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Post by thierry29 on Nov 13, 2022 19:31:53 GMT
Hi, I asked Rudi Dolezal on Twitter to know if it's true that he refused to provide the original negatives of the videos he shoot and if it can explain the result with such a bad remastering for the videos of The Miracle and Invisible Man. And I got an answer (!!!!!!!!). He tells that "it is a lie and it's NOT true of course!"
Here is the link to this post.
Maybe I will have an answer to my last questions: how does he explain the abysmal difference in quality between I want it all and the other videos.
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Post by Chinwonder2 on Nov 13, 2022 19:34:10 GMT
Hi, I asked Rudi Dolezal on Twitter to know if it's true that he refused to provide the original negatives of the videos he shoot and if it can explain the result with such a bad remastering for the videos of The Miracle and Invisible Man. And I got an answer (!!!!!!!!). He tells that "it is a lie and it's NOT true of course!" Here is the link to this post. Maybe I will have an answer to my last questions: how does he explain the abysmal difference in quality between I want it all and the other videos. Hmm this apparently comes from the same person, who according to Brian refused to hand over any footage of his late father, without a hefty charge. I've heard lots of bad reports about his latest book to, to which I haven't even had arrive... -Chin
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Nov 14, 2022 15:29:47 GMT
Hi, I asked Rudi Dolezal on Twitter to know if it's true that he refused to provide the original negatives of the videos he shoot and if it can explain the result with such a bad remastering for the videos of The Miracle and Invisible Man. And I got an answer (!!!!!!!!). He tells that "it is a lie and it's NOT true of course!" Here is the link to this post. Maybe I will have an answer to my last questions: how does he explain the abysmal difference in quality between I want it all and the other videos. post relocated to correct thread
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Post by thierry29 on Nov 14, 2022 17:46:26 GMT
I got more answers from Rudi Dolezal.he writes clearly that the rumors are lies. He returned all the material to Queen 20 years ago. He contributed to the box for The Miracle and he would have loved to take care of the remastering of his videos.
Would be interesting to have Greg Brooks point of view about this lost of material...
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Post by mikusguitarius on Nov 14, 2022 21:32:11 GMT
PEDANTRY ALERT!!!!
'Rushes' are not the same as 'Masters'
We've seen some rushes from Radio GaGa shoot for example. But it's the actual masters (on film e.g the interpositive) that we need...
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Post by emrabt on Nov 15, 2022 6:02:28 GMT
PEDANTRY ALERT!!!! 'Rushes' are not the same as 'Masters' We've seen some rushes from Radio GaGa shoot for example. But it's the actual masters (on film e.g the interpositive) that we need... Although you are right and being a music video producer he really should know the difference, in his defence English isn't his first language.
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Post by boffy on Nov 15, 2022 7:54:24 GMT
PEDANTRY ALERT!!!! 'Rushes' are not the same as 'Masters' We've seen some rushes from Radio GaGa shoot for example. But it's the actual masters (on film e.g the interpositive) that we need... Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the below is my understanding. IIRC “rushes” technically means positive prints of the raw footage run off quickly (in a rush) so the crew can watch them at the end of a shooting day and make sure everything came out right. I think it can have a broader meaning of “raw footage”. I may have also heard SD video transfers of the film rushes referred to as “rushes”. The “master” is the final edited promo, on whatever format is used to make copies for distribution. That could be on film, but I'm pretty sure by this point Queen’s music videos were shot on film but then edited on SD video, so there never was a master on film. It was never going to be shown in a cinema, so why go to the expense of editing and grading on film? To create an HD version of the video, you’d need to transfer the original footage (either the 35mm rushes, or ideally the original camera negatives) to HD video, then re-edit these to match the original SD master tape as closely as possible. This was done for IWIA, and a lot of Freddie’s solo videos on Never Boring. That’s why most videos on NB have some slight differences from the originals; the relevant raw film couldn’t be found for some shots, different choices were made, and/or human error when re-creating them.
