Originally posted by: OgOggilby
I can't wait to hear the final audio track. When that part of "Tallis" started when Yum-Yum needs her shoe fixed, that was so wonderful. I did notice some stuff out-of-sync probably due to the workprint AVI having that bad sync.
By the way, I was messing around with Vegas and actually tried to stereoize some of the music... here's part of the opening: www.ctufilms.com/stereoopening.mp3 I don't think it's very good, but maybe there's a better way.
That sounds beautiful!
My problem with the Metropolis DVD is that it really doesn't go as in-depth as it should have. The commentary is mostly film theory stuff (Freud, phallocentrism, Jung, etc - standard film theory stuff) and the documentary is mostly on German expressionism and the restoration. I want to make a complement to that, which means my short piece would be more on the actors, the making of the film, a critical look at the movie, etc. Also, you'd enjoy the background on the relationships between von Harbou, Lang, Rudolf Klein-Rogge (Rotwang), and the composer Gottfried Huppertz. The restored cut is supposedly the most accurate re-creation of the original, except that it has some stuff explained in the intertitles for missing scenes that were cut out before the premiere (they didn't need to be mentioned). I think that the omission of some footage has to do with it being outtakes not meant to be in the film. I remember reading about Napoleon and how three different sources could have different takes or different editing forms. I've listened to parts of the Moroder score and they don't really impress me... but I'm kind of biased since the 1927 orchestral score is so great. The Madacy edition actually slows down the film to about 12-16 frames per second, which cheats the running time. Not to mention it's an absolutely hideous print/transfer.
I hope I'm not derailing on this. Now, the "Thief" episode would probably end up being a much longer episode since I want to sort of put in my ideas for the "Cutting the Golden Balls" thing.
Sounds like a very intriguing series!