mar@mit-borax@sri-unix.UUCP (03/26/84)
From: mar@mit-borax (Mark A. Rosenstein) Yes, there is a new high-speed film format being developed. However, it is Douglass Trumbal (of Brainstorm) who is pushing it, and you won't see it in a theatre, but in an amusement park. It's called showscan. It uses 70mm film shown at 60 frames per second onto a spherecal screen. It does cause more emotional reaction to the film. Because of the cost, Trumball has not gotten backing from any studios yet. He tried to see it to Showbiz Pizza, but they decided it was too much for their setup. He has made a short film in it, and there are a couple of theatres in amusement parks. I hope this is accurate. There was an article about it in Boxoffice a couple of months ago, but I don't have it with me now . . . -Mark
mike@rice.ARPA (03/27/84)
From: Mike Caplinger <mike@rice.ARPA> As you might guess from the BRAINSTORM reference, high-speed film is the brainchild of Doug Trumbull, director of BRAINSTORM and SILENT RUNNING. It is currently being tested in some pizza chain (Showtime Pizza?) regionally, and a friend of mine in Dallas who has seen the demo film says it is very, very, impressive. (He actually used the predictable "knocks your socks off" phrase.) Sorry, but I don't remember the name of the process or any technical details other than the high frame rate. Apparently Trumbell is releasing a number of demo films in the future, each a 1/2 hour short from a particular genre. If you're living in an area where you can see this, go do it. I'm thinking of road-tripping to Dallas just to do so.
perl@rdin.UUCP (05/14/84)
<> American television is 30 frames/sec, not 40. I find it hard to believe that you can perceive flicker in movie theaters. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. I will not flame. Robert Perlberg Resource Dynamics Inc. New York philabs!rdin!perl