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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 07-16-2002 10:40 AM

I would think this post not necessary, but I had a guy call me up tonight for confirmation so...

The new Hoyts Film Distribution release of Dirty Deeds in Australia from Thursday has been labelled Widescreen (Flat) on all the Atlab boxes in error. The print is Scope.

Wonder how many this will catch out? It will certainly weed out those who inpect their prints and those who just build it.

Anyhoo...

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Bill Langfield
Master Film Handler

Posts: 280
From: Prospect, NSW, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-16-2002 02:33 PM

Hi John,
Yup, My 2nd in command (at Hoyts) noticed this when making it up to 6000's.
I have not personally inspected anything, (I meant to, but forgot)but I trust my staff. (After all I trained them all - !!! :-)

However something else to look out for, some locations are
getting reel 4 from ICE AGE rather than Dirty Deeds reel 4!!

The print has already been made to plate and now sitting in a
sleeve. Being the middle of the holidays and ad/trl night
I totally forgot to check ID frames out, but again Im sure
number 2 know's the difference between C/S and W/S and a print suddenly going to a reel full of mostly 'white' scenes!!!

Bill.

PS. I like your subject for this thread, mainly the 'lurkers' part.

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 07-17-2002 12:27 AM

Bill!

THANK GOD YOU'RE ALIVE!!!! I was getting worried!

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Stephen Jones
Master Film Handler

Posts: 314
From: Geelong Victoria Australia
Registered: Jun 99

posted 07-17-2002 04:17 AM

They didn't catch me out first thing I noticed that it was scope.Had a look at it this morning before the other shows started,not a bad movie looks good on the screen and sounds good also.I do know that a copy had a spl 4 from another movie in it so we were asked to check our spl 4, wasnt your copy was it John haha
Steve

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Matt Close
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 226
From: Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia
Registered: Sep 2001

posted 07-17-2002 05:42 AM

Thanks John .... but we noticed that straight away ..... I didn't build the print myself so I better check this reel 4 thing!! .. that could be interesting

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Stephen Jones
Master Film Handler

Posts: 314
From: Geelong Victoria Australia
Registered: Jun 99

posted 07-17-2002 07:29 AM

I understand that only one print had the wrong spl 4 in it and last I heard it had been rectified.

Steve

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