Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Widescreen Weekend, March 9-12

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 02-02-2001, 11:04 AM:

Bill Lawrence, head of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in the UK sent me the following notice with the agenda for the March 2001 Widescreen Weekend in Bradford, England:
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To: 70mm News <w.lawrence@nmsi.ac.uk>
Subject: Widescreen Weekend 2001

OK, here is the Widescreen Weekend. There may be some alterations on the
day.

PROGRAMME

Friday 9
2.00 Windjammer
7.00 Heaven's Gate 70mm

Saturday 10
10.00 Cinerama Holiday
1.00 Discussion groups
2.00 How the West Was Won
7.00 The Making of 2001
8.00 2001: A Space Odyssey 70mm

Sunday 11
10.00 Cineramacana
12.00 Vistamorph
2.00 Signal: Adventure to Space 70mm
4.30 Camelot
8.15 2010

Monday 12
1.30 Playtime 70mm

+ Lots of other new films screening and IMAX titles.

TICKET PRICES
All shows £4.40/£3.00 (concesssions) except 2001: A Space Odyssey is £10
(but you do get the pre-stuff as well) Discussion groups are free.

A ticket of £40 for the weekend also gets you drinks at a special reception
at 5pm Friday and a delegates pack of goodies!

Let's hope its a good one
--
Bill Lawrence
Head of Film
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Bradford BD1 1NQ England
Tel: +44 1274 203345
Fax: +44 1274 394540

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
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Posted by Greg Mueller (Member # 17) on 02-02-2001, 12:49 PM:

Wow!
Would someone please beam me over there for the weekend?

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 02-02-2001, 03:26 PM:

Top programme once more
I sure do envy those lucky bastards getting there....

There is no format listed on Camelot and 2010 - does that mean ---not 70 ???

If 70: Beware - many Camelot prints were cut on the most cruel way at premiere: Minus one or two verses of every song !!

Happpy week-end !

Per

Posted by Thomas Hauerslev (Member # 566) on 02-04-2001, 07:12 AM:

"Camelot" and "2010" are 70mm

Program is here: http://hjem.get2net.dk/in70mm/magazine/screenings.htm

All the best, Thomas