mallanikkelsen

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Post: #411027
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/411027/action/topic#411027
Time: 23-Apr-2010 12:12 AM

Hello everyone

Nice to see that my original thred has finally been updated with some good news in regards to the films with AD. I am happy to know that others have passed on the links for the special edditions. It was I who originally posted these a cupple of years ago.

Cince then, alot has happend in regards to the audio described versions. first off, I have uptaned a much better coppy of ESB, one without the strange beeps in it. I also now have gotten my hands on the prequels with audio description. These has again been described in the UK. I'd still like to hear the american version of the Phantome menace, I know that hthis should be availible on some uS libraries, so I hope that someone will please try to help out in this matter soon.

Oh, and btw, I saw that Kurkan is still trying to get his hands on the US described version of episode 4. you dont need to look any further, as I have this one as well. I have an mp3-version availible which I can upload should you be intrested.

Well, I hope that this thred keeps getting updated from time to time.

all the best from allan

Post: #301934
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301934/action/topic#301934
Time: 24-Nov-2007 7:26 AM

hello none and clockwork

In comparacen to the american version of A new hope with description, the british one is really not as good, but you are given some informations that the american describer fail to mention.
However, the versions of empire and jedi are much better then the described american versions i have, mostly because that the fokes at ITFC do a tun of recearch before they produce a descriptive track, which mean that we get the correct names for crichures and places.

The description it self is performed by a mail voice. He is quite ok, although i could have wished for a little more dramatisation in the many action scenes. The mixing is not done very well, however, but probably this is not the companys fault. I think it is ITV that has chosen a rather hard dive in DB when the describer comes on.

but I really think you should judge for your self, as here are the links for all thre episodes. Availible on sendspace for a limmited time only. it would be great if they could be synched to video.

i am sorry that i DO NOT HAVE THEM IN UNCOMPRESSED FORMAT, BUt these oggs were the only version I got.

Oh, and these are the 97 special edditions.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vtqbd8

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vxiq60

http://www.sendspace.com/file/l5pc93

all the best from Allan

Post: #301823
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301823/action/topic#301823
Time: 22-Nov-2007 7:45 PM

Hello again

Another update to this thred, which has been dead for a while.

Finally some exciting news has happend!! The UK broadcaster ITV1 has begun airing all 6 films in cronological order, and yes, they are with audio description! So far I've got the sound-tracks for episode 4-6, and as soon as eps 1-3 have been aired, I'll have the soundtracks with descriptions for those also.

If someone wants to add these tracks into some kind of project, let me know. i'd love to see the tracks synched to the video, so that I can enjoy the films along with sighted friends, so if anyone would like to help out with this, it'd be very much apprishiated also!

Note, as this is aired in the UK, the versions are of course palled.

All the best from Allan

Post: #279707
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/279707/action/topic#279707
Time: 28-Mar-2007 8:31 PM

Hi rus

Thanks for the update, I'll have a listen to the commentaries at some point.

Just to keep you guys updated too, I am still on the look out for all three prequels.
Ep 2 and 3 have never been released on home video, however, as I've mensioned earlier, episode 1 is availible from some US libraries. Hopefully I'll be
able to get a hold of that one at some point.
Again, any help will be greatly apprishiated!

All the best from Allan

Post: #265451
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/265451/action/topic#265451
Time: 12-Jan-2007 10:21 AM

Hello again

Unfortunately, just as I thaught:

Hi Allan,

Again, unfortunately not. We do not even have the films in a format that we at this time could duplicate a copy for you. I will inform you if we at anytime
carry the Star Wars films.

Regards,
Mike

As stated earlier, Episode I is availible from some US libraries, including:
http://dpi.state.wi.us/rll/wrlbph/audiodescvideos.html

Kind regards from allan

Post: #265325
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/265325/action/topic#265325
Time: 11-Jan-2007 3:47 PM

Hello again

Well, I finally got a reply from WGBH!! however, this is sad news indeed:

Thank you for your interest in DVS Home Video. Unfortunately, we currently do not have the rights to distribute the Star Wars films on any home video format.
We did have description on the theatrical releases for episodes 1 - 3 and we in the past had the home video rights for episode 4, however, at this time
we have been unable to secure the rights to distribute any of the episodes.

If this situation changes I will contact you directly and if I can help you with anything else, please let me know.

Regards,

Michael Callahan

Well, I wrote him back, asking if there were any possibilities for me to purchase the tracks from there library directly. I stated that I'd be prepared to clear any rights for this, and pay whatever these specially produced copies might cost. I'll keep you updated.

