Sony Is Regal’s Choice For Digital

Originally Posted by W.Mayer

very nice as this will push ti to bring 4k dmds
to the market.

Submitted by danielle.mickey on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 02:25. Home PageNews Stories
Reach for Me, the first feature-length motion picture to be shot and produced entirely in 4K, was screened last month at Landmark Theatre's flagship theatre, The Landmark, in Los Angeles' Westside Pavilion.

Directed by Levar Burton and produced by AMediaVision Productions, the movie was captured using Dalsa's Origin 4K cinematography camera, with 4K image processing and digital intermediate managed by Post Logic. It was screened at The Landmark on Sony's 4K Sony's SRX-R220 digital cinema projection system.

"This screening is a perfect example of the practical reality that 4K technology has become," says Andrew Stucker, director industry relations for Sony Electronics' digital cinema division. "From end to end, movie-goers will be able to immerse themselves in the incredible experience that 4K resolution can provide."

The picture's producer, Mark Wolfe says that "having a complete end to end 4K workflow gave us all the creative and time advantages of digital moviemaking all the while maintaining the beautifully rich look of traditional film production, without adding any additional cost to the production process."

According to Rob Hummel, president of Dalsa Digital Cinema, the production of Reach for Me, clearly demonstrates that 4K technology is the future of digital cinema. "4K projection technology empowers the digital cinema pipeline to display images equal to the most pristine film answer print," he says. "So whether the image is a 4K scanned 35mm film, or photographed with a Dalsa camera, 4K projection ensures the audience will see an image without compromise, and that every seat in the house gets a spectacular picture."

Dalsa's Origin with a CODEX digital disk recorder was used during production and all data was archived to LTO 3 tape. Post Logic used a Baselight 8 system during the digital intermediate process.

"Having assembled a top talent and engineering team, Post Logic is well equipped to handle the increased bandwidth and file processing demands of a 4K DI," says Larry Birstock at Post Logic. "A true end-to-end 4K workflow is now a viable alternative for movie makers."

Reach for Me is produced by Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg, Susan R. Rodgers and Wolfe. The movie stars Oscar nominees Seymour Cassel and Alfre Woodard, as well as Johnny Whitworth (3:10 to Yuma), Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) and Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Escape from New York). The worldwide rights for Reach for Me are currently available.

By Carl DiOrio

May 18, 2009, 12:00 AM ET
Sony Electronics has inked a deal with Regal Entertainment to supply the nation's No. 1 exhibitor with 4K digital projectors throughout its entire circuit.

The deal represents Sony's second big d-cinema hardware coup in the past few months. In March, it struck an agreement with AMC Entertainment -- which operates the second-biggest U.S. circuit -- to supply its theaters with digital projectors.

Both rollouts will begin once Digital Cinema Implementation Partners locks into a bank deal to facilitate digital installations for Regal, AMC and Cinemark, the nation's three biggest exhibitors.

Originally Posted by Alan Gouger

Angels and Demons premiers in 4k. Anyone going to a Sony screening of this?
The following says Angels & Demons will also be released to theatres worldwide as a 4K Digital Cinema Package but anyone have confirmation the film originates in 4k?

http://celluloidjunkie.com/tag/angels-demons/

http://www.dcinematoday.com/dc/pr.aspx?newsID=1437

http://www.originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=6398

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Reach for Me, First All-4K Movie Screened in Los Angeles

http://www.digitalcinemareport.com/reach-for-me

Originally Posted by Alan Gouger

Angels and Demons premiers in 4k. Anyone going to a Sony screening of this?