timsabre Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I thought the "Bohemian Rhapsody" film was very good, but I annoyed my wife by noticing that the moving lights on the Live Aid reconstruction were not right (should have kept quiet). I was a bit surprised since they faithfully reproduced just about everything else including building the stage out of kwikform and having the crew hanging out of the side towers. They even included Trip Khalaf's story about pushing up the master faders to make Queen louder than everyone else.So any other sad lighting spotters out there could identify what they used in the film (and can remember what they had at the proper Live Aid - they were very boxy - the original VL1?). The film ones were quite wide and flat - maybe VL4000 spots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttytechy Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Mind you I was very picky with that film with the Live Aid Bit. Even the lighting were wrong with the Par 64's. Wrong lighting Gels with the side by side comparisons. There was one part of the side by side where the moving heads did look wrong. They looked too modern. I am pretty sure they used the VL1's in the 1984 original live aid but in the film they used something newer because of the Yokes. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I am so picky. On this vid from youtube. https://www.youtube....h?v=d0GFQP97Ifs if you look at 6:21 then there is something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 At least I know there is someone sadder than me who has made a side-by-side comparison video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttytechy Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I think someone made a side by side vid to compare the whole event compared to the film. I just trawled through it frame by frame to look for the mistakes and low and behold, there are many ** laughs out loud ** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyld Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I've not seen the film but if they wanted to go for maximum 1980's moving light authenticity, then at least one of the fixtures should be 'doing it's own thing'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Sad, very, very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 We won't go into the 80's broadcast gear spotting. Where did they get a complete 80's OB truck from, do OB truck collectors exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.k.roberts Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 We won't go into the 80's broadcast gear spotting. Where did they get a complete 80's OB truck from, do OB truck collectors exist? Oh yes ...... https://www.bvws.org.uk/events/photos/2005-06-harpenden-tv-van/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 We won't go into the 80's broadcast gear spotting. Where did they get a complete 80's OB truck from, do OB truck collectors exist? Yes, just pick your era and region and someone probably has one in a warehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 What concerned me more while watching the film was that it said that Queen split up before Live Aid and Freddie knew he had aids before Live Aid.Didn't remember hearing about either of these at the time.Looked them up when I got home and Queen never split up and it was two years after Live Aid that Freddie was told he had aids.Dispute this I found it a very enjoyable film, funny, moving and sad at times.CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I tried to watch the film last night,think it must have been a bootleg because all I could see was a little silhouette of a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I spotted this when they released the trailer in August. I'm pretty sure they were VL1s at Live Aid. Here is the screenshot of the trailer. My other comment at the time was "Also, In Mama Mia 2, what was the make of compact, hand held radio mic that was available in a small Taverna on an obscure Greek Island in 1979?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 <br />I spotted this when they released the trailer in August. I'm pretty sure they were VL1s at Live Aid.<br /><br /><a href='https://imgur.com/a/xD0NfwL' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Here</a> is the screenshot of the trailer.<br /><br /><br />My other comment at the time was "<font color="#1C1E21"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Also, In Mama Mia 2, what was the make of compact, hand held radio mic that was available in a small Taverna on an obscure Greek Island in 1979?"</font></font></font><br /><br /><br /><br /> Haven't seen the film yet but a colleague has suggested it looks like EDC but painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktownend Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 No intention of seeing the film but the movers in Kit's screenshot look like PRG Best Boys to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 My other comment at the time was "Also, In Mama Mia 2, what was the make of compact, hand held radio mic that was available in a small Taverna on an obscure Greek Island in 1979?"EDC (if gold-coloured metal body), Micron (maybe a bit up-market for your average small-island taverna?), Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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