Posted by Anthony D-2 on
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Subject: [SHADO] soundtrack discussion


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The Lunadude wrote:
-----> I think the analogy between the mono - stereo and the
colourisation of black and films is a good one. The colourisation was
a abomination. <-----

What's the problem with colourised movies? Although I prefer the
movies and series in its original black and white format (like the
Miss Marple movies with Margaret Rutherford or THE AVENGERS season 4
which was in b/w, too) because they've got a certain mood,
I've got no problems with a colourised one. First, every TV set
is able to remove the colour so you can always watch it in b/w and
second, sometimes it is interesting to see what would it look like if
they made it in colour. And if it doesn't satisfy me ---> First
:-) So, I don't think it could be called an abomination...

>>> To the best of my knowledge, my TV can not remove the color (maybe I just
haven't found the setting?)
>>> The point is that the material was not originally in color - so why mess
with it now?
>>> I have to ask this -- are the colorizers UNDER 30 years old? I would think
they are.
>>> Also - the colorizing process is awful and who is to say WHICH colors are
to be used? Do we have pictures from the sets to identify the correct colors?
I could be wrong, but I thought that sets to be filmed in b/w weren't always
painted in vivid colors - they were painted in colors that showed up nicely on
b/w film...but perhaps I am wrong? Except for series that were b/w originally
and then went color, we wouldn't have a basis for the colors to be used in the
colorization process.
>>> Also -- what about THE WIZARD OF OZ -- the first part is in sepia
tones/black & white -- should those sections be colorized too?

Thinking of it, when I saw UFO for the first time I saw it in black
and white, so if I would be a *real* hard-core fan, shouldn't I
be dissatisfied with the colour episodes on the DVDs... ;-)

>>>That's totally different than what we are saying -- UFO was in color to
begin with. If you choose to continue to enjoy it in b/w then that's your
choice. I guess the best compromise would be to have colorized versions and
original b/w versions on the same DVD. ;-)