Favorite Hitchcock Shot?

[Petr Dvorak]

Nice ones, Hawaj.
Is this from an HD-DVD?

Mixed sources - both hddvd and bluray too. Dont know which is which
But main source is probably fabulous 4K Lowry restored footage.

Actually these fabulous restored 4K negative scans in HD releases put absolutely new light on old flicks and cinematography for me.
I am amazed what I missed when I watched it in on old pure SD resolution.

 

[David Mullen ASC]

There are computers now with HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players? Or can you connect your computer to one easily?

Looking here, I see some Sony VAIO computers are coming out with Blu-Ray drives:
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=493

 

[Anders Holck]

Sure, The LG GGC-H20L reads both blu-ray and HD DVD in a standard 5.25" unit. Using PowerDVD Ultra you can playback both media.

 

[Tom Lowe]

David, I think he's saying that he got these movies as bit torrent rips, so he's not sure of the source, whether they were ripped from blurays, hd-dvds, or HDTV. They exist on the net as 4- to 15GB .MKV files you watch on your computer's monitor. Most monitors can handle at least 720p. Mine is 1080p, so that's how I watch all my HD stuff now.

 

[Petr Dvorak]

I can track back which is which - but as far as level of compression I'm not sure if its pure BR or recompressed BR to whatever else. :biggrin:

 

[Petr Dvorak]

they are already here Dave :wink:

with Blu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cription=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=notebook+++Blu-ray+

with HD DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tion=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=notebook+++"hd+dvd-rom"

There are computers now with HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players? Or can you connect your computer to one easily?

Looking here, I see some Sony VAIO computers are coming out with Blu-Ray drives:
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=493

 

[Tom Lowe]

Are you saying there are HD-DVD drives for PCs now? I would buy one in a second. I do understand that an Xbox HD-DVD drive can be made to work with PCs, but it baffles me how long it is taking for manufacturers to put out some simple HD-DVD drives for PCS!!

 

[Petr Dvorak]

... dont know Tom but I found this at Czech shop. Not sure if they are (or ever were) in stock but they are listed from april
http://www.czechcomputer.cz/cat_tree.jsp?tree_CR=0&bpath=Mechaniky\HD DVD-ROM&localelang=en_US

 

[Harry Lime]

VERTIGO

Without a doubt. Many years ago I saw what I think was one of the few Technicolor IB prints they made for the restored rerelease. Absolutely jaw dropping. I saw it two nights in a row. In terms of cinematography Vertigo is among my all-time favorite films, right up there with 'The Red Shoes'.

The graveyard scene is a real standout. Robert Burks claimed that it was all natural light bouncing off the white washed walls, with no filtration added. If that really is true then I am even more impressed.

http://theatomicredhead.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/misdo007.png


Vertigo is a perfect example of art direction and cinematography working hand in hand.


REAR WINDOW

As a whole the film does not match up to Vertigo, but the real standout is the entrance of Grace Kelly's, when she kisses Jimmy Stewart.
She comes in out of focus, right up to camera. It helps that we are talking about Grace Kelly here.

http://www.theasc.com/asc_blog/thefilmbook/2011/08/30/scene-in-stills-the-dark-kiss/


STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

Very nice black and white work and the scene on the carousel is a real standout.

 

[David Mullen ASC]

VERTIGO

The graveyard scene is a real standout. Robert Burks claimed that it was all natural light bouncing off the white washed walls, with no filtration added.

Other than the obvious Fog Filter?

 

[Harry Lime]

Other than the obvious Fog Filter?

Exactly.

With all due respect to Mr. Burks I also found the 'no filtration' claim to be a little difficult to swallow.

A few years ago I tried to emulate that look. I ended up using a combination of Harrison&Harrison double fog, Pancro Mitchell diffusion filters and a stocking over the front of a Super Baltar. That's a little more then 'no diffusion'...