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Post by mikusguitarius on Nov 15, 2022 17:49:36 GMT
Yeah I'd say you were bang-on there boffy
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Post by mkls on Nov 19, 2022 10:08:22 GMT
something i recently noticed: in DOOL "scrabble wars" and the 65th official birthday anniversary FM featurette has perfect quality film transfers of Budapest 86 DoRo team footage. The "scrabble wars" was shot on the hydrofoil from Vienna to Budapest , and there is a shot of Freddie in blue suit, which is also coming from the reception at the British Embassy in Budapest. This is proof that back in 2011, Rhys had access to DoRo film scans (and in perfect quality).
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Post by boffy on Nov 19, 2022 16:28:01 GMT
I got more answers from Rudi Dolezal. We returned all materials of Queen 20 years ago - it seems that whoever took care since 2000 (Queen?) lost them If this is correct, that means Queen had the raw film footage for several of their videos back when they were making GVH 1 & 2 but chose not make fresh digital transfers.
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Post by thierry29 on Nov 19, 2022 17:56:58 GMT
I got more answers from Rudi Dolezal. We returned all materials of Queen 20 years ago - it seems that whoever took care since 2000 (Queen?) lost them If this is correct, that means Queen had the raw film footage for several of their videos back when they were making GVH 1 & 2 but chose not make fresh digital transfers. Good point !!! They must have access to the material because the Breakthru video was different that the one issued on the Greatest Flix 2 issued in 1991 ( the part with the guitar solo is definitively different)
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Post by hoopdiddy on Nov 19, 2022 19:35:05 GMT
Rhys Thomas said on a reddit ama years ago they had every film rush except for hard life, Body language, Scandal, Breakthru,The Miracle, and Headlong. I fear that means those elements were destroyed long ago if they can't track them down.
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Post by rylan2020 on Nov 19, 2022 21:26:04 GMT
Rhys Thomas said on a reddit ama years ago they had every film rush except for hard life, Body language, Scandal, Breakthru,The Miracle, and Headlong. I fear that means those elements were destroyed long ago if they can't track them down. Never mentioned invisible man and that one also looks horrible.
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Post by pg on Nov 22, 2022 22:07:02 GMT
Although you are right and being a music video producer he really should know the difference, in his defence English isn't his first language. As evidenced by his misuse of the word "masterpieces"....
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Post by emrabt on Nov 23, 2022 10:42:36 GMT
Although you are right and being a music video producer he really should know the difference, in his defence English isn't his first language. As evidenced by his misuse of the word "masterpieces".... 😆 That got a genuine laugh out of me.
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Post by dcw70h on Nov 23, 2022 16:34:46 GMT
Regarding the differences in the Breakthru video referred to a couple of posts ago. There was an alternative video edit back in 1989, so there is a possibility this version is that edit rather than anything new. I only ever recall seeing the alternative on the Chart Show back in the day. It never made the video EP or any of the GH releases subsequently.
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Post by cmi on Nov 29, 2022 18:14:46 GMT
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Post by readyeddie on Dec 4, 2022 21:23:57 GMT
I'm not really fond of this remaster. It looks oversharpened and lacks detail. Too bad they didn't have access to the original film prints (was this video even shot on film?) I don't think DoRo (who of course produced this video, along with virtually all of Queen's later videos and documentaries made in the 80s/90s) are willing to give QPL the footage! I think Rudi has made some enemies at QPL over the years, and doesn't want to give them the original prints... very petty indeed, if you ask me! If you remember, Brian shared a video on Instagram taken from the Magic Years documentary (DoRo produced it), of him and his dad talking about how they made the Red Special; it was only a short clip and Brian said this: "[These are] scraps from a longer interview which sadly is in the possession of someone who is reluctant to part with it, so I can’t see it". Let's hope one day we can get true 4K restorations!
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Post by Bul on Dec 5, 2022 15:21:06 GMT
How is the conflict between Brian and Rudy related to the release of The Miracle ? Didn't DoRo provide their materials for Never Boring, Days Of Our Lives, Live In Your Heart Again and others?
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