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And $25 from me... Amazing to see this is at nearly 4x the initial goal!
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$50 from me. Finally, a clear look at Torgo. It's like finding out there is a clear transfer of the bigfoot footage.
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Threw you $25 last week. Looking forward to the final result! You are a god among goons, sir.
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Atarian posted:$50 from me. Finally, a clear look at Torgo. It's like finding out there is a clear transfer of the bigfoot footage. Er, well.. http://www.bigfootencounters.com/films/stabilized.htm
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techknight posted:Er, well.. http://www.bigfootencounters.com/films/stabilized.htm
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Ben Solo posted:It seems that, in a cost cutting measure, Manos: The Hands of Fate had been shot on 16mm reversal stock and edited using that same stock. From that, a 35mm blow-up internegative had been made and theatrical prints had been produced from that internegative in turn. Audiences at the time would have been watching a copy of a copy, and along the way cheap labwork had cropped the image and compromised the color. Sorry if this has already been covered but - how is this different from the normal edit process? I kinda figure you'd edit on a safety copy and the actual theatrical prints would be a couple of generations out.
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This all feels like some weird but strangely cool Western Ext. town - Day A mysterious rider on horseback strode quietly into town. Though he had a hat draped over his eyes to shield himself from the sun's rays, and the unwanted attention from any who would have him dead, he is fooling nobody and can be identified a mile away. He is Ben Solo, salvager. The locals gathered around him in awe. A child on crutches approached the rider. BOY Y...you the one who's gonna save Manos? BEN SOLO drat right kid, now where can a guy get some water around here? Jebidiah steps forward, the man who runs the general store JEB There's a pump around back behind my general store. Hasn't been used in ages, but all y'all gotta do is give it a kickstart Just then a man in black stepped forward, neck of beard. He is Rupert, maker of the sequel. RUPERT Not so fast kid, you ain't the only one in this town's got a map to the treasure of Manos. You know who I am? I'm the guy's gonna make the sequel. And you ain't going in the credits  
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I just read the front page. OP, if you'd like to have the film shown in Australia when its been restored please let me know. I'm friends with people who run both the Mu Meson Archives (http://mumeson.org/), a tiny cinema that shows b-movies and old films, and the Chauvel Cinema (http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/cinemas/chauvel/) (which does something similar).
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hyperhazard posted:Congrats on your place of honor! http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/manos-restoration-project.php That would explain why this happened on Kickstarter:  Did I mention you guys are the best? Detroit Q. Spider posted:Sorry if this has already been covered but - how is this different from the normal edit process? I kinda figure you'd edit on a safety copy and the actual theatrical prints would be a couple of generations out. It's not far off, but most workprints at the time would have just been a black and white dupe. What we have to work with here is a combination of honest-to-goodness original camera material and nice reversal dupes. A lucky break, because it means this Ektachrome workprint is an accurate representation of the original image. I think it's likely that the film was edited at a TV station by someone who was accustomed to handling local news footage as-is. In the workprint, the only shot in black and white is the stock footage of the Rattlesnake. It'll have to be sourced from the theatrical print unless I can figure out where it originated (some claim it's from a Disney nature film, but that might just be a rumor). Count Chocula posted:I just read the front page. OP, if you'd like to have the film shown in Australia when its been restored please let me know. I'm friends with people who run both the Mu Meson Archives (http://mumeson.org/), a tiny cinema that shows b-movies and old films, and the Chauvel Cinema (http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/cinemas/chauvel/) (which does something similar). Sounds great! Contact me via Kickstarter or at master(at)manosinhd.com.
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Ben Solo posted:In the workprint, the only shot in black and white is the stock footage of the Rattlesnake. It'll have to be sourced from the theatrical print unless I can figure out where it originated (some claim it's from a Disney nature film, but that might just be a rumor). Why don't you use the theatrical print to colorize the workprint?
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Just saw this on the front page. This... is amazing.   from me!
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It's over $40,000 now ($40,136 at the moment)! Well done for doing such a successful project.
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Congratulations! You are now an official backer of MANOS: The Restoration.