Kind regards from allan

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Post: #260796
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260796/action/topic#260796
Time: 8-Dec-2006 4:37 PM

hello again

Just to keep you guys updated:

I'm still on the look out for the prequels with AD-tracks. Yesterday I wrote WGBH once again to ask if it in some way would be possible to purchase the tracks they've produced, let's see if I receive a reply this time!

Kind regards from Allan

Post: #253437
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253437/action/topic#253437
Time: 25-Oct-2006 10:14 PM

Hello Laserman

Thanks so much for checking this out, it is apprishiated alot! It'd be so fantastic if you have any luck!

All the best from allan

Post: #253380
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253380/action/topic#253380
Time: 25-Oct-2006 5:54 PM

Hello again

That'd be cool, I'll send you a pm.

all the best from allan

Post: #252968
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252968/action/topic#252968
Time: 23-Oct-2006 12:00 PM

Hi SweH

Thanks for your great offer, which I indeed apprishiate. However, I'm mostly intrested in getting my hands on the real thing! However, if you decided to include an AD-track anyway, I'd of course be intrested in having a listen to it.

Once again thanks for the offer.

Kind regards from Allan

Post: #252666
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252666/action/topic#252666
Time: 21-Oct-2006 10:13 AM

Hello again

Yes it indeed is a shame that WGBH has not responded to my e-mails at all, as I really would be intrested in getting these tracks! I'd of course only be to happy to pay what ever a specially produced coppy for me would cost, but no no! they are just not responding at all.

Just to recap the situation:
The following star wars films have had an AD-track created:
Episode 4 (original version - track produced by WGBH - is avaleble to lent from local US libraries - mannedged to get a coppy of this)

Episode 4 (SE version - track produced by narative television - aired on TNT, but not avaleble to purchase anywhare I am still looking for a coppy).

Episode 5 (SE version - produced by Audio description asosiates - track done by Joel Snider. Broadcast on fox - not avaleble to purchase anywhare, but fortunatlly I've mannedged to get a coppy of the track).

Episode 6 (SE version - Produced by audio description Asosiates - track done by Joel Snider. Once again broadcast on fox - not avaleble to purchase, but I fortunatlly also have mannedged to get a coppy of this one).

Episode 1 (produced by wgbh for the theatrical release. later broadcast on fox, and released on video, that you can lent from local Us libraries like:
http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wrlbph/audiodescvideos.html
I'm still looking for a coppy of this one for my collection).

episode 2 (once again produced by WGBH for the theatrical release. Not avaleble on home video - unfortunatlly).

Episode 3 (same as above).

As you can tell, alot of diffrent audio description tracks have indeed been produced, however alot of them are very hard to find.

once again, I'd be most greatful if anyone inhere would be able to help out in getting any of the remaining tracks.

Kind regards from allan

Post: #251382
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251382/action/topic#251382
Time: 15-Oct-2006 8:31 AM

Hi Klokwork

Yes, I'm still here.

The situation is like this:
I did mannadged to get the AD-tracks for episode 4, 5 and 6. Episode 4 is the original theatrical release, whilst Ep 5 and 6 are the SE versions.

I am still on the look out for the AD-tracks for ep 1, 2 and 3.
I know that episode 1 is avaleble on vhs via some local US libraries, unfortunatlly I've not been able to get a coppy. Ep 2 and 3 has only been released
theatrically with AD, but never on home video or DVD.

I've tryed contacting the producer of the tracks, WGBH, severel times regarding my possibilities to purchase these in some form, but so far I've not gotten
any respons!
I'd still like to get in touch with anyone who perhaps could help out in getting the AD-tracks for the prequels, as I'd love to be able to watch the intire
Saga without sighted asistance.

Regarding the tracks I alreddy have tracked down, send me a PM and we can possibly work something out.

Kind regards from Allan

Post: #224234
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224234/action/topic#224234
Time: 4-Jul-2006 2:35 AM

as for "Episode 4", its the original theatrical version, ESB and RoTJ are both the special edditions, as broadcast on fox a few years ago.

i've only gotten the audio for a new hope, but ESB and ROTJ are both in ntsc. Regarding capturing, I'd love to se these audio tracks added to some kind of dvd-project at some point, However, just for now, I've not gotten the opoutunity to capture the audio for ESB and ROTJ, but there should be no problems in sharing "A new hope", if anyone should be interested. as stated before, it'd really be great if someone would like to add the AD-track to a dvd-project. I would not be able to do this my self, as I'd not know how to synch it to the video correctly.

BTW, if any of you should stumple apon info regarding the prequels with AD, I'd really like to hear from you. it seems that some local libraries do have episode 1.

