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Topic: Digital film revolution poised to start rolling
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David Stambaugh
Film God
Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 05-22-2005 08:53 PM
quote: David Stambaugh
Episode 3: 7 reels x 3600 screens = 25,200 reels of film
My math was wrong. It's not 3,600 screens, it's 9,400 screens (3,661 theaters). That's according to boxofficemojo.com. If we figure 100 of those are digital, leaving 9,300 film screens, then it's 7 x 9300 = 65,100 reels of film, not 25,200. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Bernie Anderson Jr
Master Film Handler
Posts: 435
From: Woodbridge, New Jersey
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 05-23-2005 06:03 PM
It seems like every three years I reply to a post like this. Damn Lucas! Didn't they say 6 years ago that by the third starwars there would be thousands of DPs out there. As it is in NJ, I only see 2 star wars being presented in Digital. And they are the same two that did Ep 2. 3 years ago. The first digital that projected Ep 1 in NJ isn't even there anymore. There was actually talk about removing the DLP at Jersey Gardens some time back. From my understanding, Loews will not go for it. It's a bad business model. I have 18 screens and I'm tried of hearing how film degrades over each showing. Come to my theatre and see if that's true. I'm tired of this "if we say it long enough and loud enough, it must be true" propoganda. First of all, a technology that costs a $100,00 + and won't last 25 years? Who's gonna pay for the replacement of the technology when it's out dated in the future? We're not talking about that. This is just about roll out and how to pay for it. They're talking about the theatres paying for up-keep. What's that gonna cost? My theatre is currently replacing the dying DCP 1000 and SDDS 2000 series. We're lucky if I can get two or three new replacement CP 650s a year. At that they're $9,000+. What's the cost of the upkeep of these projectors? On a 35mm, what's the most expensive part? Intermittent, maybe $1,000?
I've been saying for years that the thing that will revolutionize the business will be something in the form of IMAX. Big big screen presentation with a sharpness that can't be compared. Can't get that at home. I think Polar Express showed the possibilties that IMAX can only offer. With the IMAX schedule for this upcoming year, I think it will only reinforce that. $35 Million in IMAX for Polar Express? How many screens is that, maybe 200? I think they're pissing up the wrong flagpole with this. Maybe if they make a movie that someone wants to see, the business will pick up! These last 5 months sucked
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