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Author Topic: IMAX Sydney photo tour Antti Nayha Master Film Handler Posts: 268 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Oct 2008 posted 02-11-2012 10:28 AM                     I thought this might be of interest: IMAX replaces world's largest screen It’s a multi-page photo tour with text on several pages, so I’m only quoting the blurb: quote: IMAX Darling Harbour is home to the world's largest screen, measuring 29.5 metres high and 35.7 metres wide. It's been in place for 16 years, and now it's time for a replacement. Go behind the scenes with our photo tour, and find out why the CEO of IMAX Australia is against switching from film to digital.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 02-11-2012 02:03 PM                     what's "29.5 metres high and 35.7 metres wide." in feet?? "A marshal standing on the second level of the theatre bellows orders to the rigging crew to pull up the screen to the top of the theatre." (I can hear him bellowing: "... and no soup for you too!")  |  IP: Logged Antti Nayha Master Film Handler Posts: 268 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Oct 2008 posted 02-11-2012 02:08 PM                     That’s 117 x 97 feet. Seriously.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 02-11-2012 02:14 PM                     fess it up to US public schools not teaching me the metric system. thanks by the way  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-11-2012 03:40 PM                     Google does conversions...just throw 29.5m to feet into a Google search box...same for 35.7m to feet  |  IP: Logged Alan Plester Expert Film Handler Posts: 209 From: great yarmouth england Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-12-2012 03:30 AM                     Found that article absolutely fascinating, thanks for posting.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 02-12-2012 03:40 AM                     That's a great little article. Nice read, love that people still have the passion.  |  IP: Logged Antti Nayha Master Film Handler Posts: 268 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Oct 2008 posted 02-12-2012 05:29 AM                     They also posted a video, although it’s pretty much the same content. I saw several films at the Sydney IMAX in 2008–2009, including The Dark Knight, Transformers 2 and a couple of 100% 15/70mm nature docs. I did feel that even 2D was a bit dim on the old silver screen, so I guess a new screen was in order indeed. Then again, I don’t think it’s even theoretically possible to quite reach 21 or 22 foot-lamberts (or whatever the IMAX standard is) on a screen that big, even when you’re using the brightest 15 kW bulb available. Also, not surprisingly, 35mm-originated DMR material doesn’t really hold up that well when blown up to such enormous proportions. Even the 15/70mm-originated shots in TF2 were clearly lacking in resolution because they went through a 4K DI. Still, it was quite an experience every time.  |  IP: Logged

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