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Topic: congress is racing to save tv history
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted July 31, 2013 04:43 PM
In some cases, original film elements were transfered to videotape and then those film elements were lost over time, so transferring some of these shows from already worn tapes is the only way we'll see these shows.
"Ozzie and Harriet" is one of those shows that ha suffered over time. All the existing copies on TV that I have seen are taken from some very poor 16MM elements. From what I understand, there has been a VERY long search for "OZZIE" on it's original 35MM, (at least, from what I understand, it was first shot on 35MM).
This is certainly a case where the use of film over video, really pays off in the end. Look at the 60's shows that were shot on 35MM originally, and transferred to DVD these days! We're able to enjoy the original STAR TREK in a way that even those in the late 60's were never able to enjoy when it was first aired.
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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