Bloodlines- The Dracula Compendium


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Bloodlines- The Dracula Compendium

Faneditor: Ray Danger  
Fanedit Type: Review
Fanedit Release Date: 21st January 2025
Fanedit Runtime: 2h:8m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:20m:0s
Time Added: 0h:5m:0s
Franchise: Dracula
Genre: DocumentaryHorror
Original Title: Becoming a Vampire (2024)   Evil is Aboard (2023)   Re-Vamping Dracula (2004)   The Road to Dracula (1999)   
Original Release Date: 9th October 1999
Original Runtime: 1h:38m:0s
Original Links:

Certificate: PG
Source: Blu-Ray
Resolution: 1080p
Sound Mix: Stereo
Language: English
Subtitles: No
   

Synopsis:

This is a collection docs, edited together from various sources, covering each film in the Dracula [raymix] Series.


Intentions:

These make the perfect companion to the Dracula [raymix] Series.


Change List:

These lists only covers a fraction of the changes made. Most of the changes are unlisted. I get VERY lazy with the lists for my doc edits. Sorry. MAKING DRACULA [raymix] CHANGES: OVERALL CHANGES- -upscaled the source from 476p to 1080p. --slight de-blocking, de-noising & de-interlacing. (it still looks pretty rough) PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -added shots of Dracula & his castle. -new "Universal Home Video Presents" card. TITLE CARD- -new title & title card. (Bringing the Blood to Life- Making Dracula) -new "Hosted by Carla Laemmle" card. FEATURE- -cut some comments about Dracula 1978. -condensed some comments about Dwight Fry. -cut the mention of the armidillos. -cut Rick Baker wishing Karloff would have played Dracula. END CREDITS- -replaced The Danse Macabre with Swan Lake. -added my prodution logo. ORIGINAL RUNTIME- -35 mins. TIME CUT- -2 mins. TIME ADDED- -1 min. FINAL RUNTIME- -34 mins. MAKING DRACULA (1979) [raymix] CHANGES: OVERALL CHANGES- -upscaled the source from 480p to 1080p. --moderate de-blocking & de-interlacing. -replaced all film footage with the Theatrical bluray. PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. TITLE CARD- -new title & title card. (Re-Vamping a Classic- Making Dracula) FEATURE- -cut shots that I've removed from my edit of the film. -added the playbill for Gorey's Dracula. -added a picture of the Gorey staging. -added a picture of Edward Gorey on the stage set. -condensed some parts about historical research. -cut all to do with the laser light love scene. -cut the finger pointing about why the film didn't perform well. END CREDITS- -added my production logo to the end. ORIGINAL RUNTIME- -35 mins. TIME CUT- -2 mins. TIME ADDED- -1 min. FINAL RUNTIME- -34 mins. MAKING THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER [raymix] CHANGES: PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. OPENING- -cut André Øvredal comparing the screenplay to Alien. -added comments from Liam Cunningham, cut from later on. TITLE CARD- -new title & title card. (The Devil & The Sea- Making The Last Voyage of the Demeter) FEATURE- -cut & combined all three featurettes into a single feature. -cut shots that have been cut from my edit of the film. -cut Bradley Fischer saying the Demeter is a "Very rich" part of the novel. -cut some of Woody Norman talking about the effects of his bite. END CREDITS- added my production logo to the end. RUNTIME: ORIGINAL- -27 mins. (3 featurettes) TIME CUT- -1 mins. TIME ADDED- -0 min. [RAYMIX]- -26 mins. MAKING ABIGAIL [raymix] CHANGES: PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. TITLE CARD- -added Swan Lake (Swamp Mix) -new title & title card. (Death on Pointe- Making Abigail) FEATURE- -cut & combined all four featurettes into a single feature. -cut shots that have been removed from my edit of the film. -cut Guy Busik talking about garlic & crosses not working. -cut bits of the gag reel that aren't fun or interesting. END CREDITS- -added Swan Lake (Swamp Mix). -added my production logo to the end. RUNTIME: ORIGINAL- -32 mins. (4 featurettes) TIME CUT- -5 mins. TIME ADDED- -1 min. [RAYMIX]- -28 mins.


Other Sources:

SOURCES USED: -The Road to Dracula (Universal bluray, 2017) -Re-Vamping Dracula (Shout! Factory bluray, 2019) -Evil is Aboard- Making Last Voyage of the Demeter (Universal bluray, 2023) -From the Pits of Hell- Dracula Reimagined (Universal bluray, 2023) -Dracula in the Digital Age (Universal bluray, 2023) -Becoming a Vampire (Universal bluray, 2024) -Hunters to Hunted (Universal bluray, 2024) -Directing Duo (Universal bluray, 2024) -Blood Bath (Universal bluray, 2024) Additional- -Dracula (Universal bluray, 2017) -Dracula (Shout! Factory bluray, 2019) -images of the Gorey stage poduction (Getty Images) -16mm Course Film Grain (holygrain.com) -Sound Effects (YouTube.com)


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