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Topic: 35mm in Large Venue IMAX
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Brian Michael Weidemann
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posted 03-10-2004 03:00 AM
We've had a 35mm in our IMAX booth since we opened. We recently had it retrofitted with a Simplex and a new reflector/lamp setup to increase light output. We've been running Return Of The King, too (but IMAX makes its return with NASCAR 3D this week!).
The scope image fills the entire width of our screen, and the size as projected is very close to Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions as they appeared, DMR and letterboxed. We had a little arc wander when the lamp got old, but replacing it worked, so there's no flicker at all anymore.
The upper corners are very dark, though. Nothing we can do about that. With a special light print, the output is almost as bright as the Matrix IMAX prints were ... but then, they were very dark movies. Yes, the throw versus image size is a challenge, but we did alright.
Far from ideal, though.
It used to be that we'd only run 35mm for big "event" movies, opening weekend, for sold-out shows, and such. Now, it seems that any old movie will draw a bigger crowd, so we have to run them instead. I don't mind running The Medallion for a late show after Matrix finishes its day's run, but Once Upon A Time In Mexico pre-empted it altogether ... oh, the humanity! (Not that it was a bad movie, but when there's no IMAX, we have to run 35mm--with theatre checks!--if we want hours.) Lord of the Rings, I don't mind so much.
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Brian Michael Weidemann
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posted 03-10-2004 04:14 PM
No, we don't have masking. If we did, that masking would be HUGE! But our aperture plates are cut really nice, and the ambient lighting in the auditorium is so low during the movie, that masking would be mostly a wasted effort.
Our screen is painted with a proprietary silver paint for high-output light (and for 3D polarization issues), as are all name-brand IMAX 3D screens. If the IMAX projector has been removed from a theatre, chances are the screen had to come down too, and be replaced with another. That's what happened with all the Edwards IMAX locations in 2001. Because IMAX works as a package deal, everything had to go; sound rack and amps included, I think. [ 03-10-2004, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: Brian Michael Weidemann ]
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