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A New Shade of Green: Cinemas make eco-friendliness a priority

A New Shade of Green: Cinemas make eco-friendliness a priority

In our recent series of articles on the future and trends of the cinema market, the common denominator was the growing maturity around going digital. While exhibitors started adopting digital-projection technology 15 years ago, true fully digital workflows have been generally lagging. As a...
Emerging Technologies: Innovation in the cinemas is far from over

Emerging Technologies: Innovation in the cinemas is far from over

Over a century on from the Lumière brothers inventing the cinematic experience, the world of film continues to innovate. ...
Making Moviegoing Memorable: Display solutions elevate the theatre experience

Making Moviegoing Memorable: Display solutions elevate the theatre experience

To meet the expectations of today’s moviegoers, exhibitors are adopting a wide range of digital display solutions to create unforgettable experiences for their customers.
Don’t Waste Your Money! Avoid unnecessary expenses when designing for acoustics

Don’t Waste Your Money! Avoid unnecessary expenses when designing for acoustics

Hello again from the cinema acoustical design forum desk! It’s good to be with Film Journal readers once again. Let’s get right to it…...
The 4K Revolution: Where did we come from, and where are we going?

The 4K Revolution: Where did we come from, and where are we going?

This year, HDR or High Dynamic Range has been somewhat the talk of the town related to image format and image quality in cinemas. Given all the attention and buzz of recent months, it’s easy to forget how these kinds of new-technology discussions go through an evolution themselves. Most of us...
A Moving Experience: Creating the sensations of 4D and motion seating

A Moving Experience: Creating the sensations of 4D and motion seating

'Film Journal International' asked 4D leaders 4DX and MediaMation and motion-effects pioneer D-BOX to talk about their creative and philosophical approaches in bringing that extra dimension to today’s cinema experience, truly putting the motion in motion pictures.
Making the DCP: Putting digital standards into practice at Deluxe Technicolor

Making the DCP: Putting digital standards into practice at Deluxe Technicolor

For exhibitors and distributors, the challenge has been to make digital as universal as 35mm film, to make sure movies created anywhere in the world can run on projectors anywhere else.
'Loud Movies' Explained: Aural overkill in cinemas is a solvable problem

'Loud Movies' Explained: Aural overkill in cinemas is a solvable problem

Wherever one travels throughout the world, we find people and cultures of all kinds with one thing in common: They all love great sound experiences. Whether it’s at symphony concerts, listening to a favorite singer, the sound of pounding on big drums, waves gently kissing a deserted shore or...
LED-ing the Way? Direct View Displays face market challenges

LED-ing the Way? Direct View Displays face market challenges

“Direct View Displays [DvDs] are at the same stage as digital projectors were in 1999/2000 and face many of the same issues: high cost, content shortage and a small deployment base,” says Patrick von Sychowski, editor of Celluloid Junkie.
Catching Their Attention: Display technologies build better customer engagement

Catching Their Attention: Display technologies build better customer engagement

Over the past few years, the cinema industry has done a fantastic job of adopting innovations that have improved the customer experience, such as offering online ticket sales and advance seat reservations, installing recliners, and expanding food and beverage offerings.