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Topic: Star Wars on Super 8
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted December 14, 2008 03:25 PM
Oh, a lot of us Claus! Mines signed by none other than David Prowse, Darth Vader himself, AND a first day of release from Derann print, (as I bought it from the original owner, Phil, who got it on that first day! Fun history!)
NOW ... finding one that someone wants to part with? That's another story altogether.
One thing to bear in mind when looking for this print, Claus, attempt to find one, even if in mono (as mine is, I took the balance track and instead added the commentary from the DVD with Lucas, Carrie Fisher and some others), that is as close to the original date of release as, (as everybody knows) the further generations down from the master negative, the more surface wear and other abnormalities surface on the prints. The closer to that first day, the better looking it is.
... and my print really does look absolutely amazing. i have an old laserdisc, widescreen, of the original release of Star Wars without all the "improvements", and the image, (color saturation and such) are better! That's no joke. The laserdisc image is a shy sharper than the Super 8 print, but you couldn't ask for any better. Great film stock for that print!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted December 14, 2008 05:29 PM
I'm sure that you'll find STAR WARS on 16MM. Will you find a L.P.P. print? That maybe another whole matter altogether.
I have seen some on ebay from time to time, but they have tended to be prints that have varying degrees of fade, being on regular Eastman as a general rule. There may be some re-issue prints of this on L.P.P. or AGFA, but you may be waiting for awhile.
Besides this, the Super 8 Derann feature, while not 35MM, is a very sharp Derann print, not Disney DERANN but fairly close and I'm betting that you will find that it is at least comparable to many 16MM reduction prints.
But I wish you the best in your search!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted December 15, 2008 10:57 AM
Good to hear Gary! I remember being struck by just how flawless the print was. No specks, ect.
John, maybe they cleaned up some of the problems before official release of the print.
But you bring up good points John, and you may be able to spot problems that I would never even think of. The only way I could compare was to freeze frame the Laserdisc (original version) and just perusing the print myself.
Back in me high school days, I was in a Media class, and we would get all the old trailers from the local movie theater, and would have fun just splicing the stuff together, (that's where I learned my splicing, Hmm, sometimes I wonder if i was paying attention?)
Anyhow, We had recieved about twelve or so Star Wars trailers, some on 16MM and a few on 35MM, from the pre-release trailer all the way to the the third re-release of the film, (this class was in 1982), and I remember keeping them on two seperate reels, one 200ft 16MM reel and one 35MM reel.
.. and I still remember the bastard who stole both reels from me!
If I ever see him at a class reunion, well, there will be hell to pay!
Yeah, I hold grudges that long!
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