CJ@IBC EDCF Global Update
EDCF provides an annual overview of the latest developments in digital cinema as part of the IBC Big Screen. CJ was there to take note.
CJ@IBC ‘Life of Pi’ in Christie 6P laser 14 ftL 3D with Dolby Atmos
Full brightness 3D projection using laser projectors and Dolby Atmos was demonstrated for Life of Pi at IBC Big Screen. CJ was there and in the projection booth.
CJ@IBC ‘Tri-focal Camera Systems – Will Hybrid 3D prove to be the ultimate 3D?’
Native 3D shooting purists vs. 2D-to-3D conversion advocates may find common ground with the new technology developed by Arri and Fraunhofer, ued by ex-Disney tech guru Howard Lukk to shoot the short film Make Beleive, sneak peeked at IBC Big Screen
CJ@IBC ‘Event Cinema – more than just TV on the Big Screen’
Event cinema is about to become a billion dollar busisness. Leading practitioners assembled to share their experience of events such as Doctor Who and Met Opera on the big screen around the world.
CJ@IBC ‘Big Screen and Second Screen – can they coexist peacefully and profitably?’
The use of smartphones in cinemas is often reviled, but these experts and practitioners show how it can be enjoyable and profitable as part of the IBC Big Screen Experience.
CJ@IBC ‘High Dynamic Range imaging – contrasting views?’
The quest for better-(not-just-more)-pixels is a big theme at this year’s IBC conference – primarily for television but with major implications for film and cinema too. For anyone thinking of buying a 4K/UHD TV, this is the session that tells you to wait until more than just the resoluti…
Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 9 September 2014
‘AMC Is A Ticking Time Bomb’, Seeking Alpha’s article headline yells. Not quite as dire, but it does raise some pertinent questions about AMC’s long term financing. No mention of the summer slate of 2015 but just a penetrating look at the underlying profit, margin, borrowing,…
Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 8 September 2014
Paris is about to see the opening of a museum by the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, which will showcase the evolution of cinema through the Pathé film company’s history. The 2,200 square meter building itself looks hugely impressive (even if it makes people think of a ‘giant glass slug…
Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 5 September 2014
London’s luxury department store Selfridges (star of the ITV drama series about its eponymous American founder) will be one of the first stores in the world to have its own in-house cinema. We like the look of it so much that we even break our usual policy of only posting on photo per story to…
Daily Cinema Digest – Thursday 4 September
IBC is less than a week away and the IBC Big Screen Experience (free for all attendees!) will hear an urgent appeal for digital cinema manufacturers, exhibitors and others to resolve the vexing issue of software upgrades. John Hurst, co-founder and CTO of CineCert, LLC internationally recognized dev…