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The Phantom Menace on 35mm (* unfinished project *) — Page 6

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poita said:

Thanks,
Quite a few pledges haven’t come in yet, I’m currently going through and inspecting each reel and checking for any damage etc.
The ANH print is headed off for cleaning and will hopefully start scanning next week.
I’d like to get TPM print off for cleaning not long after.

Yeah I was just telling RU.08 that I won’t be able to make good on it until about a week from now. Based off of those few frames, the print looks to be in decent shape. If the rest of the print looks like that and just has a “cigarette burn” or two It would be a miracle. The colours look pretty good too.

Luke astro-projects himself to Salt Lake Planet, gets shot at by gorilla walkers, has a non-lightsaber duel with Darth Millennial, then dies of a broken heart, inspiring broom boys throughout the galaxy to get creative with their sweeping. - DuracellEnergizer

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poita said:

Oh, just to clarify, the $400 is just the cost of shipping the print.

Yeah I was almost going to edit that before. But done that now.

J0E said:

Yeah I was just telling RU.08 that I won’t be able to make good on it until about a week from now. Based off of those few frames, the print looks to be in decent shape. If the rest of the print looks like that and just has a “cigarette burn” or two It would be a miracle. The colours look pretty good too.

Yep, I wasn’t going to say what you were asking on the forum, but I know I get the same thing frequently with donations to my projects.

The green marks you see are base damage, but if the film has an IR matte I think it’s pretty much an automated process to remove them. You can see this damage in a few of the 35mm releases on the Spleen, including in the latest Ghostbusters release.

[ Scanning stuff since 2015 ]

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Hi,

I’m quite late to this party! Is it still going ahead?

Badges?!? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges…

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It certainly is!

[ Scanning stuff since 2015 ]

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RU.08 said:

It certainly is!

Thanks 😃 Donated $20 - I know it’s not a lot, but all I can manage for now. Best of luck with it!

Badges?!? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges…

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Thank you!

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
bitcoin:13QDjXjt7w7BFiQc4Q7wpRGPtYKYchnm8x
Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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Dear God! Amazing quality. This trailer makes it look like someone sneezed all over the Blu Ray transfer. Excellent.

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I chipped in last night. I hope it helps.
Looks and sounds really promising 😃

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Thanks, it all really helps.

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
bitcoin:13QDjXjt7w7BFiQc4Q7wpRGPtYKYchnm8x
Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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Another $20 sent. Though I’m not a huge fan of this film on the whole either, it’s very historically important and needs an original theatrical preservation. I’m all for it.

–SKot

Projects:
Return Of The Ewok and Other Short Films (with OCPmovie) [COMPLETED]
Preserving the…cringe…Star Wars Holiday Special [COMPLETED]
The Star Wars TV Commercials Project [DORMANT]
Felix the Cat 1919-1930 early film shorts preservation [ONGOING]
Lights Out! (lost TV anthology shows) [ONGOING]
Iznogoud (1995 animated series) English audio preservation [ONGOING]

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Just made a small donation. I’m broke right now, but I hope it helps. I’m very excited for this! From the looks of the scan of the 35mm trailer, the texture/grain of the print seems to help blend in the CGI elements a bit, so that’s awesome. Good luck!

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Thanks for that, it is much appreciated. Will try to get some more samples up soon, the SE is eating up all my time this week.

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
bitcoin:13QDjXjt7w7BFiQc4Q7wpRGPtYKYchnm8x
Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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Hey I just found out about this project a few days ago and I’m excited! It looks like things have slowed down. Would a donation still help?

The user formerly known as “Trillary Dump” (it was the 2016 election…)

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Yes donations will help, see the first post. Poita has to finish the ANH:SE scan first before moving on to this. 😃

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Sent a donation just because this is pure awesomeness. As a SW fan this warms my heart =)

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I sent a little donation cause this project looks awesome ! (I’ll probably give more for this project later.)
Good Luck from France !

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I figured I’d ask here as Poita hasn’t been online in a while. How’s the 97 SW scan going?

The user formerly known as “Trillary Dump” (it was the 2016 election…)

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Best to ask in the correct thread. This is the last update so far:

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Things are on hold for a week or two, the scanner is being serviced to fix the focus problem. Should result in faster scans though once rectified.
As soon as the scanner is back up and running I’ll post a few more images.

[ Scanning stuff since 2015 ]

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Scanner has been repaired, and ANH SE will hopefully be completed in the next two weeks, will then move onto TPM.

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
bitcoin:13QDjXjt7w7BFiQc4Q7wpRGPtYKYchnm8x
Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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poita said:

Scanner has been repaired, and ANH SE will hopefully be completed in the next two weeks, will then move onto TPM.

That’s fantastic to hear! I’m excited for both of the ongoing projects!

Just as a thank you I put together a poster to promote your TPM project.
https://imgur.com/a/LlWZc

The user formerly known as “Trillary Dump” (it was the 2016 election…)

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Made a donation toward this project…but now looking forward to some of those others too…

More donations to follow!

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This project looks awesome! Is this also going to be triple flashed like the SE 97 Trilogy or just single?