February 1, 2010
The Big PictureRoadblocksBy There are independent exhibitors who are successfully making the transition to digital cinema. But all over the world there are hundreds, thousands more, who are not taking part. These are the people who own and operate businesses with five screens, two screens, one screen and they currently face significant roadblocks in making the move to digital. With the existing DCI specifications the current VPF models aren’t working and most small exhibitors will not survive. Read More >>>Feature StoriesStereoscopic 3D
Screening Cane Toads
The documentary Cane Toads: The Conquest from Australian writer/director Mark Lewis is the first Australian digital 3D feature film, and was a rare 3D entry at Sundance — following the festival's previous (and highly successful) 3D entry in 2008, Mark Pellington's U2 3D. The film screened in Park City's Eccles auditorium, a 1,200-seat venue on Barco’s DP-3000 digital cinema projectors. Playback originated from a Dolby digital cinema server. Exhibition
Going Green
Independent exhibitor Cinema West has selected Barco DP-2000 digital cinema projectors for every screen in their new Palladio 16 multiplex in Folsom, California. With a total seating capacity of 3000, built around an energy- efficient concept, the all-digital venue includes six 3D-capable theatres. Once final implementation is complete, the Palladio 16 Cinemas will be able to boast the largest solar system on the roof of any movie theatre in the world. Coming Soon
Maibaum Gears UpCinematographer Paul Maibaum is preparing for another season of the hit FX Network series Sons of Anarchy. Complete story in our next edition |
News Stories
Student Winners Promote Cinema Advertising
Digital Cinema Media is to run a national ad campaign to promote cinema as an advertising medium using 60-second ads created by competition-winning students from the National Film and Television School. The campaign launched last month and runs through February on all DCM screens. It promotes cinema as a unique experience you can’t replicate elsewhere, and the power of cinema as an advertising medium.
SMPTE Names Barbara Lange Executive Director
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has selected Barbara H. Lange as its new executive director.
AMC to Acquire Most Kerasotes Theatres
AMC Entertainment and Kerasotes Showplace Theatres have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which AMC will acquire substantially all of the assets of Kerasotes.
Expectations Strong for 2010 Growth in Cinema Advertising
Based on analyst forecasts and the overall strength of movies the studios have scheduled to release during the New Year, expectations for 2010 look to be positive: both ZenithOptimedia and Magna forecast that cinema will be one of the very few media categories to post gains for 2010.
Vinten Turns 100
Vinten, a Vitec Group brand, is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a manufacturer of camera support technology. Shows / Conferences |