Question about ‘Fortress (1985) starring Rachel Ward

[DawnShadow]

If that is indeed true then their marketing staff are stupid. Zero mention or indication anywhere that it’s any different to the original DVD. Who would go to all that effort to remaster a film, re-author it and then not bother to mention it?

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

If that is indeed true then their marketing staff are stupid. Zero mention or indication anywhere that it’s any different to the original DVD. Who would go to all that effort to remaster a film, re-author it and then not bother to mention it?

I agree, especially when frustratingly it could be used as an indicator for the market for a blu-ray.

However the person I know is only on the production side of things and not the marketing side.

Their website is positively ancient and it appears their only substantive social media presence is Facebook, which they don't even link to from their store page.

[PT Ryan]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

I agree, especially when frustratingly it could be used as an indicator for the market for a blu-ray.

However the person I know is only on the production side of things and not the marketing side.

Their website is positively ancient and it appears their only substantive social media presence is Facebook, which they don't even link to from their store page.

Their marketing is very much geared toward people who watched their shows back in the day. Their TV spots - which mostly seem to run on regional TV - feel very infomercial-like. They even have a phone number you can call to order from. I don’t think they’re putting a lot of emphasis on remastering in their marketing so as to keep it simple. They could really do with a better graphic designer for their covers, that’s for sure.

Blu-Rays are more expensive to produce and replicate than DVDs. If Crawfords are running on the smell of an oily rag, I can see why they wouldn’t want to take the financial risk. I’m sure if Umbrella or ViaVision (or even a foreign label) made them a good enough offer, they’d take it.

Worth noting that the NFSA has all the elements, including picture and sound negative.

http://http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/...=9;resCount=10

[mfan1986]

Originally Posted by PT Ryan

Their marketing is very much geared toward people who watched their shows back in the day. Their TV spots - which mostly seem to run on regional TV - feel very infomercial-like. They even have a phone number you can call to order from. I don’t think they’re putting a lot of emphasis on remastering in their marketing so as to keep it simple. They could really do with a better graphic designer for their covers, that’s for sure.

Blu-Rays are more expensive to produce and replicate than DVDs. If Crawfords are running on the smell of an oily rag, I can see why they wouldn’t want to take the financial risk. I’m sure if Umbrella or ViaVision (or even a foreign label) made them a good enough offer, they’d take it.

Worth noting that the NFSA has all the elements, including picture and sound negative.

http://http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/...=9;resCount=10

The DVD from 2007 used a HD master, widescreen, I’m guessing they’re referring to this. They could technically use the same master for a BluRay, which would look good, or they could re-scan the negative in 2K or 4K.

Can one of the Aussie TV stations pay to remaster this from the NSFA and broadcast it in TV? How does that side of things work in Australia? More support from Aussie TV stations should happen to remaster this movie. Or pass it on to ViaVision like someone said, especially if the original 35mm materials are available.

[DawnShadow]

Originally Posted by mfan1986

The DVD from 2007 used a HD master, widescreen, I’m guessing they’re referring to this. They could technically use the same master for a BluRay, which would look good, or they could re-scan the negative in 2K or 4K.

Can one of the Aussie TV stations pay to remaster this from the NSFA and broadcast it in TV? How does that side of things work in Australia? More support from Aussie TV stations should happen to remaster this movie. Or pass it on to ViaVision like someone said, especially if the original 35mm materials are available.

That’s what I thought - which is why I don’t believe the new DVD is any different to the last one.

Australian TV stations have no interest in such things. They rarely rerun any Australian content at all.