Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2010 April 5

= April 5 =

Horror Movie From the 70s
I can't stand it when I do this to myself, but I saw a little bit of this horror movie last month, and I forgot the title! I'm searched all through IMDB and couldn't find anything, even searched out the plot, so, maybe someone might know it here. It's about a mute puppeteer who uses dead bodies to be his puppets. It seems to be a very, creepy movie, but I'm just curious on what it's called so I might know a little bit more about it. If this helps, the puppeteer seems to be a man that is in his late 50s, early 60s, and one of his "Puppets" is an older man. I thought the title WAS the Puppeteer, but it seems that it is not. Don't make fun of me if it is! ha, ha. Thanks. :)

Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 06:26, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I did some searching, and the movie you're talking about is Shanks (1974). Here's the IMDb page. ~Super Hamster  Talk Contribs 21:34, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I would have never remembered that name! Thanks again! * resolved*

Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 01:04, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Captains of FC Barcelona
Hello,

I'm trying to do some work on Barcelona, but having problems finding any information on past Captains anywhere. Help appreciated! Sandman888 (talk) 16:06, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I found a category of all current and past FC Barcelona footballers with an article on Wikipedia (not captains sadly) - [here] It might be one step closer. Hope this helps. Chevymontecarlo. 07:29, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Children's books as a source of income
In the children's section at the library there are thousands of early readers, most of which are under 1/2" thick (including the hard cover). They typically have no more than one sentence per page, the rest being some sort of artwork.  As a result there is very little written material.  Do the authors of these books receive much in compensation (notwithstanding Dr. Seuss and H.A. Rey)? What does an unpublished children's author typically receive for their first work?  Hemoroid Agastordoff (talk) 16:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * It depends completely on the publisher. Some pay a flat fee, which won't be much.  Other's pay a percentage of net profits, which is less than the flat fee if the book isn't very successful (also, the publisher has the ability to pad internal costs to keep money from the author).  Some pay a percentage of actual sales, which can be profitable if and only if the book is successful.  Only a very lucky few will make the big money in merchandising.  The publisher will most likely not allow an author to retain merchandising rights. --  k a i n a w &trade; 17:46, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * As an aside, it's very difficult to write even the simplest children's material. Each word is worth far more than in an adult book. Aaronite (talk) 18:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * See the Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market, or google "writing children's books". The author and illustrator typically split the publisher's advance.  I have read that a typical advance for a first time author is maybe US$3,000.  (So the author would receive US$1,500, minus the 15% agent fee.)  This is an advance on a royalty of around 10%.  (And again, that royalty is split between the author and the illustrator.)  The author's agent typically sends in a manuscript only, and if it is accepted, there's a delay of a couple of years, and then the book appears on the shelf; usually the author and the illustrator do not collaborate.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:03, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * You could make extra money from licensing. 195.35.160.133 (talk) 11:40, 6 April 2010 (UTC) Martin.