Hello again! A few people asked what the EPCOT film was. Well, if you'd like to see it in its entirety, here it is. Plus it has the best Walt Disney Home Video bumper that hits me right in the feels.
Why share a VHS copy? Because it's genuinely better than the film. I bought the film on eBay hoping that it was going to be worth preserving, but as I watched it I realized things were... off. Frame rate seemed really jittery, the picture just wasn't that sharp, and I couldn't put my finger on why.
Well, I later realized that there was *video noise* in the dark scenes! That's right, that film was — for some reason — kinescoped, and the actual production happened on videotape. However, since some shots were originally captured on film, those were transferred onto tape with 3:2 pulldown and putting them _back_ onto film must be what caused the weird motion in some shots. Plus, the audio fidelity of 16mm film, while decent, just isn't up to snuff compared to VHS.
I can only assume it was put to film as it was early days for home video. Or possibly, on the film version it is presented by "Walt Disney Educational Media Company" so it may have been produced primarily for schools - although my particular copy belonged to a public library system. If this was ever released on Laserdisc that would be the best source for preservation, but it doesn't look like that happened.
I may attempt a better capture of the film and try and sync the VHS audio with it at a later date, but for now - enjoy!
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Hello again! A few people asked what the EPCOT film was. Well, if you'd like to see it in its entirety, here it is. Plus it has the best Walt Disney Home Video bumper that hits me right in the feels.
Why share a VHS copy? Because it's genuinely better than the film. I bought the film on eBay hoping that it was going to be worth preserving, but as I watched it I realized things were... off. Frame rate seemed really jittery, the picture just wasn't that sharp, and I couldn't put my finger on why.
Well, I later realized that there was *video noise* in the dark scenes! That's right, that film was — for some reason — kinescoped, and the actual production happened on videotape. However, since some shots were originally captured on film, those were transferred onto tape with 3:2 pulldown and putting them _back_ onto film must be what caused the weird motion in some shots. Plus, the audio fidelity of 16mm film, while decent, just isn't up to snuff compared to VHS.
I can only assume it was put to film as it was early days for home video. Or possibly, on the film version it is presented by "Walt Disney Educational Media Company" so it may have been produced primarily for schools - although my particular copy belonged to a public library system. If this was ever released on Laserdisc that would be the best source for preservation, but it doesn't look like that happened.
I may attempt a better capture of the film and try and sync the VHS audio with it at a later date, but for now - enjoy!
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