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Post by Andy Henderson on Jul 7, 2003 13:53:45 GMT
Not missing (thanks goodness), but worth mentioning that 'Talking to a Stranger' is being screened this Saturday on BBC-4. I hope it isn't cropped to 16:9. It is also getting it's first screening on Television since the 1980s! Theatre 625, film recordings, for those who might wonder.
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Post by David Brunt on Jul 7, 2003 14:25:30 GMT
It's actually being shown over four nights, Sunday at 7:30pm and Monday to Wednesday at 9pm.
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Post by Andy Henderson on Jul 9, 2003 16:55:12 GMT
well spotted! I cannot rely on my memory any longer!!!
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Post by David Brunt on Jul 9, 2003 17:43:33 GMT
It is a little worrying to see the BBC4 trailers for the screening being transmitted in widescreen...
Looks to be a very nice print though.
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Post by Andy Henderson on Jul 9, 2003 17:57:13 GMT
Are they? - I'm worried about that. 'On the Eve of Publication' was painfully ruined by cropping, yet the Pinter plays and 1984 left intact.
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Post by Ian Beard on Jul 11, 2003 19:10:00 GMT
If anyone will be recording these, then eps 1 + 2 won't fit together on to a standard 3-hour VHS tape.....
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Post by David Halberstraum on Jul 12, 2003 19:58:52 GMT
The BBC4 website doesn't say it will be in widescreen (usually a reliable indicator); however, it is marked down as being, erm, "stereo"...
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Post by Andy Henderson on Jul 13, 2003 11:07:53 GMT
I can even live with 'fake stereo', but cropping is an abomination. Another problem with BBC-4 is that even with the onscreen station ident removed, the quality of the picture leaves much to be desired. This is especially noticable when archive films are screened. Film recordings need all the help they can get. Digital encoding and decoding has introduced 'noise' on top of existing 'noise'!
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Post by David Halberstraum on Jul 13, 2003 18:37:49 GMT
We can agree to differ about fake stereo, Andy. However, I'm delighted to report it is in unbastardised mono and 4:3, despite the preceding continuity announcement having a strange delay effect applied to it.
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Post by David Halberstraum on Jul 13, 2003 18:41:08 GMT
AND they've switched the BBC Four DOG off.
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Post by stearn on Jul 13, 2003 22:56:37 GMT
And the data stream was a mere 3.7GB when recorded so will fit snuggly onto a DVDr
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Post by Bent Halo on Jul 14, 2003 11:27:20 GMT
The frame was slightly more cropped than in 1989, though. Check the thread at The Mausoleum Club for more info.
Heed Ian's advice about 3hr tapes!
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