Comments on: Is ScreenX Technology the Next Big Movie Theatre Innovation?

By: Matt Gamble

Matt Gamble — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:18:00 +0000

Yup.

By: Musikonica

Musikonica — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:14:00 +0000

I could see things like having a character running from your right hand side down to the main screen to wind up in a fight. Dragon Ball Z, Tekken, Street Fighter, Marvel, DC, those kinds of movies, could use that effect so when characters clash in a fight, they have some real room in between them for running towards one another, clashing in the middle screen… Racing movies could look alright as long as when the car speeds into the middle screen, it remains there for a bit before zipping off to the next side screen…
From an audience point of view, would this help or further hurt a person’s neck when looking up for 2 hours and then adding turning necks quickly? I imagine it’d help because while you might still be looking up, you’re constantly turning your head.
But that could be a movie downside as the audience could miss key parts anytime they see a shadow next to them and think it’s a character or important part. And with an audience, you never know who may move their arm to cause shadows.

I like this idea, if executed right. It could add some excitement, but there’s a lot of movies where you just won’t need it. So I doubt every movie would be made also in this format, like every movie’s also made in 3D. But that wouldn’t be much of a problem since they can just keep screens and projectors off. However if that’s the case, is the upgrade worth it coming so soon after upgrading for 3D movies? The more gimmicks they try to add to movie theaters, the faster they’ll wind up bleeding their wallets dry. Just my thought.

By: Dooobie

Dooobie — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:24:00 +0000

Napoléon by Abel Gance from 1927 had a tryptich sequence using three projectors at the same time in a horizontal row, because he thought that the finale would not have the proper impact. I would love to see Napoléon in ScreenX! Abel Gance called it Polyvision: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvision
And I couldn’t care less about the Jim Kee-woon film and Samsonite.

By: kyri

kyri — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:07:00 +0000

isn’t it just fascinating how they always look to find the ‘gimmick’ and the magic ‘recipe’ behind any new success.. How about try making a good film for a change?

By: devolutionary

devolutionary — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:19:00 +0000

Nifty idea but like current 3D, this would only benefit audiences if it doesn’t distract (or nauseate) the viewer from the films themselves. I suppose that lies in the hands of the directors though. I could see people with ADHD not being able to adjust to this properly.

By: Jr

Jr — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:56:00 +0000

This sounds awesome. Cinerama probably would have been a huge success when it was created if not for the many drawbacks which shouldn’t be a problem today. I’m surprised it’s taken this long for someone to bring this idea back.

By: ProCynic

ProCynic — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:53:00 +0000

Wasn’t this called CINERAMA back in the 50’s?

By: Christopher Harvey

Christopher Harvey — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:25:00 +0000

Terrible. Hopefully it does not catch on in a cinema.

By: David

David — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:06:00 +0000

So, essentially, it’s the Terminator ride/live show at Universal Studios that opened, like, 15 years ago.

By: ECONOMYpolitica

ECONOMYpolitica — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:48:00 +0000

I would check it out. Awesome idea!