[QuadList] Quad Videotape Screening at the Egyptian Theatre Update

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a job well done indeed!
Ed#!
 
In a message dated 2/14/2011 3:14:45 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
david at dcvideo.com writes:

Ed,  


It went very well. Here is a report I made to AMIA community this  morning.


My apologies for the cross-posting for those subscribing to multiple  lists:





The screening of the Lesley Gore/The Beach Boys/The Beatles 1964 closed  
circuit program went very well and was received enthusiastically by the crowd, 
 which appeared to be a "who's who" of archivists, producers, and those who 
had  not even been born when the program first appeared in theaters. On one 
of the  showings, the lady sitting next to me had actually attended the 
original  closed circuit broadcast in '64 and had brought her daughter Friday 
night to  enjoy the same program from 47 years ago. Even the 11:00 P.M. show 
had a  lively audience, considering that the program did not end until 
somewhere  around 1:00 A.M.! Organizers Domenic Priore, Alan Boyd, and Ron 
Furmanek put  on an excellent presentation including bonus material (vintage rock 
& roll  videotape of the same era). I have not seen the total attendance 
figures nor  the income generated during this not-for-profit program, but all 
indications  are that it met or exceeded everyone' expectations.


During the short group discussion and comments on stage, I heard some  
gasps from the crowd (especially from the 11:00 P.M. gathering) when I held up  
a sample reel of Scotch 379 2" quad videotape, the same stock used for the  
recordings some 47 years ago. Many in the audience had no idea what 
technology  (now obsolete) was involved to record and preserve these performances,  
especially when you take into consideration that video tape wasn't even 8  
years old in 1964.


There have been some nice comments on a forum below, including a link to  
news coverage on channel 7 in Washington D.C.


_http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=236934&page=9_ 
(http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=236934&page=9) 


"Just got back from the first sold out showing. What can  I say? We were 
all blown away."


"After the intermission, I confess I wasn't ready for  what happened. The 
BEATLES portion of the show, on the giant screen, from the  crisp digital 
transfer of the 2" video, with REALISTIC SOUND LEVELS so for the  first time we 
could hear what it was actually like at a Beatles concert. Yes,  it was 
true concert volume. In fact, it was pretty much a religious experience  for 
all who attended."


"I had a GREAT time and really didn't expect such a  great presentation."


"All in all, it was too wonderful to have that  experience, and I really 
hope they get it together to do a proper release in  other theaters and then 
on blu-ray."


There is some talk of this presentation coming to NYC, but nothing is  
confirmed. Keep your fingers crossed and I will advise the list if I hear  
something. Perhaps this "religious experience" will occur in New York  too!


Regards,


David Crosthwait
DC Video
_www.dcvideo.com_ (http://www.dcvideo.com/) 







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