How do you organize your collection?

[Adam C.]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I have all my movies sorted alphabetically, even DVDs lumped together with the BDs.

I do the same thing as well, but unfortunately my extreme OCD couldn't stand the look of the "short, blue cases" mixed in with all of the "tall, black cases", so I came up with a radical solution. I slightly trimmed the cardboard/paper sleeves from my remaining DVD collection and inserted them into brand-new Blu-Ray cases. Voilà! Seamless integration! :-)

Most of my remaining DVD's happen to be films or Documentaries which haven't been properly released on Blu-Ray yet, so doing this allows me to 'mix' them in alphabetically amongst my Main Blu-Ray Collection while keeping a 'uniform' look to everything. (Having an obsessive personality is no day at the beach, let me tell ya!)

Here are a few examples of how some of them turned out.

[StingingVelvet]

Well that's innovative.

[Adam C.]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Well that's innovative.

I know that it might seem just a tad extreme, but the side-by-side comparisons usually don't turn out too bad. (Especially when they're 'interspersed' throughout the Collection as a whole.)

Here is a what ARMAGEDDON looks like as a trimmed-down DVD next to it's Blu-Ray counterpart after I upgraded the film.

[pacotacobell]

I sort by slipless blu-rays, blu-rays with slipcovers, TV shows, Disney/Pixar, Box sets/special oversized editions, steelbooks, Plain Archive, then Criterion. Each of those category's blu-rays are organized alphabetically.

I want to make a section for comic book media, but a lot of it is spread out between different kinds of packaging so it would probably look weird.

[reason108]

Originally Posted by Adam C.

I do the same thing as well, but unfortunately my extreme OCD couldn't stand the look of the "short, blue cases" mixed in with all of the "tall, black cases", so I came up with a radical solution. I slightly trimmed the cardboard/paper sleeves from my remaining DVD collection and inserted them into brand-new Blu-Ray cases. Voilà! Seamless integration! :-)

Most of my remaining DVD's happen to be films or Documentaries which haven't been properly released on Blu-Ray yet, so doing this allows me to 'mix' them in alphabetically amongst my Main Blu-Ray Collection while keeping a 'uniform' look to everything. (Having an obsessive personality is no day at the beach, let me tell ya!)

Here are a few examples of how some of them turned out.

Originally Posted by Adam C.

I know that it might seem just a tad extreme, but the side-by-side comparisons usually don't turn out too bad. (Especially when they're 'interspersed' throughout the Collection as a whole.)

Here is a what ARMAGEDDON looks like as a trimmed-down DVD next to it's Blu-Ray counterpart after I upgraded the film.

Now, that is a great idea. And, it looks a lot better than I thought it would. At least using your method would make everything uniform and really help out with having a constant shelf height. I like your method even better because now I have to keep my dvd`s on one side and blu-rays on the other.

[Adam C.]

Originally Posted by reason108

Now, that is a great idea. And, it looks a lot better than I thought it would. At least using your method would make everything uniform and really help out with having a constant shelf height. I like your method even better because now I have to keep my dvd`s on one side and blu-rays on the other.

I still think that it's a great idea too, but sadly I feel that you and I are probably in the minority.

For anyone who happens to be familiar with the FILM JUNK Podcast, (I freakin' love that show!) they actually discussed the topic quite 'in-depth' on two of their Shows earlier this year during their "Junk Mail" segment (where they respond to listener e-mails).

I'd written in to get their opinion on the subject and...well...let's just say that their response was...'less than favorable'. ;-) (To put it kindly.)

For anyone who's curious, they read & respond to my letter, (and also to my follow-up 'response letter') on Episodes #550 and #551 of the Program. (On Episode #550 they begin discussing it at approximately the 1 hour 50 minute mark.) :-)

http://filmjunk.com/2016/02/02/film-...synchronicity/

http://filmjunk.com/2016/02/09/film-...1-hail-caesar/

"Long live 'FILM JUNK'! Viva the 'Collection Manifesto'!"

[IanTheCool]

Originally Posted by Adam C.

I still think that it's a great idea too, but sadly I feel that you and I probably in the minority.

For anyone who happens to be familiar with the FILM JUNK Podcast, (I freakin' love that show!) they actually discussed the topic quite 'in-depth' on two of their Shows earlier this year during their "Junk Mail" segment (where they respond to listener e-mails).

I'd written in to get their opinion on the subject and...well...let's just say that their response was...'less than favorable'. ;-) (To put it kindly.)

For anyone who's curious, they read & respond to my letter, (and also to my follow-up 'response letter') on Episodes #550 and #551 of the Program. (On Episode #550 they begin discussing it at approximately the 1 hour 50 minute mark.) :-)

http://filmjunk.com/2016/02/02/film-...synchronicity/

http://filmjunk.com/2016/02/09/film-...1-hail-caesar/

"Long live 'FILM JUNK'! Viva the 'Collection Manifesto'!"

