Treadwell said:
1. There was some discussion of missing or extra frames here and there, namely fading out/in to Threepio in the oilbath, or the TIEs approaching the Death Star in comp 60. These are reel change points--as such, it is common for one transfer to have a few frames more or less than another, as they have to be either put together later in the video realm, or the reels edited together in real time during the telecine.
Welcome aboard, Treadwell
I've done a bit of research myself on reel changeover points, so my ears perked up when I read that part of your message.
Shirley the oilbath is the start of a reel. We have glaring evidence in the form of a motor cue dot after Threepio's line "...beyond my capacity" in one of the telecine bootlegs.
However, I'll join with msycamore in questioning your assertion that 60 is a changeover point. It doesn't match my findings.
That's the method I've used in my research -- I compared every transfer ever made ;) ;) ;)Treadwell said:
they are the kind of thing that will be found between every transfer ever made (not just original/SE),
No but I compared several laserdiscs, and noted the differences.
Somewhere around here I've compiled my findings into a thread called 'reel lengths' or something like that. As I said in there, corrections are certainly welcome. If you can set me straight, I'm all ears. Treadwell, can you offer any clues why you believe 60 is a reel change?