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CJ Tech: A Brief Overview of Cinema Technology Training Courses

In the past, comprehensive training courses in the cinema exhibition industry have been few and far between. Over time, especially as experienced cinema technicians retire, this topic has often been raised as something that needs urgent correction in relation to upcoming generations and a fundamenta…

CineEurope 2024: A Trade Show Overview

An important part of every CineEurope conference, held at the CCIB in Barcelona every June, is the trade show, where the latest in cinema service provider offerings – from concession stand options through to the nitty-gritty technical side of cinema exhibition – are displayed in all thei…

Storytelling, Technology, and Community – the Everlasting Ingredients of the Cinema Experience

CJ + Christie: Storytelling, Technology, and Community – the Everlasting Ingredients of the Cinema Experience

Cinemas around the world are beginning to light up their marquees once again after COVID-19 has kept them closed for more than a year. Throughout the ongoing pandemic, the ability to release new movies theatrically was impractical, forcing exhibitors to search for alternative routes to reach audienc…

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CJ Green: RBGreen Laser Focus, Part Two

After our pre-Christmas look at Barco’s efforts towards operating more sustainably we now turn our attention to fellow digital cinema projector manufacturers Christie and NEC. We also take a look into the wider issue of corporate environmental responsibility and action being undertaken by both compa…

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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.

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Ang Lee Just Invented a New Form of Cinema

NAB2016 saw a demo "Billy Flynn's Long Halftime Walk" in 120fps 3D 4K. It was like nothing witnessed before. Afterwards the film's director Ang Lee spoke about pushing the limits of cinema.

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Weekly Cinema News – Friday 18 September 2015

This weekend “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” opens in cinemas around the world where it hasn’t already debuted. The sequel to last year’s box office winner “The Maze Runner” is also providing Barco with another opportunity to show off and expand its new theatrica…

Christie Partnership With Cannes Film Festival

How Christie, Dolby and the CST Pull Off the Cannes Film Festival Each Year

Right about now an elite team of half a dozen cinema technicians from Christie are nearly complete undoing all of the hard work they concluded earlier this month when they completed preparations for the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival. Held for two weeks each May in the French Riviera resort town o…

CJ@CineAsia CineAsia University – Lasers

In an effort to provide updates on the CineAsia 2014 conference and trade show presently taking place in Hong Kong SAR, this post was written live, and in the present tense, during one of the conference’s presentations. Comments attributed to speaker(s) are paraphrased unless denoted specifically by…

CJ@CineAsia Monetizing Your Digital Investment-In-Theatre Pre-Show Entertainment and Lobby Display

In an effort to provide updates on the CineAsia 2014 conference and trade show presently taking place in Hong Kong SAR, this post was written live, and in the present tense, during one of the conference’s presentations. Comments attributed to speaker(s) are paraphrased unless denoted specifically by…