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Topic: Question for Derran.
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Mark Todd
Film God
Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted July 12, 2004 07:12 AM
Hi John well I`m not suggesting Derran buy one but if a film were edited on some high defination source, the sound is done while you are on and just needs to be advanced slighly for the sound master. Maybe it could be done and the source sent and done in the US for instance then the neg and sound master sent to the UK. I think realistically collectors can`t expect Derann or CHC to fund releases of features any more at all but a cutdown is something a bit different, also the hobby can never attract new people when a feature is from £250-£600 odd new and DVD giving a very acceptable show of it is between £5-£10 delievered, but a nice different cutdown at say £70 may just tickle peoples fancy and get a few bits sold and onto the second hand market as well. Its just a thought and I really feel the hobby needs some lateral thinking to help it go on at whatever level it can. Someone mentioned the vinyl thing on the other forum and its true some people do still go for it, but also more did origionally too and a person used to CD contemplating vinyl can look at a CD price of say £8-£12 and then changing to vinyl is the same price or just slighly more by a £ or two, its an entirely different ball game. Also you can still of course buy a very accepatble record player new and gauranteed from about £30-£40 and up. There are also a lot more variables in home film production and a 4 reeler may have different colours, contrast, sound, or stripe probs etc on some or all reels. A clean simple 400 or 600 foot digest may be the answer and a way too keep the hobby going and as the tech may be there to allow it to happen far more easily than it used to be maybe the Derran lads may think of giving it a go.We on the forum could sort out a great cover for it( especially andreas) and I`m sure at conventions etc you could watch them fly out. If you are reading Derran if you fancy having a crack at a good modern feature on a 600` Id be prepared to cough up £100 towards the costs involved no strings to help the hobby,and give it a try, would anyone else. best Mark. PS Derann would you like me to look in to the lab possibilitites?
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