Hello, folks!
I have very interesting news for you!
I found strange footage of Budapest gig (I don't want to say where I found it... BUT THEN I SAID YOU) . It seems that it's amateur footage but I'm not sure as it can be professionally filmed by another film company. It has clips of NIH, Tavaszi Szel, Bo Rhap, CLTCL and GSTQ. It's all filmed from the same angle, it has a bit better quality than official release and it's not sped up.
Below I'll upload screenshots from it and I'll try to upload that footage on YouTube tomorrow.
This seems to be the one that was shown on Channel 4, along with some interviews with the band. This single camera shot had nothing to do with the 16 angles shot by the Hungarian film crew. This looks like a great copy, so looking forward to seeing it. Good job, missman !
Indeed, the documentary credits mention the ITN Archive as one of their three sources for footage. I've got it on DVD. Most of the audio isn't heard for these clips, as there are interviews going on.
Marknow wrote: Originally from from ITN? Some of the camera angles seem similar to this 1986 news report. link
Link includes segment download of the clip.
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Excellent! This video includes the same footage as on "Becoming Queen" from the same angle and the same clips. Now we can be sure that this is one of 16 cameras angles and it's probably copied right from the master tape or even it's master tape that wasn't yet converted to PAL.
Now we can be sure that this is one of 16 cameras angles
How so? I've heard this was shot independently from the Hungarian film crew... by someone from ITV. The fact that the ITV archives were credited in the Becoming Queen credits and not the Hungarian company should indicate who owns (and filmed) the footage.
pittrek wrote: I haven't seen the TV report for ages, but these screenshots look familiar :-)
Yes, it is the same footage, filmed by Channel 4 crew on one camera with zoom. You can find much better version in documentary called "Biography - Freddie Mercury" from A&E TV, which was also shared here.
Marknow wrote: Might be one of the angles taken from the 16 screen version.
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No. The quality is far too good to be a screengrab from the 16 camera version, UNLESS the original film has been found.
As far as I'm aware, only a VHS version of the 16 screens survives.