Need early B5 scripts for Captioning
Cynthia
DVD release. We are reformatting the captions from the original files,
which were mostly done without scripts. We have the first six episodes
here already (I'll be doing 1 & 2 myself tomorrow) but alas, still no
scripts.
(Basically, I said to my boss, "Hey, JMS is a very cool guy, posts
online all the time -- someone ought to contact him and ask for copies
of the scripts." She, naturally, said, "Great idea! Go ahead!" LOL
Serves me right. However, I am NOT gonna just e-mail the man. Nuh-uh.)
Anyway, does anyone have suggestions as to where the best, most
authentic sites would be for verifying things like spellings of
names/places etc? Someone who might have had access to those scripts
and would therefore have it for-sure right? I'd REALLY like us to get
this stuff right.
Thanks,
Cynthia Delmar, Senior Caption Editor
National Captioning Institute
Burbank, CA
Moyra J. Bligh
>Anyway, does anyone have suggestions as to where the best, most
>authentic sites would be for verifying things like spellings of
>names/places etc?
I'd go with Lurkers
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html
Guide to the first episode lives here
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/001.html
And may I be the first to say - Thank You! and Hurray!
You've just made a ton of peoples weekends by posting this.
Posted & emailed.
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Joseph DeMartino
> authentic sites would be for verifying things like spellings of
> and would therefore have it for-sure right? I'd REALLY like us to get
> this stuff right.
I'd be more than happy to verify this stuff for you. Just send me the
episodes on disc as you finish them and I'll get right on it. <g>
Slightly more seriously, there's always "The Lurker's Guide to BABYLON
5", which is probably the best "B5" info site.
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html
And, in all seriousness, feel free to send me anything you're not sure
of via e-mail at NOSPAMj...@bellsouth.net (Just remove the NOSPAM
from the link.) I am only working part time at the moment (somebody
forgot to tell people hereabouts that the recession is over) and have
way too much time on my hands. After four years of lobbying Warner
Bros. to get the DVDs released, it would be a real kick if I could
contribute in some small way to their quality.
Regards,
Joe
C W CHAN
>I work for the company doing the closed-captioning of Babylon 5 for
>DVD release. We are reformatting the captions from the original files,
>which were mostly done without scripts. We have the first six episodes
>here already (I'll be doing 1 & 2 myself tomorrow) but alas, still no
>scripts.
Not that I'm complaining about this bit of news, and I am really
not trying to jinx this, but recalling JMS's cryptic post regarding
the news of DVDs:
JMS> There's nothing that I can share at this time that would not
JMS> preclude others in the food chain from doing the same on this
JMS> subject.
either:
This is a hoax (well, it may be lunchtime somewhere in the world,
but it ain't april anywhere)
OR
The studio heads has had their thunder stolen (the best laid plans...)
Please, please let it be the latter.
(Hey, maybe someone can ask really nicely about the transfer, extras,
and all that *grin*)
On another point, would anyone else offer to do the captions for B5 for
nothing (well, maybe room and board). Perhaps we should tell Cynthia
to watch it in order, and not to skip around the episodes? Who knows,
we may get a new fan?
Chuen Chan c.c...@uq.net.au
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Caption Editor'. Are we really ment to believe this is anything but someone
getting their jollies at our expense? Come on....
"Cynthia" <cde...@ncicap.org> wrote in message
news:a96ff9de.02060...@posting.google.com...
Brian O'Neill
either the existing captioning or what JMS has posted online, when
either was available. Some cases may not be 100% accurate, but I'm not
aware of any:
-Brian
Moyra J. Bligh
>The studio heads has had their thunder stolen (the best laid plans...)
Methinks they've had their thunder stolen. <g>
Her e-mail address works, she's responded to me.
http://www.ncicap.org/
Is the National Captioning Institute.
Blair Leatherwood
Institute exists. You can see what they've done. You can even find Cynthia
Delmar listed as a shop steward for NCI as a member of NABET Local 53. You can
research just about anything on Google to get a really good idea if someone's
pulling your leg...or not.
The jollies I'm getting right now is that it looks like DVD is for real....
Jms at B5
Yeah, it's real...I was holding off saying anything until WB or someone else
could announce it, but since it's come up here via the captioning
institute...yeah, as noted, it's real.
Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
including at minimum two commentaries from me, probably on Signs and Portents
and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it given
that there's no fees involved and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
possible, Babylon Squared, maybe Sky Full of Stars. They'd also like to film
an on-camera intro by me (but I guess folks will buy it anyway, even with that
particular horror included).
