Thread: Mind of Evil in colour?
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1st Feb 2008, 11:43 AM #26Wayne Guest
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1st Feb 2008, 11:55 AM #27
I think the bottom line is that "Mind" looks like better TELEVISION in monochrome, but when it comes down to it, it's a Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story and therefore should really be seen in all its gaudy glory!
There's an ongoing project to "bake" "The Curse of Peladon" in a big oven. I don't know if this is to improve the picture quality or just because someone has a grudge against the story and wants to eat it.
Si.
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1st Feb 2008, 12:13 PM #28
That'll be Ian Levine, probably.
As Steve said, I too would love to see 'The Mind Of Evil' in colour, but as it stands, there is no colour copy apparently in existence, and so therefore I would be happy to see the best possible version available, and if that's in black-and-white, then so be it.
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1st Feb 2008, 12:14 PM #29
But only once every other story has been released please! And a good two years worth of intensive research has been done to ensure they can't afford to colour it.
Si.
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1st Feb 2008, 12:16 PM #30
Here's some Wiki info on baking tapes:
Tapes deteriorate because of a breakdown in the binder that holds the oxide atoms on the tape. The binder contains polyurethane, which soaks up water and causes the urethane to rise to the tape's surface. This problem is known as the 'sticky-shed syndrome' (see references below). Short strands of urethane were most commonly used in tapes (until it was discovered that middle-sized strands are better) and were good at absorbing moisture.[2] Baking the tape temporarily restores the tape so that it can be safely copied to another tape or a different format. After baking, the tape usually remains in good condition for approximately a month. If the tape re-deteriorates, it may be possible to bake the tape again
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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1st Feb 2008, 12:30 PM #31
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1st Feb 2008, 12:39 PM #32
I'd like to think they'd have more incentive to recolourise it if it was to get it out on DVD for the first time. If they gave in and released it in black and white, they might have a harder job securing funding from 2 entertain and justifying it for a story that everyone had bought already.
Si.
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1st Feb 2008, 12:41 PM #33
The thing with Mind of Evil is that I can pretty confidently say that no-one on PS has ever seen it in colour (or 'color' for Jeff's benefit!), so aside from a few minutes of epiosde six and a few photo's we've nothing to compare it to. So in a way it's quite natural to say 'I prefer it in black & white' because that's how we've always seen it ('prefer' actually being the wrong word to use as you obviously have to have experinced the alternative to say you prefer something to something else). It's true that this particulay story has a very gritty and thuggish realism to it and the B & W 'look' seems to fit in with that nicely, but all we can really say is that it looks good in black & white rather than it looks better in black & white.
As far as this process is concerned, if it turned out to be anything less than near-perfect original colour I think I'd rather see it just cleaned-up and VidFIRE'd in black & white.
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1st Feb 2008, 1:12 PM #34Wayne Guest
Last edited by Wayne; 1st Feb 2008 at 1:19 PM.
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1st Feb 2008, 1:15 PM #35Pip Madeley Guest
Damn your selfish parents for not buying an early video recorder AND a colour TV and taping it for us.
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1st Feb 2008, 1:18 PM #36Wayne Guest
Could you get VCR's that early?
If you could they were probably about the same price as a car or a small house
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1st Feb 2008, 1:23 PM #37
And, judging by the heftiness of the one we had in the early eighties, probably the same size a car or house, too!
In fact, take a look at these beasts!
BTW I did think carefully before I claimed that no-one here had seen it in colour, and I did actually remember that you said you didn't get colour TV until '72!
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1st Feb 2008, 1:26 PM #38Pip Madeley GuestCould you get VCR's that early?
http://www.retrothing.com/2005/11/the_sony_cv2000.html
That's how some Steptoe episodes still exist, albeit in b/w & poor quality. But they were around, after all, that's how we've got The Silurians in colour
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1st Feb 2008, 1:33 PM #39
Well I definately didn't see it in colour - I wasn't born until Part 3 of "Survival". Adele Silva's acting induced labour.
Si.
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1st Feb 2008, 1:42 PM #40Wayne Guest
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1st Feb 2008, 1:45 PM #41But there were around, after all, that's how we've got The Silurians in colour
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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1st Feb 2008, 1:46 PM #42
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1st Feb 2008, 1:47 PM #43Wayne Guest
lids?
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1st Feb 2008, 2:00 PM #44
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1st Feb 2008, 2:19 PM #45Wayne Guest
I notice Mr Hart deftly deleted his post.
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1st Feb 2008, 2:44 PM #46
I noticed the 'typo' as well Wayne. You're not loosing it...well not yet.
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1st Feb 2008, 2:54 PM #47
I thinkwe should ban the edit post facility and let all our mistakes stand!
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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1st Feb 2008, 2:56 PM #48
I think I'd have to go tee-total for that to work.
Si.
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1st Feb 2008, 3:08 PM #49
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1st Feb 2008, 4:01 PM #50
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