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Author Topic: The Matrix sequels to be repurposed for IMAX theatres John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 04-28-2003 03:07 PM                        quote: Any draw backs to showing 35mm prints on the screen, beside the image not filling up the screen. The challenge is getting enough light through that postage-stamp sized 35mm frame to fill a huge screen with enough light: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/pytlak/fall97.shtml http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/pytlak/winter97.shtml http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/pytlak/spring98.shtml  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-28-2003 05:29 PM                     All the heat related problems and limits to how much light can actually get through the 35mm hole is exactly why stadium seated theaters should have installed 70mm equipment from the start of the building boom back in 1995. There's lots of really big stadium seated theater houses that would be far better served by using 70mm. Sure, the exhibitors can gripe about there being no prints. However, they did a good job of locking in the hopeless 35mm-only thing by installing only 35mm equipment in new theaters. You gotta at least put the hardware infrastructure in place to get any of the 70mm "software" (that being prints).  |  IP: Logged Chris Tyson Film Handler Posts: 15 From: Branson, MO, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 05-03-2003 10:35 AM                        William, we use a Century SA projector with a not so recommended CFS 7K watt console. CFS ESP3 Platter. A DTS-6D with Ultra Stereo running through our IMAX amps. And Schnieder Optics. Sorry for the delay I was off for a couple days. The only draw back is that the film companies want you to show there feature all the time and they don't understand that you can fill one show and beat a regular movie house attendance showing it all day. The good thing is our consession sales nearly tripled when we put it in which is good for the theater. You just have to play by there rules which change almost constantly. I would try to get a 35-70 projector and platter if I were you. We're trying to talk them into upgrading so we won't get stuck in this boat with IMAX and the Matrix again (They won't let us show it in 35mm on the iMAX screen since IMAX is making the movie too). If you do it, it will pay for itself real quick though. Later, Chris  |  IP: Logged

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