G-FEST XIX - July 2012

[Reaper G]

[John Schuermann]

Sorry about the confusion my comments caused. No, Biollante is not being shown. I was referring to the film clips I will be using for the "widescreen" presentation plus the recent heat I took in another thread for dogging on Biollante.

The main point I was making was that Biollante was not shot in 2.35:1 so would not be part of my presentation, and therefore I would not be making any negative comments about it

[canofhumdingers]

[heroforhirerob]

So..as part of my pre G-fest ritual, I'll be watching a kaiju flick per day until I leave. Now, should I just do Godzilla or mix in some others before I leave for the con?

[MekaGojira3k]

[MouthForWar]

[MekaGojira3k]

[John Schuermann]

Ultimately, I argue in favor of film because I like FILM! I like the way it looks. I like the way it sounds. I like the grain, the occasional speck or scratch, a little gateweave... It makes the film feel organic and real and alive. I like the soft purr of the projector and the light clicking of the shutter coming from the back of the theater. I love the whole experience.

Totally understood, and that obviously goes to preference.

It's the reason I go to the theater instead of watching it on my tv at home (well, plus the bigger screen). Home video technology, for me, is all about trying to reproduce the theatrical film experience. The reason I loved DVD, then HD tvs, then Bluray, etc. is because each thing brought me one step closer to the experience of having a 35mm projector with pristine, newly struck prints to screen in my home.

Completely agree, and exactly why I got into the home theater projection industry back in 2003. I simply wanted a theatrical experience in my home. With today's best home theater projectors - and Blu-ray as a source - you can actually have a superior experience than what has been available in movie theaters up until very recently. With Blu-rays mastered from film negatives or answer prints, you essentially have exactly what you say you want - the equivalent of pristine 35mm prints available to be projected in your home. Unless you are using a poor quality projector and screen, Blu-ray projected at home using a good quality DLP or LCOS projector is actually superior to film based theatrical projection.

As you've stated, there are good and bad projectionists and good and bad digital projectors. I can remember seeing Attack of the Clones on an early digital projector, and the image completely lacked contrast and "pop." That is no longer the case with today's digitals. In fact, a modern theater equipped with a 4K DLP projector can actually project an image superior to IMAX or 70mm film. There was Hollywood shootout last April where the above formats were split screen compared in a giant screen auditorium filled with cinematographers and film industry veterans. The results? I quote from a well respected cinematographer in attendance:

"The “shootoutâ€

[John Schuermann]

Now, about that "History of Widescreen Kaiju Eiga" presentation... I would LOVE to attend that!! But unfortunately there is absolutely no way I'll be able to attend g-fest this year... Sad Any chance I could convince you to video this & put it on youtube? Or at least make an audio recording? I really want to see (or hear) it!! I'm not above begging & pleading if it will help.

I'm flattered Actually, if you want to PM me your e-mail address, I can send you the official CEDIA PowerPoint presentation I do on widescreen / anamorphic almost every year. It doesn't talk about Godzilla movies, of course, but it does cover the history of anamorphic projection and how it relates to home theater. Much of the presentation I will be doing at G-Fest is derived from this same PowerPoint.

BTW, some of this info is also included on the website of the company I used to work for, Panamorph. If you watch the main video plus the videos on the support page (particularly "Get The Picture"), you will see some of the same subjects discussed. In fact, since I produced most of the a/v content on the site, that's my home theater featured in the install video

[armandv]

I've a question. Are these Blu-Rays or DVDs (that are to be screened) "off the store shelf" variety or is Toho (or whomever) providing specially-made theatrical discs?

[John Schuermann]

[Goji 84]

I imagine KING KONG and GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS! will both be the BD releases. The others will most definitely be DVD's.

[John Schuermann]

[MekaGojira3k]

[MouthForWar]

[kiryugoji04]

[heroforhirerob]

Last call....who am I going to see there so I can say hi? For anyone wanting to say hi to me I'm the guy with thinning Patrick Stewart like hair(i.e not much of it) and glasses.

[MekaGojira3k]

WISH I WAS GOING....>_>
le sigh.

[TripMasterMunky]

[Thomas]

At the con and so far it's pretty awesome. Picked up some Eggleton prints and some more Oriental Cinema magazines as well as all three of the Space Sheriff series. JD said that he was approached by Legendary Pictures to show the Godzilla teaser that they are going to show at SDCC, but then it all fell through due to SDCC wanting to show it first and that LP only wanted thirty people to see it plus it had to be on a big screen with a specific type of sound system. By big screen they meant bigger than the 10' by 10' or 12' by 12' screens that are here. So the big takeaway is that there will be a teaser shown at SDCC for LP's Godzilla movie.



Akira Takarada and Bin Furuya, who happens to be wearing an Ultra Garrison uniform.



Gamera trying out kaiju fu ala Ultra Galaxy on Godzilla. $300 and it's yours.

[MouthForWar]

[MekaGojira3k]

[Destroysall]

[MekaGojira3k]

[heroforhirerob]