my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Digital Cinema Forum   » Correct ratio for Shark Night 3-D

Author Topic: Correct ratio for Shark Night 3-D Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-04-2011 10:35 PM                     I went to see SHARK NIGHT 3-D at Maya Cinemas in Bakersfield to dfay and wondered what the correct ratio was. The screen was in SCOPE configurationhj and the technical snipes (TI DLP Cinema, Dolby Digital Cinema, Dolby 3-D Glasses return, and all previews) looked correct in the scope format. HOWEVER, the movie didn't. Opening credits that were positioned towards the bottom of the screen were cut off in half. And heads were often cut at the top of the frame. Also, a scene with a dog lapping up something off the floor was not fully seen. I've seen 3-D in this theatre before, and they have projected 1.85 correctly. Was this film botched somehow, or is the theatre's presentation botched?  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 09-04-2011 11:04 PM                     I would say they botched it because it is the 1.85 format in Tech 3d! We have black bars on the sides of the frame.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 09-04-2011 11:05 PM                        Shark Night is 3D Flat 1998.  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 09-04-2011 11:54 PM                     "Off" is the correct ratio for Shark Night, 2D or 3D. But if one must project it, 3D Flat 1998x1080 is the way one should.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-05-2011 02:37 AM                     Yep, someone botched up the playlist and used the wrong template. Someone didn't read the lens description on the HDD itself. "Oh great".. Are we facing a new generation of "booth clowns": ones that can't read, or be taught how to read?  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 09-05-2011 10:07 AM                     Yes!  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-06-2011 02:26 AM                     The response they posted on their Facebook page: "I'm very sorry that you had a bad experience sir, I checked out the issue myself just now and all of our settings are set for flat presentations. Please don't let this sour your feeelings about our theater, unfortunately operator error can occur in any industry."  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-07-2011 03:22 PM                     quote: Paul Linfesty "...unfortunately operator error can occur in any industry." ...don't you just love these "buck passers?" They should have taken down your information and sent you some passes for your "bad experiences...", instead of writing a letter of apology (on FB, no less - how cheap is that!) then following that apology with this flimsy excuse of poor operational control.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 09-08-2011 12:20 AM                     I'd say they were bigger buck passers if they'd taken the info down and pushed it under the rug. Just my two cents.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-08-2011 01:47 AM                     quote: instead of writing a letter of apology (on FB, no less - how cheap is that!) well, to be fair, I did post it on their Facebook...at the advice of a friend that told me they had a Facebook page. (I also mailed it through the postal service - since I've never gotten a response from using the CONTACT US feature of their website).  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-08-2011 02:01 AM                     quote: Chris Slycord taken the info down and pushed it under the rug ..very true...  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-08-2011 02:42 PM                        quote: writing a letter of apology (on FB, no less - how cheap is that!) Actually putting a response on Facebook is very good. That way potentially hundreds or thousands of people could see them admitting there was a problem. But they should have added, "Please watch your mail, we will be sending you a letter regarding this problem" and sent him some passes that way. (I don't think they should put "We sent you some free passes" on Facebook, because that could lead to dozens more people "having problems" and demanding passes. Sad, but that's the way the world is.)  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-08-2011 04:15 PM                     True .. and agree now thinking about it. Social networking definitely has its pros and cons when used in the right moments. Yea, the FB exposure definitly goes along with: "You please one and he'll tell ten how good the experience was. But, you tick off one and he'll tell a hundred on the bad experience that he witnessed." There's an 8plex in our market area where folks have voiced opinions on it's operational procedures - it's like that 8plex better clean up its act some. Ya, just gotta be careful for sure...  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.