The Phantom of the Opera - 1925 Version Reconstruction

[iguanaclerk]

Here is my "Universal Edition" of a reconstruction of the 1925 edit. I'm waiting for someone to transfer the Hampton print at 24fps (I have a 16 of one of the dupes). So there is a bit of stutter in the Show-at-Home print inserts.  The music is Skinner, Salter and Gounod.

https://vimeo.com/396343349

I have seen the older version of this, it's very nice work! What changes did you make for the March 2022 edition?

You can (and I did for this project) create a 24fps (or just true 20fps with no stutter) version of the Hampton print that's on the BFI bluray by removing every fifth frame (which is repeated). I believe I ran something like this:

Code:

"ffmpeg -i input.mkv -filter:v "select='mod(n,6)'" -r 20 -vcodec prores -acodec copy fpsfix20.mkv"

You do need to find the points where the cadence changes, which it does a few times in the film.

I also have an 80gb pores file of this sitting on my harddrive: if you are ever interested I can upload it somewhere for you.

[Ray Faiola]

Here is my "Universal Edition" of a reconstruction of the 1925 edit. I'm waiting for someone to transfer the Hampton print at 24fps (I have a 16 of one of the dupes). So there is a bit of stutter in the Show-at-Home print inserts.  The music is Skinner, Salter and Gounod.

https://vimeo.com/396343349

I have seen the older version of this, it's very nice work! What changes did you make for the March 2022 edition?

You can (and I did for this project) create a 24fps (or just true 20fps with no stutter) version of the Hampton print that's on the BFI bluray by removing every fifth frame (which is repeated). I believe I ran something like this:

Code:

"ffmpeg -i input.mkv -filter:v "select='mod(n,6)'" -r 20 -vcodec prores -acodec copy fpsfix20.mkv"

You do need to find the points where the cadence changes, which it does a few times in the film.

I also have an 80gb pores file of this sitting on my harddrive: if you are ever interested I can upload it somewhere for you.

I changed some of the scoring (rooftop most significantly) and I added voices to the opera sequences. Glad you enjoyed it! I've been tinkering with THE PHANTOM since the Standard 8mm Blackhawk days! I actually soundstriped my print and added a Gerhardt score.

I'll try and message you about the Hampton file.  Thanks again!