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And since there wasn't much to say about today's quote, I want to revisit these posts from almost four years ago because they related to the current scene:There seems to be more picture information on all four sides of the 4x3. Was NoDS shot open-matte?
Yes, NODS was shot open matte, but the frames MB posted with the drawing are not identical frames. On the Blu-ray, I went to the same frame that MB posted from the VHS. The Blu-ray has very slightly more picture information on both the left and right sides as compared to the VHS. (And since this seems to confirm that the old video transfer was essentially "open frame", that explains why the DVD that I made from my laserdisc ended up looking pleasantly framed when I would watch it in zoom mode on my widescreen TV. It's essentially what the original intended to look like in the theaters.)The old VHS/LD transfer was nearly open matte. It's a 1.33 extraction from the frame, but it's not quite edge to edge. As a result, it doesn't show quite as much on the left and right as is possible, but does show more top and bottom than is meant to be seen. In an overhead shot of Angelique hanging, you can see at the very bottom of the frame the edge of the cherry picker that the camera is on, and in the piano scene at the beginning, you can briefly spot the floor mic poking into frame on the left....
I have to say, though, that even though I had noticed while watching the VHS version on my computer (while getting screen caps) that occasionally the edge of something that looked like it might be metal of some sort sneaked into frame at the very bottom of some of the overheard shots during the hanging scene -
- I never would have guessed it was the edge of the cherry picker - and quite honestly more often than not I don't even pay attention to that sort of stuff because I'm too caught up in the story and paying attention to the characters.
Whoa - the hanging of Angelique is far less moody on the NoDS VHS without the color correction! But then, I've mentioned elsewhere in this topic that for a few different reasons I can barely even stand to look at the NoDS VHS now that I have the Blu-ray...
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Whoa - the hanging of Angelique is far less moody on the NoDS VHS without the color correction! But then, I've mentioned elsewhere in this topic that for a few different reasons I can barely even stand to look at the NoDS VHS now that I have the Blu-ray...
Yes, the Blu-ray of NoDS is really something quite gorgeous. Gosh, I'm going to have to pop it into the player again sometime soon!
A reworked version of today's quote from the script -Page 63/Scene 126 - Strack: 'I ask the good Lord to forgive your blasphemy. Prepare yourself for eternity, witch.'
- is actually delivered later in the film, in Scene 129, after tomorrow's two quotes, which we'll see are from Scenes 127 and 128. So we'll deal with what Strack's actual lines are once the slideshow reaches Scene 129 on the 27th...
Events spiral out of control as Sam orders Maggie behind him. He holds up his cane and reminds Adam he's his friend. Friend, repeats Adam. Don't harm me, says Sam, I wouldn't harm you. Adam is getting calmer."Maggie is my friend," says Sam, wanting Adam to repeat it, but Adam insists, "KILL MAGGIE!"
Given today's graphic, it's probably obvious that today's quote -Page 63/Scene 126 - Angelique: 'As I die, so shall all of you. For that will be my legacy --'
- is dropped in the film. And ever since reading the script I've found that bit of dialogue to be very interesting for two reason:So why keep Strack's reference to the threats but drop the actual threat? I suppose only DC knows. But again, it might have been because DC wanted the "Is she or isn't she a witch?" question to be rather ambiguous. Who knows?
- In a bit of upcoming dialogue in this scene Strack refers to Angelique's "threats," yet we never hear her make any.
- And seemingly cursing everyone would certainly appear to add more evidence that Angelique really is a witch.
And of course, there's no way to know if anything about the quote might have been different in the film when it doesn't appear in the film.
But changing the subject entirely, I want to share an article from the NoDS Pressbook that relates to what we're covering in the script now. If you've never seen the article or read Lara Parker's comments elsewhere (they've been quoted in a few places), you'll probably enjoy them:
(And unfortunately none of the photos in the NoDS Pressbook scan very well. But that's probably related to the fact that they were designed to be printed in a newspaper or magazine and apparently the process for formatting photos that way doesn't play nicely with the way scanners work.)
And finally, one thing that I just realized while I was posting all this is that in the photo of Angelique's hanging in the Flip article Angelique's hands are not tied behind her like they are in the film. Not that that's an important realization, it's just interesting. Or at least to me it is. Normally we see people with their hands tied before the noose is put around their necks and not afterward because tying their hands first prevents them from interfering with the placing of the noose. But then, who knows if that photo is from the preparation to shoot the scene or even a possible rehearsal...
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this dark, mysterious person (who, behind their backs, swept up the broken porcelain pieces of Angelique to put her back together).
...
And that's when today's quote -Page 63/Scene 126 - Strack: 'Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die as a witch. Let your soul be returned to the pits of darkness forever more.'
- comes up.
And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, ... And shouldn't "forever more" actually be spelled as one word: "forevermore"?
It's good to see that, unlike whoever typed the script, whoever was responsible for the subtitles -
- and whoever was responsible for the closed captioning -
- both realized that "forevermore" is actually spelled as one word. Something to compliment rather than find fault...
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And will Mrs. Johnson ever get that new mop bucket?
...
And after Strack promises that Angelique's spirit will not live after her (whoa, how wrong is he?!!), he next begins to explain his supposed rationale for why that is by saying, "For your earthly remains will hang here..." - and the subtitles also acknowledge that - however, the closed captioning has -
- with "For" and "earthly" missing for some reason...
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You're new here, says Julia, new to our ways--of course you're entitled to whatever opinions you have--but I would caution you not to try to impose yourself on this house too quickly. What exactly do you mean by that? asks Catherine I mean, says Julia severely, that you are not the mistress of this house. Is it your impression that I am trying to take over the family? demands Catherine. You are an ambitious person, says Julia--there's nothing wrong with ambition, as long as it doesn't affect the rest of the family--we don't like change, we will not accept it. Catherine, her forehead creased, says, "I see--are you finished?" Not quite, says Julia, since you objected so to the lottery, I might assume you would do something to change its outcome--you probably think you're alone in feeling sorry for Gabriel--that's not true--we all feel very sorry about the ordeal he has to face, but not one of us would stop him from going into that room. And you think that I might, suggests Catherine. Yes I do think you might, says Julia--you would regret it--the curse must be appeased, and it's our duty as a family to appease it--there's no other way. Having made her point, Julia leaves.
- Movie Screening: Night of Dark Shadows with Long-lost Lara Parker Footage Premiere