my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Ground Level   » New screen advice needed

Author Topic: New screen advice needed Travis Cape Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: St. Louis, MO, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-12-2017 05:25 PM                     I am attempting to help someone reopen a theater in the Midwest. The plan is to run a mix of commercial, art and classics. Among the many issues to resolve is installing a new screen. The existing screen is a Hurley Superoptica. The tag shows it to be 22'6" x 50'. The screen has an approx. 6 ft depth of curve and is currently laced. It appears the screen is made of 1" unistrut. The room is 60' wide and 90' deep and has 425 seats with side aisles. I have zero experience with this much of a curve. Everyone that I have spoken with has an entirely conflicting option about screen type and how to hang it. The theater will have digital installed, but will not be showing 3D. It will also continue to have 35mm capability as the owner has a film collection and the equipment is already there and functional. Also, advice on an installer would be appreciated. Thanks Travis  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-12-2017 07:20 PM                     The most experienced screen installers I know is Franklin Designs. They are also insured as I once found out when they tore a 60K dollar screen. I have used them a lot over the years and zero problems. There are no doubt many others out there too. Franklin Designs  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 10-12-2017 09:56 PM                     They destroyed a $60K screen and yet you've had zero problems with them! Also, was that screen made of diamonds?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-12-2017 09:59 PM                     Mark, that very company recently killed an auditorium we service when they tried to do some work behind the screen. The theater lost the weekend because of it and they damaged some of the sound equipment in the process too.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 10-13-2017 09:21 AM                     So, is the plan to replace the current screen with an equally curved screen? In my opinion, a deeply curved screen only adds something useful if it's considerably wider than the seating area. Otherwise, it will primarily introduce headaches.  |  IP: Logged Travis Cape Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: St. Louis, MO, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-13-2017 05:45 PM                     The curved frame though not original to the room, fits well in the room. I am picking my battles and leaving the front end alone. Replacing the screen frame would necessitate replacing the curtain track and curtain. I have been around Franklin Design. I have also suffered through an install with Chuck Shoemaker. I suspect that every installer has their good and bad days.  |  IP: Logged Terry Monohan Master Film Handler Posts: 379 From: San Francisco CA USA Registered: May 2014 posted 10-21-2017 12:00 PM                     I have always liked a 1950's curved screen look. Some people don't like them but to me It adds something to the look of a movie. Every curved screen has a different curve to It, some more then others. Does anyone these days make a DCP lens to use on a deep curved screen to correct for problems, or can It be done with a chart projector alignment? I have been to some cinemas lately with extra large curved screens and they must have some correction in the lens set up as all the lettering did not bend on the sides but came across straight all across the curved screen and the light level was even with no distortion in the image. Glad you are keeping the curved frame.  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.