Kind regards - and thanks in advance
Allan

Post: #224034
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224034/action/topic#224034
Time: 3-Jul-2006 1:50 PM

Hello again

Just another update regarding my efforts in getting the rest of the star wars films with audio description.

Its been a while since the last update, however this time I've great news to tell!

I've namely finally mannedged to get my hands on audio described coppys of "the empire strikes back", and return of the jedi", which indeed is super!!
A kind soal helped me getting my hands on these versions, andI really am very greatful for that! Finally I can now get the full original sw-experience without sighted asistance!

The descriptions were really well done, and they did helpe me to keep track of the plot and to apprishiate all of the great visuals that Lucas and his team have created for these clasic films!

I did enjoy all of the trilogy, however I especially was impressed by the detailed descriptions of the many action cequences in Return of the Jedi. They really were well done, and I also did enjoy the speeder byke ceequence on the forrest moon of Endore, and the final battle between Luke and vader. . Really well done and detailed descriptions!
I was also very impressed with the way in whitch the describer was able to set the mood for the more cilent ceequences (vader death-scene, the Han/Leeah-relationship and so
forth).

Well, its great to finally have the original trilogy with AD. However, I'm still on the look out for the prequels, which have also been described by WGBH.
I've tryed contacting them regarding these descriptions severel times, but so far I've not gotten any reply.

Well, that's what the situation is like at the moment. I've still to track down the first three films, and then I'll finally be able to enjoy the full saga with audio description!

Kind regards from allan

Post: #209204
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209204/action/topic#209204
Time: 13-May-2006 2:24 PM

Hi everyone

Just another update on my progress in getting my hands on the rest of the star wars films with audio description.

Not much to tell, I'm afraid. I've been emailing both wgbh and NCI severel times cince my last update, but so far I've not gottten a reply! very annoying indeed, as It indeed would be great to enjoy the intire saga with AD.

Well, unfortunatlly thats what the situation is like for now.

Kind regards from allan

Post: #200520
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200520/action/topic#200520
Time: 12-Apr-2006 8:13 PM

Hi again

Just a little more info and some thaughts:

I contacted narrative television Network - and got this response:

Allan:

We have only done one Star Wars film. We did the 25th anniversary edition of the original.... The film were done for Turner Broadcasting, but we do not have the rights to distribute it. Hopefully at some point in the
future it will be available for DVD release.

Thank you,

Jim Stovall

Well, it seems that alot of narative networks did star wars films, apart from wgbh. I actually seem to have mixed narrative tv with NCI - national Capturing institude, which is another network, that indeed made audio description for two of the installments:
http://www.ncicap.org

These descriptions were done by joel snyder, and one of the films he did describe was "The empire strikes back".

Unfortunatlly though, these descriptions were also made for tv, and it does not seem as they're avaleble to purchase officially on video.

However, I've sendt an e-mail to the institute anyway, in the hope that they can help out in some form, as it really would be great if some kind of arangement could be made, so I could have a listen to the descriptive soundtraks from the films they've done.

I do not know if anything like this would be possible, but maybe I could purchase a coppy directly from NCI. This coppy I then only wanted to purchase for private listening plasure in my own home and for my own private use. Of course I would be prepared to clear any rights for this purchase, and I'd also be prepared to pay what ever such a special purchased coppy would cost.

Well, I dont know if anything like this is possible in the states at all, but I do know that this kind of arangement can be made in some countries. For instance, here in Denmark we actually can buy broadcasts directly through the broadcaster - broadcasts which are not avaleble on vhs or dvd normally. when a private endividual want to buy such broadcasts, he of cource has to pay alot more for it, and any rights which the broadcaster does not have, have to be cleared before a special coppy for private use can be purchased.

Well, just some thaughts

Kind regards from Allan

Post: #199795
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199795/action/topic#199795
Time: 11-Apr-2006 1:10 AM

Hi again

Just to keep you guise updated on the info I've found. It's not much, but perhaps it would be a good idea to contac this network also?

http://www.NarrativeTV.com

After reading a few articles on the net, I understand that this network, (just like WGBH), has also described two star wars films, which aired on TV. I could find no info about which of the films it concirnt, but according to the article they should have been described by joel snyder.

I'll try e-mailing them soon to see what they can tell me.

Kind regards from allan

Post: #199613
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199613/action/topic#199613
Time: 10-Apr-2006 5:20 PM

Thanks - Very much apprishiated!!

Allan

Post: #199600
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199600/action/topic#199600
Time: 10-Apr-2006 4:18 PM

Hi Ricardo!

thanks for the update!

