That’s one noisy projection booth. Thou I don’t particularly like digital projection the system is a bit quieter than moving motors for sprockets and 35/70 flapping away between the intermittent-sprocket which adds more SPL db noise.
There is only two 70mm movies that runs at 30 fps, after that the projection speeding then reduced to 24 fps and goes nowadays. Getting awared that at IMAX theatres is running the 70mm format vehicles at 60 fps !
Nice use of the curtian too! Love that! It's a shame most theaters don't have them anymore. And the ones that do, quit using them in favor of playing stupid preshow 'video' crap or advertisment slides.
I've made up my own little personal rule for what constitutes a roadshow: Anything that requires heavy lifting!
If I go to a special location and set up temporary 35mm projection, that's a roadshow. If I go into a conventional theatre or screening room and bring in dubbers to run an unmarried soundtrack, that's a roadshow.
Naturally 70mm automatically qualifies no matter where it's shown just because of the weight of the print! :)
So many times i have been advised against using film to shoot my movies. Personally i don't really like how movies shot on digital look so flat, lifeless and fake. and it is even worse when the person using digital tries to copy the film look. it's not fooling anyone.
Thanks for the wonderful video. I live in Ireland and there is only one cinema in the Irish republic with 70mm facilities. All the big cinemas of the past have gone- a great pity. People are brainwashed to believe that Digital is better.
I never realized just how jack-scrammin LOUD it is up in that pro-booth! Take care of your ears, projectionists out there. Is the whole booth isolated sonically from the auditorium? Because you hear only a silent purrr from the booth and only then during a silent passage.
It does get loud, although not quite as nerve-jangling as the video makes it sound. Running 70mm at 30 frames per second (Todd-AO) is about as loud as it gets up there.
What a wonderful little threater. So sad these are disappearing. Those were the day of golden cinema. I love 70mm format. Ken Branagh's 'Hamlet' was shot in 70 and he made the right decision to go for it. It is incredibly beautiful.
Just for you 70mm afficianados out there. I run a huge 14 plex theater here in New York, as well as do digital installations replacing film. 70mm will never be made again, ever. Even IMAX will be phasing out those 70mm 3-D projectors in a few years, replacing them with 70mm like resolution, digital projectors. Those of us that still possess 70mm prints of any kind, features, shorts, etc., HANG ON TO THEM. Like vintage posters, they will be worth their weight in GOLD in about ten years!
I totally Agree about that and 70mm is still the best format around and those DP70's projectors will go on for years, while those 2K D-Cinema Projectors will be outdated/obsolete within a few years!
TEARS TO MY EYES.....the magic of the projection room.....the house lights going down.......the beautiful curtains parting..the projector coming to life...a darkened theater an pure technicolor...fantasy aaaaaan MARIA MONTEZ..look for LYRIC PINES...JEANETTE M..for the BEAUTIFUL NORTH PARK THEATER..my boy hood dream space........my outdoor home theater is dark now..but oh the memories
i had the privilege of visiting a projection room twice when i was either 9 or 10 years old (it wasn't 70mm, though), and i got a free copy of a Dr. Dolittle 2 poster and a Hey Arnold! movie poster.
About 15 years ago, a theater in suburban St. Louis, MO, ran a series of films that were originally exhibited in 70mm, including Oklahoma. Other Todd-AO films shown included Around the World in 80 Days and the Sound of Music. Other processes included MGM Camera 65 (Ben-Hur) and Panavision 70 (West Side Story). I recall the projectionist mentioning at that time that it was the only 70mm print of WSS in cirulation at that time, and it was quite pristine.
70mm (65mm) film is really neat, but the idea of running a feature film at 30fps is even better. I think once HD digital projectors replace film projectors we will see a lot more documentary-style feature films in theatres running at 30 fps, which gives a more realistic effect to motion and reduces flicker and strain on the eyes.
WoW Awesome video, This makes me wanna work at a theater even more, Check out some of my film videos including american pie running on my 16mm setup in my home.
I would love to work at a 70mm theater. But not many where I live. We have a really nice Imax dome theater a few hours away in tampa, I'd have to say that is the best film presentation I have ever seen, If anyone is interested I have a few videos of American pie 16mm running on a quick home setup.
What great memories! People have bitched for years about film being in 120 degree 70mm rather than Cinerama and helped (with the Union) to kill this stuff off.
Thanks for posting this wonderful item. I have a 70mm reel from "2001" if anybody is looking.
30fps is just too noisy - even on the greatest projector in the trade. -But what did we all learn in school about transport spools in the projector ??? Be ashamed, naughty boy !
What you learned in school about 'transport spools' does not apply here where we would call them 'shipping reels'. 70 mm film comes on Projecting reels one reel to a case. This ensures a longer life for the film usage and less work for the operators. Remember the old axiom about ASSUMING. Things are not the same the world over. How about the sound of film at 60 fps.
