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Author Topic: Silly Question- What is a Drive-In print? James Waite Film Handler Posts: 52 From: London ON Canada Registered: Nov 2007 posted 06-05-2009 06:56 PM                        I was looking at the latest WB release schedule and it lists some films as having Drive In prints. I don't think I've ever seen that term before. What is the difference?  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 06-05-2009 07:10 PM                     The film is printed lighter for a brighter picture on big Drive-In screens. It can looked washed out on bright screens.  |  IP: Logged Tim Sherman Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: North Ridgeville, OH, USA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 06-06-2009 03:25 AM                        These are often also called Imax prints these days.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-09-2009 01:32 AM                        They also did this with prints that were timed especially for Radio City Music Hall which needed help lighting it's huge screen. They also always got a "backup print" that usually sat in the booth, rarely being needed given the expertise of the projectionists in this super prestigious venue.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-09-2009 11:02 AM                     The Cinerama Dome in Hollywood had specially timed prints too. Back-up prints was not something special for only Radio City Music Hall. In Hollywood and Westwood, CA the studios would issue a EK/Showprint plus a back-up print for their main first run houses in thoses areas.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-09-2009 12:07 PM                     Up here a 35mm backup print was already to go in the booth for any 70mm engagement  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-10-2009 12:25 PM                        I heard, and I admit it's only hearsay, but when THE SOUND OF MUSIC played in NYC at the Rivioli (or was it the Criterion, not sure), it played for more than two years and they had a backup print which never had to be used because the Todd-AO print, after two years of play looked pristine.....just like digital does after those long two month runs.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-10-2009 03:08 PM                     quote: Frank Angel at the Rivioli ( or was it the Criterion, not sure), it played for more than two years It opened at the Rivoli and played for 93 weeks.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-10-2009 05:10 PM                     The Eglinton Theatre played it on one print for 2 years as well on Bauer U2's  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-10-2009 06:07 PM                        Somebody at Honolulu's Kuhio was not doing it right when they had to use a 35mm backup print after the 70mm wore out after 13 months of use -Claude  |  IP: Logged

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