They're pulling together a lot of stuff on this release so that there are
plenty of extras this time around, now that the value of the DVDs has been
shown by the first release
.
jms
(jms...@aol.com)
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Jan
<,Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
including at minimum two commentaries from me, probably on Signs and Portents
and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it given
that there's no fees involved and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
possible, Babylon Squared, maybe Sky Full of Stars. They'd also like to film
an on-camera intro by me (but I guess folks will buy it anyway, even with that
particular horror included).>>
YYYIIIPPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan
Wesley Struebing
>I work for the company doing the closed-captioning of Babylon 5 for
>DVD release. We are reformatting the captions from the original files,
>which were mostly done without scripts. We have the first six episodes
>here already (I'll be doing 1 & 2 myself tomorrow) but alas, still no
>scripts.
>
WOOHOO! (unoffically, of course...)
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> and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it given
> that there's no fees involved and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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WRWhite963
>Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
>including at minimum two commentaries from me, probably on Signs and Portents
>and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it
>given
>that there's no fees involved and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
>possible, Babylon Squared, maybe Sky Full of Stars. They'd also like to film
>an on-camera intro by me (but I guess folks will buy it anyway, even with
>that
>particular horror included).
>
Much rejoicing!
As for the intro, we'd love to hear your thoughts on B5 - no horror there. We
saw you at least once in Sleeping in Light - the camera doesn't hate you, Joe.
(Now I'm reminded of a classic Animaniacs toon - paraphrased: (german accent)
"Repeat after me: The camera doesn't hate me. The camera is NOT a big
schpider..."
And I'm relieved they're not skimping on extras (although they should pay you
*something*...) I'd feared the eventual sets to have a "poor cousin" quality
about them, compared to releases for other shows...
Have they decided on aspect ratio?
Thanks again!
Walter R. White
Jms at B5
>
Widescreen.
jms
Christian Smith
>>The jollies I'm getting right now is that it looks like DVD is for real....
>
>Yeah, it's real...I was holding off saying anything until WB or someone else
>could announce it, but since it's come up here via the captioning
>institute...yeah, as noted, it's real.
>>
Wooohoo!!!
>Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
>including at minimum two commentaries from me, probably on Signs and Portents
>and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it given
>that there's no fees involved and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
>possible, Babylon Squared, maybe Sky Full of Stars. They'd also like to film
>an on-camera intro by me (but I guess folks will buy it anyway, even with that
>particular horror included).
Just keeps getting better...
>They're pulling together a lot of stuff on this release so that there are
>plenty of extras this time around, now that the value of the DVDs has been
>shown by the first release
>.
And better...
And widescreen too!!!
My bank is going to hate me!
Any idea of the release schedule for the rest of the seasons?
Christian
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Tlsmith1963
your post, Joe! This is *fantastic* news! :)
Tammy
B5 New Beginnings
http://hometown.aol.com/tlsmith1963/myhomepage/babylon5.html
Pål Are Nordal
>
> Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
> including at minimum two commentaries from me,
Any chance of comentaries by any of the other writers? Or some of the
cast or crew?
Jay Denebeim
C W CHAN <zzcw...@fox.uq.net.au> wrote:
>Perhaps we should tell Cynthia to watch it in order, and not to skip
>around the episodes? Who knows, we may get a new fan?
Um, judging by the fact that she knew to post here and she called Joe,
Joe, I'd say you're a little late. She's already a fan.
Jay
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Sue
>>Have they decided on aspect ratio?
>>
>
>Widescreen.
My question: True widescreen? The DVD of "The Gathering" and "In the
Beginning" that we have is cropped at the top and bottom. I.e. -
there are bits that are missing. I don't want the episodes with
things missing. But if it is *true* widescreen, I'm there!
Sue
Mac Breck
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I'm there, regardless, if only for the extras.
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> >The jollies I'm getting right now is that it looks like DVD is for
real....
>
> Yeah, it's real...I was holding off saying anything until WB or someone
else
> could announce it, but since it's come up here via the captioning
> institute...yeah, as noted, it's real.
>
> Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall, and they're going to be
> including at minimum two commentaries from me, probably on Signs and
Portents
> and Chrysalis (it's a matter of how much time and energy I can give to it
given
> that there's no fees involved
They're not paying you, ...anything? ???
> and I'm in the midst of Jeremiah), and if
> possible, Babylon Squared, maybe Sky Full of Stars. They'd also like to
film
> an on-camera intro by me (but I guess folks will buy it anyway, even with
that
> particular horror included).
>
> They're pulling together a lot of stuff on this release so that there are
> plenty of extras this time around, now that the value of the DVDs has been
> shown by the first release
> .
