August 2009
21 posts
In the Eyes of the Beholder | Digital Cinema... →
Thanks to the recent advanced screenings of some fifteen minutes of director James Cameron’s highly anticipated release of Avatar in stereoscopic 3D, the movie world is buzzing in chat rooms all across the Internet about the event and about 3D in general. This makes a new report from the Gerson Lehrman Group all the more timely. Their report outlines the very real physiological challenges caused...
THX Patent Filing: Ambient and Direct Surround... →
Abstract:
“Sound reproduction according to the present disclosure integrates an additional sound field, direct surround sound, to existing diffuse or ambient surround sound systems. Direct surround sound permits point source sounds to be located in an ambient or diffuse surround field (84) and or to be moved within the surround field with control of the sound timbre. Sound mixing...
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Satirical author Max Barry argues one of the keys to McDonald’s success is safety. He says consumers are comforted by the stability found within the Golden Arches.
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Sound in today's cinema: Audio experts discuss how... →
How robust is the sound in today’s cinemas? What should theatre owners be doing to make sure their sound is as good as it can be? Film Journal International turned to a distinguished group of audio experts for their observations and “sound” advice. Participants in our forum are: John F. Allen, Founder & President, High Performance Stereo; Chapin Cutler, President, Boston Light & Sound...
NEC: A place for both 2K and 4K | filmjournal.com →
Barco: Projecting the future | filmjournal.com →
Christie: A practical roadmap to 4K |... →
Sony 4K: Resolution and determination |... →
Technicolor dreams of a bright future in digital... →
While much of Hollywood is scaling back, the film processor has invested more than $200 million in its production facilities. ‘We are pushing harder than anybody else in the industry,’ the CEO says.
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3-D: Unfortunately, It's NOT Just Technology and... →
Despite the recent clamor for 3-D movies & television, there are physiological and psychological hurdles.
Here is a headline that appeared in Business Week magazine: “3-D Invades TV.” The issue in which it appeared was dated May 3, 1953, and it was by no means the first time 3-D was considered for television; decades earlier, the first 3-D TV demo took place in Britain.
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Are video games coming of age? | THR →
COLOGNE, Germany — It’s an adolescent boy’s dream. In hall after hall at the video games trade fair gamescom in Cologne you can slay dragons, score tournament-winning goals and blast the hell out of hordes of Nazis/aliens/orcs/demons. All while being attended to in real life by beautiful women dressed as geishas, Amazon warriors and short-shorts-wearing soccer hotties. In...
Alternative events bring new meaning to 'community... →
We’ve been hearing the words “alternative content” a lot in relation to today’s cinemas, but 2009 has been a year when alternative programming has become more and more commonplace—and creative.
The alternative possibilities for movie theatres were dramatically demonstrated at the beginning of the year, when the excitement over the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama entered the...
Blue Sky User Profile - Oscar Winner, Resul... →
Resul Pookutty (Oscar Winner for Best Sound Mixing / Slum Dog Millionaire) discusses his new post production studio and his use of Blue Sky studio monitors.
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Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94 | The... →
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.
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