Richard, you are a font of knowledge! Also from IMDB, the film processing was
done at FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank. Re Cinerama-style projection, there was
also CINEMIRACLE as used for Windjammer (1958). CINEMIRACLE was short-lived.
From: `Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 6:22 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT Very OT, 2017 Murder on the Orient Express
In the camera probably correct but film release prints would
have been 70mm. Some movies shot on 65mm were reduction printed
to 35mm for smaller theaters, 70mm being mostly "road show"
releases. Panavision, Todd-AO, the second version of Cinerama,
and some other trade names were all essentially the same process
using 65mm camera original and 70mm release. There are also
variations in corrector lenses used to get the edges of the
projected image sharp. The original Cinerama used three
synchronized strips of 35mm film with the cameras mounted in a
part circle, a curved screen and three projectors in the theater.
Despite much nagging my parents would not spend whatever it cost
to see it. I had read articles about the process and was very
curious. The version printed on 70mm film is very
unsatisfactory. BTW, Cinerama used seven track sound, five
behind the screen and stereo surround. Sound was on a separate
magnetic film run double-system. Most newer 70mm films use mono
surround (makes little difference) and derive the inner tracks by
mixing the ends with the center. Otherwise sound editing is a
nightmare let alone dubbing.
I have not seen a movie for a long time and can't hear any
more. I consider digital movies to be television no matter how
large the theater.
One of Kodak's sales points was that the uniformity of the
film was so great that producers did not need to "bank" film,
i.e., buy as much as they thought they might possibly need of
matched lot numbers so that everything would match. Unused film
would often wind up on the surplus market.
On 5/22/2018 10:28 AM, John Jensen (Redacted sender jwjensen356
for DMARC) wrote:
According to IMDB the film used was 65 mm (Kodak Vision 3 500T
5219).
John