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 666 Backers!  Truly Manos wills it!  
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You know this means we're entitled to four individual Manos restorations now, don't you?
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The restoration has now raised more than double the original $19,000 budget of the film! (Not inflation-adjusted, admittedly - $19k in 1966 is the equivalent of $126k in 2010 dollars - but it still sounds amazing.)
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Finally got my paycheck yesterday, paid $50 just in time!
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I've been stalking this thread for a while now, and between my tax return and year end bonus I'm proud to donate some of my hard earned cash to fund this amazing project. You're awesome. Keep on doing what you're doing!
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Count Chocula posted:I just read the front page. OP, if you'd like to have the film shown in Australia when its been restored please let me know. I'm friends with people who run both the Mu Meson Archives (http://mumeson.org/), a tiny cinema that shows b-movies and old films, and the Chauvel Cinema (http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/cinemas/chauvel/) (which does something similar). Glad that this thread made the front-page, perused it from time to time but wouldn't have heard about the Kickstarter otherwise. Add me to the list of $50 backers.
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Talas posted:"Hands: Las Manos del Destino" Yeah, it would be nice just to check if it has missing lines or anything else. Someone posted the link for it somewhere.
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Desperado Bones posted:Yeah, it would be nice just to check if it has missing lines or anything else. Someone posted the link for it somewhere.  http://www.archive.org/details/ManosTheHandsofFate
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So how are you determining how the names will appear in the credits for supporters? The name I go by isn't my legal name, so I'd prefer it if it showed up in the credits differently. Also, I've moved since I donated. How are you determining shipping for the things you get from donating?
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As of right now, Ben is going to have to have 704 Manos pins made. Though that's assuming everyone that donates gets one, and everyone that has donated has claimed an incentive. Of course, that number will grow by the time the campaign period is actually done. You're going to have to make a lot of trips to the post office (or one big one). Did you expect it to get this big, Ben?
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FYI, I work for a company that produces pins if you want a price quote.
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I donated $25 a couple weeks ago, but just upped it to $50. I'm going to sound like a greedy schmuck asking this, but does the $50 pledge get the pin and t shirt too? I ask because the $50 pledge is the only one that doesn't say, basically, 'above rewards, as well as...' ...I really want a Manos shirt
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100Dachshunds posted:I donated $25 a couple weeks ago, but just upped it to $50. I'm going to sound like a greedy schmuck asking this, but does the $50 pledge get the pin and t shirt too? I ask because the $50 pledge is the only one that doesn't say, basically, 'above rewards, as well as...' Ben Solo posted:Does the $50 level get me the pin and the t-shirt as well as the Blu-ray? I don't think I've posted in this thread to say it, but this is an amazing project and you're doing fantastic work, Ben. Thank you for posting updates; it's really fun to watch things come together.
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Desperado Bones posted:Yeah, it would be nice just to check if it has missing lines or anything else. Someone posted the link for it somewhere. Hands: Las Manos del Sino.
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All right, I finally pulled the trigger in the last few hours. I've been stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso for a few years now, and it seems a fitting way to pay the the city back during my last year here. Can't wait to torture my wife with the final product. 
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Jumping in at the last minute with $50.
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If I had the $50 I'd donate it a heartbeat. Instead I'll just root from sidelines. Shine on you crazy diamond 
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I have no idea how I missed this wonderful, wonderful thread until now. Got my $25 in just under the deadline. The Something Awful Forums never cease to amaze me with things like this.
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Ah, what the hell, went ahead and bumped my pledge up. If everyone gave an extra $5, it would make it to $50,000 tonight. That's insane. 
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Finally dropped 50$ for this just before the final bell. So psyched.
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I'm considering the $50 I just chipped in a birthday present for myself. Glad to be a part of this.
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About 40 minutes to go and counting down, and already at $47,955. What an amazing ride this has been!
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Third HD clip is up! http://vimeo.com/36129621
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Funding Successful This project successfully raised its funding goal 1 minute ago. $48,130/$10,000 This is amazing.
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