I wanted to write a few lines about the recent re-release of the pilot episode of Space: 1999 (Breakaway), available through the Gerry Anderson Store.
It is beautifully presented in 4K HDR format, taken from the original 35mm cut negative (OCN) housed in ITV’s vaults, and includes both the original mono and a new 5.1 audio mix.
Having worked in the broadcast industry myself, I have a full appreciation of how time-consuming, and therefore expensive, a process something like this is, and I applaud what a brave move this represents in giving the fans the very best product that it possibly can.
For many of us, this is about admiring Brian Johnson’s model work and what you have to remember is that this was made for TV in the mid-70s and NOT for theatrical presentation or being placed under the kind of scrutiny doing this now opens you up to. This is in-camera special effects for the most part, which means you don’t lose quality across generations of optical printing, etc. He had previously worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and later went on to work on Alien and of course The Empire Strikes Back. But that same quality seen in those productions is present here too.
And not least, this was Barry Gray’s final original work for Century 21 and his use of electronics was way ahead of its time. He had a very prolific career and worked on all of the Anderson productions up to this point.
If this release proves successful, then I hope they will do the same for the rest of the series and others in future.
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