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In Reply to: "Taking In the Big Picture" -- Fine article on 70mm in the Journal posted by clarkjohnsen on June 1, 2008 at 10:48:45:
...they want escapism packaged conveniently. Going to the theater is a problem. They have to venture out from their abode, someone tall could sit in front of them or spill cola or pop corn all over them. I grew up in the era of CINERAMA and saw many 70mm presentations both projected in CINERAMA and other theaters in the late 60s and early 70. I must say I have never heard better cinema sound or experienced seeing a clearer cinema image. But those who crave such quality are rare. Most people don't care and the theater owners know this. I was a projectionist and worked my way through college in a theater booth working for the IATSE&MPMO. While there, numerous prints with mag track 4 channel stereo arrived at our theaters. I was commanded by the management to project these films with standard optical sound. Not even on Friday or Saturday night full houses. We had 5 amplifiers sitting there idle, a Century JJ2 70/35mm projector. They just don't care. Most of the theaters I worked in had nice stereo systems that were only used once in their lives. Ray Hughes
Little boxes on the hillside... Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Theres a red one and a green one and blue one and a yellow one... And the're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same... Malvina Reynolds (song from the 60s)
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Follow Ups
- People don't want QUALITY... - grhughes 11:12:37 06/03/08 (5)
- Last of the hold outs for quality... - mpathus 19:33:55 06/04/08 (0)
- What the heck was the justification for using *optical*?! nt - clarkjohnsen 11:28:36 06/03/08 (3)
- All types of excuses; - grhughes 13:31:54 06/04/08 (2)
- You mean, the heads can be disengaged even when the film's running through the projector?! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:16:01 06/05/08 (1)
- Yes,..... - grhughes 09:18:14 06/05/08 (0)
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