Well, the rumour was that the 2003 DVDs were gonna have the CGI cliff but the South Park episode 'Free Hat' made Spielberg reconsider!

Jambe Davdar said:

 

The Griff said:

I have 1080p versions of both the old CGI cliff transfer and the new (2009), non-CGI cliff transfer of RAIDERS.

The new one looks fantastic, much better than the DVD and its HD equivalent.

EDIT: I found some comparitve screencaps illustrating the difference between the two transfers:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=18556256&postcount=2106

 

Any chance you could send over a copy of the new 2009 transfer please?

 

I'd be happy to. Its about 10GB (mkv format), however, so I'd have to split it over 3 discs.

Its worth noting that I'm in Australia and it could take a coupla weeks to get there.

Alternatively, you could try downloading it yourself. The version you want is:

"Raiders.of.the.Lost.Ark.1981.1080p.HDTV.x264-W23"

It should be easy enough to find some links to use with Jdownloader or I could PM some to you if you'd prefer.

Lemme know!

Oh, and if you need a 1080p file of that CGI shot, just say the word.

Jambe Davdar said:

Spent the afternoon working out how I can do this project in HD with the resources I've got. Snore.

Griff, not sure what I need yet! Will probably be in touch though.

Fair enough. I guess if your final product is gonna be 720p, you may as well down-convert your RAIDERS source to 720p prior to working with it. It'll be a lot less demanding than 1080p.

Jambe,

i still have a TON of indy stuff that I haven't gotten out there.  I mean, literally hours upon hours of stuff.  Most of it is from Last Crusade and Crystal Skull but there is some Temple of Doom stuff.  Very little Raiders (if any) that I can recall.  For some reason, it doesn't seem like a lot was done for it...or archived.

The Derek Taylor book has some nice b/w bts photos (poor quality though and you'd have to cut out the pages to scan them properly) and is written as a series of interviews. So in that sense its great for quotations. It's a great supplement to the Rinzler book, or vice-versa!

none said:

Spielberg explains the Sword scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgqXsbbFyA

Vic Armstrong explains it differently in his book. Harrison Ford says it was his idea.

Reminds me of 3 blind men describing an elephant.

ColinK said:

none said:

Spielberg explains the Sword scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgqXsbbFyA

Vic Armstrong explains it differently in his book. Harrison Ford says it was his idea.

Reminds me of 3 blind men describing an elephant.

 None of them has ever been able to say definitively who first suggested it.  To be honest, they've all pointed the finger at another.  Steven says it was Harrison.  Harrison has said it was George.  George has said it was Steven.  Who the hell knows.

Jambe Davdar said:

Ok. So it looks like I need.

The Widescreen laser disc of Raiders
The original Making of Raiders (best quality available)
The Trilogy Best Buy DVD
ET Indiana Jones Behind The Adventure (YouTube)
Indy IV looks back at the Original Trilogy (YouTube)
Scans of the deleted scenes photos
Scans of the deleted scenes from the comic adaptation

Is anyone able to help?

Thanks for the link AvP but it would be great if someone would be kind enough to send me the DVDs.

Thanks
JD

 If you still need scans from the comic, I have a very good copy of Marvel Super Special #18, which reprints the mini-series issues 1-3.