Comments on: The end of the beginning? http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/ Production Notes and Anecdotes Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:35:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nigel Mason http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Nigel Mason Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:33:09 +0000 http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/#comment-340 My discs arrived a week or so ago and I am pleased to see that they are as good as I had hoped. The resolution is better than expected, very much better than my old VHS tapes, and the music is as good as ever. I also find that the passage of time has given much of the footage the wistful, slightly melancholy, elegiac quality of a world gone forever. Beautiful stuff. Could become a cult classic. My discs arrived a week or so ago and I am pleased to see that they are as good as I had hoped. The resolution is better than expected, very much better than my old VHS tapes, and the music is as good as ever.

I also find that the passage of time has given much of the footage the wistful, slightly melancholy, elegiac quality of a world gone forever.

Beautiful stuff. Could become a cult classic.

]]> By: richard http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-338 richard Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:50:27 +0000 http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/#comment-338 Hi Elliott, congratulations on the DVD, it is wonderful to revisit the images of Road Dreams again, it looks fantastic, and brilliantly presented. What a great thing you have done. Also reading the comments about "Written in the West", are you also familiar with Stephen Shore's "Uncommon Places" and "American Surfaces"? Some of the images could almost be stills from Road Dreams, he was probably travelling at the same time as you. One thing he said: "I remember thinking it's important to put cars in photographs because they are like time seeds..." Looking forward to seeing Codachrome... Best wishes Richard Hi Elliott, congratulations on the DVD, it is wonderful to revisit the images of Road Dreams again, it looks fantastic, and brilliantly presented. What a great thing you have done. Also reading the comments about “Written in the West”, are you also familiar with Stephen Shore’s “Uncommon Places” and “American Surfaces”? Some of the images could almost be stills from Road Dreams, he was probably travelling at the same time as you. One thing he said: “I remember thinking it’s important to put cars in photographs because they are like time seeds…”
Looking forward to seeing Codachrome…
Best wishes
Richard

]]> By: tim http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-301 tim Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:57:11 +0000 http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/#comment-301 Well stap me! The Coadachrome cometh! And the launch is to be held her in Bristol - I can't believe it. As a huge fan of the Road Dreams C4 series which seemed to come from nowhere and go straight back I have been waiting for this for ages. you were good enough to send me the original C4 series on 2 DVD's and I would love to be able to say thank you in person. Keep me posted! Well stap me! The Coadachrome cometh! And the launch is to be held her in Bristol – I can’t believe it. As a huge fan of the Road Dreams C4 series which seemed to come from nowhere and go straight back I have been waiting for this for ages. you were good enough to send me the original C4 series on 2 DVD’s and I would love to be able to say thank you in person.

Keep me posted!

]]> By: Simon Rhys-Phillips http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Simon Rhys-Phillips Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:06:40 +0000 http://www.retroroadtrips.com/productionnotes/the-end-of-the-beginning/#comment-269 Hi Elliot Just placed my order today. Delighted the one project is finished and looking forward to the next! Road Dreams was a truly magical series. Good luck Simon (Cardiff) Hi Elliot

Just placed my order today. Delighted the one project is finished and looking forward to the next! Road Dreams was a truly magical series.

Good luck

Simon (Cardiff)

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