Media | Cinema | Projection
On a rainy spring night, Disneyland technology guru Chuck Davis paced along Main Street, overseeing a rehearsal of a new fireworks and light show for the park’s 60th anniversary celebration. Source: For Disneyland’s 60th, there’s Mickey, Minnie and cutting-edge technology … Continued
It’s over. Those were the first words I heard coming into my job as a projectionist at the Minor Theater in Arcata, California in 1994. I had been in town a year, and Humboldt County was currently having its forests … Continued
Omniplex founder Kevin Anderson celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday – with a deal that will continue to grow his cinema empire. Source: Omniplex buys €8m rival chain Gaiety Cinema Group – Independent.ie
Work is progressing well ahead of the opening of Picturehouse Central in June. With 4K digital cinema, 70mm film projection capabilities and a Dolby Atmos sound system being installed, the project has been a big challenge for Picturehouse Cinemas’ Head Of … Continued
DPS Cinema, the film and TV industry’s premier lighting and entertainment production services company utilized Enhanced Environments, its state of the art photo realistic environment technology to support Academy Award winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda, ASC on Disney’s May 22nd release … Continued
Cineworld has announced an opening date of June 26 for the long-awaited Silverburn branch. Source: Cineworld sets opening date for Silverburn – The Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
Every community used to have a cinema. Now there are just a peppering in major towns and cities. But does that mean we have fallen out of love with the big screen? ROSA MCMAHON reports. Source: How has cinema-going … Continued
Ealing Studios, the name behind Britain’s best-loved back catalogue of films, from Passport to Pimlico to Kind Hearts and Coronets, is stepping back into the frame, with a new boss, new money, and ambitions to change the landscape of the … Continued
A major theme in yesterday’s Hollywood IT Summit in Los Angeles was how studios should respond as digital disruption hits their business models head-on. Hollywood studios Disney, Fox , Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros., Sony , and others face this dilemma … Continued
When Avatar premiered in 2009, many predicted that 3D movies would change the future of cinema. Almost five and a half years on, the stats paint a different picture. In 2012, 41 movies had 3D attached to them. In 2013, 35 movies. … Continued