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Author Topic: MPAA, you suck! Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-28-2003 03:32 AM                  "Phil's Philthy Phlicks" private screening room will now be open to ALL Academy members for 1st run films starting Nov 7th...NO video cameras allowed! From Variety 10/27/2003 --------------------------------------------------- Posted: Mon., Oct. 27, 2003, 5:47pm PT Studios face space odyssey Screening rooms are jammed By DAVE MCNARY This article was updated at 7:20 p.m. A lot of folks are still angry about the clampdown on screener tapes, but at least one small group is clearly upbeat: The owners of screening rooms. "It's an all-out, illogical panic this year," one awards consultant said. "The scramble for screening rooms was already intense in recent years because of the expanding horizon of awards shows. The only ones with a real advantage are the studios that have their own screening rooms and a contending film." Execs at many screening rooms say their space is only available at offbeat times, like 2 p.m. Tuesday or 11 a.m. Saturday. Premium time is gone. As a result, film execs are seeking out less traditional venues, such as the renovated James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus in Westwood, which is booked every evening through Thanksgiving. Awards-hungry execs are coming up with alternate plans as well, such as making plans to four-wall local theaters, following DreamWorks' lead with "The House of Sand and Fog" next month. In addition, honchos said they are trying to negotiate with exhibitors about admitting awards voters. Last year, the exhibs admitted for free voters from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences but they balked at giving the same treatment to members of the guilds and other kudos-voting orgs. This year, some studio planners are trying to work out deals that would allow the exhibs to admit other voting groups. Directors Guild of America spokesman Morgan Rumpf estimated that demand for the guild's two theaters at its Hollywood headquarters is up as much as 25% from last year. And demand was so heavy for the DGA's renovated screening facility in Gotham that the guild decided to forgo any ceremonies when the theater reopened on Oct. 14. "We're already adding times in the early afternoons and weekdays that had not been utilized in previous years," Rumpf said. "We are trying to accommodate as much as possible. I can't really say if it's because of the tighter schedule for awards or the screener ban." The decision by the Academy to move the Oscar ceremonies to Feb. 29 had prompted studios to book screening rooms earlier than usual. The MPAA's announcement four weeks ago that it had banned screeners accelerated that trend. Of course, there's always some wiggle room. Film companies often book spaces and then cancel or reschedule the screening, for a variety of reasons. One awards consultant said he expects some trading but no surrendering of timeslots booked at studios or such well-known venues as the Aidikoff, Clarity, the DGA, Harmony Gold, Raleigh, Sunset Screening, the WGA and the Wilshire. UCLA's 276-seat Bridges Theater is also used as a classroom screening facility for first-run films through the student-run Melnitz Movies programs, the UCLA Documentary Salon series and films by alumni, as well as a venue for industry screenings. © Copyright 2003, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. © 2003 Variety, Inc. Use of this Website is subject to Terms of Use. Privacy Policy --------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 10-28-2003 05:45 AM                        Sounds like a good business opportunity for someone who can really show "Film Done Right" in cities with lots of Academy members.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2003 06:31 AM                        Piracy issue or not, screener tapes are evil. If the Academy members can't take time out of their busy schedules to see and hear films as they were meant to been seen and heard (either in screening rooms or commercial theatres), then they shouldn't be voting for the Academy Awards (tm) (r) (c), anyway.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2003 06:43 AM                     Has it changed or didn't a condition of being eligable for a oscar the film had to screen in a LA theatre  |  IP: Logged Jeffry L. Johnson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 809 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 10-28-2003 11:15 AM                        76th Academy Awards Rule 2: Eligibility Rule Two Eligibility 1. Eligibility for Academy Award consideration is subject to Rules Two and Three, and to those special rules approved by the Board of Governors which follow. 2. All eligible motion pictures, unless otherwise noted (see Paragraph 9 below), must be: a) feature length (defined as over 40 minutes), b) publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24-frame progressive scan digital format (minimum native resolution 1280 by 1024 pixels), delivered to the screen by an image and sound file format suitable for exhibition in existing commercial digital cinema sites, c) for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County, d) for a run of at least seven consecutive days, e) advertised and exploited during its Los Angeles run in a manner considered normal and customary to the industry, and f) within the awards year deadlines specified in Rule Three. 3. Films which, in any version, receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release will not be eligible for Academy Awards in any category. (This includes broadcast and cable television, as well as home video marketing and internet transmission.) 