frank678 said:
You have a very patient way of looking at this stuff and to patience to tackle this in the first place(!), I suppose you could thank Lucasfilm for inspiring you to learn more about 35mm film and film restoration, and to develop a new skill set. Can I ask if you were already into 35mm projection before this project (i.e. already have access to it etc.) and has it lead to interest in it further? I would be interested in (apologies if youve answered this before) if you have the means/chance to compare analog vs digitised projection of this source and if its perceptibly different?
good question:
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i have 0 (zero) experience with film, restoration, preservation and
digitizing before jumping into this 4 years ago.
this whole thing has been an amazing experience. from dealing
with people (not always good, but mostly!), to coming across people
will amazing skills, talents, and time to explain things to me.. especially
cinch!
i'm not that smart, but i learn quickly, and have a huge appetite when
something interests me. this started of as a technical challenge, but
once we got rolling, it's been more of a project management, and
people skills effort on my part. which is weird, because i'm a software
developer, and looked at this like i would a software development
project....
the amount of information right here on the board is STAGGERING,
seriously, just pick any technical, video or audio thread, and you
will discover all kinds of information and detail.
the best thing about this board, is that there are many
people who will help, explain, and SHARE their information,
data, results, pictures, video, and everything else if you
just ASK... only the private stuff (which isn't much) stays
private.....
if people here hadn't thought of these things, or came
up with these ideas. we wouldn't be here..
i can't comment on how the digital version will compare
with the project one just yet.. but i do know there are
plans on my end to screen it in a movie theater later
this year with some friends.. also, in watching the
many raw versions of it digitally, it DOES feel like watching
film, due to the scratches, dirt and image warping/jumping.
most people would hate that, so the more normal version
that is cleaned up will be more like the version you will
watch. as i mentioned i have plans for my own grindhouse
versions after it comes out...
it's been an amazing trip, and i'm sure WE WILL have
a very cool behind the scenes documentary about all
the neat stuff that made this happen (this would come
out MUCH MUCH later, when we're done), and be
anonymous of course.
later
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