Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Sound of Music (1965) (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Kruse]

I am one of those nuts that sat through the TSOM's roadshow presentation, 50 times, and I can say without hesitation that it never looked like a Technicolor film. The film always sounded and looked quite natural. Almost as if you were watching something live.

In 2008 I attended a 70mm film festival in Copenhagen where I saw the film in 70mm.

This copy also had quite natural and unmanipulated colors, almost like looking out in reality, or as photos and videos look if you don't edit or add any special filters.

 

[SwatDB]

On September 2, 2017, I saw a 70mm Print (taken from the same Swedish Print, perhaps if not Norwegian?) of TSOM during the 12th 70mm Film Festival at Oslo [While on going after "Cheyenne Autumn and Roadshow Version of "H8" (2015)]

In a time, before I became aware of the "Last Golden Days of Salzburg" Gold Hue shift, etc.

It was an experience to remember

 

[John Maher_289910]

I'm surprised you didn't go into a diabetic coma. That's a lot of syrup to take in.

Perhaps, but also a perfectly crafted motion picture. Flawless, to me.

 

[Andrew Budgell]

An announcement on anniversary screenings in the US!

The Sound of Music 60th anniversary celebrations continue this September! See the newly restored and remastered 4K film in movie theatres across the US, as part of Fathom Entertainment's Big Screen Classics series. The beloved musical will be more brilliant than ever with pristine picture and sound!

: September 13, 14 & 17

: United States cinemas

Screening locations will be revealed when tickets go on sale on Friday, May 2. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q03dP4c90

 

[Konstantinos]

An announcement on anniversary screenings in the US!



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OMG, for a second there I thought this was the artwork for the upcoming 4k release!
Phew!

 

[trajan007]

OMG, for a second there I thought this was the artwork for the upcoming 4k release!
Phew!

I wonder if there will be any 70mm showings.

 

[DarkVader]

An announcement on anniversary screenings in the US!



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Ewww. What is up with this graphic?!?! This film deserves better.

 

[mskaye]

Ewww. What is up with this graphic?!?! This film deserves better.

I don't think it's too bad. It's cleaner and more modern. The original poster was not much to look at. Profoundly unmemorable and they can't just use that because it's been repurposed ad infinitum. An award-winning entertainment marketing exec - a former CMO - once told me, "Something already old doesn't need any help to look older."
PS - the "running towards the viewer" visual trope that was used in the poster was used to greater effect in the original poster for The Great Escape.

 

[richardburton84]

I don't think it's too bad. It's cleaner and more modern. The original poster was not much to look at. Profoundly unmemorable and they can't just use that because it's been repurposed ad infinitum. An award-winning entertainment marketing exec - a former CMO - once told me, "Something already old doesn't need any help to look older."
PS - the "running towards the viewer" visual trope that was used in the poster was used to greater effect in the original poster for The Great Escape.

Graphics aside, I’d argue that that image of Julie mid-twirl has been repurposed ad infinitum more than the original poster, having been used on just about every home video release of the film since the 30th anniversary video and laserdisc, with the exception of the 50th anniversary edition, which used the original poster.

 

[Charles Smith]

One hopes there can be some screenings outside of the Fathom brand.

 

[haineshisway]

The original poster was painted by Howard Terpning - one of the all-time greats. It is of its time, but so what? I find this new graphic profoundly unmemorable. Oh well.

 

[haineshisway]

One hopes there can be some screenings outside of the Fathom brand.

Absolutely - on an actual big screen as was originally shown.

 

[Kruse]

I look forward to hearing a few more details about this restoration, for example what scanner was used, it could be a Lasergraphics Director, if they have worked on the original negative this time.
Also especially how they have restored/color graded this 60 year old, probably intensely faded Eastmancolor negative, and whether the work was done in 4K or 8K

 

[SwatDB]

I look forward to hearing a few more details about this restoration, for example what scanner was used, it could be a Lasergraphics Director, if they have worked on the original negative this time and whether the work was done in 4K or 8K.

