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Author Topic: Kong Skull Island in 5/70mm Brent Francis Film Handler Posts: 84 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Nov 2008 posted 03-03-2017 02:02 PM                        And Toronto? What are we, chopped Liver? Oi!  |  IP: Logged Sascha F. Roll Expert Film Handler Posts: 140 From: Berlin, Berlin / Germany Registered: Sep 2015 posted 03-05-2017 08:05 AM                     Talking about Sound, who is responsible for the Datasat Soundmix / QC? AFAIR "The Hateful Eight" was the last project that Datasat themselves took care of.  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 03-05-2017 08:46 AM                     I wonder just how many venues still have 35/70mm machines? Or film projectors at all for that matter.  |  IP: Logged Daniel Schulz Master Film Handler Posts: 387 From: Los Angeles, CA USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 03-07-2017 02:13 AM                        quote: Sascha F. Roll Talking about Sound, who is responsible for the Datasat Soundmix / QC? AFAIR "The Hateful Eight" was the last project that Datasat themselves took care of. The technology is in good hands; Datasat has licensed it to a company in LA called Inventure Studios, which is basically the last man standing for optical soundtracks for film. Inventure has several staffers from what used to be the premiere shop doing optical tracks for film (including quad track SR/SRD/DTS/SDDS), and also has on staff the DTS/Datasat engineer who used to be responsible for maintaining all of the sound cameras around the world for shooting DTS timecode. They all work really closely with Fotokem, so I think the ecosystem can be kept up for as long as the studios demand 5/70 prints with Datasat sound. Regrettably I am no longer involved (I say regrettably 'cuz I *miss* it).  |  IP: Logged David J Hilsgen Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: SAUK RAPIDS,MN . USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 03-07-2017 03:06 PM                     Anybody get there combo # yet for kong  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 03-08-2017 06:15 PM                     There are 3 theatres in the San Francisco Bay area that have functioning 70/35 mm equipment. Several more that can do 35mm. One of which is 35mm no digital.  |  IP: Logged Bill Brandenstein Master Film Handler Posts: 413 From: Santa Clarita, CA Registered: Jul 2013 posted 03-09-2017 10:20 PM                     Quite predictably, in all of greater Los Angeles we get not one but two 70mm prints: Arclight Hollywood (not the Dome) and Arclight Sherman Oaks, where Fantastic Beasts got notoriously fouled on their most recent 70mm run. Since I've no intention of seeing this movie, I hope someone else does and reports on how it looks. On a different note, Arclight Santa Monica has it playing on "Wide Screen." (Per Fandango.) So innovative! Wonder how it works?  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 03-09-2017 10:54 PM                     Have to say the look of this digital blow-up is much better than Fantastic Beasts. Has that 70mm look.  |  IP: Logged Terry Monohan Master Film Handler Posts: 379 From: San Francisco CA USA Registered: May 2014 posted 03-10-2017 09:08 AM                     Stephan (MR Showmanship) thanks for your report. A bunch of us are coming over Sat eve to Oakland for your 70mm showing in Theatre #1 at the Grand Lake Theatre. It will be a Grand 70mm night with the organ to be played from 7PM. The trailer for this Kong movie looks like fun. Glad the owners of this classic cinema went out of their way so we can have at least one theatre in Northern CA to see this large 70mm blow up film print of Kong. It will be so nice to see the large plastic Wagner letters on the giant Grand Lake neon marquee say 70mm. Turn up the surrounds and open up your two curtains in one of the best theatres in California the Fox Grand Lake in Oakland CA. So easy to get to on BART from SF and then the #12 AC bus to the front door of your 70mm mega theatre. So nice to have a true 70mm projectionist still on duty these days.  |  IP: Logged Mark Campbell Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Seattle, WA USA Registered: Jul 2007 posted 03-10-2017 07:51 PM                     Just saw it at the Cinerama in Seattle. Presentation was stunning. Better than any digital presentation I have ever seen. Including Liemax or similar. Picture was rock steady. Color was right and bright. Sound was lush and deep. Aside from a flawed 70mm engagement of the Hateful Eight at Seattle's AMC Pacific Place 11 its been a while since I've seen a 70mm presentation. How I miss it! I am happy WB is still cranking out 70mm prints. I now know I will go see any 70mm film at the Cinerama, bad or good. Just for the experience. I peeked in the booth window and saw a pair of Kinoton's set up for changeover. And how refreshing to see changeover cues again!!!  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-16-2017 12:14 PM                        quote: Daniel Schulz The technology is in good hands; Datasat has licensed it to a company in LA called Inventure Studios, which is basically the last man standing for optical soundtracks for film. Foto-Kem will shoot optical tracks, too, unless they are just sending their work out to Inventure. I don't know if they do the digital tracks, though. Is NT Audio Visual still around?  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 03-16-2017 03:36 PM                     NT Audio Visual has been gone for a few years now.  |  IP: Logged Mark Campbell Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Seattle, WA USA Registered: Jul 2007 posted 03-17-2017 12:29 PM                     I was disappointed there were no trailers ahead of Kong at the Cinema. Was this the case at other theaters? Surprised WB didn't attach a Dunkirk trailer knowing it will be released in 70mm.  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 03-17-2017 09:15 PM                     I run digital trailers ahead and then changeover to the 70mm feature.  |  IP: Logged Daniel Schulz Master Film Handler Posts: 387 From: Los Angeles, CA USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 03-18-2017 04:01 AM                        No trailers at Arclight Hollywood. I just saw it tonight, so one week into the run. The print would have looked great - the desaturated colors and overall vintage look to the film lends itself to a filmout. Unfortunately there was a terrible vertical scratch through the entire picture a little bit in from the left side of the screen, and another (lighter) vertical scratch 2/3 across. That scratch was much worse in the first 3 reels or so, then got lighter and by the last two reels was almost vanished. I know I shouldn't be surprised, but it's disappointing that even with 70mm prints in the heart of Hollywood nowadays you're really better off watching the DCP.  |  IP: Logged

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