|
|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
|
Author
|
Topic: Moulin Rouge
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Pytlak
Film God
Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
|
posted 05-24-2001 05:43 AM
Scott Madsen found this message in BoxOffice.Com :ExhiBrief: A Message to Exhibitors From Baz Luhrmann
5/24/01 Fox is sending out the following note on presentation to exhibitors from Baz Luhrmann, director of the studio's "Moulin Rouge," which played at two New York and L.A. theatres to sold-out crowds over the weekend (grossing $167,540 for an average of $83,770) and which goes wide on June 1: To the Exhibitor, Two points that I would like to raise about Moulin Rouge. Firstly the film begins in black before the Fox logo and you hear the sound of the audience murmuring. I mention this so that projectionists are aware of exactly what to expect. I would like to make another point. As Moulin Rouge is a musical the sound level is very important and we have found that the show has been playing very well in various sized houses at 6.5 (on your sound meter), although in a very big space you may find 7 is appropriate. I know that you will determine the correct level in your particular house and I thank you for taking the time to make this adjustment. I know that the most important moment in the film's life is in your hands and I pass on these remarks so that we can get the best results for our most precious audience. Warmest Regards, Baz Luhrmann
Director of Moulin Rouge
------------------
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 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion
| IP: Logged
|
|
John Wilson
Film God
Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999
|
posted 05-24-2001 07:40 AM
Correct running time is 128 mins. Reels 1 and 5 are really the only reels close to being full. The rest are all small and it fits easily on two 6000ft reels. (1,2,3,4-5,6,7,8,9)Ran this on '7' which is high for us (normally 5.4 to 6.0 max.) Fantastic. Attached: Dr Dolittle 2 / Planet Of The Apes c/s (complete with flat censor tags aaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!). Can't they print a bloody scope version for goodness sakes??? as well as 'dirty framed' black spacing between the two trailers. Someone at the lab needs a lesson in scope screen image area. I removed this 'black'. If anyone at he lab or Baz Luhrman is reading this and would like more clarification, you can get me at the Randwick Ritz.
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
Michael Barry
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 584
From: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Registered: Nov 1999
|
posted 05-24-2001 02:03 PM
Michael Goucher: I can chime in to answer those questions if you wish!The local print run was done by Atlab in Australia on 2393 stock - see my post in a thread on 'Film Handler's Forum', and those two trailers John Wilson mentioned were printed in.
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are Central (GMT -6:00)
|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classicTM
6.3.1.2
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.
|
Home
Should I not have assumed that one and all among us would splice at 3-feet from the number 3?) 
However, Title "A" is not the trailer attached to the front of the film--a circumstance which will only lead to abundant confusion in the megaplex booth on Thursday 5/31 when an aggregate 60 reels of film might be the number to be loaded on to platters. 
That's why in New York the district office makes out a trailer list for each screen and whatever is on the front of the film is removed, and the feature is simply tagged on to the end of the trailer routine (which if all goes well is prepped the day before). 
and sets a musical comedy tone that propels our audience ( 
whoooosh!) right into a genre the movie moguls had long ago declared dead. He has given it a whole new life indeed. So remember to keep that anticipation in there by assembling reel one correctly to whatever material is at the front of your show. Thanks! 
Printer-friendly view of this topic