Beyond the Mind's Eye
by Michael Boydstun
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Director: Michael BoydstunEditor: Michael Boydstun
Producer: G. Paul Sullivan
Producer: Sean Gleason
Producer: Steven Churchill
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), PCM Stereo; English (Original Language), PCM Stereo
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-01-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Simitar Ent.
Movie Reviews of Beyond the Mind's Eye
Movie Review: Content - Excellent. Format - VHS, excellent; DVD, very good
Summary: 5 Stars
...Now, over a decade later,I have children and we watch it together - they love it too!
When I recently purchased a DVD player, I was pleased to find there was a DVD version of the video. I read the reviews on Amazon and all seemed positive, except one - who voiced concern over the quality of the DVD. I bought it anyway, knowing how impressed I was with the VHS. I thought I would get a great video, except with all the benefits of a DVD.
Upon arrival, my children and I were eager to try out the DVD. I was slightly disappointed by a few of things.
First, the image quality wasn't what I expected. I found the images to be less crisp and sharp than the VHS version and the brightness was "turned down" so the frames all seemed dark and lacking the detail of the VHS version. Second, the tracks on the DVD are different than the VHS. I actually prefer the tracks of the VHS to the DVD, but I own both so I'm not missing out! Lastly, the bonus video on the DVD was a real let down. But it wasn't why I bought the DVD in the first place, so that's ok.
My advice... if you buy the DVD, turn up the brightness on your set, it will bring the detail out a bit more. I'd still encourage people to buy the VHS as well! If you have only seen the DVD and love it (seems like most of the reviewers do), you'll be very pleasantly surprised by what the VHS delivers!
This is a great piece of work, highly recommended.
Summary of Beyond the Mind's Eye
Your dreams can take you beyond the mind's eye. So says the chunky, computer-animated head that introduces this collection of state-of-the- art computer artistry, before it breaks up and scatters. Original electronic music by Jan Hammer supplements the visuals, which are rich with mind-warping detail. If you've seen The Lawnmower Man (and can set aside for the moment how lacking in narrative elements it is), then you know what territory you're in here. You're likely to think of these animations, using computer wizardry as they do along with the trappings of virtual reality, making surreal connections from one image to another, and traveling through landscapes and construct architectures, as the kind of thing that would be championed by magazines like Mondo 2000 or Wired. And you'd be right. Fans of computer art and movie magic alike should feel very much at home in these construct worlds, and others might be fascinated to see what can be imagined in the surreal confines of cyberspace.Your dreams can take you beyond the mind's eye. So says the chunky, computer-animated head that introduces this collection of state-of-the- art computer artistry, before it breaks up and scatters. Original electronic music by Jan Hammer supplements the visuals, which are rich with mind-warping detail. If you've seen The Lawnmower Man (and can set aside for the moment how lacking in narrative elements it is), then you know what territory you're in here. You're likely to think of these animations, using computer wizardry as they do along with the trappings of virtual reality, making surreal connections from one image to another, and traveling through landscapes and construct architectures, as the kind of thing that would be championed by magazines like Mondo 2000 or Wired. And you'd be right. Fans of computer art and movie magic alike should feel very much at home in these construct worlds, and others might be fascinated to see what can be imagined in the surreal confines of cyberspace. --Jim Gay
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