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Topic: Senator to run 70mm This Weekend
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-27-2000 03:50 PM
To all....it is offical....The Senator theatre in Baltimore, MD will be running three 70mm films this weekend (4/29/00 and 4/30/00). The features will be MY FAIR LADY, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, and SPARTACUS. Mr. Harris and Mr. Katz (the restorers of the above films) will be in attendance and will introduce the films. The prints are all 70mm and striped (magnetic) with Dolby SR noise reduction and split surrounds where applicable (My Fair Lady, for sure...I test ran a reel today). For you technonuts...The Senator uses a Bauer U2 for 70mm projection, Dolby CP-200 for processing and Altec A-4s (with JBL HF sections) for stage speakers and Klipsch surrounds (with EX, though not for this series, obviously). The details are supposed to be posted on their web site sometime today... check http://www.senator.com/ Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-27-2000 07:40 PM
Mark,MFL _might_ be his print...it what I saw of it was in cherry shape. The label on the can seemed to be from his company. The other two I am pretty sure are in circulation. It is too bad there is only one showing each of these films. SPARTACUS, for some reason, is on Sunday, by itself. Lawrence is Saturday evening and should be the biggest of the shows. If it were me, I would have had SPARTACUS as the Saturday afternoon show and MFL the Sunday show. I will be missing the event...I'll be running that boat movie at the Uptown on Saturday and attending the Bowie Baysox on Sunday (AA baseball team) Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-28-2000 07:45 AM
Brad...yup it has an AUX rack but I have disabled the 1/3 octave EQ for the surrounds.....
When I installed the SA-10 for surround EX, I added 4-channels worth of RANE constant-Q equalizers (1/3 octave) for the surrounds. The cry rooms are only mono surrounds but have 1/3 octave EQ via the "S" output on the CP-200.
The RANES are the surround EQ for all digital formats...including SDDS. Steve ------------------
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-01-2000 08:45 PM
Scott:I'm glad you thought it was worth the trip! It was put together in a bit of a rush but I hear all went well. LOA, I'm told was the worst condition of the three films. What I saw of MFL confirms your observations, very clean. Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-01-2000 08:50 PM
BTW...I just got this e-mail from Mr. Harris today....>>BTW, the Senator was the closest I've seen to perfection outside of the
Academy. Thanks for all your help. RAH<< Chalk up another Senator lover! Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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John Pytlak
Film God
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 07-12-2000 10:27 AM
Theatres need to keep ASKING for 70mm prints, and support the format for their large screens by maintaining the equipment and competency to run the prints without damage. A 70mm DTS print probably costs at least five times more than a 35mm print. (Even though the raw stock for a 70mm print only costs 2.5 X more, it is printed on slower printers, and there are extra costs in making the 65mm "blow-up" duplicate negative and DTS time code track negative. The separate DTS track negative also usually requires a second pass through the printer.) Most people on this forum would agree the added cost for 70mm is more than justified, as it puts dramatically superior quality on large screens. Distributors need to know the demand is still there, and that if prints are made, they won't be trashed by poorly maintained equipment or carelessness.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/reel/december98/pppp.shtml http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/reel/march99/pytlak.shtml Excuse me, while I go tilt at some more windmills. A major release with 200 70mm DTS prints --- "To dream the impossible dream".  ------------------
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 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
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Dave Cutler
Master Film Handler
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From: Centennial, CO
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-12-2000 03:16 PM
"35mm scope with 6 channel digital sound is exactly the same quality as a 70mm print"Must agree with Brad on this, what a crock. People who say that don't really know. Lets see, the image quality award goes to..... 70mm. Much better resolution. And the award for best sound goes to...
6 Channel Mag with SR noise reduction. Has better response than all the digital sound systems. I wish that modern theatres would install atleast 35/70 combo's in their big houses. Talk about a marketing point. Come see "Patriot" in fabulous 70mm on our 70 foot wide screen. Would definately attract more than 35mm CinemaScope.
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