When the renowned cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki began planning to shoot the wilderness drama The Revenant, he decided that to capture the stark, frozen beauty of a Canadian winter, he would use no artificial light, instead relying on sunlight, moonlight, and fire. He also planned to use traditional film cameras for most of the shooting, … [Read more...]
What’s watching live event theatre at the cinema really like? – Time Out
Shakespeare with a side order of popcorn. Russian ballet on the big screen. Live opera at your local Vue. Over the past few years, thousands of us have sat down in cinemas to watch performances as they’re streamed live on to the big screen. It’s called ‘event cinema’ and it accounts for 3 percent of all box office returns in the UK – 20 percent in … [Read more...]
The evolution of digital cinema: from VPF to the future
It's the start of a new year, so what better time to take a look back - and forward - at the digital cinema conversion. In the December 2016 issue of Cinema Technology magazine, AAM CTO Rich Phillips took a look at the steps digital cinema technology has taken to get us to where we are today, and what the future might hold. Source: The evolution … [Read more...]
New ScreenX Format Debuts in U.S. With ‘Pirates 5’
The movies are getting bigger all the time — quite literally in the case of ScreenX, a new theatrical format from Korean company CJ 4DPLEX, the same company behind the 4DX technology you may have already seen invade your local multiplex. (We wrote about that experience here.) ScreenX is described as a “270-degree panoramic film viewing experience … [Read more...]
Silent Theatre Slides – Silent Photoplay Forum
Source: Silent Theatre Slides - Silent Photoplay Forum … [Read more...]
Christopher Nolan On ‘Dunkirk’: “The Only Way To Carry You Through … Is Through Theatrical Distribution” – CinemaCon | Deadline
Christopher Nolan, writer-director of the British war film Dunkirk, which bows from Warner Bros. on July 21, reached out to the exhibition industry today at CinemaCon to say how important the theatrical experience is to his vision of the film. His comments seemed to fly in the face of Warner Bros. president of worldwide marketing and distribution … [Read more...]
