Yeah, but if they don't know it's film when they're looking right at it. *sigh*
The Turner Classic Movies promo for the new Ben Hur Blu Ray touted Chuck Heston's home "videos" shot on the set. Somebody at TCM should have caught that mistake.
Not all that rare in 1977, as few theaters had Dolby Stereo at that point.
It became "rare" in that it's never been heard on any official video release, and likely never heard in a theater again after 1980.
Thanks for uploading the clip. It looks pretty seamless. :)
One preservation project I'm contemplating is going to need footage from PAL and NTSC DVD's to work.
Bingowings said:
You could shift it to the beginning of the film and just have him moaning about sand.
You could have lots of shots of sand, from films like Lawrence of Arabia, Dune, Star Wars etc and then shots of people making sandcastles on sandy beaches, carpenters using sand paper, while the song Sandy from Grease played in the background intercut with Anakin rolling around in the way that he does mumbling "sand....It gets everywhere...rough....the sand is the sand... sand I HATE YOU!".
This could all speed up until he wakes up with a start.
I was thinking he could be dreaming about Padme, (with flashes of Natalie bathing in "Your Highness") but I like your idea better. ;)
I believe it is. UK rags seem mix in just enough "real news" to seem more legit than the one's we see in checkout lines in the states.
Last time I checked, Dave Prowse is still on George's s**t list. And I've not seen Simon Pegg retract anything he's said, and yet he's got a voiceover gig on Clone Wars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_mark
In spite of what wikipedia says, I've seen the term "cigarette burns" used years before Fight Club allegedly coined it.
Just checking. ;)
Inspired choice of music for the fireplace scene. :)
Just out of curiosity, are you skipping over Anakin's nightmare?
I could have sworn I suggested that very same song back on page 19. ;)
Now then, this might be good for Mace when he enters the arena to confront Dooku.
It was almost impossible to avoid seeing it replayed on tv for quite some time afterward. It occurred 19 years and one day after the tragic Apollo 1 fire, which was an eerie coincidence.
That article is erroneous in that a home videotape of the accident shot in a Florida backyard surfaced and made the news a couple years back.
Very hard for me to watch, even all these years later. (I had to mute the audio.) I'm amazed anybody was shooting Super 8, outside of amateur filmakers in 1986.
Does it drive anyone else up the wall that people who should know better can't distinguish between film and video anymore?
doubleofive said:
To be fair, somebody looked and compared and you'd never see the tombstones from any of the angles the homestead is seen in in Episode IV. Still would be funny.SilverWook said:
No problem. How about a sign on the back of the tombstone(s) that reads "Remove by Episode IV"?
Wookieepedia claims Owen removed them. Given the Swiss Cheese that is the "your father was a navigator on a spice freighter" story, he sure as heck didn't need to spin even more lies about Grandma! ;)
I imagine the Lars family didn't have too many people over for dinner, and the conversations were really awkward when they did.
On a more on topic note, did converting the PAL Laserdisc footage pose any unusual problems?
One could argue the legends of King Arthur were the pop culture of their day.
And zombie84, there were some new Star Wars comics published in 1987...
I bought one issue at Disneyland in '87. Not sure if there were more than three ever published.
Wow. And to think I've been hesitant to mention the big budget SW XXX parody movie that recently came out. ;)
TV's Frink said:
Minor update tonight...added the music video credit and did a short gag for the meadow scene prior to the cows/Python bit. I didn't really change much on the cows/Python other than lowering the cow audio a little, but figured I'd include it for anyone who missed it the first time around.
http://vimeo.com/38203198
Looks and sounds great!
TV's Frink said:
SilverWook said:
Maybe Shimi could just do a lot of muffled yelling and whimpering the whole time? Even during the funeral?
For some reason I'm just not feeling the joke of having Shmi still alive.
No problem. How about a sign on the back of the tombstone(s) that reads "Remove by Episode IV"?
Lee-Sensei said:
SilverWook said:
Need I say more? ;)?
Awesome. Is the other one just a random animal? And please say more.
IIRC, it's a raccoon.
Bingowings said:
I'm sorry Anchorhead but I have to disagree there.
Star Trek and Star Wars are probably head to head but as far as characters go, most people could probably recognise the main characters of the original show to varying degrees, the Enterprise, a TNG Klingon, Picard and that's it (maybe a Borg if they are young enough).
But most people wouldn't remember what Planet Vulcan looks like (even the matte artists on TMP forgot that one) they wouldn't know a Romulan War Bird from A Klingon Bird Of Prey.
They wouldn't know what an Andorian looks like and while they may recognise the sound of a transporter beam or the look of an OS phaser pistol, they probably wouldn't know who went out with who, what Kirk's son's name was, what Spock's mother's name was.
Most people would be able to describe Tatooine, or Endor or Hoth, give them a torch and they will make a lightsaber noise.
They know Vader is Luke's dad and Leia is Luke's sister. They could probably identify a stardestroyer, a Death Star, The Falcon. the sound of a TIE Fighter (even if they didn't know what it was called).
They know what the Emperor looks like and what he sounds like (just look at the Pope Benedict parodies of him as Palpatine).
They could describe an Ewok even though they are never called that in the film they feature in.
Star Wars is bigger than Trek it's everywhere like it or not.
I have discovered over the years, that even non fans recognize the Gorn, as "that lizard guy who fought Kirk" though.
Bingowings said:
Yes I'm certain of that.
It's a common enough comparison to be used in political satire.
Here in the UK Doctor Who has the same impact.
In fact most of the commonwealth would recognise a Dalek and that's half a century old.
The Art of Star Wars book reproduces several of the earliest SW inspired political cartoons from the Carter era. My personal favorite depicts a meeting between U.S. and Soviet diplomats, where the Russians state their intent not to use space for military purposes. The Americans look doubtful and terrified, as Vader is seated with the Russians.
And of course, Reagan got more than a few miles out of Star Wars, much to Lucas' dismay. The Gipper was alternately portrayed as either Obi Wan, Luke, Vader, or The Emperor over the course of his presidency.
That's good to know. (I do a complete scan every week.) Is there anybody else from here you have emailed lately? Present company excepted of course.
Need I say more? ;)
Sorry to veer off topic here, but I got a weird spam email on the hotmail account I use for OT stuff. It had a fake Original Trilogy header and at least one other member's email address it was sent to.
The only personal emails I've sent or received in the past year with that account have been to do with THX. You guys might want to check your PC's for viruses or worms just to be on the safe side. PM me if you need any more details.
That is great!
Maybe Shimi could just do a lot of muffled yelling and whimpering the whole time? Even during the funeral?
There have been at least two other theater recordings that have surfaced around here. IIRC, those were done at late night showings with fewer people in attendance.
I think an "audience reaction" track would be a cool extra for some future project.
Do you have any way to digitize these yourself?
