Yes, I have Alfred Hitchcock "The Early Years" I think 1926 - 1936 or so, on DVDs, and you can tell they need some work although I was still impressed with the originals.
IT'S PERFECTLY TRUE...I am a huge Hitch fan. I have the silents on DVD..but they are from old prints..yes the DVD image will always be around..BUT the original prints are the key...most of the DVDs are full of jumps, blurry images, missed scenes and worse...Hitch was a title writer for silents before he was a Director and I am sure he would want all the housekeeping done well on all these films...good luck BFI !!
@Notterrancehill - mate, assume you must have the US release. The box set available in the UK (includes some sound titles too) looks terrible and the soundtracks are even worse!!! and just cos a film looks OK on DVD dosn't mean it would be good enough for the cinema.
If you think the DVD releases are in good condition you ain't seen nothing yet! Restoration techniques developed in the last few years can make a remarkable difference to the clarity of the image, bringing the films up to cinema standard. We will also be researching and sourcing materials to restore missing footage and original colour tints as well as cleaning up and improving overall picture quality. Our greatest filmmaker deserves nothing less.
@doubledeckers - there's a film on the BFI's website that shows how we recently restored Anthony Asquith's Underground (1928). Many of the techniques and approaches used in this restoration - as well as the challenges we faced - will be employed when restoring the Hitchcock silents. You can see the film at bfi dot org dot uk slash live slash video slash 326
Yes, I have Alfred Hitchcock "The Early Years" I think 1926 - 1936 or so, on DVDs, and you can tell they need some work although I was still impressed with the originals.
JoeMC7 3 months ago
Yes, yes, please restore every Hitchcock!
If I ever won the lottery, you will be on top on my list! :-)
lapislazuli7 1 year ago 3
IT'S PERFECTLY TRUE...I am a huge Hitch fan. I have the silents on DVD..but they are from old prints..yes the DVD image will always be around..BUT the original prints are the key...most of the DVDs are full of jumps, blurry images, missed scenes and worse...Hitch was a title writer for silents before he was a Director and I am sure he would want all the housekeeping done well on all these films...good luck BFI !!
fordlandau 1 year ago 5
But there are already out on dvd in good condition.They did a huge botch job releasing The Lodger with no Sound
Notterrancehill 1 year ago
@Notterrancehill THEY'RE
frasierfreak92 1 year ago 2
@Notterrancehill - mate, assume you must have the US release. The box set available in the UK (includes some sound titles too) looks terrible and the soundtracks are even worse!!! and just cos a film looks OK on DVD dosn't mean it would be good enough for the cinema.
latham29 1 year ago 14
If you think the DVD releases are in good condition you ain't seen nothing yet! Restoration techniques developed in the last few years can make a remarkable difference to the clarity of the image, bringing the films up to cinema standard. We will also be researching and sourcing materials to restore missing footage and original colour tints as well as cleaning up and improving overall picture quality. Our greatest filmmaker deserves nothing less.
BFIfilms 1 year ago 14
@BFIfilms I would be interested to read more about these techniques.
doubledeckers 1 year ago
@doubledeckers - there's a film on the BFI's website that shows how we recently restored Anthony Asquith's Underground (1928). Many of the techniques and approaches used in this restoration - as well as the challenges we faced - will be employed when restoring the Hitchcock silents. You can see the film at bfi dot org dot uk slash live slash video slash 326
BFIfilms 1 year ago 7
@BFIfilms thanks that was interesting.
doubledeckers 1 year ago 2