HDR Discussion Thread

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

another victim of the COVID….pushed back from its exhibition in Dolby and other Cinemas, namely Bond’s - https://variety.com/2021/film/box-of...nd-1234883484/

meanwhile, in the spirit of No Time to Die, doctor wife mentions that some CDC updates recently posted of which the administrators at your friendly vaccination center may not make you aware of, due to their newness - https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-1...derations.html

One rare upside to the pandemic is that this year you don’t have to travel to cold Park City and freeze your arse off to watch the movies at Sundance…..
https://festival.sundance.org/
How to Fest - https://htf.festival.sundance.org/?u...ntent=18991230

Personally, I’m looking forward to the premiere of Summer of Soul ….. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142272...ttspec_spec_tt

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I still prefer discs, but you can’t hold back the tide. Question is, will the momentum be maintained or will ‘streaming fatigue’ set in? - https://variety.com/2021/digital/new...ng-1234890534/
hoping the mo is maintained, at least for Netflix (being a shareholder) as Daddy needs a new pair of mountain bike shoes

Been holding back the tide for 9 years, what’s another 9? We have UHD, we have Blu-Ray, they ain’t going away.

Let’s not forget, experts stated that the CD would be dead 15 years ago. As long as there is blockbusters, there will be disc.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

And maybe one of his beat-up old town cars that he gets around in, like the Rolls perhaps?

while considering, for a change, a different colored Rolls than the one Wabs is familiar with -



P.S.
The sole of the shoe (boxed in red and hung on the crank arm) is so worn that the mud (from yesterday’s rain) imperceptibly blends in except for the cleat. Animal cookie goes out to any biker who recognizes what type cleats (bottom of box) I use.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Been holding back the tide for 9 years, what’s another 9? We have UHD, we have Blu-Ray, they ain’t going away.
Let’s not forget, experts stated that the CD would be dead 15 years ago. As long as there is blockbusters, there will be disc.

physical media
good thing is da Blu discs life expectancy is longer than that of a typical Chelsea manager

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

give a chance to 'Mank' when an opportunity open up in time. If you like great filmmaking in HDR Black & White, this is your ticket. Then re-watch 'Citizen Kane' for a second dose of history filmmaking...two great supplements, just like vitamin D3

* David Fincher, the guy who directed Fight Club, Seven, Zodiac, The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Game, Panic Room, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Alien3, Mank, World War Z 2

recent thoughts from one of the filmmakers - https://postperspective.com/kirk-bax...finchers-mank/

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

physical media
good thing is da Blu discs life expectancy is longer than that of a typical Chelsea manager

Poor Frank!

[DDH]

“C” is for Cinematic
Many of the most memorable images in modern cinema from BLADE RUNNER to DIE HARD to LA LA LAND share this same secret.
https://www.newsshooter.com/2021/01/...for-cinematic/

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by DDH

“C” is for Cinematic
Many of the most memorable images in modern cinema from BLADE RUNNER to DIE HARD to LA LA LAND share this same secret.
https://www.newsshooter.com/2021/01/...for-cinematic/

He's not wrong that prints for anamorphic shows were inherently higher quality than those for 'poor man's anamorphic' like Techniscope or Super 35 because the latter formats needed an optical squeeze in the olden days, but making it seem as if all prints for anamorphic movies were run off the negative is a bit disingenuous.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Animal cookie goes out to any biker who recognizes what type cleats (bottom of box) I use.

They’re custom made from a rare earth mineral only found in the densest part of the Brazilian rain forest. After the Penton-Man Strip Mining Co™ has cleared out the minerals it’s mixed with narwhal tusk and baby albino rhino horns. Then hand forged by child labor and finally dusted with the crushed feathers of the red-fronted Bolivian macaw. And that is one PM cleat. I’ll take my cookies now.

[LordoftheRings]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtJ...ature=youtu.be

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

recent thoughts from one of the filmmakers - https://postperspective.com/kirk-bax...finchers-mank/

Awesome!

[LordoftheRings]

HDR theater, this year? ...IMAX?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Uj...ature=youtu.be

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Waboman

They’re custom made from a rare earth mineral only found in the densest part of the Brazilian rain forest. After the Penton-Man Strip Mining Co™ has cleared out the minerals it’s mixed with narwhal tusk and baby albino rhino horns. Then hand forged by child labor and finally dusted with the crushed feathers of the red-fronted Bolivian macaw. And that is one PM cleat. I’ll take my cookies now.

^ I hope you're kiding as that's bad on so many levels.
Seriously, I would never partake in such a product, even if I were to afford it.
And I can’t , for I’ve told you and Scotty, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes and, for that matter, a new day-to-day wearing wardrobe without holes –



^ the real-life premise for –

"We Know The Way" Clip - Moana - YouTube

(https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Moana-4K-Blu-ray/251272/)

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtJ...ature=youtu.be

classy casting move was to invite and include former naval aviator(s) for this scene –


with the basis for the set design exclusively (day and date from Nov. 2018) revealed here - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post15774685

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by DDH

“C” is for Cinematic
Many of the most memorable images in modern cinema from BLADE RUNNER to DIE HARD to LA LA LAND share this same secret.
https://www.newsshooter.com/2021/01/...for-cinematic/

For those still drawn to film acquisition, the 2020 list - https://www.colorado.edu/cinemastudi...shot-film-2020

[Penton-Man]

Reminder for the free-to-attend virtual meeting this evening - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post18537992
later, back to work for moi

[LordoftheRings]

• https://www.bosshunting.com.au/cultu...-gun-maverick/

Who's next, Mission: Impossible 007 ?

[LordoftheRings]

Click me ^

It has got some useful info here. I am bookmarking this to be honest.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

[Show spoiler]

Click me ^

cautious optimism and the most encouraging news so far being *weaker, but still somewhat (57%) effective - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...south-n1255400

Lots of uncertainties remain at this point. Ultimately, studio execs calculation hinges upon people maintaining compliance to current recommended public health measures and the July standing of the race between getting any EUA approved vaccine into enough peoples’ arms as well as the virus’s constant mission to mutate and overcome our active immune defense and how extensive a more dangerous variant has spread by then. The last thing we would want is for Top Gun: Maverick or any feature film shown theatrically to become infamous for being the cause of a super spreader event in some state.