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Subject: Re: Re: TV vs cinema prints - (nf)
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/***** uokvax:net.movies / eosp1!lincoln /  2:52 am  May 10, 1984 */
> For lots of movies there are different prints produced for cinema and
> TV consumption.  These can differ in running times as well as other
> minor changes to deal with different screen aspect ratios etc.

In the TV presentation of various "movie prints", sometimes I notice
large problems in hue balance and color intensity - often the greens
and blues are "hyped" enough that I can't compensate enough with my
TV's controls (a good Sony TV, too) to produce an even approximately
realistic picture.  Flesh tones are "hard orange".
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Having an RCA, I don't notice the obvious things like colors; I notice
things like
	i) Animal House - the "network TV" version had Bluto watch a pillow
	   fight between the sorority girls who were wearing bras and slips;
	   the version at the cinema didn't have the bras;
	ii) Close Encounters, Superman, and Superman II have all had footage
	   added by ABC that wasn't in the version you paid your nickels for.
	   See older articles for the details.
They will record two versions of something (Animal House) or re-edit the
movie, sometimes both. I don't mind either, except that I would prefer that
the original editor get to do the work, to keep the flow of the movie constant.

	Jeff Bowles
	Lisle, IL