QueenZone discussion #1189697

ThomasQuinn wrote: Just goes to show that it is important to ask and to remark, even to QP.

Togg wrote: I can see a long rambling string of emails coming soon between Greg and maybe John Stuart now....

Negative Creep wrote: It may afterall be complete bollocks that someone has decided to make up that the last songs were still filmed by one camera.

Holly2003 wrote: A DVD/CD release would cover all bases: the DVD would have the show up to the encore, and the CD could feature the whole show including the encore. Hope they take some care and effort on the packaging, with a proper booklet setting out the history of the show and some decent pictures. And please please please release it as it was shown on the BBC: don't let the Torpedo Twins anywhere near it.

Penetration_Guru wrote:

Negative Creep wrote: It may afterall be complete bollocks that someone has decided to make up that the last songs were still filmed by one camera.

I've never seen anyhting other than people saying "Maybe.....?" in a hopeful tone.  If a bunch of people clinging to a possibility makes it a rumour, then there's a rumour that Knebworth was recorded professionally. Let's look at the evidence.  The usual story goes that after the RnR medley, the camera crew packed their stuff away and left, but one camera was left running. 1.  If it was, nobody was operating it - there's no way a cameraman would have worked on in those days - unions wouldn't have allowed it.  2.  So if there was a camera left on, there is one camera angle to be used - best case scenario is that it's the wide shot of the stage, worst case is that it's the piano camera, in which case it's hardly worth bothering with - 30 seconds of Freddie and the odd shot of John against his amp. 3.  In order to release this one camera angle, they'd try and add interest by zooming in and panning about.  But this would be digital zooming, and we all know how rubbish that makes pictures look. 4.  Even if it was filmed, where's the footage going to have gone?  The cameras weren't recorded independently, there was a mix done at the time and the broadcast was recorded (presumably either at source or back at the BBC.  Once they've started packing away the cameras, wouldn't they a) stop recording, b) pack away the recorder (if on site)? 5.  Then, even if it was recorded, tapes were expensive, archiving methods weren't great and many tapes were reused by the BBC. 6.  Why would this happen anyway? A group of cameramen are told to stop filming, pack away, we'll meet by the van in 10 minutes, etc.  So even if one guy decided not to bother, his mates would have been along eventually to collect the camera and get home to their families for Xmas. To conclude, I believe no footage will turn up because I believe none exists.  However I would be dlighted to be proved wrong* ... . . . . . . . . . . *by the release of material, not some random poster on here saying "yes, but..." - I'm sure your views are as valid as mine, it's just not proof...

ThomasQuinn wrote:

Penetration_Guru wrote:

Negative Creep wrote: It may afterall be complete bollocks that someone has decided to make up that the last songs were still filmed by one camera.

I've never seen anyhting other than people saying "Maybe.....?" in a hopeful tone.  If a bunch of people clinging to a possibility makes it a rumour, then there's a rumour that Knebworth was recorded professionally. Let's look at the evidence.  The usual story goes that after the RnR medley, the camera crew packed their stuff away and left, but one camera was left running. 1.  If it was, nobody was operating it - there's no way a cameraman would have worked on in those days - unions wouldn't have allowed it.  2.  So if there was a camera left on, there is one camera angle to be used - best case scenario is that it's the wide shot of the stage, worst case is that it's the piano camera, in which case it's hardly worth bothering with - 30 seconds of Freddie and the odd shot of John against his amp. 3.  In order to release this one camera angle, they'd try and add interest by zooming in and panning about.  But this would be digital zooming, and we all know how rubbish that makes pictures look. 4.  Even if it was filmed, where's the footage going to have gone?  The cameras weren't recorded independently, there was a mix done at the time and the broadcast was recorded (presumably either at source or back at the BBC.  Once they've started packing away the cameras, wouldn't they a) stop recording, b) pack away the recorder (if on site)? 5.  Then, even if it was recorded, tapes were expensive, archiving methods weren't great and many tapes were reused by the BBC. 6.  Why would this happen anyway? A group of cameramen are told to stop filming, pack away, we'll meet by the van in 10 minutes, etc.  So even if one guy decided not to bother, his mates would have been along eventually to collect the camera and get home to their families for Xmas. To conclude, I believe no footage will turn up because I believe none exists.  However I would be dlighted to be proved wrong* ... . . . . . . . . . . *by the release of material, not some random poster on here saying "yes, but..." - I'm sure your views are as valid as mine, it's just not proof...

I suspect we'll end up with a picture gallery accompanying the unfilmed part.

Sid Ferocious wrote: If Brian is prepping Hammersmith for official release, is there any word on Houston, Earl's Court or Paris '79 in our future?