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Author Topic: Waterscreen movies Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-04-2001 10:27 AM                        What is a water screen? Anyone? ------------------ Andrew McCrea "I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way!" - Jessica Rabbit Jerry Chase Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1068 From: Margate, FL, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-04-2001 12:33 PM                       There was an extensive discussion on these either here or on RAM-Tech a while back. A large fan spray of water is used as a screen for special event productions. Interesting idea, but wildly impractical for any small budget production. Additionally, there are focus issues. Try a google search of the usenet archives. John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-07-2001 12:31 PM                        Saw a water screen used by Sea World in Orlando during a fireworks show for ShowEast participants. Looks like they used a film projector behind the spray of water. Gave kind of a 3D effect, since there is no distinct surface to focus on. But the image was never really sharp. ------------------ 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 Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2001 02:11 PM                        This was discussed here a while back. Disney uses these extensively in the "Fantasmic" show at Disney/MGM Studios. (The same show has been at Disneyland but I'm not sure if it's still playing!) For obvious reasons, the pictures look best from a distance. Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 03-09-2001 12:48 PM                        In 1979 we projected a 35mm print in the mist of Niagra Falls on the Canadian side. It was for the opening of the Multi-media Show "Miracles and Madness" produced by Trans-Lux Corporation. I considered that a waterscreen. Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-09-2001 02:00 PM                     In a recent issue of cinematechnology there is an excellent article on a water screen in china Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-11-2001 01:24 PM                     The article n question is in Volume13#3 of CinemaTechnology a publication of the Bksts cover and page44 on

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