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Author Topic: The Textbook Take On Cinema Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-09-2005 08:19 PM                     I ran across these while studying and thought they were interesting. This one is from my Calculus textbook. This one is from my Physics textbook.  |  IP: Logged Wayne Keyser Master Film Handler Posts: 272 From: Arlington, Virginia, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 12-09-2005 08:58 PM                     OK, so I'm going to see people walking into the theater and firing up their graphing calculators...  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 12-10-2005 05:19 AM                        No, we have to start a new policy on theatre installs and such, where we calculate all that beforehand, then put a big sign over the single, prime location seat in the auditorium, for every auditorium. That way, EVERYONE in an auditorium knows who is seeing a better presentation than they are, and that person is special. Since that seat, in the case of non-designated seating, is first-come-first-serve, there will be people camped out for every movie, every day. It will be awesome. I remember being part of a science project back in high school, where we experimented with the photoelectric effect. We basically transmitted sound across, not a wire to a speaker, but by flashlight to a photocell, which then went to an amp and speaker (or something like that ... don't remember our setup). It was really cool, and magical, and we were all thinking of the possibilities. Who knew, a year later, when I started projection, that someone had already pioneered on the idea. The exciter lamp and analog soundtrack astounded me. The quality of sound capable by that means FAR outshadowed the fidelity of "flashlight sound"! Ooh, Chapter 38 Early Quantum Theory! The electrodynamics of light kicks ass (or do they, plural, kick ass?)! Richard P. Feynman's book, "QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter" was a great read!  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-10-2005 07:55 AM                        When we calculate those "perfect" seats; we could color code them with red velour (& prob charge extra). At the Memphian Theatre (Memphis Tn) they did this with the seats Elvis always sat in. No one was allowed to sit in those 2 seats. (not meant to be a big-Elvis joke.) Louis  |  IP: Logged Wayne Keyser Master Film Handler Posts: 272 From: Arlington, Virginia, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 12-10-2005 10:26 PM                     "Gentlemen: As the new owners of the Memphian Theatre, you will continue to keep my usual two seats empty. Also, Christine Daae must sing the lead in tonight's opera, or the cheesy clock supplied by the local auto dealership will come crashing down upon the audience. Yours truly, Elvis ... I mean, The Phantom."  |  IP: Logged Cody Martin Expert Film Handler Posts: 214 From: Edinburgh, IN, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 12-11-2005 08:08 PM                        Funny this comes up. I have an exam in that class tomorrow and that is one of our probs...fun calc...hehe  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-17-2005 07:43 AM                       quote: Louis Bornwasser (not meant to be a big-Elvis joke.) HAHAHAA! That's pretty good, Louis. I didn't initially make the connection.  |  IP: Logged

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