Ged Jones
-
Rollerball – Part 2
—
by
Read more: Rollerball – Part 2I was never a big fan of this movie, which I thought was all noise and no plot. Didn’t stop it selling. Label was designed by our regular artist Marianne Frost.
-
The Disney Deal #4
Read more: The Disney Deal #4Beginning Christmas 1991, Derann had the pleasure to issue the following Walt Disney full length features ‘The Little Mermaid’ [1989: 83 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker], ‘The Rescuers Down Under’ [1990: 77 minutes: Dir. Hendel & Mike Gabriel], ‘Cinderella’ [1950: 74 minutes: Nominated for 3 Academy awards: Dir.…
-
What a Carry On! – Carry On Teacher: 1959
—
by
Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Teacher: 1959CARRY ON TEACHER: 1959 In September 1958 a new British institution was born with the release of a series of comedy films. ‘Carry On Teacher’ was the third in the series, it featured Ted Ray in his only Carry On role, there’s also a young Richard O’Sullivan appearing as a pupil. Ted Ray’s name on…
-
Labs #3
—
by
Read more: Labs #3In 1975, the year I arrived at Derann, they were advertising a new range of shorts, from Pathe Pictorial & Look at Life, some with optical soundtracks, which were being printed at Technicolor UK. However they were awfully slow with deliveries and very expensive, so we were more than pleased when Rank Labs announced that…
-
Angus Gulliver
—
by
Read more: Angus GulliverIf you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. I probably came to super 8 later (and younger) than most. I was initially fascinated by a Quarz std 8mm camera that my mother inherited from her father, and as a child I’d secretly…
-
The Three Musketeers
—
by
Read more: The Three MusketeersThis 1948 Technicolor costume drama was the third or fourth release we issued in our deal with Ken Films/MGM. I can still recall the thrill of watching the first test print and the magnificent print quality. Released mounted on 5 x 600 spools. The simple label was designed by Dave Worrall. Label courtesy of Peter…
-
The Fiend
—
by
Read more: The FiendI believe this was another of the many titles we picked up from Michael Meyers at Miracle Films. It’s been a long time since I viewed this movie and if I’m honest it was a pretty dull affair, but the IMDb says it’s one of the more notable British horror films from the early 1970s,…
-
No Limit
—
by
Read more: No LimitDerek was a big fan of George Formby and this was without doubt his favourite film featuring this toothy, ukulele Northerner. Excellent quality prints, from a brand new 35mm print and the added plus of the TT races made this a real winner. Label was designed by Marianne Frost. Issued as a 4×400′ and a…
-
The Magnetic Slurry Applicator
—
by
Read more: The Magnetic Slurry ApplicatorThis first image shows the view of the applicator from the side. One third of this is lowered into the slurry reservoir and is spinning anti-clockwise. It was 5 centimeters wide and had 4 raised ridges which will be covered in the slurry. Then a comb passes over the applicator and removes the slurry from…
-
The Disney Deal #3
Read more: The Disney Deal #3Our contact at Disney, Maggie Allison, had many ‘firsts’ written into our contracts. To begin with Disney would choose the laboratory we would use to print their product and carefully monitor of the number of copies printed, (in order that they would receive the correct royalty each month, (10 to 15%, per print, depending on…