Media | Cinema | Projection
When is the last time you went to the movie theater? We are all comfortable at home with our Netflix, a giant TV (or projector!) and some really cheap homemade popcorn. Annual ticket sales are on a decline, from $1.58B in 2002 … Continued
Since the Lumière brothers shot and showed the first film in Paris in 1895, cinema has allowed us to be transported back in time, explore unknown planets and even find out what our toys get up to when no one’s … Continued
With the launch of a Technical Delivery Handbook by the Event Cinema Assn. (ECA), the burgeoning event-cinema sector has a set of best practice guidelines to follow to deliver consistent quality across all event cinema screenings. The handbook offers guidance … Continued
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honour the late Ray Dolby with the 2,540th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. PST. via Ray Dolby, Audio Pioneer and Founder of Dolby Laboratories … Continued
The Economist took on the topic of digital cinema laser projection in their Technology Quarterly last month, and Barco’s “Laser Guy” Bill Beck addressed the ongoing issue of standards. While the benefits of laser projection are well understood from a … Continued
Empire Cinemas announced an extended partnership with MasterImage 3D in a commitment to have more light on screen for 3D movies across their most premium venues. MasterImage 3D’s diverse line of 3D systems enables Empire to satisfy varying 3D requirements … Continued
“We’re licensing rather than owning rights, and we have around about 45 deals now with third party distributors,” explains Edward Humphrey, director of digital for the British Film Institute, and a keynote speaker at this year’s TV Connect. “If you … Continued
NEC today announced “Ticket to Digital,” a special financing program to help the remaining 1,000 screens at movie theaters across America make the conversion to digital cinema. Under this program, NEC Display is teaming with Element Financial to include 100 … Continued
Amazon Studios, known for television series such as multi-Golden Globe winner Transparent, Annie-nominated Tumble Leaf, and Mozart in the Jungle, today announced that it will begin to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on … Continued
Hollywood produces seemingly fewer films each year and when a large number of those films fail to attract audiences – as was the case this past summer – the downturn in business hurts studios and theatres alike. Meanwhile, so-called over-the-top … Continued