An important interview. ..............The Preservation of an Art Form ........... Film industry researchers and specialists have found that color films (made using processes for Technicolor and its successors) are also decaying at an increasingly rapid rate.............A common estimate is that 90 percent of all American silent films made before 1920 and 50 percent of American sound films made before 1950 are lost films...............We need to talk about this!!!!!!!!!!!
The Keep should look stunning in 4K with HDR. Hopefully this has opened the door for deleted scenes to be included or a new cut to be made in the future by another label if Mann approves.
This was a great conversation. I'm a big fan of Oscar's videos, and have Southern Comfort, Cannibal! The Musical, and Six String Samurai on order from the sale.
What an intelligent, adorable, capable, and important fellow Oscar is! VS’s mission statement as explained by him is so admirable. I love how committed he is to restoring and presenting the original viewing experience of films. In an age of DNR and bad encodes and director-molested new masters, VS is way ahead of the pack. In the sense that they don’t do any of that stuff, I mean.
Loved this conversation for how niche and illuminating it was. I think it is telling (and a great move) to have an archivist as the public face of the company. While this won't apply to every customer of VS, many of us care about film preservation as an ongoing concern. Knowing that I am getting a quality product, while also helping a mission is where my film journey is now. Hoping we get to hear from Oscar in the future!
VS can stay in business and stay profitable because they always know they'll make their money back by selling exclusively, pricing items accordingly, making just the right amount of units, and I assume also allocating just the right amount of budget for each disc. Some are easy decisions, such as long-awaited titles like Looking for Mr. Goodbar and The Keep, which even a layman like me would know to make the most units and put in the best effort for. And for the riskier titles, make fewer units. In other words, great technical skills combined with great business acumen in the most precarious of industries is why VS continues to be successful. The dying physical media industry may be why major studios have to stop making them. But it may also be because they are BAD with the business compared to VS, Severin, and the likes.
Oh god. Now I'm worried that Proctor & Gamble are gonna let SLEUTH and THE HEARTBREAK KID ocn's disintegrate because they know nothing about films. Someone please save these movies from this pharmaceutical company!
It's Bristol-Myers-Squibb rather than P&G, but the point is still valid. That being said, AMPAS did recently create a new preservation print of THE HEARTBREAK KID, so they have access to material on their films; it's just the matter of putting them in circulation and increasing access.
Thanks for watching/listening! We had a couple of audio hiccups when recording but I hope you still enjoy the conversation between Oscar and I.
I ordered The Keep and lots of other stuff. So happy to finally see this released on 4k!
Fabulous interview with Oscar Becher. Keep up the great work.
An important interview. ..............The Preservation of an Art Form ........... Film industry researchers and specialists have found that color films (made using processes for Technicolor and its successors) are also decaying at an increasingly rapid rate.............A common estimate is that 90 percent of all American silent films made before 1920 and 50 percent of American sound films made before 1950 are lost films...............We need to talk about this!!!!!!!!!!!
Oscar is the man!
He certainly is! Cheers for listening in, Jeff.
The Keep should look stunning in 4K with HDR. Hopefully this has opened the door for deleted scenes to be included or a new cut to be made in the future by another label if Mann approves.
This was a great conversation. I'm a big fan of Oscar's videos, and have Southern Comfort, Cannibal! The Musical, and Six String Samurai on order from the sale.
What an intelligent, adorable, capable, and important fellow Oscar is! VS’s mission statement as explained by him is so admirable. I love how committed he is to restoring and presenting the original viewing experience of films. In an age of DNR and bad encodes and director-molested new masters, VS is way ahead of the pack. In the sense that they don’t do any of that stuff, I mean.
Loved this conversation for how niche and illuminating it was. I think it is telling (and a great move) to have an archivist as the public face of the company. While this won't apply to every customer of VS, many of us care about film preservation as an ongoing concern. Knowing that I am getting a quality product, while also helping a mission is where my film journey is now.
Hoping we get to hear from Oscar in the future!
Thanks Elliot! Vinegar Syndrome's work is amazing!
His interviews are always great and informative.
Awesome stuff
Awesome collab, Elliot! Very cool to hear from Oscar
The Keep! Coming soon from Imprint Films
Great interview. 👍
I like both of you! Good stuff
I just went to buy the limited edition of the keep and it already sold out. What the hell?!
Great interview .. can we get from VS , Boxing Helena from MGM and also 1986 Hunters Blood .. cheers
VS can stay in business and stay profitable because they always know they'll make their money back by selling exclusively, pricing items accordingly, making just the right amount of units, and I assume also allocating just the right amount of budget for each disc. Some are easy decisions, such as long-awaited titles like Looking for Mr. Goodbar and The Keep, which even a layman like me would know to make the most units and put in the best effort for. And for the riskier titles, make fewer units. In other words, great technical skills combined with great business acumen in the most precarious of industries is why VS continues to be successful. The dying physical media industry may be why major studios have to stop making them. But it may also be because they are BAD with the business compared to VS, Severin, and the likes.
Any more "Angel" trilogies coming up or being restocked?
don't know Who Killed Teddy Bear but I'm going to find out.
Oh god. Now I'm worried that Proctor & Gamble are gonna let SLEUTH and THE HEARTBREAK KID ocn's disintegrate because they know nothing about films. Someone please save these movies from this pharmaceutical company!
You forgot The Stepford Wives.
It's Bristol-Myers-Squibb rather than P&G, but the point is still valid.
That being said, AMPAS did recently create a new preservation print of THE HEARTBREAK KID, so they have access to material on their films; it's just the matter of putting them in circulation and increasing access.
Is it just me, or is the audio only coming out of the right speaker...? If you have speakers.