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Andy Summers
Master Film Handler
Posts: 397
From: Bournemouth Dorset United kingdom
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 10-20-2005 10:39 AM
Monte’
That was totally absorbing information, I take it that you really enjoyed the “Villa” as some projectionists full in love, well take a likeness to architecture design etc.
Something about curved screens, it’s the way the sound works with it, for me I like to sit as close to the screen as possible, yeah I know the calibrations are done at the centre the sweet spot, but it’s the Dolby sound come off those huge JBL’s, like the Empire many years ago, the set-up was untouchable, and now it’s changed, it’s just not the same Monte’ cinema politics.
Star Wars in 70mm blow-up six-track Dolby, wow I’d like to hear what that sounds like really, as the sound mix as gone throw so many changes over course of years to where it now represents a 6th version of the mix, and soon in 2007 I’d predict a 7th version with a Star Wars 3-D in the works, therefore I quote C3-PO from “STAR WARS” “Well this ever end?” -“R2-D2 bleep, bleep.
I can only see never pleasing “George Lucas” and good heavens if it gets a DVD realise there probably re-mix again for DVD is “Skywalker Sound” trying to break a record or something?, anyway it’s a long, long way off from that happing yet, so in the meantime will be patient.
Cinerama houses are still around but not in huge numbers like they where around the 60’s and having never seen one classic like “2001: A Space Odyssey”, one can only imagine what that most be like, the film it self took some 5 years to make back it’s investment due to the cost of the production, unlike “STAR WRAS” which grossed an astronomical amount, so just how many surviving “Cinerama” houses are there today, I’m guessing no one films in that format anymore, but if a new print needed to be made then they’ll have to produce one surly.
Wide film format or the “RoadShow” events are fading due to technologies and younger folks with there flip-up video phones, just simply don’t give a hoot, yet with when you go into a store like “HMV” in Bournemouth, and over hear what there saying, I just cant help myself to break-in, it’s like if a newer approach was formulated to bring not only the old folks like myself and the newer generation, and do 70mm shows again.
Yes it may work, think about it, one the cost we’ll have to be affordable, and the expectations have to very high that will go beyond what they can achieve with the home cinema set-ups, why oh why do they watch re-runs of “Eastenders” because there die hard fans, yet for some they do like home cinema, but it’s not a case of converting them or preaching to them, but putting cinematic event, that there’ll then try and figure how to reproduce at home…
Now I know that doesn’t make much sense, maybe I’ve been working too hard?
“Logan’s Run” my dad took me to see that when it came out in 1976 same year as “King Kong” at the “ABC” (Association of British cinemas) screen #1 both films where scope, though my memories are a little hazy, still waiting for a Region 2 DVD realise of “Logan’s Run” “MGM” is very slow about getting old realises done over hear, but eventually they do come out.
Wasn’t “Logan’s Run” released with five-screen channels and one mono surround channel, as I’ve seen a slightly cropped scope 2.35:1 version on TV many years ago, and the sound mix had lots of dialogue panning going on, and with “Dolby Digital Plus” and the newer generation of DVD players and software coming to a home cinema soon, I’d like to have true five-screen fronts, though there’s a few hear that disagree with that approach, yes it will work in the home, it’s how it’s all designed into the environment, and a willingness to do it, it’s doable.
And with just 2x basic Dolby pro-logic decoders added on, and re-plugging of the audio output leads a few extra amplifiers and matching loudspeakers, one can recreate the five-screen version, I tried this out a few years ago 2003, when I read an article in “Widescreen magazine” the idea was simple.
Click on the link, this review shows how to recreate 5 screen or finding extra channels.
http://www.smartdev.com/SDDS%20article.htm
Sorry, that there is no images I cant figure it, though I have saved the same page in (My documents) where it will take me a few hours to find the diagrams, but read along with the text and draw out on paper then once done, do it, it does work.
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Andy Summers
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From: Bournemouth Dorset United kingdom
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 10-20-2005 11:10 AM
Gordon’
Hi there I didn’t see you there, has I’ve been typing for the last hour, and forgot to refresh the page.
Flecking is that the term, where the oxide coating wares off, though it’s not same or is it the same with 15 perf “IMAX” 70mm, I’ve heard but of the soundtrack going totally mute with “SATR TREK DAY” at the “EMPIRE” Sunday October 8th 1989 where all five Star Trek films where shown in 70mm except for (Star Trek the motion picture 35mm Dolby Stereo “A” Optical) all the rest where in the delightful engagement of six-track Dolby Stereo, via the Lucasfilm THX sound system.
Each film just got heavy with lots of low end and mid and high frequencies where crystal clear, the show was all going so well, with each film having a (Laser Show) in-between, the cinema was packed out big time, with “Star Trek IV the Voyage Home” the audience went totally “trekky” just towards the end of the film where Kirk and crew are entering earth atmosphere and encountering the “PROBE” the sound went dead for around 10 to 15 seconds, then came back on, well I guess the penthouse eat those mag tracks for dinner, at a previous cinema.
With “STAR TREK V the Final Frontier” which showed the “THX” trailer “Cimarron” this has to be my favourite trailer, though “Star Trek V” was only playing for one day exclusively at the “EMPIRE” in 70mm and “THX” yes it was a fantastic day, which started at 11.00am and ended around 9.30pm fascinating.
Hallo there Mitchell’ been banging away hear at the keys, I’ll wait till the next post from you to read.
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Monte L Fullmer
Film God
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 10-21-2005 02:37 AM
quote: Andy Summers
do you play your films on a home “THX” AVR?
Nah, not yet, just through the computer's monitor and headphones for now.
But, when I get ready to build a house in the near future, there's gonna be an ET room that's gonna be very wickedly built for home theatre (DLP 16.9 projection device, DVD/SACD 3channel player that can also do 5.1 discrete, microperf screen with adj maskings from full flat to 2.77/1 for those 70mm ultra panavision DVD releases, nice JBL's behind the screen using small QSL's for the amps, a good half-dozen satellite for split surrounds, and a thumpy sub hiding in the corner..LOL) in the future when time gets ready.
Hey, if the DVD's are being made to sound good, by damn make it presentable as well to go along with the sound.
thx-Monte
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Andy Summers
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posted 10-21-2005 09:13 AM
Monte’
QSC amplification, I take it that’s correct, I dig it man, so there’s a few ultra Panavision DVD’s lurking around, not sure if have any, wait a sec, “West Side Story”, “Brainstorm” wasn’t “Tron” ultra Panavision it was filmed onto 65mm negative.
Plus there’s probably a few more I’ve left out hard to keep track of some 650 films and there’s around 2.5 to 3 million films worldwide, impossible to watch them all , impossible, and that’s usual one word I don’t like, anyway these films in there Ultra Panavision status are going to show up fantastic on DVD with DLP front projection, your putting me on?
I would be very interested to see this in the home environment, with all the trimmings, and LucasFilm THX sound system JBL, Rocker chairs and the Ice-cream.
No make that a Tuna sandwich. ![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup.gif)
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