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Dpp1978 -> RE: Star Wars Blu-ray Set in the Works Official !! (4/5/2010 6:06:10 PM)
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ORIGINAL: adambatman82
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ORIGINAL: coolstar
I hope we get a good transfer on all six films but let me warn you ANH will have grain
Of course it will, it was shot on film. Film has grain. Grain is good.
It is also a sweeping statement.
Star Wars (by which I mean the first film, not the saga) should, at least in most shots, be no grainier than any other film of the period. It was shot by a master cinematographer of the old school: Gilbert Taylor, who had previously worked with Kubrick, Polanski and Hitchcock. He used the "scope" format which has a larger negative area than other 35mm widescreen formats, which results in a less grainy negative image.
The only shots which had real problems were the dissolves, wipes and some lightsaber and laser blast shots. The model shots were shot using a reconditioned VistaVision camera, giving a larger negative to better survive the optical compositing process. In any case these problems were dealt with photochemically during the restoration for the 1997 Special Editions, and have subsequently been further massaged digitally.
The current HD masters, made when the DVD was produced, were sent to Lowry for additional clean up. I've seen them broadcast and believe me, grain is the least of the problems here. They were done on rapid turn around, and there are issues a plenty, but the grain is unobtrusive. Hopefully we will get a new master from good elements, and I know work has been done since 2004 from the video shown during the concert tour.
Ideally we'll get a Blade Runner style compendium for each film in its various forms, (7 by my count for Star Wars alone if you include the various audio mixes). I'm not holding my breath though.
There are plenty of films where grain will be, or already is far more of a concern on Blu ray than it will be for Star Wars; and even then it is only an issue if you make it one.
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