I sure learned to run 70mm reel to reel and would not dream of anything else. A print like this has nothing to do on a platter. What I was joking about, was the Goldberg s h i p p i n g reels - they are not kind to Your print !
I've run 70 on Norelcos and Century JJs. 5/70 was absolutely the zenith in regular cinema presentation and Norelcos the top of the line machines. Unfortunately today people are brainwashed to believe that digital is better.
Sadly, part of the reason people have that mindset is because of inexperienced or crappy film handlers that don't keep their equipment clean, don't treat the film with care, and so on, resulting in a degraded image.
I want to see a movie in Todd-AO. I don't care if it is oklahoma
TheNEWfilmfanatic99 1 year ago
That’s one noisy projection booth. Thou I don’t particularly like digital projection the system is a bit quieter than moving motors for sprockets and 35/70 flapping away between the intermittent-sprocket which adds more SPL db noise.
EmpireLS56KW 1 year ago
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roadshowman 1 year ago
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roadshowman 1 year ago
Some of Inception (2010) was shot in 65mm, if that was of interest.
RkivUnderground 1 year ago
There is only two 70mm movies that runs at 30 fps, after that the projection speeding then reduced to 24 fps and goes nowadays. Getting awared that at IMAX theatres is running the 70mm format vehicles at 60 fps !
Silencebound 1 year ago
Nice use of the curtian too! Love that! It's a shame most theaters don't have them anymore. And the ones that do, quit using them in favor of playing stupid preshow 'video' crap or advertisment slides.
starwars21 1 year ago
i saw titanic in 70mm in dallas. Imax doesnt even come close!!!
bkgartist 1 year ago
I've made up my own little personal rule for what constitutes a roadshow: Anything that requires heavy lifting!
If I go to a special location and set up temporary 35mm projection, that's a roadshow. If I go into a conventional theatre or screening room and bring in dubbers to run an unmarried soundtrack, that's a roadshow.
Naturally 70mm automatically qualifies no matter where it's shown just because of the weight of the print! :)
filmteknik 2 years ago
So many times i have been advised against using film to shoot my movies. Personally i don't really like how movies shot on digital look so flat, lifeless and fake. and it is even worse when the person using digital tries to copy the film look. it's not fooling anyone.
TermoShockers 2 years ago
Thanks for the wonderful video. I live in Ireland and there is only one cinema in the Irish republic with 70mm facilities. All the big cinemas of the past have gone- a great pity. People are brainwashed to believe that Digital is better.
eddyconway 2 years ago
We just showed "Gremlins" 7o mm here at the IFI Dublin. You are welcome any time..
nisangreenwich 2 years ago
I never realized just how jack-scrammin LOUD it is up in that pro-booth! Take care of your ears, projectionists out there. Is the whole booth isolated sonically from the auditorium? Because you hear only a silent purrr from the booth and only then during a silent passage.
Zickcermacity 2 years ago
It does get loud, although not quite as nerve-jangling as the video makes it sound. Running 70mm at 30 frames per second (Todd-AO) is about as loud as it gets up there.
roadshowman 2 years ago
Try running 70mm Imax 3D if you think 30 frame 70 is loud!!
cinebird 2 years ago
I love cinema...
cobolsaurus 3 years ago
What a wonderful little threater. So sad these are disappearing. Those were the day of golden cinema. I love 70mm format. Ken Branagh's 'Hamlet' was shot in 70 and he made the right decision to go for it. It is incredibly beautiful.
artj22850 3 years ago 6
Just for you 70mm afficianados out there. I run a huge 14 plex theater here in New York, as well as do digital installations replacing film. 70mm will never be made again, ever. Even IMAX will be phasing out those 70mm 3-D projectors in a few years, replacing them with 70mm like resolution, digital projectors. Those of us that still possess 70mm prints of any kind, features, shorts, etc., HANG ON TO THEM. Like vintage posters, they will be worth their weight in GOLD in about ten years!
Digitallighttechnici 3 years ago
I totally Agree about that and 70mm is still the best format around and those DP70's projectors will go on for years, while those 2K D-Cinema Projectors will be outdated/obsolete within a few years!
westrex5000 3 years ago
as well Hamlet, 70 mm has been used for visual FX in Die Hard.
Ron Fricke is also shooting a complete feature in 5 perf 70 ( 65mm ) : it's his sequel to Baraka.
Nice video, with the rolls royce of projectors, DP70.s,
troxyprojy 3 years ago
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I know that your post is over 1 year old, but lots of films used 65mm VistaVision for shooting visual effects shots.
The higher resolution compensated for the loss of resolution in the process of compositing the special effects elements into 35mm.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
I love this monsters , they have water cooled frame gate and plastic pressure plates to prevent scratching of the film.