4. Eligibility is contingent on the receipt by the Academy of the following information on Official Screen Credits forms obtained from the Academy, to be signed by the film’s producer or distributor (unless waived by the Academy) which shall include: a) full, complete and authentic credits, b) the name of the Los Angeles County theater where the film has played, and c) the dates of the Los Angeles run. 5. Eligibility for all awards shall first be determined by credits as they appear on the screen and/or as certified to the Academy by the producing companies, but final determination in any event shall be made by the Academy. The Academy shall not be bound by any contract or agreement relating to the sharing or giving of credit and reserves the right to make its own determination of credit for purposes of award consideration. 6. In the event of any dispute concerning credits, the Academy reserves the right to declare any achievement ineligible or, alternatively, to reject all claims to credit, list credits as being in controversy and withhold any award until the dispute is resolved. 7. The alteration of an achievement by changing a picture from the version shown in Los Angeles County, upon which eligibility is based, shall subject such achievement to the risk of being declared ineligible by the Board of Governors. 8. Motion pictures from all countries shall be eligible for the annual awards listed previously in Rule One Paragraph 3, as long as they satisfy the requirements of the other applicable rules, and contain English sub-titles if released in a foreign language. 9. Exceptions to the eligibility requirements and methods of qualifying listed in Rules Two and Three appear in the Special Rules for the Animated Feature Film Award (see Rule Seven), the Documentary Awards (see Rule Twelve), the Foreign Language Film Award (see Rule Fourteen), the Music Awards (see Rule Sixteen), and the Short Films Awards (see Rule Nineteen).  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-28-2003 11:52 AM                     We started getting booked for Academy/Guild screenings by the studios last May. I'm just finishing up on my third month running Academy Screenings. This is the last weekend of the year that is not booked for Guild screenings. We are around 90% full till the end of January.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-28-2003 03:02 PM                        quote: 3. Films which, in any version, receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release will not be eligible for Academy Awards in any category. (This includes broadcast and cable television, as well as home video marketing and internet transmission.) so if it ends up on the internet prior to release, it's disqualified! ok, i'm sure it's not interpreted that way. carl  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2003 06:37 PM                        Note that the eligibility requirements posted above only apply to feature films. The eligibility rules for short films are quite different. Basically, unless it has a theatrical release, the short has to win the "best short" award at one of a handful of qualifying festivals. The winners of these awards then become eligibile. There are different rules for documentaries, etc., too.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-28-2003 07:01 PM                  quote: If the Academy members can't take time out of their busy schedules to see and hear films as they were meant to been seen and heard ...then they shouldn't be voting for the Academy Awards... Scott, you're just jealous cuz you don't get the screeners that we all get.... I have well over 500 from the last few years and I always loan them out to my gardener.... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Chris Trainor Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Greenville, RI, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2003 11:15 PM                        Gee, I should open up my 'screening room' for these people. "hi guys, grab a beer from the fridge and pick a spot on the futon". --Chris  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-03-2003 08:27 AM                     Just for the record this last Saturday Nov. 1st was the 35th Anniversary of the MPAA's rating system.  |  IP: Logged James Falloon Film Handler Posts: 72 From: Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand Registered: Oct 2003 posted 11-03-2003 01:50 PM                     Hi, not sure if this is the right thread, but could somebody tell me who put these dots on my film (the ones in the frame not the ones between the sproket holes). Are these the crap codes or did somebody screw up at the printers? and my appologies for having a crap scanner, they sure as heck show up on the screen.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 11-03-2003 02:03 PM                        James: It certainly has the appearance of some kind of anti-piracy watermark, but not one that I'm familiar with. (i.e., It's not the original Kodak CAP code, which had much smaller dots). How often does that pattern of dots repeat in the film?  |  IP: Logged James Falloon Film Handler Posts: 72 From: Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand Registered: Oct 2003 posted 11-03-2003 02:51 PM                     I only saw it once, we still run 2000 foot reels and changeovers so i could have missed some if there were more. the problem is these were dark blue dots on a light blue backgound and stood out like a sore thumb. It was on reel 3 of the league of extrordinary gentlemen (scope)  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 11-03-2003 03:02 PM                        A one time event could be something as simple as a spatter of processing chemicals, where tiny droplets could leave spots like that on the processed print. For example, soundtrack developer will leave dark gray spots of silver if it accidently splashes into the picture area: http://www.dyetracks.org  |  IP: Logged

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