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Author Topic: Hoyts Sylvia Park opens the BIGGEST 35mm Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 03-29-2007 05:52 AM                        I don't think they are all myths Cameron , the Tag line for the film is "there are 40 million sheep in New Zeland and they are pissed off" , I heard that they are Kinoton, as their current complex where they did the training for this location has Kinoton as well, actually most of the complex's in NZ have this set up ,"Sky City" used to be Village Roadshow had them as well  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 03-29-2007 06:25 AM                     Im very happy to hear it, um not about the sheep but I'm a big fan of Kinoton. Sounds like Hoyts has their act together in New Zealand. It actually gives me some hope for over here. If the auditorium is 180ft long. It seems to me like its going to be a pretty good shape. Paul I think Im finally getting a bit envious I just want to make clear that that speaker in the last post is an example of what one of their first multiplexs were like (and still are), not there later and most current installations.  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-29-2007 09:03 AM                        quote: Louis Bornwasser Biggest 35mm??? Hardly: most older drive ins are 100+ feet. that's right Louise my old drive in had a 90 foot x 42 foot scope image and the picture used to over shoot the screen edges by a few feet as well. I was told at the time is was the second largest screen in western Australia , the largest by a slight amount was in the old Metro drive in Perth. Our image was superb steady as a rock and well lit by arcs running at 180 amps , focus was sharp as ! I wonder why we can seem to recreate this in hard tops today?  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-29-2007 02:20 PM                     quote: Brad Miller According to the link above they are spending 3 MILLION per screen! They had damn well better have studio grade Kinoton equipment in there. Maybe not Kinoton...but I bet they've got a LOT of GREAT LOOKING neon in the Candy Bar.  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 03-29-2007 02:33 PM                        The complex has a very different mix of cinemas and Bio box's , they have the Halfpipe and La Premiere as well as 2 art house cinemas located on a different level with their own seperate projection box, these are accessed by going through part of the main bio box, so I guess the amounts spent on each screen will differ quite a bit .  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 03-30-2007 03:51 PM                     quote: Paul Cassidy New Kiwi splatter flick BLACK SHEEP "Violence of the Lambs" ya gotta love it.  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 04-10-2007 01:42 AM                        Well I was able to visit the New shopping Mall and check out the New cinemas , I liked the extra leg room and big high back seats , while it is stadium seating its not as steep as some in Nth America , the film I had to test the image was "Mr Bean's Holiday" and it was a flat (16x9) image , but still very impressive , the screen was well lit with no dark areas although the focus at times was soft , they used a video projector for the adds and film for the coming attractions etc, overall a good presentation , noticed that the projectionist was from the old school , splicing well done and I could watch the film without being disturbed in anyway . HOYTS Banner Leg room  |  IP: Logged Darren Powell Film Handler Posts: 15 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2006 posted 05-14-2007 11:01 PM                     yeh it is quite impressive. i managed 2 take a nosey at it erm yeh shame bout their cinema 2 screen dow.. big seem down the right had side haha (they ment to be getting a new screen put in though) . they using fp20's also a fp30e and fp30d. as well as the christie digital.  |  IP: Logged Robert John Jeromson Master Film Handler Posts: 264 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2004 posted 05-15-2007 11:17 PM                     quote: Paul Cassidy most of the complex's in NZ have this set up ,"Sky City" used to be Village Roadshow had them as well Up until Roger Cox passed away (Village long serving Technical Manager) Village Cinemas used predominantly Cinemeccanica equipment, ST. Lukes is the only ex Village site in Auckland with a Kinoton plant. They use an FP50-D in the Megascreen. quote: Brad Miller According to the link above they are spending 3 MILLION per screen! They had damn well better have studio grade Kinoton equipment in there. Sylvia Park only has one new 35mm projector that is the E model in Cinema One, the rest are reconditioned and range from 2-10 years old, all the lamp houses are new however.  |  IP: Logged Darren Powell Film Handler Posts: 15 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2006 posted 05-17-2007 05:42 PM                     Manukau and hamilton village also use kinotons  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 05-18-2007 01:17 AM                     I don't understand the metric system. How big is that screen?  |  IP: Logged Rick Hunter Master Film Handler Posts: 452 From: Melbourne, Australia Registered: Feb 2003 posted 05-18-2007 01:51 AM                     30.6 x 13 meters = approximately 100 1/2 x 42 1/2 feet  |  IP: Logged Robert John Jeromson Master Film Handler Posts: 264 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2004 posted 05-20-2007 03:46 PM                     quote: Darren Powell Manukau and hamilton village also use kinotons Thanks D (Drinks glass of water to wash shoe out of mouth)  |  IP: Logged Darren Powell Film Handler Posts: 15 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2006 posted 05-20-2007 05:57 PM                     nice work sylvia park. they have replace that screen in cinema 2  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Akrigg Film Handler Posts: 3 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: May 2007 posted 06-07-2007 04:57 AM                     "Hoyts' biggest-screen claim ruled misleading" Interesting article on the NZ Herald site (www.nzherald.co.nz) at top, search for Hoyts  |  IP: Logged

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