Film Restoration
Behind the scenes
Crew
Oliver Herbrich .............................. production
Wolfgang Caspar ..................... film scanning
Tabitha Urban ......................... dubbing editor
authoring
Thomas Reese ............... re-recording mixer
Wolfgang Grimmeisen ........... color grading
Susanne Strobel ...................... color grading
Klaus Schäfer ................ subtitles, encoding
Dirk Jurschewsky ................ DCP mastering
Susanne Pittroff .................... graphic design
Ludolph Weyer ............................... consultant
Thanks to
Dirk Jurschewsky, Berola Film
Edith Schroll, Berola Film
Frank Troschitz, Filminstitut Düsseldorf
Jan Treibert, Bundesfilmarchiv Berlin
Framing 1.33 and 1.66 from full area scan
Tech Specs
Filmscanning............................. Berola Film
Soundstudio ............................. Studio b
Media GmbH
Titles ........................................... Brennpunkt Film
Resolution ................................. 2K (1080P)
Data format .............................. DNx HD 444
Frame rate ................................ 24P und 25P
Output formats ........................ DCP (SMPTE)
BluRay
During the remastering „The Bavarian Al Capone" was rescaled to a new aspect ratio from 1:1.33 (4:3) into 1:1.66 wide screen. Therefore the film negative was scanned in a higher resolution of 2.5K. In cooperation with cinematographer Ludolph Weyer the film was reframed then after.
A „full area scan“ of the original shooting negative created a wider picture than the former 1.33 projection display could show. This served as source material.
Using the the more expanded film frame with small black vertical edgings (15:9) the camera image was cropped just a little horizontally. Scene by scene the new framing was individually adjusted.
The scrolling titles were renewed. Many old press clippings and photos had to be scanned and replaced. Even the soundtrack was remixed.
The original 1:1.33 version of the film also got saved as historic archival item for the future.
