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Author Topic: Showest 2008 Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-09-2008 02:45 PM                     ..and please take a bunch of picts for the all of us to see what's new there this year since, due to lack of fundage, my visit this year has been cancelled. Do wish those who do go that they have a "GREAT TIME" and lots of fun while being there. Good luck to all! -Monte  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-09-2008 05:05 PM                  Unfortunately, many of us FT'ers wont go cuz of the CRAPPY lack of rooms available due to the other conventions at the same time. I know I WONT be there!  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-11-2008 12:38 PM                        So Luci and I got to Vegas and didn't see anyone other than a mess of construction workers and a crane farm or two. Where is everybody?  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-11-2008 12:47 PM                        Are the Eisenberg hot dog people there this year? How about Ron Purtee, have you seen him?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-11-2008 03:36 PM                     quote: Unfortunately, many of us FT'ers wont go cuz of the CRAPPY lack of rooms available due to the other conventions at the same time. I know I WONT be there! And all this time I thought you had a Fifth Wheel Phil... Phil's Den or somethig written across the back... I know I've seen it going up and down the I-System near Los Angeles before... Mark  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-11-2008 03:44 PM                  Mark: Too funny! Thanks for the laff bub!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-11-2008 04:23 PM                        I'm amazed someone from this outfit hasn't setup a "ShoWest Blog" for those of us too poor to attend.  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-11-2008 07:25 PM                        Isn't this the Showest Blog? Eisenberg is there but they didn't have their grill set up yet. After last year where they went to half-a-dog freebies maybe this year they'll try to live by their rep. On the other hand, all the booths near them are happy as they don't have the all-day Eisenberg line blocking access. I think Purtee was checking tickets at the trade show door and passing out "Only Buy Real FilmGuard" cards. Miss you guys....  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-11-2008 07:44 PM                        I figured by now maybe Ron was the one behind the grill cooking the dogs and thats why you only got half a dog when you ordered a whole one  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-13-2008 10:33 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley I'm amazed someone from this outfit hasn't setup a "ShoWest Blog" for those of us too poor to attend. Check the picture warehouse for Showest photos. It's the same crap year after year, I promise.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-14-2008 02:48 AM                     True, even though it's somewhat fun every year, but if you've seen a parade, fair or rodeo, you've seen them all since they have the same booths, handouts free junk to take home and practially the same equipment from all makers in all different colors, types and sizes. Plus with the same events but the only thing different is seeing different up and coming movies..  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-14-2008 03:15 PM                     Just when you think its the same year after year it all of a sudden gets alot different... there was lots of dual projector 3-D stuff as well as single projector 3-D stuff around this year. GDC... the IMAX digital server company was also there in their own booth this year. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-14-2008 06:13 PM                     I have found on any given show...there will be 90-95% the same thing or less of the same thing they had last time (when it was new)...and there is 5-10% new...it is just at first glance that "wow...same sh** different day." The rumor mills also are also a buzz at that time whereas everyone is there (or are conspicuously absent). Mark may have had a different read but I felt that ShoWest had a much more gloomy feel this year...not as bad as 1999 (when everyone had gone bankrupt and nobody was buying anything) but still not as upbeat. The rumors I heard, for the most part, was not as good for DCinema though Technicolor is clearly rolling on their deployment. I won my private little bets that the major film equipment companies would have their film equipment at the show...and sure enough, Christie, Cinemeccanica, Kinoton, Strong and even Big Sky had their Ernemann projector there. Clearly, the DLPs dominated the Christie and Strong booths but film was not completely absent. QSC had their new extra-large subwoofer there (21" driver...for those that need bigger). Speaking of sound... I don't believe EV was there (I sure didn't see them). I also didn't notice SPECO. Neumade didn't have a booth but were "walking the floor." Many a vendor has mentioned the benefits of NOT having a booth though. That is, they can meet more people and discuss business without being tied to a booth and having to be "found." MiT seems to no longer manufacture film equipment (at least not major equipment) but do have many solutions for converting film equipment to DCinema (Fusion)...including a nifty swival top for those that have those pesky soundracks attached to your consoles. They also showed several of their interface devices to allow conventional equipment to be controlled by a DCinema server (like an NA10 by Dolby yet much cheaper). So...clearly, even if it is an old face, they are still bringing out new products. Even Component Engineering...a company that has pretty much held onto its core products had a new product to work with their existing one...that is a new controller for use with the TA-10 that will get them into the digital age. But most of the usual and friendly faces were there, as usual. The F-T drink was definately missed. In fact, I had Aaron going for about 1.24456 seconds on it...asking him why he missed it Steve  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-14-2008 07:15 PM                        Was Charlie Wolk there?  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-16-2008 12:34 AM                     quote: Paul Goulet How about Ron Purtee, have you seen him? Ron was there, wandering aimlessly about. He asked if I had 'gone digital' yet. Didn't see him the rest of the time. As mentioned above: -SPECO booth was empty, being used for a sitting area. -Goldberg and Neumade were walking the floor, no booth. -Strong was the only manufacturer to have a platter system on display (their 'mini' AP3) -LTI is now a division of Philips -Several people made it crystal clear to the Eisenberg guys that they missed the hot dog booth, and hopefully it will be back next year. -The David Tyson/Eisenberg/Odell's/Pot-O-Gold/Kernel Seasons party at Risque is NOT to be missed. -Osram had free beer on Tuesday in nice collector glasses -Dolby has a new font for their logo. -Paramount did not have the gigantic display and booth at the one end of the smaller ballroom. -A Korean company called MasterImage was displaying their 3-D technology that uses a spinning polarized glass disk instead of an LCD polarizing filter -Aaron  |  IP: Logged

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