>
> jms
>
> (jms...@aol.com)
> (all message content (c) 2002 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
> permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
> and don't send me story ideas)
Regarding the extras, YAY!!!!!!! :-)
Paul McElligott
I think a commentary track by Jerry Doyle would be most entertaining.
It would also be great in the guys from Foundation Imaging could have
a commentary track.
Paul McElligott
> >Have they decided on aspect ratio?
> >
>
> Widescreen.
>
> jms
> jms
>
Little bit of a stutter there, Joe?
Anyway, I hope I don't need to ask if the episodes are in ANAMORPHIC widescreen.
Paul McElligott
>
> Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall,
Between B5 and the Star Trek: TNG boxes, I'm going to need to float a
second mortgage this fall.
Too bad I don't own a house.
Pål Are Nordal
>
> It would also be great in the guys from Foundation Imaging could have
> a commentary track.
Judging from the Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers DVDs they'd certainly
be willing.
Personally, I'd love to see Larry DiTillio do a couple.
Paul McElligott
>
> Yeah, it's real...I was holding off saying anything until WB or someone else
> could announce it, but since it's come up here via the captioning
> institute...yeah, as noted, it's real.
>
> Season One will be out in a boxed set this Fall,
Oh, yeah. One other question.
What about the sound? Will they make me happy (and my neighbors mad)
and give me Babylon 5 in Dolby Digital 5.1?
It is all about me, of course.
Paul McElligott
> I am only working part time at the moment (somebody
> forgot to tell people hereabouts that the recession is over) and have
> way too much time on my hands.
Sorry to hear. I was out of work for the first quarter of last year,
so I know a little of what you speak.
Unfortunately "the recession is over" only means that we've stopped
going backwards. It doesn't NECESSARILY imply forward motion yet.
The job market is usually the slowest to recover. These companies
that are so quick to cut people loose are usually pretty gun shy about
hiring again, but that will change with time.
I just wish that these companies would realize that hiring and
retraining are usually a hell of lot more expensive than biting the
bullet and standing by their employees through rough times.
Best of luck.
Tlsmith1963
huh Mac? :)
Tammy
PS--I would *love* to see the bloopers included with the B5 DVDs!
BoredGuy
"Mac Breck" <macb...@access995.com> wrote in message
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> "Sue" <vam...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:3d04dac5...@news1.attglobal.net...
> > On 10 Jun 2002 04:05:28 GMT, jms...@aol.com (Jms at B5) proclaimed:
> >
> > >>Have they decided on aspect ratio?
> > >>
> > >
> > >Widescreen.
> >
> > My question: True widescreen? The DVD of "The Gathering" and "In the
> > Beginning" that we have is cropped at the top and bottom. I.e. -
> > there are bits that are missing. I don't want the episodes with
> > things missing. But if it is *true* widescreen, I'm there!
>
>
> I'm there, regardless, if only for the extras.
>
starting to get a bit warn down!!
BoredGuy
Jms at B5
>cast or crew?
They're currently investigating all possibililties.
Jms at B5
>given
>> that there's no fees involved
>
>They're not paying you, ...anything? ???
No. It's WB's policy that they don't pay to have people do commentaries. The
problem here is that there's so *much* that they want...an on-camera interview,
two to four full commentaries, and further analyses on the races, technologies,
politics, all that stuff...it's a huge amount of work. But their response was
that if it wasn't done for free, across the board, they'd just deliver a
foreshortened version, little to no extras, no publicity, little to nothing
without my commentary, which they feel is essential to the set. Rather than
have a lesser version go out to the fans, I figured I'd just bite the bullet
and do it.
Jms at B5
>What about the sound? Will they make me happy (and my neighbors mad)
>and give me Babylon 5 in Dolby Digital 5.1?
The sound is being remastered to 5.1.
Jms at B5
>Beginning" that we have is cropped at the top and bottom. I.e. -
>there are bits that are missing. I don't want the episodes with
>things missing. But if it is *true* widescreen, I'm there!
The only things that I'm aware of that were cropped in those were the CGI and
composite scenes, since we can't go back and re-render all that stuff.
Mac Breck
> >My question: True widescreen? The DVD of "The Gathering" and "In the
> >Beginning" that we have is cropped at the top and bottom. I.e. -
> >there are bits that are missing. I don't want the episodes with
> >things missing. But if it is *true* widescreen, I'm there!
>
> The only things that I'm aware of that were cropped in those were the CGI
and
> composite scenes, since we can't go back and re-render all that stuff.
"Can't" because the materials, that would be needed to do a re-render
(whatever those are, I don't know), are gone (misplaced, thrown out, or
destroyed), ..*or*.. because there is no time and/or no money to do the
re-render?
Mac Breck
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