"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[Penton-Man]

Lunchtime.

I’ve got 10 min. to comment and take a question or two.

[The Big Blue]

What are you eating?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

...
But, yeah, "natural".... rediculous.

If this film (mostly S16) from the U.K. ever makes it onto Blu-ray the *color realists* will have to either close their eyes during this scene or else be “taken completely out of the movie” due to the “unnatural” colors due to the baroque red-gelled Dedolights………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpe2_fsqD8

Guys, this Bronson flick by Nicolas Refn makes The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption seem like Sunday school lessons.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I should have known that without even thinking about it, since you’re a Zappa fan….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ntn8yfOmIA

Little known significant fact for men in SoCal acting like little boys at times. A baby rattlesnake can’t control their venom sacks, so with one bite they are able to deliver a lethal dose to the victim.

So says Maya, my prairie wolf.
Deci or Jason, etc., feel free to let all non-members view this pic as nobody would overcome their registration inertia to view it anyway.

Attachment 8448

Ah, out of focus.
Believe me, it's tough to shoot one handed with a Cybershot while riding a moutain bike at the same time.

I'll try to post another which should be better.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Weird. I now know what you were reading

If you must know what I am currently reading during my 'free' pastime, it is this book…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33294509...y-today_books/

and this magazine -
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2..._fact_goodyear

^ Interesting tidbit on how small the world really is. When James lived in Brea, Ca. he was but a stone’s throw away from where the Warner compressionist known as “cjplay” resided.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Dennis M

Thanks for the feedback Kris. I was iffy on setting the gamma for 2.4, since every PJ I've had before has been set for the standard 2.2. That included my trusty NEC XG135LC. Now that was a great unit in its day.
I was wondering if I would be facing any trade offs going that high.

Don't know if this has been brought up here, but what gamma level do the studios setup on their monitors when mastering?

Kris, I would like to know how many *screenshot scientists* that have misused screenshots (over months, if not years) by using them to make simplistic judgments regarding critical picture quality of Blu-ray movies actually have their computer monitors accurately professionally calibrated.

I mean, even for those who have actually expended the time and expense to get their computer monitors as optimal as possible, by only utilizing something like the Spyder 3 or Spyder 2 Pro calibration tools, that’s o.k. if one assumes that your factory settings are perfect and that the gamma curve is correct. However, the chances of that being the case are very small.

Because the above (Spyder, etc.) won’t help you in regards to setting up red, green, and blu in both blacks and whites. You need more (sspears plug).

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

No, but she used to bang the director of that movie...

*ZING!*.........

Geez shark, I think you should really clarify……lest some people might get the wrong idea.

[Penton-Man]

Shark and others-
Given the current Hitchcock hoopla (North by Northwest) and how all these filmmakers are/were intertwined over time (Michael Powell, Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese), you may be interested in viewing this video-clip which I posted here about 1 ½ yrs. ago.

http://www.scorsesefilmfreixenet.com/video_eng.htm
^
Watch it thru to the end.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by aygie

Hey Penton

This is interesting God Of War III Demo Packed Into District 9 Blu-ray

Will we be seeing more SCEA and Sony Pictures collaborations in the future?

lol, I would sincerely hope so -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV8QM04Cg_U

esp. since District 9 previewed on the Culver City lot around the time of its debut for any and all Sony employees to attend if interested.

District 9 seemed to be a natural tie-in to do something with the PS3 as I hinted to you guys weeks ago back here in gathering your thoughts/ideas……….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...TRICT&page=525

It was decided to add the God of War III Demo as a bonus for folks.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by aygie

Also, will the BD be region free so that us Europeans can get our hands on the demo?

Ask Max, I miss him.
Max, where are you?
Get your butt back to Blu-ray.com!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

What are you eating?

Big salad.

[Xorp]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3615 - How big might the demo be? If it's more than 10 gigabytes then I might be worried it could negatively affect the picture quality because of less room for the video.

[aygie]

Originally Posted by Xorp

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3615 - How big might the demo be? If it's more than 10 gigabytes then I might be worried it could negatively affect the picture quality because of less room for the video.

I don't know for a fact but I really don't think it would be that big, the biggest i've ever seen for the PS3 so far is 2.5GB (the new Ratchet and Clank one).

Even the Uncharted 2 Beta was only 1.25GB

[Jeff Kleist]

Ask Max, I miss him.
Max, where are you?
Get your butt back to Blu-ray.com!

Max is finishing up his walkabout

[The Big Blue]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Big salad.

But who actually *paid* for the big salad?

[wallendo]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I should have known that without even thinking about it, since you’re a Zappa fan….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ntn8yfOmIA

Little known significant fact for men in SoCal acting like little boys at times. A baby rattlesnake can’t control their venom sacks, so with one bite they are able to deliver a lethal dose to the victim.

So says Maya, my prairie wolf.
Deci or Jason, etc., feel free to let all non-members view this pic as nobody would overcome their registration inertia to view it anyway.

Attachment 8448

I don't know about that screenshot, it looks like excessive DNR was applied, or should I say "DNR'd to Death"

Or did Maya just ask the DP for "soft focus" to cover up age lines.

[mikey p]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Shark and others-
Given the current Hitchcock hoopla (North by Northwest) and how all these filmmakers are/were intertwined over time (Michael Powell, Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese), you may be interested in viewing this video-clip which I posted here about 1 ½ yrs. ago.

http://www.scorsesefilmfreixenet.com/video_eng.htm
^
Watch it thru to the end.

Damn! ROFLOL..................

[GGX]

Originally Posted by Xorp

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3615 - How big might the demo be? If it's more than 10 gigabytes then I might be worried it could negatively affect the picture quality because of less room for the video.

Thats pretty much what I've been thinking. I'd rather the disc space be used for the movie.

[BluDomain]

Originally Posted by GGX

Thats pretty much what I've been thinking. I'd rather the disc space be used for the movie.

How do you know that it isn't a separate disc? Amazon lists two discs for the pre-order. Much ado about nothing.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Ask Max, I miss him.
Max, where are you?
Get your butt back to Blu-ray.com!

Max is still around, mostly in the PS3 section