The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official | Dec 12 Clips: Thief and the Cobbler Recobbled Cut Mark 4 @TheThiefArchive | Uploaded December 2012 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
Some scenes had to be redrawn and repainted for the Mark 4. Here we look at a portion of the final scene of the film which was very carefully repainted/reanimated over barely-visible existing footage, and see how cropped 4x3 DVDs were combined with widescreen VHS sources for a better picture. Transitions between sources are seamless, and the black-skinned Eunuchs have been redrawn to match Richard Williams' intended design.


Here are hundreds of images from the new restoration, with shot by shot commentary by Garrett Gilchrist about the incredibly complex editing work.
orangecow.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1199&start=3090#p20530

And here is an interview about the Mark 4 restoration, done for the blog of Richard Williams' son Alex.
orangecow.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1199&start=3030#p20439

Here is a 20 minute video showing some of the new and restored shots:
youtube.com/watch?v=XYr5rk0OwXM

Here is an early rough cut of the first 15 minutes of the film.
youtube.com/watch?v=peXJ2IYEPno