Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Feli, it was Douglas Trumbull and it was called Showscan. A few years back I went to LA and visited the Universal Walk and I had a chance to check it out. The film wasn't that good and it was like an IMAX but smaller theater. Douglas beleived in shooting 65mm as his source for plates and miniatures. I think his best is Blade Runner which today still holds its ground to any FX movie today and feels more real. It was a time of Matte Paintings on glass not with pixels. An interesting note is that the matt paintings were done painting as a negative, with the colors of negative not positive. Now that's hard! peace David On Jan 22, 2006, at 5:47 AM, feli wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2006, at 10:43 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > >> Was it Dykstra who did the 60 fps projection system? I had friends who >> saw demos of the high-frame-rate projection (wide screen 70mm I >> think?) and they were absolutely blown away. I immediately got it >> confused with IMAX but it was called something else. > > Hmmm, sounds like Douglas Trumbull. > He directed a film in the 80's called 'Brainstorm'. The plot revolves > around > an invention that can record an experience and play it back, so you > can witness it > as if you were there. > > Anyhow, the playback sequences were supposed to be projected at a > higher > frame rate, which would give the footage a 'hyper-real' feeling. > >