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Paul H. Rayton
Expert Film Handler
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From: Los Angeles, CA , USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-04-2003 08:31 PM
Mike, Mike, Mike -- it seems that EVERYONE wants to do 3D now, now that we (at the Egyptian Theatre in Hwd.) blazed the trail. But you've got to forget those single-film-strip movies! You never get enough light (unless you have a screen maybe 4 meters wide!). Our two projector interlock system did it up big time, and RIGHT. Hate to brag, but I feel that if the screen illumination is down in the lower levels, the audience is left with the vague feeling that "something" is wrong, even though they may not know what, precisely, it is. But if they've seen the IMAX 3D shows (most recently "Ghosts of the Abyss") they will not be happy! (Or are you using a 10K bulb ? Cheers...
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Stephen Furley
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From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002
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posted 10-05-2003 07:19 AM
Manny,
I have seen 'House of Wax' in two formats, the original two strip, not an original print, but a new print in the original format, and a re-release which was single strip side by side anamorphic. The two strip was vastly better, the single strip was very dim, not helped by the fact that the print itself was rather dark. This format was not very common, I think 'The Stewardesses' was also released this way, but I've never seen it. The 'over and under' widescreen format was much more common, and was used for most of the later, i.e. post 1950s 3-D films. From the half dozen or so films I've seen in it, I find it's ok on a smallish screen, say 8 metres or so. The only time I've seen it on a much larger screen, it looked very dim.
I don't know if there was ever a 70mm release of 'House of Wax'. For films of Academy ratio, single strip 70mm side by side non-anamorphic could be the ideal format for larger screens.
For widescreen productions it would be more difficult. Under and over on 5 perf would waste much of the frame area on the sides, and give a picture area not that much greater than 35mm. 10 perf would be ideal, but very few places could show it.
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