Blakes 7 DVD release

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  • All four seasons were released by BBC Worldwide as box sets.
  • Blakes 7 DVD main menu
  • Blakes 7 DVD Special Features menu

When the entire run – four series – of Seventies classic BBC sci-fi show Blakes 7 was scheduled to be released on DVD by Fabulous Films and BBC Worldwide, Dysfunction Media were brought in to design and build every single part of it.

Blakes 7 DVD design and authoring

How DFML was involved:

  • Planning the entire DVD release (how many discs, types of packaging, etc.) in consultation with Fabulous Films and BBC Worldwide
  • Designing menu structures and interactivity
  • Specifying technologies used and liaising with mastering facilities
  • Encoding and QA of encoded footage
  • Design of look and feel of discs per series
  • Build of discs
  • Liaising with other stakeholders over extra features, intellectual property rights issues, etc
  • Preparing test discs for sign-off
  • Hiding easter eggs within each release
  • Liaising with mastering facility in Germany for replication
  • Technical issue management during lifespan of project

A large project involving many stakeholders and running over several years, the Blakes 7 DVDs threw up many technical challenges for DFML, all of which were eventually overcome. The work DFML put in was recognised by a Cult TV award for “Best DVD Presentation of the year” in 2004.