SCOOPUDA! Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 An hour-long TV special documentary aired on July 8th at 8pm on the Tokyo MX station as part of the Macross 30th Anniversary celebrations and to promote the upcoming "Macross: Do You Remember Love?" Blu-Ray release. The show was well made, with plenty of interesting information about the production of the original TV series from the first "Battle City Megaroad" concept, to the production of the "DYRL" feature film, all straight from the mouths of Shoji Kawamori, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Ichiro Itano, Kazutaka Miyatake and Yasunori Honda (sound director) as they reminisce their younger days. Some screencaps for your viewing pleasure, and more info, follow after the jump. Of personal interest was a brief segment where Honda-san describes their aims with the new 5.1 sound mix of DYRL. Some of you may have read this post of mine on the forums yesterday: Renato's forum post on DYRL BD screening Honda-san actually explicitly states that the particular scene which I describe within the spoiler tags was changed on purpose, with that particular piece of BGM omitted to maximize the effect of the intro to the title song. Obviously, I personally disagree and believe that it does more harm than good, but it was still interesting to hear that this was in fact a very conscious decision, and not a case of "dropping the ball" or any sort of carelessness at all. Read the full story here Quote
optimator88 Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks. I only got to see the first 10 minutes, but it looked interesting. i need to invest in a DVR for my TV Quote
pablumatic Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Honda-san actually explicitly states that the particular scene which I describe within the spoiler tags was changed on purpose, with that particular piece of BGM omitted to maximize the effect of the intro to the title song. Obviously, I personally disagree and believe that it does more harm than good, but it was still interesting to hear that this was in fact a very conscious decision, and not a case of "dropping the ball" or any sort of carelessness at all. Oh that's just wonderful. They are editing their films decades later like George Lucas. The censoring of the violence in the retail release also sounds more likely now. All without having the option of viewing the earlier edits I imagine. Edited July 8, 2012 by pablumatic Quote
VF5SS Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 doesn't the Blu Ray still come with the old 2 channel stereo mix Quote
Keith Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Let's save the doom & gloom until it actually hits retail. Then we can all panic if applicable. Quote
Astralith Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Did they mention anything about the future of Macross? Frontier is a tough act to follow. Edited July 9, 2012 by Astralith Quote
SHODAN Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Does anybody have a link to where we can watch this? Thanks! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 I know this is a long shot, but I wonder if anyone's going to take a crack at subbing this... Quote
isamu Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I know this is a long shot, but I wonder if anyone's going to take a crack at subbing this... I would go absolutely frakking BONKERS if I could watch this documentary with english subs!! SCOOPUDA or anyone else, please please PLEASE upload it and sub it for all of us fans to enjoy. I've been wanting to see a true feature length documentary on the making of Macross for so many years. This is better than the DYRL BluRay in my opinion. This SHOWS and TELLS you how it all got started and what went on behind the scenes of creating this masterpiece. Please upload and sub it! I will honestly donate $30 if you do. Quote
Renato Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I guess we'll just have to wait for SCOOPDA!'s response, then. Quote
sketchley Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) You know... other sources have provided the same information over the years. Interviews in books like the This Is Animation and trade magazines come to mind. Internet searches and reading is fun! Edited July 10, 2012 by sketchley Quote
Gubaba Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Hey, if someone gives me the raw, I'll sub it. Honest. Quote
UN Spacy Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Still not seeing raws for this or the SD Seminar. Quote
isamu Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Hey, if someone gives me the raw, I'll sub it. Honest. WOW....someone please give this man the raw!!!!!! Quote
Capt Hungry Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I have a question - is the valkyrie that Kawamori-san is sitting in front of real? Quote
Gubaba Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I have a question - is the valkyrie that Kawamori-san is sitting in front of real? Sort of. It's life-size, but it doesn't fly. Quote
VF5SS Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Sort of. It's life-size, but it doesn't fly. yet Quote
Capt Hungry Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) yet LOL! Awesome. If ever I get to Japan, I want to see the life size Gundam, but it would be cool to include a life size valkyrie too. Just found a link via Google. How effin' cool is it that there is a life sized VF-25??!!?!?! Of course, I seem to be behind the curve on this one as it was making the rounds last month. Anyone know if the valk will be a permanent fixture anywhere? Edited July 11, 2012 by Capt Hungry Quote
isamu Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 SCOOPDA any news man? Can you confirm whether or not you recorded this broadcast? Quote
Renato Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 I dunno, SCOOPUDA is a pretty busy guy, you know... Quote
isamu Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 Renato are they gonna air that documentary again? If they do, would you mind recording it for us please? Quote
Renato Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 No plans to rerun it as far as I know. And even if I recorded it, all digital broadcasts are encoded here in Japan unlike the US (as I understand it) so there would be nothing I could do. I can only watch it on my machine. And that's without getting into the whole "respect the (un)written law" stuff that Japanese fans live by. Quote
Kronnang Dunn Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 Hey, if someone gives me the raw, I'll sub it. Honest. We seriously need a Raw... Quote
Renato Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 According to THIS (which is not really that new but I just read it): http://www.macross30.com/1stmovie/journal/12.html ...the documentary that aired was made up of footage filmed for the special 70-minute documentary that will be included in the Blu-Ray. The red text is the chapter list. Looking at all that, it is clear that we are in for an information overload. Looking forward to it! By the way, the name of the documentary is "Flashback 1984". Quote
ly000001 Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 According to THIS (which is not really that new but I just read it): http://www.macross30...journal/12.html ...the documentary that aired was made up of footage filmed for the special 70-minute documentary that will be included in the Blu-Ray. The red text is the chapter list. Looking at all that, it is clear that we are in for an information overload. Looking forward to it! By the way, the name of the documentary is "Flashback 1984". Nice, one of the chapters is "Artland and Noboru Ishiguro". I'm glad they had enough time to include something devoted to him Quote
UN Spacy Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Well, well, well...what do we have here? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E43iVdRpXI Quote
VF5SS Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) I'm using keepvid.com to get it just in case it gets taken down :< Edited July 23, 2012 by VF5SS Quote
isamu Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 According to THIS (which is not really that new but I just read it): http://www.macross30...journal/12.html ...the documentary that aired was made up of footage filmed for the special 70-minute documentary that will be included in the Blu-Ray. The red text is the chapter list. Looking at all that, it is clear that we are in for an information overload. Looking forward to it! By the way, the name of the documentary is "Flashback 1984". Thank you for posting this that is GREAT news! If it's being included in the BluRay, perhaps a group like Thora will sub it? Quote
isamu Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 So is it now confirmed that there is a "full" version of this "Men who made Macross" documentary on the DYRL Bluray? If so, is on the limited edition only or both versions? Quote
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