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The fourth landing on the moon was a big step up for the Apollo missions--color TV cameras, more flexible suits, and a rover to take astronauts David Scott and Irwin several miles around the Hadley Rille hills--the most dramatic terrain of any of the moon shots. With all the new technology came a lot more film (21 hours), much of which is the very watchable, yet grainy feeds that were seen on millions of TVs in July 1971. You also get the audio-only portions when the rover moves between the station stops--long moments of static, thankfully accompanied by many of the still shots by the astronauts. The clarity of the 16mm segments is always a welcome sight, although surprisingly little was shot on the moon. Two split-scene sequences of the lunar module leaving the moon are excellent. Those who are moon-shot newbies may scream for an editor, or at least a short documentary (or Walter Cronkite) explaining the terms, mission goals, who's who, or what the "Genesis rock" is (it's an ancient moon rock, far different from the others). Except for a quick CGI segment of the landing site and a DVD booklet, there is no outside explanation. --Doug Thomas
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | 20th Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Documentary, Gift Set, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 6 |
| UPC: | 024543097112 |
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Customer Reviews of Apollo 15 - Man Must Explore (Extended Collector's Edition)
A desaster The set should contain six DVD. But should we ask if they are all different before to order it ? They put twice DVD number four, and no number tree. <
>The quality of the images is so poor, the comments so boring... I would say that this set is a real desaster. <
>If you are a fan of Apollo history, avoid this. You could just be upset after ordering this item.
For Apollo Freaks Only
An incredible six DVD set encompassing the first extended manned flight to the moon in July, 1971. Mark Gray's Spacecraft Films has realized a dream for many Apollo Freaks that have wanted the best quality footage and video availiable of America's early space missions. Previously released bootleg videos of the Apollo moonwalks were copied from grainy film kinescopes, not the master videotapes. For this new set, Spacecraft Films made sure that nearly all of the lunar EVA video had been digitally enhanced and remastered from the master two-inch videotape reels that were stored at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. This results in that "live as it happened" look that only original master videotape can give you. Bravo, Spacecraft Films!
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Great presentation...considering the times.
This review is partly in response to a previous reviewer who criticized the television/video quality of the EVA material. But first, I will reiterate what others have said and highly recommend this set, as it chronicles one the most exciting lunar missions (and one of NASA's most exciting missions overall), a mission that is often forgotten by the general public in the shadow of Apollo 11 and 13. If you're a space buff and want to "re-live" these historic lunar missions in as much detail as possible, the Spacecraft Films sets are the only way to go. It's not material the general public will necessarily enjoy, since it is mostly presented raw and unedited. But for the general public, there are many greats DVDs to choose from (Nova's "To the Moon," "For All Mankind," etc.) that cover the Apollo program highlights and history.
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>Now regarding the video quality...one should note that Spacecraft Films did put a disclaimer on their website that some of the source material in this set was not in the greatest condition. One could be forgiven for not noticing that disclaimer since it does not appear to be repeated here on Amazon. We should remember that archival of videotape was not NASA's top priority in 1971, since nobody ever figured people would be wanting to watch complete lunar EVAs 30+ years later. (Funnily enough, they probably figured we'd have a fully functional moon base or would be stepping foot on Mars by now. But I digress.) In some instances, one color of the videotape would drop out from time to time. In some instances, they were forced to use kinescope footage whenever the videotape was in too poor condition (Note: kinescope is essentially a film taken of a television screen...at one point before video became the norm, it was the only way to archive "live" broadcasts...most surviving television footage from the 50s and 60s is kinescope). Whatever the case, they used the best source material possible.
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>As for the way the footage was shot, keep in mind that this was all done live "on the fly" and was never intended to be a slickly produced video of the lunar activities. With the television camera mounted on the rover, it was controlled from the Earth in order to allow mission control (and the general public) to follow the Scott's and Irwin's activities. Hours and hours of EVAs are bound to have their moments of poor lighting (it was the moon, after all), occaisonal poor framing, quick zooms, etc. as they camera operator tried to keep up with the astronauts. These weren't Hollywood directors, but instead were NASA employees and astronauts trying to document their activities as best as they were trained to do. In comparison to Apollo 11, having a color camera that traveled with the astronauts and could be controlled from Earth was a "giant leap" forward in how the missions were seen back home.
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>The reason for shooting television/video instead of film is obvious when you think about it. Film must be returned to Earth and processed before you can view it. And a film camera can't be remotely operated with any ease, since the remote operator cannot see what results he is getting and doesn't have a viewfinder. Apollo 16 astronauts DID carry a 16mm film camera with them on their EVAs, but only shot short segments in order to conserve film. They still used television for the majority of the EVA stops, because it allowed viewers back home the chance to watch the proceedings live.
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>When one considers the available technology in 1971, it's just plain amazing that images this great could be broadcast live from the moon's surface. Any defects or flaws are understandable and don't really diminish from the great accomplishments of the Apollo 15 mission.