my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Film Handlers' Forum   » Technicolor 3D installations- How many? (Page 4)

This topic comprises 10 pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Author Topic: Technicolor 3D installations- How many? Fabian Schreyer Film Handler Posts: 63 From: Aachen, Germany Registered: Feb 2009 posted 03-19-2010 11:33 PM                     Are there any T3D installations in regular use yet? Or if not: when will the first movie start?  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 03-20-2010 09:19 AM                        Right now: a laboratory item. March 24, 2010, How to Train Your Dragon will change that. Louis  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 03-20-2010 09:57 AM                     Ok. Mea culpa! I'd worked two consecutive 18hr days with only 4hrs sleep when I wrote my last post about how there was no 'squeeze' in the Techicolor 3D lens optics and wondered how someone claimed the images would be "scope". Now that I've rested a bit I realize my error. We're dealing with two half-height frame images, so of course what I'll wind up with is an aspect ratio that resembles "scope" but without using anamorphics. It makes perfect sense to me now that I'm awake & the Red Bull has kicked in. The new screen went in yesterday. The new lamphouse (4K) and water cooling system gets installed Monday. In looking at the 3D lens kit, I realized one thing not included: An aperture plate. The other (older) over-under systems required a special plate. I guess I'll find out when they do the final turn-up some time next week if I'll be using one of my existing a-plates or they'll be bringing & cutting a special one for me.  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 03-20-2010 12:24 PM                        Approx. 150 screens we were told at ShoWest for How To Train Your Dragon.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-20-2010 01:24 PM                     Jim Cassedy wrote: "In looking at the 3D lens kit, I realized one thing not included: An aperture plate. The other (older) over-under systems required a special plate. I guess I'll find out when they do the final turn-up some time next week if I'll be using one of my existing a-plates or they'll be bringing & cutting a special one for me." Be sure that your installer brings a plate. They will have to cut a new one on most installs. Our system was put in on Thursday, and they had to cut a plate. Test trailer looked great. We went with a 3K bulb (this house had a 2K) for more light and I'm glad we did. At present, it looks like we will open Dragon in our digital house, then open Titans the following week.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-20-2010 02:31 PM                    quote: John T. Hendrickson, Jr Our system was put in on Thursday, and they had to cut a plate. Test trailer looked great. We went with a 3K bulb (this house had a 2K) for more light and I'm glad we did. Speaking of trailers. Will they provide trailers that can be played in that format. Reason I mention this is because some theatres do not use lens turrets. I know back in the 80's we didn't run any trailers unless one was provided in the 3-D format.  |  IP: Logged Michael Wilkinson The Entertainment King of Colusa and Beyond Posts: 89 From: Colusa, CA USA Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-21-2010 12:22 AM                        Hi guys! We just got our Technicolor 3D up today! The presentation is great however it looks like I will be having to add movable top and bottom masking as (I just found out) that unless your current scope ratio is the full 2.35:1 your 3D image will be cropped accordingly. (my ratio 2.15:1) My other comment is that it seems to be inviting problems to have the gate collide with the seemingly delicate lens assembly. Not to mention how fun that will make threading!!! We are going to have to rig up a latch to at least hold the gate open while threading. Those of you with turrets shouldn't have a problem with that I suppose. Other than the little hiccups above I'm pretty psyched; as an independent operator I finally have access to the latest 3D craze! My customers are really excited about it and even if is only a fad that lasts a while, at least I can be on board for now! We also took the opportunity to finally put in a baffle wall and some 4732JBL's backstage as well. With a rock steady image I think the presentation is completely on par or better than some digital even! The hard part was deciding whether (with a single screen) to open Clash of the Titans or How to Train Your Dragon! (went with Titans so we can have the late night screening and Toga party on the first!)  |  IP: Logged Michael Voiland Expert Film Handler Posts: 219 From: Naperville, IL US Registered: Aug 2009 posted 03-21-2010 02:31 AM                     I am interested to see how this technicolor 3d thing goes. I think it will be a ton cheaper to do 3d this way then with a digital system.  |  IP: Logged Catalin Balaceanu Film Handler Posts: 36 From: Pascani, Iasi, Romania Registered: Mar 2006 posted 03-21-2010 04:54 AM                        Does anyone know when Tech3d will go international...especially Europe? This thing gets more and more interesting.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 03-21-2010 06:02 AM                     So, what is on the test film? 50 feet seems too short to run through once, but too long to make a loop. Is there actual 3-D content, or is it something more like PA-35 but for 3-D frame dimensions? Is it the same the whole way through, or are there several different sections, each intended to be run as a loop? Can somebody post a scan of a few frames? If there's no actual 3-D material available in this format yet, how are cinemas supposed to train their projectionists? would it have been a good idea for Technicolor to produce say a ten minute short for training purposes, and make this available a few weeks before the first actual film was released?  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 03-21-2010 07:36 AM                        My test film is a Dragon trailer. Also, yes the test film looks jus like PA-35 except left eye/tight eye. (Just match 'em up.) btw: the Dragon trailer will never be used as a trailer. It is the first film. Louis  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-21-2010 12:46 PM                        My booker told me he heard that a scratch on the Tech 3-D will look like it's "right in your face" ... true?  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 03-21-2010 02:44 PM                     Since it is an 'under and over' format then I would have thought that if we're talking about a simple vertical scratch then it should appear in exactly the same place in both images, and therefore should appear in the plane of the screen.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-21-2010 07:30 PM                        Dirt should be fun.  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 03-22-2010 12:46 AM                     My maintenance guy swears he and his wife saw Avatar in the Technicolor film 3D format at Pacific's Winnetka 21 a couple weeks ago.  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

This topic comprises 10 pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.