included, all of which are just shots in the dark because there's no way to know any of that.

Is there any point to it? What do you guys think?

I was wondering this as well. I noticed BD covers for A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More and they haven't even been announced.

[RickT]

it makes sense in the aspect that one could consider it practice for creating covers. the cover for For a Few Dollars More has been downloaded 10 times... i guess someone likes the work.
i don't see a problem with it... i guess we all do things that are a tad odd to others in one way or another...

[Hailstorm]

Leon's trilogy does release on June 1st 2010 in Blu-ray

[Complete]

How about Bruce Lee Blu-ray covers, someone who will take the challenge?

like this:

http://www.filmsamling.se/instick/WayOfTheDragon.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/...037a9f.jpg?v=0

[stanklanker]

Originally Posted by ApolloOne

I'm just curious to see how other people feel about this...

I keep running across BD or DVD covers that people are making for titles that won't be released for months, or may never be released. Many such covers include information about the types of video and audio tracks, or what bonus features are included, all of which are just shots in the dark because there's no way to know any of that.

Is there any point to it? What do you guys think?

I just recently created a cover for Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story which I purchased from a local used dvd store (for $1 in a CD jewel case). That particular documentary only comes in the William Castle box set and therefore there is no real DVD cover art for it. I've had to do this for a few different titles but it is rare.

[tmscrapbook]

I don't see it as a problem. The downloader can always wait until a title is released and then decide if the cover will work for them.

[ctaulbee]

Me personally, I would rather see the cover without bogus info, I'm not saying don't do the cover, just keep it basic and don't put a bunch of made up specs and special features on there.

It's kind of like doing a collection cover, in some cases the studios, actors, directors, etc may be different, dvd specs different, so unless you do a spec box for each movie it's tough to get right, I think it's better to stick to the basics, or only include things each movie in the collection has in common, JMHO.

[Dakken]

I sometimes get covers for movies that haven't been release to use them as a place holder for films that I plan to buy on DVD once they are released. I had a DVD cover for Star Wars Episode III: Rise of the Empire (which was created before the official title of the film was released). I like having that kind of cover to show what I feel I need to complete my collection.

[edson3019]

yes, its very good!