The old Cinema 150 in Puerto Rico used this
wonderful machines. I was a projectionist there.
cinescopefilms 3 years ago
Cool!
extremehockeyfan 3 years ago
TEARS TO MY EYES.....the magic of the projection room.....the house lights going down.......the beautiful curtains parting..the projector coming to life...a darkened theater an pure technicolor...fantasy aaaaaan MARIA MONTEZ..look for LYRIC PINES...JEANETTE M..for the BEAUTIFUL NORTH PARK THEATER..my boy hood dream space........my outdoor home theater is dark now..but oh the memories
Johnlocke29 4 years ago
i had the privilege of visiting a projection room twice when i was either 9 or 10 years old (it wasn't 70mm, though), and i got a free copy of a Dr. Dolittle 2 poster and a Hey Arnold! movie poster.
malikscifi92 3 years ago
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Ampex196 4 years ago
Thanks for putting this up. I used to run a projector in a movie theater in the 60s.
I showed a 70mm once in a theater with
CineMechanica projectors. They were beautiful machines.
isidim 4 years ago
About 15 years ago, a theater in suburban St. Louis, MO, ran a series of films that were originally exhibited in 70mm, including Oklahoma. Other Todd-AO films shown included Around the World in 80 Days and the Sound of Music. Other processes included MGM Camera 65 (Ben-Hur) and Panavision 70 (West Side Story). I recall the projectionist mentioning at that time that it was the only 70mm print of WSS in cirulation at that time, and it was quite pristine.
majorcana 4 years ago
70mm (65mm) film is really neat, but the idea of running a feature film at 30fps is even better. I think once HD digital projectors replace film projectors we will see a lot more documentary-style feature films in theatres running at 30 fps, which gives a more realistic effect to motion and reduces flicker and strain on the eyes.
JoezzPlace 4 years ago
The Ultimate in my opinion for Cinema HD Picture was Showscan 5/70mm at 60fps!.
While Film Maker's stils insist to shoot on film, there is still a Film Industry, I just hope they will
see the Light and shoot on 65mm (70mm) once again and films being presented on large curve screens.
westrex5000 4 years ago
I forgot to mention, I really hope film is never replaced you just can't beat the look & feel
that you get from film & for anyone who really cares about quality of presentation rather then
a faster cheaper means of distribution with alot less resoultion they know that film is truley the way to go.
catnip20 4 years ago
WoW Awesome video, This makes me wanna work at a theater even more, Check out some of my film videos including american pie running on my 16mm setup in my home.
catnip20 4 years ago
I would love to work at a 70mm theater. But not many where I live. We have a really nice Imax dome theater a few hours away in tampa, I'd have to say that is the best film presentation I have ever seen, If anyone is interested I have a few videos of American pie 16mm running on a quick home setup.
catnip20 4 years ago
What great memories! People have bitched for years about film being in 120 degree 70mm rather than Cinerama and helped (with the Union) to kill this stuff off.
Thanks for posting this wonderful item. I have a 70mm reel from "2001" if anybody is looking.
stinkpotbaby 4 years ago
30fps is just too noisy - even on the greatest projector in the trade. -But what did we all learn in school about transport spools in the projector ??? Be ashamed, naughty boy !
biografmand 4 years ago
What you learned in school about 'transport spools' does not apply here where we would call them 'shipping reels'. 70 mm film comes on Projecting reels one reel to a case. This ensures a longer life for the film usage and less work for the operators. Remember the old axiom about ASSUMING. Things are not the same the world over. How about the sound of film at 60 fps.
STOOM88 4 years ago
I sure learned to run 70mm reel to reel and would not dream of anything else. A print like this has nothing to do on a platter. What I was joking about, was the Goldberg s h i p p i n g reels - they are not kind to Your print !
biografmand 4 years ago
The Rex Cinema at Berkamsted outside London UK have a pair of DP70's and in April (hopefully) will be screening "Titanic" in 70mm DTS.
Last year they shoed "Top Gun" in 70mm with change-overs and the Presentation was perfect as - it should be!.
westrex5000 4 years ago
I've run 70 on Norelcos and Century JJs. 5/70 was absolutely the zenith in regular cinema presentation and Norelcos the top of the line machines. Unfortunately today people are brainwashed to believe that digital is better.
stuffnva 4 years ago
Sadly, part of the reason people have that mindset is because of inexperienced or crappy film handlers that don't keep their equipment clean, don't treat the film with care, and so on, resulting in a degraded image.
CoderjoeIsTaken 3 years ago 4
The future of cinema, if only.
cinebird 4 years ago
70mm with 6-track magnetic sound running reel to reel on the big Norelcos. Just as God intended.
filmteknik 4 years ago
But He would have demanded carbon arcs, not xenons! :-) Still, a drool-inducing clip.
arclamp 4 years ago
Fascinating! Thanks so much for posting this.
cc213t 4 years ago