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Author Topic: Best shape for a cinema? Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 12-02-2006 11:48 PM                     I have been wondering what thoughts film-techers have about auditorium shape. does anyone have an ideal? I have suspected that the following shape would be very good as it is the typical shape of a speaker box so acousticly would be good (which is also same shape as the Egyptian bricks used in the Pyramids). Hight 0.6 width 1 depth 1.6 variations of less than 10% seem to have little effect This shape would also allow a for a good sized big screen. Cubes typically have a bad sound so do tunnels, seven and eleven sided shapes sound even better Any thoughts and ideas? What shape is your favorite cinema? sound is not the biggest isue just one  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-03-2006 12:42 PM                        The very best shape is probably not going to happen again: shell shaped with the screen at the small end. The aim is to avoid rectangular spaces, which have as their only advantage: economy. Louis  |  IP: Logged Christian Appelt Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 505 From: Frankfurt, Germany Registered: Dec 2001 posted 12-03-2006 02:45 PM                     There is an excellent book by Russian film technican E.M. Goldowski about widescreen systems and theatre design that has some good design theories and propositions regarding viewing angles and room shapes. I believe there was an English translation, but I don't know the title. Original title: Goldovskij, Evsej Mihajlovic: Ot nemogo kino k panoramnomu  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 12-03-2006 05:35 PM                     quote: Louis Bornwasser The very best shape is probably not going to happen again: shell shaped with the screen at the small end. That works well, at least with larger auditoria, but it's not good for silver screens, and therefore no good for 3-d, if that makes a comeback in polarised form. Is anybody even talking about making any new live action 3-D films, or is all the new digital stuff computer generated animation so far?  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 12-04-2006 11:02 AM                     A number of people have said that they'll make live-action 3-D movies, including James Cameron, George Lucas, Robert Zemckis, Robert Rodriguez, and Peter Jackson. Louis, with the shape you described, would seats fill the entire auditorium? What would be the ideal seat location?  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-04-2006 11:53 AM                     Phillips published a very good design book called Designing the Cinema back in the 60s  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-04-2006 12:42 PM                        The Phillips 32 page pamphlet I have is called "Planning a Cinema," "a publication of the Electro-acoustics Division of Philips (sic), Eindhoven, The Netherlands." ®1964. This is probably the one Gordon referred to. It deals with the "Cinematographical part," the "Acoustical part," and the "Lighting part" of room layout and projection. It's filled with drawings, calculations and lists many "rules" one should stick to. I would say it recommends against a rectangular box auditorium, which of course, most are. I'll check with Brad and see if we can get it scanned for the manuals section if appropriate.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-04-2006 02:59 PM                     Thats the one The screen curvature ccalculations are interesting  |  IP: Logged

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