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Author Topic: Turnside Screen Lucas Iaccarino Film Handler Posts: 37 From: capital federal, buenos aires, argentina Registered: Feb 2015 posted 03-26-2019 12:55 PM                     Hello Everybody After a lot of bad luck, we had received a replacement screen that doesn´t fit in our cinema screen. it´s possible to think about using the rear side to project? (the right side is all gold-painted because of the popcorn smoke) or it´s an absolute madness? What do you think? Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Jarod Reddig Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 513 From: Hays, Ks Registered: Jun 2011 posted 03-26-2019 01:47 PM                     Hmm thats a good question. Maybe if all else fails. Some screens have a different backing coating on the back side while others don't. I guess you could partially hang it and run some patterns and see how it looks if nothing else?  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-26-2019 01:50 PM                     It may be better than the stained front... are you sure the back isn't stained as well? The seams were done to make the front side as invisible as possible so the rear side of the seams might be rather obvious.  |  IP: Logged Lucas Iaccarino Film Handler Posts: 37 From: capital federal, buenos aires, argentina Registered: Feb 2015 posted 03-26-2019 02:04 PM                     So, don´t you think it could be a problem about the coating of the screen? I even prefer a white screen over the perlux. I understand the issue with the seams. Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-26-2019 07:52 PM                     There are a lot of screen types... matte white is standard here and the surface appears to be bare vinyl. I looked at a screen today and the back is a bit shinier than the front. I can't tell if this is just a different surface texture on the front, or a coating on an otherwise identical front. Perlux and other gain screens will be definitely different on the back side. You pretty much have to try it and see how it looks.  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 03-27-2019 07:43 PM                     If you do a rear projection you will need to revers the image.  |  IP: Logged Jarod Reddig Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 513 From: Hays, Ks Registered: Jun 2011 posted 03-28-2019 04:37 PM                     Stephan he is doing a normal front projection set-up but asked about projecting onto the back on the existing screen due to stains on the front and receiving the incorrect size of replacement.  |  IP: Logged Helmut Maripuu Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Västerås Västmanland Sweden Registered: Mar 2004 posted 03-28-2019 06:10 PM                     At my cinema, we used to wash the silverscreen every other year with water and some alcohol and soap. First test on a small part of the screen.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 03-29-2019 05:39 AM                     if it's a matte 1.0 screen, should be the same. If it's high gain you'd lose the gain (which is good IMHO!). If it's Silver you'd lose the gain AND the ability of showing 3D. Anyway, probably still better than a big yellow stain - but do not expect the back of your screen to be pristine!  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-01-2019 09:47 AM                     The back side will always have a sheen to it that is very annoying in the projected image  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 04-01-2019 03:40 PM                        Is it too large or too small? If its too large can you have it cut and sewn with new grommets? If its too small how small? Can you use large screen bungees and mask it down?  |  IP: Logged

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