Housebound (02/11/15)

[LordCrumb]

ARGH!

1080i

F'n bullshit.

[LordCrumb]

Who's got a contact email for 'Reel'. Sick of this crap, I want them to give me my money back.

* Found, sorted, two emails sent.. one to Rialto, one to the dreaded Roadshow (Reel).

[thesender]

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

Who's got a contact email for 'Reel'. Sick of this crap, I want them to give me my money back.

* Found, sorted, two emails sent.. one to Rialto, one to the dreaded Roadshow (Reel).

Would be interested to hear what they say. Those companies are also notorious for releasing bare bones editions with ZERO special features, even when content is available overseas. Now that video stores are dying, you'd think they would at least step things up with physical media and port over available special feature content.

[Davidian]

Well that's disappointing...

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by Davidian

Well that's disappointing...

Yep, frakin disappointing. My emails were pretty blunt... will post any (if) response I get.

Try to support the NZ film industry by buying a local product.. this is what I get.

[Davidian]

I'm seriously considering canceling my autographed preorder...

[thetechnique]

Originally Posted by Davidian

I'm seriously considering canceling my autographed preorder...

I cancelled just now and ordered the region free us release

[LordCrumb]

Email Response (Rialto):

Hello Hamish,



Thank you very much for your email and for your support of New Zealand films and Rialto Distribution releases. The NZ/AU SKU DVD and BLU-RAY builds for HOUSEBOUND were encoded to exacting film maker and producer requests and as the film was made specifically to screen both theatrically and in home entertainment at 25fps, the DVD and BLU-RAY reflect this. If you saw the film in cinemas, the film screened in 25fps DCP format, a frame rate that the director intentionally chose for his film, to keep a rocketing pace in joke timing and jump scares, among other creative factors.



The DVD and BLU-RAY products have been fully approved by the director, producers and distributors in both Australia and New Zealand. Having discussed your email with the encoder of the NZ/AU SKU, this is the technical explanation for your query:



This Blu-ray was encoded at the original speed of 25fps at the request of the producers. Blu-ray only allows for 25fps footage to be encoded as 1080i, not 1080p. That said, the film is completely progressive and encoded as PsF so the quality is essentially the same if the customer's display is set up properly.



When Blu-rays are advertised as 1080p they are usually encoded from a 24fps or 23.98fps source, as are most films we encode. However for HOUSEBOUND this would have meant slowing the film down resulting in compromises to audio quality, so in fact encoding the film at 1080i25 is keeping the release at a higher quality, closer to the original master. I assume this is why the producers requested us to keep the speed as per the master.

[LordCrumb]

Hmmm.. so it is supposed to be 1080i, 25fps. Now we know..

[Badas]

^

Weird.

[thetechnique]

Hmmm cancelled my amazon order would rather buy it from here and support aussie releases

[Davidian]

Originally Posted by thetechnique

Hmmm cancelled my amazon order would rather buy it from here and support aussie releases

Hope you can get back on the autograph bandwagon buddy?

Hey you gonna be home today? Was gonna try drop those blus off later...

[Markgway]

Just ordered the AUS disc now that I know 1080i is the correct encoding for a 25fps shooting/projection rate. I can understand why most people would assume the US' 24fps is correct. Always pays to check.

I like the discrepancy in explanation of the 25fps though...

Distributor:

"If you saw the film in cinemas, the film screened in 25fps DCP format, a frame rate that the director intentionally chose for his film, to keep a rocketing pace in joke timing and jump scares, among other creative factors."

Director, Gerard Johnstone:

Q: "I've read that HOUSEBOUND was shot at 25fps, given the majority of cinema is shot at 24fps, was there a particular reasoning behind this?"

A: "No we just ****ed up."


http://www.fakeshemp.net/pickin-brains/gerard-johnstone