Blotto - Preservation All English language prints in circulation today derive from pre-print material as edited for the l937 reissue. In l993 safety preservation elements were struck from a nitrate composite lavender (fine grain master) which was several generations removed from the camera negative. As a result the picture continues to look fuzzy, not dense, and not sharp. The search continues for any surviving l930 English elements in printable condition. |
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The 35mm Spanish preservation elements were step-printed in l988 and look best of all, although even these were manufactured from a nitrate composite dupe negative, which came from a lavender, generated by the camera negative, both of which are no longer extant. A search has been authorized to upgrade all these elements, beginning with the property at 7l8 North Bedford Drive. -- by Richard W. Bann -- |