The original "Star Wars," a movie later subtitled "A New Hope," inspired generations of filmmakers and other creators. R2-D2's holographic broadcast of Princess Leia to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker proved particularly motivating to Taylor Scott. A scientist who applied for his first patent at age 15, Scott is on a mission to bring … [Read more...]
My afternoon at the virtual reality cinema
Each year, the gathering of tech-film-music enthusiasts highlight virtual reality/augmented reality, or VR/AR, technologies that seem to be on the brink of widespread use — but never quite get there. Content, more so than the technology, always seems to be lacking. Source: My afternoon at the virtual reality cinema … [Read more...]
Podcast – How cinema is changing with tech
LOS ANGELES - Who’s ready to start wearing big headsets when we go to the movies?We’re going boldly into the future at the cinema, with major changes coming to the experience of watching film, with virtual reality, augmented reality and other immersive technologies.Source: Podcast - How cinema is changing with tech … [Read more...]
Academy honors unsung heroes of film labs
Film lab employees receive an honorary Oscar and the technical side of movies gets its due at the Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Swedish cinemas launch feminist movie rating
You expect movie ratings to tell you whether a film contains nudity, sex, profanity or violence. Now movie theaters in equality-minded Sweden are introducing a new rating to highlight gender bias, or rather the absence of it. To get an "A'' rating, a movie must pass the so-called Bechdel test, which means it must have at least two named female … [Read more...]
Switch to digital projectors imperils some theaters
Hollywood's switch from 35-millimeter film to digital movies is imperiling some small theaters that can't afford the new projectors. … [Read more...]
