Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
Yeah, but I am not a scientologist and I'm not Ned Flanders, I have negative reactions to things sometimes. But anyway, I thought Apocalypse 79 looking more muted than Redux was appropriate, and the idea of a technicolor Star Wars is really something, though. I'm curious what was Lucas' motivation in creating it originally? Just for posterity?
Yeah, but I am not a scientologist and I'm not Ned Flanders, I have negative reactions to things sometimes. But anyway, I thought Apocalypse 79 looking more muted than Redux was appropriate, and the idea of a technicolor Star Wars is really something, though. I'm curious what was Lucas' motivation in creating it originally? Just for posterity?
Yeah, its appropriate that the theatrical edition of Apocalypse Now is more muted than Redux but I felt that it could have been a bit more vibrant. Its really the limit of the print and transfer used for the DVD. Theres so much noise and grain that you can't really process the image any more. Its the same transfer from the 1999 DVD, and it mostly holds up--obviously they are waiting for the HD release before they do a new transfer. Will be very greatful when that happens. The Redux print is the most accurate in terms of colours, and the quality of the image is just astounding--it really is the best home video print I've ever seen, even if the actual transfer is only so-so, being from 2001.
Does anyone know if Technicolour prints actually boost saturation at all or is it just that normal Kodak prints rob the colour information so badly? Either way it looks very lush and vibrant, but theres a really indescribable quality to the tonal values, and the fact that it is struck directly from the O-neg really brings out the detail. Would be a dream if they could reconstruct the theatrical cut and give it the same treatment. I think the theatrical cut is one of the most important films ever made in America.
As for Star Wars, yeah, Lucas had the seperation masters made for himself for preservations sake. He also has complete technicolour print that is immaculate condition--this is what he gave to YCM labs as a reference guide when the restored the film for the SE. Scanning the seperation masters into a new 4K DI would basically preserve Star Wars forever in perfect form. What is the point of having these seperation masters if they aren't going to be used?? Maybe one day...