JParker
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Here's a link on the restoration process, an Adobe flash player file; sadly, this video was not included in the Blu-ray of African Queen: http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DVNdiSOUax28QV/exclusive-restoring-the-african-queen [From MovieWeb]Adam Gregorich said:I have a few people from Paramount involved in the release of the African Queen who are willing to answer some questions about the release (including restoration). If you have a question list it here and I will try to get it to the right person for an answer.
Adam, I didn't post this on the My Fair Lady thread, but for anyone who's interested, I find this informative on how such work is done, although the issues with African Queen are unique, in some respects. I wish an Industrial Light & Magic reconstruction in CGI had been used on the lousy "process", i.e., blue screen, shots but c'est la vie! Pricey, of course, but I suspect John Huston would have agreed if something could be done to make the shots look better and not stand out as not so great special effects. I don't know whey they didn't use front or rear projection, which would have looked better, I suspect.In this feature, Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Meyer, Paramount Pictures Exec VP of Worldwide Technical Services Chris Carey, Paramount Pictures VP of Restoration Ron Smith and more discuss the importance and process of restoring The African Queen.