70MM NEWS - READ BEFORE
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 The
M.C.S.-70 Process and European Cinema of the 1960s
By Christian Appelt
It was a happy chance, that brought together, the MCS
company and an inventor and film technician of special
genius, the Norwegian Jan Jacobsen |
 Traumreisen
auf breitem Filmband: Das M.C.S.-70-Verfahren
 By
Christian Appelt
Ein Zufall bringt die Modern Cinema System K.G. mit
einem genialen Erfinder und Filmtechniker zusammen: Der
Norweger Jan Jacobsen |
 MCS
70 Superpanorama Films Adverts and posters
A collection of posters and adverts from MCS 70 Superpanorama films in
the US, Denmark, France and in Holland. |
 MCS
70 Field Camera
By
Christian Appelt
Wir danken sehr herzlich M. Jean-René FAILLIOT,
Kopierwerk Gulliver-Arane, Paris, der die
Fotoaufnahmen der MCS-70 Kamera anfertigte und
uns zu Verfügung stellte. |
 Review
of "Baraka" Blu-ray
By Thomas Hauerslev
State-of-the-art home-video
version, that does justice to the 70mm version. The 8k high resolution scanning process has
revealed plenty of detail never before seen in the home.
It's "70mm for the Home Screen" - a high-impact experience.
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 The
Cinerama Barn
By Paul Samuels
Ever since I saw
Cinerama in 1952, I was so deeply affected by it that I only
knew that I wanted it. That event sparked my interest in
photography, optics and all the rest. |
 Todd-AO
Festival introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
The meaning of life is 70mm wide and has 6 track
stereophonic sound! And obviously I am not the only one who
is thinking so – just look at this amazing audience! |
 "The
Last Valley" introduction
By Udo Heimansberg
“The Last Valley“ was first shown in German cinemas in 1971.
Although it had been filmed in 70mm, only 35mm copies (Technicolor
print copies!) were used to present it. |
 A
Visit to Manchester
By Mike Taylor
We started the tour with a visit to the Print Works Multi Screen
Cinema to see the Imax Screen. |
 My
First 70mm
By David Slack
It was the summer of summer 1958. I saw my first 70mm film -
"South Pacific" when it played at the Gaumont, Manchester |
 A
film on historic scaling of Nanga Parbat
By Rizwan Ehsan Ali
Renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner has teamed up with precisionist
director and producer Joseph Vilsmaier to shoot a film on Nanga Parbat
yet to be named. |
COMING SOON
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Presentation notes for "Doors", "Born on the 4th of July", "Die
Hard II", "Spaceballs" and "Barry Lyndon"
The MCS 70 Story (UK and DE)
"Steadicam and large format" by Garret Brown
"Non Events" by Rick Mitchell
Visual visit the Arane Laboratory, Paris, France
Visual visit the 360 dgr cinema in Arromanches, France
ARRI765 in the Alpes |
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65/70MM WORKSHOP
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 A "Niche" Distribution Model for 65/70mm
By 65/70mm Workshop
a new distribution model for productions shot on 65mm and distributed on several formats, including IMAX, 35mm, 2K and 4K digital video, limited 70mm prints, Blu-Ray DVD and HDTV. |
 A review of "The Dark Knight" in IMAX
- is this the future of films in 70mm
By Ramon Lamarca Marques
Film contains several sequences shot in IMAX which hasn’t got any competitor who even approaches its quality. |
 Comments
about the 65/70mm Workshop
By
Tamir Sharif
The studies from the 65/70MM workshop have gotten my
attention. I've heard of the format before, but because of
my age (18), I never got the chance to see a movie in 70MM |
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TODD-AO
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 Walter
Siegmund Interview
By Thomas Hauerslev
The early days of Todd-AO, Dr. Brian O´Brien and
Mike Todd. Recorded July 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
 Todd-AO
65mm Test
By Thomas Hauerslev
9 February 1994, review of a very interesting reel of 65mm film
which had been discovered at the Nederlands Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. |
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Weekend organizer and in charge of communication
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industry liason |
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EDITOR'S FAVORITES
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 Grant's
Blow-up Blog
By Grant Lobban
A blow-up is the term used to describe a 70mm print made
by enlarging, smaller formats, usually
those on 35mm film. |
 "A
Year Along the Abandoned Road"
By Morten Skallerud
A nature animation film - a time-lapse film in one single
shot. See the Arctic year passing by at 50,000 times normal
speed |
 In the Splendour
of 70mm
By Grant Lobban
The definitive story of 70mm film and wide
screen. |
 To
Split or not to Split
By Keith Swadkins
It was inevitable that Hollywood turned to producing pseudo-Cinerama
movies. |
 Restoration of
"Lawrence of Arabia"
By Columbia Pictures
In '86, Bob Harris, contacted Columbia with a proposal
to restore the original premiere version of "Lawrence of
Arabia" |
 The
Technirama Story
By Grant Lobban
Technicolor decided to introduce its own proprietary
widescreen process - Technirama. |
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Jean
Pierre Gutzeit:
Zur drohenden
Schließung des Berliner ROYAL-PALAST |
Clemens Scherer:
Rückblick auf das Karlsruher Wochenende 2005 |
Grant Lobban:
Grant's Blow-up Blog |
Grant Lobban:
Eine historische Betrachtung
| Die
Restaurierung von „Tatis herrliche Zeiten“ |
Georg
Fricker |
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IN FRENCH
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| Jean-René
FAILLIOT:
La
restauration de "Play Time" |
Sylvian Coudène:
Le CAPRI
Juan Les Pins |
Loïc LEDEZ: Meet the Chief |
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WINDOW OF THE WORLD
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 "As
Good as it Gets"
By Kodak's InCamera Magazine
Bill Bennett traces
the origins of the short film to a conversation that he had with ARRI's Director Franz Kraus |
 How
"Far and Away" became 65mm
By Mikael Salomon
"Far and Away" began as a small film which Ron and I
talked about making, while shooting "Backdraft" |
 The
Poster Art of Howard Terpning
A Pictorial Presentation
See the gallery of classic posters |
 Vistamorph
- alternative to 65mm
By Chris O'Kane
Vistamorph can produce spectacular wide screen films and
emulates Cinerama in scale |
 Super Dimension 70
By Bob Weisgerber
A new, improved 70mm presentation process which is 70mm film, with the
usual aspect ratio and projected at 48 frames per second. |
 About
Sensurround
Presenting "Earthquake" in
Bradford
By Darren Briggs
How
Sensurround got me through college
By Greg Battas |
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