In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of this special network program, “Heroes of Rock’n Roll” was screened in front of industry veterans and fans in a packed theatre on Friday October 25, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Hosted by the original writer/director team consisting of Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt, the creation of “Heroes of Rock’n Roll” was inspired by the theatrical production of “That’s Entertainment”.
“Heroes” only aired in 1979 and has been shelved ever since. This complimentary Fine Arts Theatre screening event was the final showing anywhere of this very special two-hour presentation.
To make this theatrical event possible, the original high-band two-inch Quad videotapes, determined to be the best archival elements, were pulled from the vault. Using DC Video specialized workflows and equipment, these Quadruplex tapes were transferred on the third-generation Ampex AVR-1 through an analog to digital conversion process and up-converted to 1080i files. From this step, a DCP was created for the big-screen digital presentation at the Beverly Hills Fine Arts Theatre.
Image and sound quality during this screening event exceeded everyone’s expectation. It made for a very enjoyable (and fun) evening of an archival videotape presentation!
Here is a review of the program from 40 years ago!
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The Fine Arts Theatre marquee.
The production logo from the program (frame grab from 2” Quad).
The crowd outside the theatre.
The original production artwork from 1979.
The banner in the display case outside the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.