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Topic: Star Wars Feature print question..
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted February 17, 2012 12:45 PM
Alan ....
You did find quite a rare thing indeed or, at least, it's the much rarer version of the Star Wars scope feature. I'm glad to hear that your's doesn't have any color fade, as these prints, from what I remember, were NOT printed on low fade stock (could super 8 feature you verify the stock please?)
... and, as stated in the above posts, it is truly in the original aspect ratio which is, unsqueezed ... a near perfect square.
Now, I'm not quite sure, to this day, as to who printed this, but it may well be the fellow, (I'm assuming the masculine, as I don't know any women who did super 8 releases), who also released "The Empire Strikes Back" as a Cineavision style print, (side bars on the left and right, as yours has), and that "Empire" print I have.
Now, I can verify that my "Empire" print is on a (thankfully) unfaded kodak SP. Well, the blacks are not completely spot on, but they are as close as you could ask, and the color saturation on this print is really glorious.
Once again, a great find Alan! Hold onto that print, to be sure!
On a last note, I wonder if this person ever released a "Cineavision" style scope feature of "Return of the Jedi"? That would be a stretch to be sure, as that would be after the main heyday of super 8 and in the "decline", but hey, I never expected to find a "Cineavision" style scope of Empire!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Larry Arpin
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 953
From: Sunland, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted February 18, 2012 02:21 AM
I bought Ricky Daniels print of the Cineavision-style STAR WARS. I was hoping it was the Derann version, I didn't ask, but I wasn't thrilled with the sharpness and eventually sold it to someone in Canada who later ask me the origin of the print like all of us are asking.
Many eons ago I had an Empire Strikes Back scope print but it was overall bluish-green and eventually sold that.
There was a version of Return that was released that had the last 40 minutes, a reel 2, in scope with jagged frame lines, and a flat 200 foot reel that had the Rancor, Desert battle, & speeder bike sequence. I've seen for sale the 200 footer and the last 40 minutes on Ebay.
As I always do on my auctions I had a screen shot or 2 of the Cineavision SW, but I must have deleted it as I cannot find it.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted February 18, 2012 12:35 PM
My full legal name is ....
Kevin Shawn OSI Sparrowawk Thorton Osgood
No kidding. Whenn I began my first career (didn't go far) in music years ago, I liked OSI so much, (and hated Kevin for reasons I won't go into) that I made OSI an official part of my name.
Lets put it this way, all my frienjds call me OSI and it is my official title.
Yes, my print of "Empire Strikes Back" is, without using the scope lense and just looking at the image on the super 8 print, a perfect, or near perfect, square; with black bars on the left and right side.
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted February 18, 2012 12:36 PM
My full legal name is ....
Kevin Shawn OSI Sparrowawk Thorton Osgood
No kidding. Whenn I began my first career (didn't go far) in music years ago, I liked OSI so much, (and hated Kevin for reasons I won't go into) that I made OSI an official part of my name.
Lets put it this way; all my friends call me OSI and it is my official title.
Yes, my print of "Empire Strikes Back" is, without using the scope lense and just looking at the image on the super 8 print, a perfect, or near perfect, square; with black bars on the left and right side.
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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