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Author Topic: Gravity Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 11-13-2013 10:38 PM                     Regal Atlantic Station RPX Dolby Atmos I had a Regal 7 dollar VIP discount pass. Upcharge was 6.50. For 13.50 , its an OK deal. I wouldn't pay anymore than that for the RPX experience, certainly not face value. Dolby Atmos sound was great. Having said that, for the customer experience, I think an image projected in a great manner makes a bigger difference than Dolby Atmos vs another premium sound format. Most of the digital sound formats are good enough. The bigger variables are your theater acoustics and projection quality. Enjoyed the movie as it is a movie that is suitable for the theater experience. I dont care for 3D normally, but this worked for me great here. I didn't even find a big difference in Avatar 3D vs 3D. Here, for Gravity, the 3D made a difference to me. Solid movie with solid acting. Certainly don't think Bullock shold get an oscar even if she did a very solid job.  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 12-24-2013 05:41 PM                     Any idea if this movie is returning to large format once all the Christmas releases finish their run? With digital, it would have been nice if they retained Gravity in only the large format since it should be easier to have multiple movies sharing the same screen at different times. I recommended it some relatives but not sure if I should tell them to check it out in the very few digital non large format 3D screens or may see it again in a large format screen when the Oscar nominations come through.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 12-26-2013 12:42 PM                     quote: Pravin Ratnam Any idea if this movie is returning to large format once all the Christmas releases finish their run? Once Oscar nominations are released, Gravity will be re-released. Not sure about large format venues but I know two rep theatres that tried to book Gravity and were turned down. The other movie is 12 Years a Slave, that will be released again.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-26-2013 12:47 PM                        No "re-release" is necessary. Both of those movies are still in release and could be booked by a mainstream cinema. They are both playing in under 100 locations but they are still out there. Whether some chains decide to put the movie back on their biggest screens would depend on what other releases they have booked.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 12-26-2013 01:09 PM                     Gravity would certainly be worth a re-release in Dolby Atmos equipped theaters. Unfortunately I don't think Oscar nominations will provide enough of a bump to get it into very many Atmos houses. The Oscar nominations will be announced January 16. I, Frankenstein (mixed in Atmos) will arrive in theaters the same week. Perhaps if that movie turns out to be a dud then there might be an outside chance of some theaters showing Gravity in Atmos the following week (I'm thinking NY, LA and little else).  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 12-26-2013 04:36 PM                     Bobby, it would kind of neat to see Gravity get some press in Atmos for a re-release. I don't think that will happen but you never know. Gravity sounded good in all formats that I heard it in but it did sound best in Atmos, I am pretty sure it will win for best sound.  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-05-2014 12:04 PM                     My question is how tough would it be for a multiplex already showing Gravity on a smaller screen have it play for a single show in a PLF or IMAX type theater instead on weekdays once kids are back in school. Are the logistics easy enough to do that in digital? WHat would it entail - some lens adjustments? With digital, it would be cool to take advantage to have more movies share the premium format screens which are so limited in quantity in each multiplex.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 01-05-2014 12:33 PM                     Pravin, I have seen IMAX digital split the screen with multiple IMAX titles, it does not happen very often but it does happen sometimes. IMAX 15/70 based theatres also do it as well. As for having more titles sharing the screen or show in PLF, I am not sure why anyone would want that? Generally the newest title that is sure to do well at the box office will occupy the PLF screen and that is what you generally want to have. Usually movies do not increase in weekend take after the first week. Trailer pack requirements are often determined based on 2D, 3D, IMAX and the PLF screens which can all be different. Studios are now advertising to the PLF screen differently than the non PLF screen in some cases.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-06-2014 08:56 AM                     quote: Pravin Ratnam My question is how tough would it be for a multiplex already showing Gravity on a smaller screen have it play for a single show in a PLF or IMAX type theater instead on weekdays once kids are back in school. Are the logistics easy enough to do that in digital? It shouldn't be very difficult at all. I see movie theaters "double up" two movies on the same theater screen all the time. Sometimes a screen will be showing three movies on a single screen. I've seen theaters do this with 35mm as well. Usually this sort of thing takes place in one of the smaller houses in a multiplex as some movies are ending their run. I don't know the networking setup in every theater chain and I'm sure there are some big differences. Most locations usually have a SAN (storage area network) server that can hold many movies, trailers, etc. and distribute them to the movie player on each digital projector. That can save some time compared to manually ingesting the movie in a different digital projector every time the title moves from one screen to another. So, yeah, it should be pretty easy for a theater to double up multiple movies on a single premium priced big screen. I'd be very suspicious of management at a theater that tried to give technical limitation excuses for not being able to do that.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 01-06-2014 01:00 PM                     Please notice that IDF requires their special IMAX DCPs and accompanying KDMs to get "The IMAX experience". Cinemas without a beefed up content network and NAS or spread out on multiple locations and without something like fiber between them can still just ship the hard disk around and ingest the content on multiple screens. You need valid KDMs for either the whole location or all screens you're going to play that content on though.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 01-06-2014 02:35 PM                     quote: Bobby Henderson So, yeah, it should be pretty easy for a theater to double up multiple movies on a single premium priced big screen It is not easy to double up unless you are booked to do it, also see Marcels comments about the KDM keys. AMC is already splitting their AMC Prime screens with two and sometimes three different movies. Keep in mind that there are only three AMC Prime locations currently open but the North Point 12 has American Hustle, Saving Mr. Banks and the Secret Life of Walter Mitty playing at various times on the same screen.  |  IP: Logged Philip Jones Film Handler Posts: 90 From: England Registered: Dec 2011 posted 01-06-2014 02:40 PM                     In the US do they issue keys only for the screens you've booked then? In the UK always get keys for all (both) screens regardless of which a film will be playing in and we always move films about to maximise occupancy  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-06-2014 02:51 PM                     I thought the distributors issued KDMs based on theater locations. Whatever is taking place, it is very common for movie theaters to double up and even triple up shows on the same screen -usually after the movies involved have been out for a few weeks and are playing to very light crowds. There must not be too much of a difficulty involved.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 01-06-2014 03:06 PM                     In Europe, studios/labs usually send out keys for the full FLM (as in all the equipment in a certain location) and I guess they do the same in the US. Special screenings such as early releases however are sometimes locked to a certain screen.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 01-06-2014 03:09 PM                     quote: Bobby Henderson I thought the distributors issued KDMs based on theater locations. That is not correct. quote: Marcel Birgelen (as in all the equipment in a certain location) DCI compliant locations will receive one key for one server. So if you have multiple servers in a location, you will need specific keys for each server.  |  IP: Logged

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