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Post by Marty Schultz on Aug 12, 2014 0:47:23 GMT
I've got to say I'm a fan of new visual FX as long as the original footage is also included. I'm currently working through the Star Trek TOS BDs. Absolutely sensational work.
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Post by simonashby on Aug 12, 2014 1:43:16 GMT
No biggie really. The Telerecording process added most of the wobble we see in unrestored credits, so that's not really 'authentic' to the untrained eye. I think there is room to make the replacements a little more authentic, but I'd rather have straight cut stability rather than overt wobbliness!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 8:08:51 GMT
In a nutshell, this thread debates the big question of what is more important: representing the integrity of the original TV broadcast as received by the public (for posterity sake) OR representing what the director intended the programme to be like (even if he didn't achieve it)? There will probably never be a definitive answer on that one though!
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Post by John Green on Aug 12, 2014 8:24:16 GMT
In a nutshell, this thread debates the big question of what is more important: representing the integrity of the original TV broadcast as received by the public (for posterity sake) OR representing what the director intended the programme to be like (even if he didn't achieve it)? There will probably never be a definitive answer on that one though! Slightly O/T,but obviously it was never intended that waggon-wheels in old Westerns should (apparently) go backwards.We need to CGI them all.
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Post by simonashby on Aug 12, 2014 9:09:50 GMT
This is the problem I have though... We all know that every single 60's Doctor Who VT was wiped, gone forever, never to be seen again, and that is a fact, so why can't we just accept that?! Why does everyone seen to hold the impression that we should "restore" them as close to their original appearance. I don't like things pretending to be something they're not, why can't we just see them as they survive (no digital credits, no stupid VidFire), accept this is their archival state and move on. Digitally cleaning up dirt and scratches, no problem! But everything else, no! (Personal opinion, I am aware there will be lots who disagree with me) Because most people are either unaware of the situation or aren't nearly as intrigued by it as we are. Therefore it's best to present the show in the most acceptable way for a modern audience, whilst being 'true' to the original.
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Post by Matthew Kurth on Aug 13, 2014 1:48:09 GMT
My take is that I prefer them one way or the other -- either replaced, or left alone.
There are some stories -- I think Faceless Ones:1 is an example -- where the episode and writer captions were done by cutting them out as images (a la Photoshop) then laying them back over the originals. I hate these. It probably looks OK on a CRT but on my plasma TV it looks jagged and crappy.
At least when they're remade they look crisp. Of course, this doesn't speak to my irritation at the re-captioning of '80s titles where the dash in John Nathan-Turner has been replaced with a tilde (John Nathan~Turner). What's with that?
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Post by trevorhilton on Aug 14, 2014 0:59:48 GMT
I don't mind remaking the credits, but you can see pixellation around the scrolling text over the last shot of the episode before it fades to black.
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