2022 Restoration #2
Added 2022-06-18 16:00:07 +0000 UTCIt's finally here.
This is from a 35mm safety print that was acquired by Antonio Fiori (patreon.com/cartoon98100).
This particular project started around February, but I needed to take a hiatus from it to finish a Betty Boop cartoon for the Fleischer estate. After that, I picked this up again and have been working on it pretty consistently until the beginning of May.
This final result is very much a team effort that involved myself (duh!), John Ackerman (m/e), Quazza from Kineko Video (patreon.com/kinekovideo), and Antonio.
The following was done to the raw scan to improve the quality of the picture and sound:
-This print was cleaned before being scanned to reduced dirt.
-Dust/scratches removed.
-Colors graded with significant input from Antonio & Kineko Video.
-Soundtrack cleaned/enhanced up by John Ackerman.
-A ton of other work no one will know nor care about.
Regarding the private edition (Send a DM to inquire). As this is not my print, some compromises had to be made regarding the presentation. One was the issue of a watermark. While a watermark will be present, we agreed to not have it present for the entirety of the film. Rather, the watermark will be present for 30 seconds, then disappear for 60 seconds, then repeat for the duration of the cartoon. This is meant to only be a temporary feature as we have some tentative plans for other films in his (Antonio) collection and this is just one part of those plans. So, stay tuned and enjoy!