I am really looking forward to hearing what wgbh has to say. I've tryed contacting them myself, but so far I did not get a reply either!

I know they've described at leaste three of the movies, and so far I've only mannedged to get a hold of a coppy of episode 4 a new hope. As I mentioned priviouslly in this thred, another kind soul from here mannedged to get this one from his local library.

However, I'm still on the look out for all of the other films, (including the prequells) so I'd indeed apprrishiate it if you could figure out some more from wgbh. I know they've described more than just "A new hope", and it indeed would be cool to be able to have the intire saga with audio description!.

Once again - thanks for all of your help - it is indeed apprishiated!

I am Looking forward to hearing from you later.

Best regards from Allan

Post: #199283
Topic: Info: The "OFFICIAL" audio mixes of the Original Trilogy - Help needed.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199283/action/topic#199283
Time: 9-Apr-2006 6:50 PM

Hi Moth3r

thanks for the samble.
Well, the quality on your ITV-source is quite good, I think - I guess it sound alot like the version I can offer.

Unfortunatlly, my mono-source is not complete either, which means that some of the start and end-credits are missing too. However, our national broadcaster DR1 - does not allow add-brakes during the showing of a movie, so I deffenatlly would be able to help out with missing chunks that acurs on the UK-version because of add-brakes.

Cheers from allan

Post: #199230
Topic: Info: The "OFFICIAL" audio mixes of the Original Trilogy - Help needed.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199230/action/topic#199230
Time: 9-Apr-2006 1:02 PM

hi

Private messages have now been turned on.

Kind regards from allan

Post: #199225
Topic: Info: The "OFFICIAL" audio mixes of the Original Trilogy - Help needed.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199225/action/topic#199225
Time: 9-Apr-2006 12:29 PM

Hi Russ

I too want to say thanks for that link. very informative.
Unfortunatlly though, I was unable to play the sambles from the diffrent mixes. Am I the only one who am having this problem? Maybe it's my screen-reader. It does not seem to regognize the sambles as buttons you can push.

Furthermore, Let me know if anyone should be intrested in another recording of the mono-mix. I'll only be to happy to help out.
It would also be great, if I somehow could have a listen to the two sources which are avalble at the moment - just to compare them to my own coppy.

Kind regards from allan

Post: #199094
Topic: Info: The "OFFICIAL" audio mixes of the Original Trilogy - Help needed.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199094/action/topic#199094
Time: 9-Apr-2006 12:12 AM

Hi everyone

When I was browsing this forum I stumpled apon this thred about the different audio mixes.
As some of you might know from another thred, I am a blind star wars fan, and as I cant wach the action on screen, I am paying extra attention to the sound-mix. I indeed find it very intresting comparing the ones that do exist. has anyone inhere ever thaught about creating a dvd with all of the diffrent mixes from a new hope? It aught to be possible, and would be nice to have in my sw-dvd-collection. Any more info about the different audio mixes would also be apprishiated. Personally I found this very informative site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~treadwell_jay/starwars/soundfaq.htm

BTW, This thred says that the original mono mix is avaleble from two sourses, namely from an UK ITV-tape and also from a bootlec.
Does anyone know what the sound quality is like on these sorces?
If it's not that great, I could possibly help out getting another coppy of the mono-mix, as this version of Star wars was also shown overhere in Denmark in the late 80'es, and I've got most of it in a rather good quality on VHS.

I do hope to get this discussion going!

Kind regards from Allan

Post: #199060
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/199060/action/topic#199060
Time: 8-Apr-2006 7:34 PM

Originally posted by: russs15
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Hopefully we will get a result but if not, we have certainly tried.........

And you shall all know that I really do apprishiate all of your efforts!!

Kind regards from allan

Post: #198761
Topic: Help Wanted: Star Wars films with audio description. Can anyone help out??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/198761/action/topic#198761
Time: 7-Apr-2006 9:27 AM

Hi Darth Simon!

First of all, thanks so much for all of your efforts to help out - it's very much apprishiated!

in the meantime, however, some other kind soal inhere has mannedged to get me a coppy with audio description of "Episode 4 - A new hope". He got this from a local library.

However, i'm still on the look out for all of the other films with audio description, so I'd indeed apprishiaite it if you'll continue your search for any of these.

I'm not quite sure if all of the saga has been made avaleble with audio description, however, I know that at leaste the two first pre-quells should deffenatlly be avaleble on video, (and ep 3 was deffenatly audio described at the cinema).

I do hope you'll continue asking around - and once again - thanks for your help.

Kind regards from allan