A Few Good Ideas – CinemaCon 2019
CinemaCon as a tech show is amazing for new good ideas. 4K RGB for the price of 2K laser phosphor… good idea. 10 years of support included in the price of the projector… good idea. Not blaming Netflix for cinema’s…
Artistically Combining Products Corporately, or, PLFs at CinemaCon
CinemaCon 2019 was bracketed by two PLF-style announcements, with a third announced the week prior. All three involve high profile manufacturers and industry specialists. Each announcement has enough nuanced information to make the future for all of them …interesting. On…
Conversation: The Tech Potential and Promise of CinemaCon 2017
This is an online conversation about what a group of us saw and thought about CinemaCon 2017 and also a visit to leading facilities, studios and cinemas in Los Angeles the week before. Joining the virtual chat are myself, J….
Tech Potential and Promise of CinemaCon 2017 – Part 1.5
CinemaCon is a NATO construct built on the pillars of The Exhibitor’s movie palaces, The Studio’s mix of movies, and The Techniques and Technology that brings them to life. The pillars sit on a wild and nuanced history which reflects…
Tech Potential and Promise of CinemaCon 2017
HDR (high dynamic range) seemed very vivid and a lot more certain when it was theoretical. What the term HDR implied for cinemas – Higher and lower luminance, giving both more light and more dark slices of the CIE horseshoe…
CineTechGeek Video Blog Coverage of CinemaCon 2016 Now Online
CineTechGook James Gardiner shares his insights form CinemaCon and NAB in his latest round of video blog posts that explain the latest cinema tech trends….
Wrapping Up Our Thoughts On CinemaCon 2016
CJ editors, contributors and industry professionals share their thoughts and takes on this years CinemaCon and NAB, including Screening Room, 120fps and swag. …
CJ @ CinemaCon: Exhibition and Distribution – Collaborating and Partnering for the Greater Cause
At this year’s CinemaCon, if the keynote addresses given on International Day were noteworthy for reporting on the health and well being of the industry as a whole, then the panel discussion on collaboration between exhibition and distribution may have…
CJ @ CinemaCon: “Adapting Our Organizations and Tools to Succeed in a Digital World,” Julien Marcel, CEO, Webedia US
Webedia’s Julien Marcel gave a a terrific overview at CinemaCon of digital disruption and how cinemas can use collaboration tools to succeed….
CJ @ CinemaCon: International Keynotes Highlight Growing Global Industry
Each year before CinemaCon officially gets underway, the show’s organizers hold a day of seminars and panels focused on the international marketplace. Appropriately dubbed International Day, in the five years since the annual convention first started being held, the international…