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Author Topic: What is the DO version of King Kong? Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 12-13-2005 08:15 PM                     I'm asking this for a fellow theatre owner, who is not internet oriented. Quote "Anybody know the difference between a "DO" version of King Kong and a "Regular" version? I had to deal with a potential disaster when the studio sent me eight "DO" reels and one Reel #8 regular version. The studio kept telling me I was mistaken, but in the end, they were wrong. Fortunately, they sent me another #8 reel in "DO". Apparently, "DO" stands for Digital Original. Have any of you received "DO" versions before? " End Quote Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 12-17-2005 04:39 AM                     I'm currious as well. What gives?  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-17-2005 06:05 AM                        Brad you said it was almost a disaster....how? Was the "DO" print not a standard soundtrack print? In what way? Wouldn't a standard digital reader play it? What about the analog sound? My former assistant Alan Meyerson, who is the music mixer for KK would know the answer to that. I will ask him. We just had dinner last night and he was telling me all the drama that went on with the scoring and rescoring of the film. They were lucky to get it finished by the release date. Oh, and PS....is the an all-cyan inventory?  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-17-2005 03:14 PM                    All cans for both of our prints say "DO -9- SC" on the shipping label. To compare, Narnia's labels in the same spot say "MUL SC PRR -9-". Is that what you guys are talking about?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2005 05:11 PM                        DO = Digital/Optical MUL = Multiple soundtracks (all formats) ?? (These are just guesses.)  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-18-2005 12:34 AM                    Or possibly "Domestic"? What do everyone else's cans say?  |  IP: Logged

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