by Vicky Mansfield Peter has asked me to write a piece on the day to day running of a multiplex from a technician’s point of view. Having worked in a variety of buildings this is not as easy as it would at first appear! Exactly what shape your day will take depends upon the day of the week, the type of building, your employer, your technical … [Read more...]

In the last week I had the opportunity to visit an event that was held by the < a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/index.shtml target=_blank>BBC Reasearch & Development team. During the event I got to see a number of new technologies which I believe are going to have a significant impact on the cinema industry in relevantely a short time. 3D … [Read more...]

Below is a quick summary about Cyan Tracks, which will affect most people in the postproduction and exhibition side of the film industry. If you need a more in depth look at the issues, then I have provided a number of links where you can obtain more information. In the next few years the way soundtracks are printed on film is going to change. … [Read more...]

Or more accurately are cinema's in danger from DVD rentals? Blockbuster, Sainsbury, and many other companies are now offering DVD rental by post. For as little as £13.99 a month you can rent as many DVD's as you want, and often up to three at a time. Now £13.99 is pretty much the same price as a monthly pass to the UGC cinema for one person or … [Read more...]

I'm not normally someone who bothers writing film reviews, I tend to either enjoy a film (in which case I will recommend it to everyone) or I will hate a film. For a film to be of interest to me and to make me watch it, it has to be different. It doesn't matter what makes the film different (storyline, the way it is filmed, the way something is … [Read more...]