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#211794
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ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211794/action/topic#211794
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klokwerk, thanks but I don't think the interview really states the source for the footage.

This is Burns' comment:

"But I will say what was shocking was – and I think this speaks to the whole issue of restoration – those brief scenes that we used from the pre-Special Edition, in our mind's eye, they looked a lot better than they do when you go back and revisit them and you do see how the quality of the print and the quality of the negative really doesn't hold up the way you think it might. So you kind of understand why things have been revised and digitally restored."

Not exactly sure what he means. Is he saying the footage looks good because the original negatives look so bad? That'd be somewhat contradictory.
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#209897
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Info: The Criterion Laserdisc Preservation Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209897/action/topic#209897
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Originally posted by: bdev
ShiftyEyes, does the commentary get progressively more out of sync as the DVD goes on, or does it suddenly jump out of sync as if my splices were just bad? I meant to make notes of where I spliced the sides together, but I neglected to.
It gets progressively out of sync. Haver's first words start after the opening credits. He speaks for a long chunk of the film and then there's a fairly long gap and the commentary goes to the movie audio (around the scene between Ann and Charlie on the boat before she's kidnapped). At this point, it was a good few minutes off. I then tried to recync when the commentary comes back on (when the natives are sacrificing Ann) and it goes off again. I ended up cutting the comments up and fading in the film's audio every few minutes, paying closer attention to when Haver actually is referring to a shot or scene. If you'd like, I can make a cut to the commentary (I edited it to the film with the Spider Pit reconstruction cut in) and upload it so that it'll fit the movie.

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#209894
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Lord of the Rings - TTT - The Re-Edited Re-Edit Book Cut! (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209894/action/topic#209894
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Originally posted by: C3PX
Unless I am mistaken (and it has been some time since I read the book last) all the flashbacks mentioned are pretty much the order of things in the book. For example after Gandalf meets Aragon and co. is when he tells them about his battle with the balrog, so it makes sense not to show that scene until that point in the film.
I'm aware of that, but in the movie format, it can be a little overwhelming. My concern was more directed at reinstating all the Eomer stuff later into the film. It might be odd, since we already saw him earlier, but I'll trust that Phillock has it covered.
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#209636
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Info: The Criterion Laserdisc Preservation Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209636/action/topic#209636
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Digitalfreaknyc made two disc versions of the Se7en and The Game Criterion LD and they're both available on myspleen.

bdev ripped the Criterion commentary for King Kong. He sent it to me in an mp3 file and it's great. The files occasionally went out of sync with the movie so I went to the trouble of re-editing it and fading the DVD's audio in and out of it when there were gaps in the comments to get it in sync with the picture.
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#209188
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FS: Han Shot First T-shirts
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209188/action/topic#209188
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This may have been posted before, but I was watching the "Making Magic" CD-ROM which was used as a sort of primer on the SEs, and I found what may be Lucas's definitive comments about the Han/Greedo scene. This is in contrast to the usual line that Lucas uses, that he had always meant for Greedo and Han to shoot at the same time. My view of the quote is that Lucas probably got so sick of explaining it that he just uses his current line to simplify things.

Lucas, circa 1997:

"Well, the change in the Greedo scene: it's always been a little difficult exactly how Han shoots Greedo and what Greedo does to provoke that. And obviously, the situation was that Geedo's gonna shoot Han, Han outdraws him and kills him. But in the film, it sort of appeared that Han shot him without Greedo knowing what was going on. That always bothered me so we added a new shot - a wider shot - where you see Greedo fire his gun and have it richochet off the wall, and then Han shoots him so it doesn't look like Han shot him in cold blood. We did have some difficulty in the timing of the laser so that it looks believable that Greedo could have fired the gun and then Han would have fired shortly thereafter but still have it far enough apart for it to read, for an audience to see that there were two separate gun shots going on."
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#209187
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John William's Opinion on the Special Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209187/action/topic#209187
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Last time I brought this up here, someone proposed that he could have been referring to 2.33:1 as wide rather than 1.88:1 (which is the ratio the widescreen version of it is in), which could be a possibility.
That was me, and I'm pretty certain it was the case because I've heard many filmmakers refer to 2.35:1 as wide and 1.85: as otherwise. In Bob Gale's DVD commentary in reference to the aspect ratio, he mentions that 1.78:1 had been chosen as the standard TV ratio at the time (something that did not really happen until widescreen sets popped up) and that's why they shot it in 1.85.
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#208679
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Proposed project: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208679/action/topic#208679
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Originally posted by: wmgan
Season 1 of Angel is a little too episodic for my taste (as is the last season), and may prove problematic for a movie (what to focus on?). But Doyle definitely plays too important a role in the beginning of Angel to kill off so quickly.
For an Angel movie of Season 1, it's similar to Buffy season 1. Most of it is stand alone episodes. I would try to make the emphasis on Angel Investigations just starting out and coming together to form Team Angel. Doyle would be something of the heart and soul of the team and would get killed halfway through. Angel and Cordelia are left in mourning, the company in a state of void, and the challenge for them would be to build up from there. Introduce Wesley as a sort of replacement and then have Gunn as a sort of friend who comes to help the guys. Of course, play up Wolfram & Hart more and have them the main nemesis.

