Last DVD post i promise!
Ok i can't really promise that but since i'm doing my blogging for the week last minute i doubt anyone will be able to squeeze in to post another one about DVDs.
Anyways i'm a big fan of dvds. Whats so special about dvds? well for me its how it can bring you features and information beyond the actual film that the dvd is made from, for example Barlow's example of the velvet cover and money clip from a limited edition scarface DVD. I mean who will ever use it? But its just so damn cool! I have a routine when i watch a new dvd. Before watching the film I always check out the special features first especially the deleted scenes. I sort of prepare myself for what i'm about to watch. Because if I watch the deleted scenes after the film it feels like i've missed some important parts that the director wanted in the movie but wasn't able to put in but if i watch it beforehand I'm already anticipating it.
Another element of the dvd that I love are the subtitle options! i'm really into my foreign films and the dvd makes them so much more accessable than VHS because it allows you to have subtitles and actually understand what is going on. VHS sometimes do have subtitles too but i find that the quality of the letters are not as good as DVD. I think the subtitle option is a marketing tool that is ignored most of the time. Everyone expects it to be there, and its a bit overlooked. However imagine if great films like 7 samurai, Leon the proffessional and Das Boot didn't have any subtitles. The market for those films will almost automatically decrease dramatically unless you are able to stand dubbed voices (I would rather not watch it than listen to the horrible dubbing).
These features, for me, are vital to dvds like a keyboard is vital to a computer. It'll be interesting to see what new installments blue-ray will bring to the film industry and home entertainment
Anyways i'm a big fan of dvds. Whats so special about dvds? well for me its how it can bring you features and information beyond the actual film that the dvd is made from, for example Barlow's example of the velvet cover and money clip from a limited edition scarface DVD. I mean who will ever use it? But its just so damn cool! I have a routine when i watch a new dvd. Before watching the film I always check out the special features first especially the deleted scenes. I sort of prepare myself for what i'm about to watch. Because if I watch the deleted scenes after the film it feels like i've missed some important parts that the director wanted in the movie but wasn't able to put in but if i watch it beforehand I'm already anticipating it.
Another element of the dvd that I love are the subtitle options! i'm really into my foreign films and the dvd makes them so much more accessable than VHS because it allows you to have subtitles and actually understand what is going on. VHS sometimes do have subtitles too but i find that the quality of the letters are not as good as DVD. I think the subtitle option is a marketing tool that is ignored most of the time. Everyone expects it to be there, and its a bit overlooked. However imagine if great films like 7 samurai, Leon the proffessional and Das Boot didn't have any subtitles. The market for those films will almost automatically decrease dramatically unless you are able to stand dubbed voices (I would rather not watch it than listen to the horrible dubbing).
These features, for me, are vital to dvds like a keyboard is vital to a computer. It'll be interesting to see what new installments blue-ray will bring to the film industry and home entertainment
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