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Cinerama: The Future Of Movies That Never Was
Back in the 1950s, the movie theatre was a venue for radical experimentation. As the home TV kept people rooted to their sofas and out of cinemas, Hollywood was bold in the way it used technology to lure people back to the silver screen. Cinerama was just one of those ideas — but one that crashed and burned.
Inflatable SmartDigital Handitheatre Hands On
How much fun can you actually have with an inflatable cinema? Gizmodo Australia wanted to find out — but the weather wasn’t having any of it.
James Cameron Still Pushing For 60fps Projection
James Cameron loves 3D a whole lot, and he’s still passionately pushing for cinemas to adopt 60 frame per second projection, arguing it’ll make for better 3D.
Bang & Olufsen’s 85-Inch 3DTV Is Strictly For A/V Junkies
If the 85-inch, 3D display on Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision 4-85 doesn’t turn a few heads, maybe its motorised stand will. Their first foray into 3DTVs, BeoVision stand automatically tilts and rises to match your line of sight, giving you an optimum view of the anti-reflective plasma screen, which is housed in a handsome aluminium frame. Pricing is unknown at the moment, but expect to get more details when the BeoVision 4-85 is revealed tomorrow in Moscow. [Engadget]
James Cameron Demonstrates The Virtual Camera
On Tuesday you saw the Simulcam, one of the revolutionary new camera technologies developed by James Cameron to make Avatar. The other is The Virtual Camera, and in today’s video from the special behind the scenes event we attended recently, James Cameron himself shows us how this new technology is changing the way CG films will be made in future.
Avatar 3D Camera Technology Up Close
Yesterday it was Avatar’s amazing Simulcam, and today we have a look at how Avatar re-engineered 3D camera technology to deliver natural, free-flowing camera operations. It’s a bit lecture style but the man speaking is James Cameron’s Director of Photography, Vince Pace.
Philips 21:9 TV Hits Australia’s Luxury Market
After exiting the Australian TV market in 2008, Philips makes a high-end return with the announcement their dazzling Cinema 21:9 is getting an Australian distribution. This 56-inch Full HD panel goes right out to 2560x1080p for a true 2.39:1 movie presentation. Sadly, this does not herald a wider return of Philips to the local TV scene.
The Star Wars Opening Crawl Finally Reaches Earth
I took two astronomy classes in college, and one of the few things I retained is that in space stuff just keeps floating. Thus, the Star Wars opening text, though originating galaxies away, will eventually make its way to Earth…
That catastrophic eventuality is the subject of this video, which was was filmed over a couple of hours but ultimately took weeks to complete due to all the post-production and editing. And it shows; the effects are pretty impressive throughout.
Though I guess if you’re gonna do a high concept YouTube like the Star Wars text raining down on Earth, it’s best to do it right. [Reddit]
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