As far as Season Five goes, the first half of the season is episodic, but after that, it comes together to tell one of the best arcs of either series, so it may not be too hard.
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#208306
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Idea: an Titanic Special features disc Redux?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208306/action/topic#208306
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Also, this stuff about doing a Terminator 2 type disc is fairly absurd. Who in their right mind would spend so much of their lives writing a detailed 1000+ screen examination on the making of the movie? Authoring alone would drive a man mad. Better off just buying a "making of" book. Discs like T2, The Abyss, and the Alien Quadrilogy only feature extras like these because they were made for laserdiscs.

Of course, if digitalfreak still wants to release his planned disc, I'm sure he can. Just can't talk about it.
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#208304
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Proposed project: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208304/action/topic#208304
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I actually thought about doing this for both Buffy and Angel. Nothing serious though.

Here's some thoughts.

Season 1:
As with Angel, Season 1 of Buffy merely introduces the characters. Not much goes on here that is essential to the story since most are just standalone episodes. Perhaps the most important stuff is in the two part series premiere (which can be cut down), some development featuring the Master and the Annointed One (if the kid is even important) and some cuts to their scheming. Of course, a big focus of this is probably going to be the Buffy/Angel thing - her discovery that he's a vampire, etc. Then just skip to the season finale.

Welcome to the Hellmouth & The Harvest
Character introductions, etc. Maybe make this something like a first act.

Witch
Introduction of Amy. Not that important of a character, but she does pop up later. Otherwise, skip it.

Teacher's Pet
Skip it.

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
The Master and the Annointed One prophecy. Actually, the kid never really panned out, so maybe he's not too important.

The Pack
Skip it.

Angel
One of the more important episodes of the season. Definitely work it in.

I Robot, You Jane
Introduction of Jenny Calendar. She'll play in Season 2, so maybe keep an intro to the character if it's necessary (maybe it'll be better for the Season 2 movie)

The Puppet Show, Nightmares & Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Skip it.

Prophecy Girl
Here's your last act and climax.

Season Two. This one might be trickier since it expanded to 22 episodes this season. Definitely focus on the Buffy/Angel relationship, but also remember to include the Giles & Jenny, Xander & Cordelia and Willow & Oz relationships. Also, the animosity between Xander and Angel is fairly important t the outcome of the season as well as Willow's dabbling in witchcraft.

When She Was Bad & Some Assembly Required
These weren't exactly necessary to the season. The first one just seems to cement the finale of the last season and the second episode is pretty unnecessary. I'm thinking Some Assembly Required may include some Giles & Jenny stuff, but not too certain.

School Hard
Introduction of Spike and Dru

Inca Mummy Girl, Reptile Boy, Halloween, Lie to Me, The Dark Age
Fairly unimportant, though these do probably contain some relationship stuff. Oz's first appearance is Inca Mummy Girl (I think).

What's My Line? Part 1 & 2
Not actually too important storywise, but it does feature the into of Kendra, Dru regaining her strength & Spike losing his.

Ted & Bad Eggs
Not much.

Surprise & Innocence
Pretty pivotal stuff. Again, not necessarily in story, but in the Angel/Angelus switch. Maybe you can lump Surprise with What's My Line to make something of a plot. Also, this sets up Angel's ring.

Phases
Willow & Oz

Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Xander & Cordy

Passion
An important episode in the whole Giles & Jenny relationship as well as Angelus.

Killed by Death, I Only Have Eyes For You & Go Fish
Not much here. "I Only Have Eyes For You" builds on why Buffy doesn't kick Angelus' ass in Innocence though.

Becoming, Part 1 & Part 2
Here's the climax.