Wow this is so cool. So nostaligic.

I've been trying to throw something like this together as in our house we watch our movies on a dlp projector, this going to look great.

Cant wait to see it coupled with Harmys project. This would also go great with the Negative 1 project.

Great work.

Love this.

I made one of the BBFC certificates, too (except mine has film scratches)

Out of interest, what fonts did you use?

And do you have a hi-res or vector of the signatures?

ads:I'd be tempted to go with

-) Kia-Ora orange juice in the square cartons (not the cartoon 80s ad).

-) There should also be at least one 'local' ad for either a restaurant (Indian would be the classic) or a DIY store. These were usually cheaply made with still photos and voice over.

-) an ad describing the ice creams that can be bought in the foyer or from the the people who came around with trays during the interval

-) A cigarette ad

-) A information screen/film that explains there is only smoking on one side of the auditorium.

-) A lyons Maid ice cream or Zoom lolly ad

-) a short public information film warning kids not to play on railways tracks or near electricity substations

-) a short movie preview (for something like a Bond movie or Herbie, like you said.)

It's also crucial to get the muffled speaker click/scratch/jump in between each ad as well as the image jolting slightly.

here are some more samples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJpOkikmCPw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA2Yy3sZq9M&playnext=1&list=PL937A4634E38DD609&feature=results_video

(this one has good authentic sound)

I definitely wouldn't have gone with the Pearl and Dean Towers into - definitely the other: bah bah bah bahbhabahba (asteroid). They stopped using the Towers in 1972!

ps- the Curzon branding image above- is that 70s? it looks 80s to me.

Hi Raphael, thanks for all the feedback!

The 70's style BBFC certificates were originally made up in Gimp by forum member See No Evil - see the original discussion here. I'm afraid most of the detail was embedded in the background layer so I can't advise on the fonts nor offer the signatures as vectors, but if you'd like that template (or any of my Photoshop-based variants) drop me your email address via PM. The resolution as it stands is certainly good enough for HD work.

I've actually just finished this reel, but for what it's worth I think I've covered most of your requests - I'm a bit confused by your Pearl and Dean description though, the 'Towers' intro (as I used in the Alien intro linked above) is the pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah one, i.e. the good one!

Interesting question re. the Curzon. The Curzon I've used as the basis for this (somewhat stylised) image is an independent place I used to work at. I was using a recent photo for the signage but as this 1978 photo shows, it hasn't really changed all that much!

I'll report back once I've uploaded this somewhere for viewing. MKV and/or BD folder will also be available shortly - what's going to be useful to people?

The Pah-pah-pah intro is called 'asteroid'

The 'Towers/pillars' intro is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEjEBbgaOiY

But you've got the right intro, by the sounds of it, so no problem.

Btw: your BBFC certificate is missing the word 'president' above the 'The Rt. Hon'...etc.

I'll PM you..

Oh! I don't know where I got that from - I've only ever known that eariler version as 'Pillars', and I know the tune is called Asteroid, but for some reason... oh well!

PM coming your way.

another thing: if you want period Kenner ads there's a whole dvd of them that I shared. But I think they're all US, unfortunately. The only UK ads I have are TV ads for Jedi

Here's the finished reel:

https://vimeo.com/47740980

I'm sure I've made a mistake or two in terms of correct vintage, but hopefully the overall feel is right!

great job.

good fun!

The only things that didn't seem right to me were:

-)the butterkist  and Express ads looked like late 60s

-)the star wars ad was US. The brits had their own voice-over actor versions.

-) There could have been more in-house cinema continuity, such as voice-overs explaining what was available to buy in the foyer, etc.

-)the CEOTTK trailer didn't match the quality of the rest.

but overall, I liked it!

dR

Loved it Jonno.

Making a copy now(hope thats ok?) Will tag it onto one of the new preservation releases soon.

Watching it makes me wanna watch Close Encounters!

Thanks for sharing your work.

Keep em coming!

Thanks for the feedback fellas, glad you enjoyed it.

I wasn't planning on spending any more time on this (I already disappeared down an After Effects rabbit hole for several hours once I discovered I could customise the curtains!) However I've located a better source for the adverts so I'll plug those in, and maybe a bit of extra in-house stuff while I'm at it.

On the point of the Kenner ad, you're absolutely right d - unfortunately I haven't even seen UK versions of the earlier Palitoy ads since they were originally used, and I suspect any that have survived aren't in the best of shape. Do let me know if you can correct me on this!

Of course you can feel free to grab the clip - Vimeo's MP4 is fairly respectable, though since my film grain filter works better at 1080p you might want to wait for the BD folder version for the full effect.

Jonno said:

Thanks for the feedback fellas, glad you enjoyed it.

Of course you can feel free to grab the clip - Vimeo's MP4 is fairly respectable, though since my film grain filter works better at 1080p you might want to wait for the BD folder version for the full effect.

Great stuff will hang on for your next version.

UK ads.

Although still Kenner, this might be a better fit because at least it has Anthony Daniels narrating it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqR1q0vaSs

but anyway, here are a bunch of Star Wars Palitoy ads (though most are Empire). Unfortunately, the Star Wars ad is from 78

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdtgYWF24g

If it were super authentic would have a Star Wars toy advert at all?

US screenings in summer 1977 probably wouldn't, but in the UK later that year? Perhaps.

Anyway, my main reason for doing this (as I've probably already mentioned) is that I recall seeing one for Empire toys - probably the second ad in the collection Raphael posted above, in fact - during the 1982 double bill so they were certainly shown theatrically at one point or other.

Reckon I'll swap in the 1978 Palitoy ad when I recompile - thanks for that Raph.