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The Making of Melody (aka SWALK) video clip


There is a new Video Clip in Youtube about the
making of Melody (aka SWALK). The URL is as follows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkKmo24DCc4

This seems to be the video clip of the BBC Film Night
episode of March 1971 (mentioned in the IMDB among
Tracy Hyde's filmography). It is 18 minutes long.


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Great find, thanks!

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if only this had been cleaned up and added as a bonus feature on the dvd release.... it's one of my favourite films, and i just felt a little bit let down with the lack of any bonus stuff (besides the trailer).
I'm sure Barry Gibb would have done a quick interview on about the film, or maybe even Mark Lester (as Jack Wild has died). The Bee Gees often said it was a "delightful and heartwarming film" and they were excited that someone wanted to use their early music as a soundtrack.

Maybe in about 10 years, when it gets put onto blu-ray or something will we get more bonus stuff??? I'm just happy to have it on dvd :) love it.


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David Puttnam should add this video clip in the next batch of
DVD (or Blu-Raty) release. Other stuff that can be added are:

* How Is The West This Week (TV series) episode dated
8 February 1972 .... which is included in Tracy Hyde's
filmography in the IMDB. Puttnam should not have any
difficulties in accessing this.
* Latter day interviews with Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde
(I don't think this is difficult to arrange with both of them).
NB: It will be nice if the interviews are done in some of the
actual sites where the movie was made.
* Past interviews with Jack Wild about Melody if any.
* Latter day interviews with other children characters in the movie
(e.g., Peggy, Muriel, etc.)
* Latter day interviews with David Puttnam and Alan Parker
and Waris Hussein (they should provide information about
the movie based on the most frequently asked questions
in the many different web sites on Melody including the IMBD).
NB: One thing I really want to know about is the tombstone from
which Melody was reading. Was it a real one or was it a prop?
The dates on the tombstone are eerie!
* Interviews with the Bee Gees about Melody if any.
* The full interviews done with all the cast and crew during the filming.
* The re-union videos of Mark and Tracy in 1994 and 1999.
(the Japanese rights will have to be settled first).
* Deleted scenes from the movie.
NB: I know that there was a deleted scene showing a painting
class in the school. I know this because of a news clip
from the era (1970) about the shooting of the scene.
Daniel (Mark Lester) was supposed to be very good at
painting. I have also seen a couple of pictures of that scene.
* ... and perhaps ... the album soundtrack of the film???

These added clips would be a very good incentive for those
thinking of buying the DVD. Without these add-ons people
can simply download a free copy from the Internet and there are
some with very good qualities.

The added clips should be indicated on the DVD cover for the
people to be convinced of buying it.

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Another video clip I found in youtube is about the 1994 re-union
of Mark and Tracy. This looks like a full version video of the said
re-union and not like the edited previous versions. The URL is as
follows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SosCguOzXO8

There is also another BBC site which is the radio interview with
David Puttnam and Alan Parker on 11 June 2010 regarding the UK
release of the DVD for the movie Melody/SWALK. The URL is as
follows:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b00smvlj
NB: interview starts at about 01:30 through the clip

A follow-up interview was done with David Puttnam regarding
the movie on 09 July 2010. This is on the following URL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b00sy4ym
NB: interview starts at about 08:40 through the clip

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There another video clip on Youtube recently uploaded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3iPwUAOzVo

It's a BFI interview of Alan Parker (and others) about Melody.

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I have found another video clip in Youtube with various scenes from Melody. It is 4 minuts and 17 seconds long. The last 30 seconds is a recent interview of Tracy Hyde about her character and the song Melody (by the Bee Gees). The URL is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5jIOshueg4

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