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Topic: Technicolor 35mm 3D
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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God
Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted November 04, 2010 08:49 AM
To work properly, the polarization system requires a metallic screen to compensate for the loss of light. The older systems (from the late 60s and 70s plus 80s) and the newer ones (RealD, MasterImage 3D and Technicolor 3D) all need that special screen (as opposed to systems like Xpand, Volfoni, Dolby which don't). When it was re-released in the 80s, House of Wax was in double-strip format with interlocked projectors (at least on these shores). The only single strip prints that I've heard of are in Stereovision (not over/under but side-by-side).
The cool thing about Technicolor 3D (on top of the fact that it uses actual film) is that it is technically feasible to show older over/under prints (like Martin just said). It is also theoritically possible to show recent T3D releases on old over/under systems (Paramount, Parallex...) Needless to say that Technicolor won't you do that. Their system is locked, ie it is leased and handled by T3D techs and the print circulation is being monitored. [ November 04, 2010, 10:56 AM: Message edited by: Jean-Marc Toussaint ]
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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
Registered: May 2008
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posted November 05, 2010 07:18 AM
The over under system... "Stereovision" and others, (side by side Anamorphic was actually "Stereographic", Jean-Marc) utilised a special lens assembly individually manufactured for throw and screen size for a particular cinema. There was, however, a "budget" prismatic attachment for a standard lens, called "Stereoflex" which could be aligned in situ for any cinema. For full details, see the Manuals section of the Film-Tech main website under "3D Systems".A fair copy of the Steroflex could be made by a competent amateur. Martin [ November 05, 2010, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: Martin Jones ]
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