Does Kevin Schaeffer and his Film Restoration Department Disney in reality own a Director Scanner?

Also especially how they have restored/color graded this 60 year old, probably intensely faded Eastmancolor negative.

And the credits state "DeLuxe" (since it was processed by them)

I need some backup, now that I have read, film color negative is Eastmancolor, I just like to know If, I'm correct about the credits.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Deluxe was a lab (I believe owned or partially owned by Fox), Eastman was the color process (negative and print).

 

[Garysb]

At this point in time wouldn't a 70MM print have to come from a digital scan like "The Searchers" recently had? I assume whatever film elements still exist could not yield a decent 70MM print. Are all Fathom showings downloaded from a satellite? The other alternative is to show existing 70MM prints. It would be great to see "The Sound of Music" at the Cinerama Dome, if it ever reopens, but are there enough people willing to fill a large theater to justify showing it there? I sadly don't think so. It's too bad the film will not be shown at this year's TCM festival. That is one place it could sell out a large theater like the Chinese Theater. Leonard Maltin is providing comments for the Fathom showings so Disney is not using the TCM folks even for that.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

At this point in time wouldn't a 70MM print have to come from a digital scan like "The Searchers" recently had? I assume whatever film elements still exist could not yield a decent 70MM print. Are all Fathom showings downloaded from a satellite? The other alternative is to show existing 70MM prints. It would be great to see "The Sound of Music" at the Cinerama Dome, if it ever reopens, but are there enough people willing to fill a large theater to justify showing it there? I sadly don't think so. It's too bad the film will not be shown at this year's TCM festival. That is one place it could sell out a large theater like the Chinese Theater. Leonard Maltin is providing comments for the Fathom showings so Disney is not using the TCM folks even for that.

Most likely new 70mm prints would come from a digital scan. Many Fathom shows are from satellite downloads, but some have been standard DCPs delivered on hard drives.

 

[Garysb]

Most likely new 70mm prints would come from a digital scan. Many Fathom shows are from satellite downloads, but some have been standard DCPs delivered on hard drives.

Having never been to a Fathom event, is there a big difference between a satellite download and DCP files from a hard drive delivered to a theater?

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

There shouldn't be, but it really depends on the venue. In my area, they show Fathom on the smallest screen. In theory, a DCP would look better as it's about as uncompressed as you can get. A satellite download of some sort of mpeg file (I don't know exactly what Fathom uses) might have compression issues. The earliest Fathom shows were terrible as they didn't use the main digital projector but instead they used the pre-show advertising 1080p projector. That changed a number of years ago and now they are usually run on the main machines, but the source is still the question mark.

 

[Garysb]

From a Kodak website:

Today do movie theater still use film reels?

Film Reels at the Movies
Back in the day, movie theaters would play major motion pictures to audiences via film reels. Films would often be dispersed between two or more reels due to their length, and a projectionist would need to switch from one reel to the next during showings to ensure a seamless transition between the reels. This process, however, is long gone.

In most cases, movie theaters are no longer using the traditional film format for showing movies. Since the early 2000s, digital projectors have been the industry standard around the world. As movie projection technology advances, older methods such as film slowly become more and more obsolete. So, how does digital movie projection work?

Today, new movies are often shipped to movie theaters secured in a hard plastic case. The movies are contained in DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages) consisting of a hard drive with the movie files on it as well as appropriate adapters and cables. DCP files require activation from a license, which the movie theater must provide in order to access the content on the DCP. Once the DCP is activated, the projectionist can play the movie to audiences. This is one of the most common methods of movie distribution to theaters today.

Another method of movie distribution is by satellite. In these scenarios, a movie is downloaded on a secure server and the film is activated for playback via satellite. Satellite movie distribution is becoming increasingly popular for its convenience and cost reduction, but the DCP method is still very widely used.