HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I got some responses to my emails from Christmas eve! The first was from Keith Ranney, who indicated that he didn't have any access to the original game footage. However, he did state that some of the masking work was farmed out to a team in Ashland, OR. I did look at the credits in the game again and tracked down some members of that team. (I think it is CyberROM Technologies)
Stephen Clarke-Wilson also got back to me via Facebook and said that Virgin never got access to the original video footage. However, he did find some still photos from the shoot/production itself! He's trying to find a way to scan/upload them and when he does I'll be happy to share them here.
Today I reached out to Andrew Anderson who did some of the video work on the game. Andy still does graphic design and video work. He has taught some of the best people in the industry today as you can see from his website: http://www.realandy.com/index.html . Andy got back to me and said that he doesn't think that he has much, if anything from the original game but, he is going to check his attic and see what pops up.
I did reach out to Verin Lewis who worked with Andy at CyberROM Technologies Inc. That was back on the 24th of December. I haven't heard back from either of his email addresses but, will continue to try in the new year.
One person I can't track down is Dianne Watson. She would likely be the key to unraveling a lot of the mystery behind Trilobyte and other "lost" video assets that might exist. However, there is little or no trace of her online that I can find.
Debra Ritz-Mason played Martine Burden and was the Talent Director on The 7th Guest. Sadly, she is deceased. She belonged to a company called the Rogue River Motion Picture Company. I haven't been able to find anything about that group so far. They may no longer exist and I don't know if the company would know anything about the tape itself.
So, a lot to think about for 2019!
Thanks again for following this blog and my progress!
-Chris
The unofficial hunt for the original video and audio footage of The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour.
