Guy Maddin
- willoneill
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Re: Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin was in Ottawa tonight to introduce a screening of the Archangel restoration, and during the post-screening Q&A he said that Careful is being restored next and should be out later this year.
- therewillbeblus
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Re: Guy Maddin
Didn't he say that about Brand Upon the Brain! just a few years ago?
- Peacock
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Re: Guy Maddin
Yeah but you forget who has the rights to that one…therewillbeblus wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:21 amDidn't he say that about Brand Upon the Brain! just a few years ago?
- willoneill
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Re: Guy Maddin
In the case of Careful, the work is underway. They're using the original negative (which I think TIFF had in storage) and he's working with Zeitgeist to redo the colour timing; I note that because Maddin himself admitted he doesn't trust himself not to over-saturate the colours if left to his own devices. I thought that was an interesting admission considering the many debates over the years between physical media labels honouring a director's wishes vs. releasing an image as close as possible to how the films were originally seen.
- MichaelB
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Re: Guy Maddin
The late Barney Platts-Mills said something similar about Bronco Bullfrog - he personally vastly preferred the BFI edition to the one that he authored himself because, to quote him directly, “James White knew what he was doing, and I didn’t.”
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Re: Guy Maddin
He said on the commentary for the Kino DVD that he experimented with oversaturating the colors and adding an effect where they shimmer like older 2-strip technicolor, but decided against it. I suspect he'll decide against it again.willoneill wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:58 amIn the case of Careful, the work is underway. They're using the original negative (which I think TIFF had in storage) and he's working with Zeitgeist to redo the colour timing; I note that because Maddin himself admitted he doesn't trust himself not to over-saturate the colours if left to his own devices. I thought that was an interesting admission considering the many debates over the years between physical media labels honouring a director's wishes vs. releasing an image as close as possible to how the films were originally seen.