I remember listening to that discussion (I knew what their responses would be), but you just encouraged me to listen again.

[Adam C.]

Originally Posted by IanTheCool

I remember listening to that discussion (I knew what their responses would be), but you just encouraged me to listen again.

Yeah, I kind of knew what they were gonna say too, which is what made listening to them so much fun!

Those guys are nothing if not 'entertaining'.

[cash_black]

I sort them thusly
oversized box sets
Criterion Collection (by number)
Directors who have 4 or more film (sorted by director alphabetically anc chronilogically for each director)
Drama/thriller/mystery (alphabetically)
Comedy (alphabetically)
Animated (alphabetically
Horror (alphabetically)
sci-fi (alphabetically)
Fantasy (alphabetically)
superhero (alphabetically, all though i keep all the MCU and X-Men universe films together)
Action (alphabetically)
Western (alphabetically)
War(alphabetically)
TV (alphabetically)

[Margot Robbie Fan]

Currently my main collection is organised alphabetically including TV shows. I have all my Arrow Video/Academy titles on a separate shelf organised alphabetically also. And all my Marvel superhero films on their own, organised chronologically from Blade to X-Men Apocalypse. I've also got my 88 Italian Collection together, by number order, but they're on the same shelf as the standard blu-rays.

The only problem with alphabetical order is moving all the titles down to make room for new additions, but I leave some space at the end of each shelf so that I don't have to move everything.

[greekak229]

I organize mine in three sections currently: Criterions, Eureka [Masters of Cinema] and everything else. Everything includes all my American releases, Arrow, BFI, Artificial Eye, Studio Canal, etc.

Once I buy bigger shelves I think I'll want to separate everything accordingly.

[moreotter]

I mean, it makes sense to me?

Criterion - Vestron - smaller press horror steelbooks - Arrow- Scream Factory - box sets - alphabetical

[Edword]

I sort everything by studio and then generally I sort by non-slipcover to slipcover. My gf says it makes things hard to find, but I've been doing this since I've had 20 BDs so it's been easy as I slowly add new titles

[SHOCKWAVE6464]

4K - Criterion - Box Sets - Everything Else

[Gieferg]

Now, that is a great idea.

Trimming DVD cover for BD-case? Try that with digipacks , steelbooks etc. :P

organizing by genre is impossible for large collections

Looks like 500-600 isnt that large as I've never had any trouble with organizing it by genre. For me it looks infinitely better to have Braveheart next to Kingdom of Heaven and Name of The Rose, than put it between Batman and Casino Royale... And spreading MCU movies alphabetcally through entire collection... Nope.

[Adam C.]

Originally Posted by Adam C.

I do the same thing as well, but unfortunately my extreme OCD couldn't stand the look of the "short, blue cases" mixed in with all of the "tall, black cases", so I came up with a radical solution. I slightly trimmed the cardboard/paper sleeves from my remaining DVD collection and inserted them into brand-new Blu-Ray cases. Voilà! Seamless integration! :-)

Most of my remaining DVD's happen to be films or Documentaries which haven't been properly released on Blu-Ray yet, so doing this allows me to 'mix' them in alphabetically amongst my Main Blu-Ray Collection while keeping a 'uniform' look to everything. (Having an obsessive personality is no day at the beach, let me tell ya!)

Here are a few examples of how some of them turned out.

Originally Posted by Adam C.

I know that it might seem just a tad extreme, but the side-by-side comparisons usually don't turn out too bad. (Especially when they're 'interspersed' throughout the Collection as a whole.)

Here is a what ARMAGEDDON looks like as a trimmed-down DVD next to it's Blu-Ray counterpart after I upgraded the film.

Originally Posted by Gieferg

Trimming DVD cover for BD-case? Try that with digipacks , steelbooks etc. :P

That's the thing...you don't have to do any type of "trimming or customization" to Digipacks or Steelbooks. They're already the same height as Blu-Rays! Get it? :-)

[1234567?]

Arrow section, Scream factory section, Steelbook section, and everything else as I have ran out of room.

[slm]

Originally Posted by Gieferg

Looks like 500-600 isnt that large as I've never had any trouble with organizing it by genre. For me it looks infinitely better to have Braveheart next to Kingdom of Heaven and Name of The Rose, than put it between Batman and Casino Royale... And spreading MCU movies alphabetcally through entire collection... Nope.

Which genres did you go with? I recently spent a few days trying to sort my collection by genre... it was harder than I thought it would be due to movies fitting in multiple genres. And now when I look for those movies, I can't remember which section I put them in! First world problems. I still like the idea of sorting by genre (because that's usually what I think about when I pick a movie to watch), but maybe I need to choose different categories. I love reading what other people do!

[WhiteTim]

Thinking of reorganizing mine tonight or tomorrow

[Vilya]

By format and then alphabetically by title. I'd never find anything otherwise.