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Justin Hamaker
Film God

Posts: 2253
From: Lakeport, CA USA
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 06-26-2008 06:58 PM

Just received this email from Deluxe

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To: United States Domestic and Canadian Movie Theatres
From: Deluxe Film Services
Re: Sony’s HANCOCK opening Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Attention Theatres:

HANCOCK prints will begin to deliver to theatres the week of June 29th. Based on the various shipping schedules from the local DFS depots, your print(s) of HANCOCK may arrive with one can locked. If a locked can is received, please adhere to the following information.

Upon receipt, the Locked Can will contain all enclosure trailers and Reels 1, 2, & 3. The lock is not to be opened until Monday, June 30th per Sony’s request. The combination code will be available for release at Noon (EDT time) on June 30th. The Unlocked Can will contain Reels 4 & 5, projectionist letter, and an instruction letter from Sony.

The lock code will be available via the following options at Noon (EDT) on Monday, June 30th:

Call Deluxe Film Services at: 1-866-524-3456 (FILM) - a message will greet you with the code information.

Send an e-mail to: unlockcode@etsdirect.com - an automated response will provide code information.

Visit the following website: www.unlockcode.bydeluxe.com

Via broadcast fax – a fax with the lock combination code will be sent out at Noon (EDT) on June 30th.

Please note: The above only applies to theatres that receive a locked can.

If you have any questions, please contact Deluxe Film Services at:

1-800-734-3969

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 06-26-2008 07:18 PM

Again we have absolute dummies making these decisions. What's the point of having the unlocked can with reels 4 and 5 and locking the trailers and reels 1,2 and 3.

At least if it was the other way around, you could get into building the first half of the show. Same effect where you can't build the whole thing, it's still secure, yet a vastly different outcome for the time schedule of the projectionist.

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John Hawkinson
Film God

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From: Cambridge, MA, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 06-26-2008 08:02 PM

Maybe someone should ask Sony? At least they're giving out the code on Monday for a Wednesday release. Even for midnight shows on Tuesday (or whatever), that should be a comfortable amount of time.

--jhawk

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Lyle Romer
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1400
From: Davie, FL, USA
Registered: May 2002

posted 06-26-2008 08:36 PM

Hopefully their not also getting into the forced digital dropout to add in a pointless audio cap code game also.

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Louis Bornwasser
Film God

Posts: 4441
From: prospect ky usa
Registered: Mar 2005

posted 06-26-2008 10:32 PM

Rather pointless when you consider it is already well copied by the time "normal" theatres receive it. Perhaps they are trying to keep from stealing it from themselves. Louis

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Frank Angel
Film God

Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 06-27-2008 03:40 AM

quote: Louis Bornwasser
Rather pointless when you consider it is already well copied by the time "normal" theatres receive it. Perhaps they are trying to keep from stealing it from themselves.

That's hysterical, Louis!

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Kurt Zupin
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 989
From: Maricopa, Arizona
Registered: Oct 2004

posted 06-27-2008 09:04 AM

This isn't a big deal, as JHawk said. The first show times are not until Tuesday at 7pm at the earliest. So whats the big deal here? Don't see it and don't see the point of this thread. Everyones just going to say the same things as in the other threads. [Confused]

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-27-2008 09:37 AM

I have a feeling Deluxe has cooked up this "extra security" scheme and has put together some statistics saying how well it works, and has been able to sell it to the film companies. The bean counter says, "So let me get this straight...It'll reduce piracy by 1.2533% and it's only $50 more per print? Sold!"

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Justin Hamaker
Film God

Posts: 2253
From: Lakeport, CA USA
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 06-27-2008 12:08 PM

quote: Kurt Zupin
Don't see it and don't see the point of this thread.

The purpose of this thread was to pass along information that others may not have received yet. Sure, people are going to have the same complaints as with Iron Man and Indy. But wouldn't you rather know in advance the prints were coming locked. I know that for Iron Man the only way I found out was through Film-Tech because I didn't receive a fax or email from Deluxe.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 06-27-2008 02:43 PM

The fact that they are releasing the code on Monday for a Tuesday playdate makes this one reasonable to me, although I do agree that they should just make it a practice of locking the second half of the movie so theaters can pre-build the first half and have ready to load wound on a large reel.

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Kurt Zupin
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 989
From: Maricopa, Arizona
Registered: Oct 2004

posted 06-28-2008 06:34 AM

We received our print of Hancock today for a screening on Monday and it's locked. I agree with Brad that it should be the second half thats locked and the first half that isn't. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep the end of your movie a secret and not the start. I don't know maybe thats just me. From what I've heard the first 3 reels is the best of the movie, if not of any movie this summer. Its the end that falls flat.

I agree Justin that its good to pass this stuff along. The only problem is now we have another thread where everyone is going to complain about it. I think we need a thread that is just for this type of info, a sticky at the top of the film Handler's Forum. You add any info you have and we don't get multiple page threads with everyone saying the same things over. Just MHO.

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Damien Taylor
Master Film Handler

Posts: 493
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2007

posted 06-28-2008 07:58 AM

Just come be a projectionist down under. By the time prints get here, no one cares who gets them. They just come in cardboard boxes on cores.

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Michael Dolan
Film Handler

Posts: 77
From: Deerfield Beach, fl.
Registered: May 2008

posted 06-29-2008 06:07 PM

since some of you already got your print can you atleast tell me wheather its scope or flat so I can start getting my trailers together

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Jeremy Weigel
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1062
From: Edmond, OK, USA
Registered: Mar 2007

posted 06-29-2008 08:23 PM

Its scope.

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Michael Dolan
Film Handler

Posts: 77
From: Deerfield Beach, fl.
Registered: May 2008

posted 06-29-2008 08:33 PM

Thank you

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