International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

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IP DELAYED Thi i.sue ;nd a previous issue of Internationa] Projectionist was delayed bv difficulties in the printing plant which produces IP. Compositors and pressmen, members of several unions including the International Typographical Union, were on strike for over a month. The discussion between the company and the several unions took place while IP was being produced; naturally production had to be stopped until a solution was reached and the picket lines withdrawn. il' por the release of 7* > M \ I prints in DriveIn theaters: I he) are, first -the drastic change in the overall statistics "I show-places in the I nited States; and sec I the technical and engineei ing considerations thai determine the limitations ol overall picture presentation in Drive-In theati i s. \ I. ii as statistics are concerned, . ii 1 1 < . 11 1 « 1 be ihiIimI thai eighl years figo the total number of Drive-in theaters was approximate!) 1.726 with roughl) 18,200 Hard-Top bouses. I he 1961 statistics, howei ei . -how ,i total of 1,768 Drive-In and 1 1,335 Hard-Top theaters. I hese figures -|H-.ik for themselves and even to an impartial observer, i n< 1 icatr a drastic change in the total revenue situation . . . undoubtedly ill lav Or of llie I >l ive In. I. ""kin at the technical and engineering considerations <>f the Driveon theater, it should he noted that main engineering conventions, re■earch projects, and theater liaison programs have, without success, been devoted to the fact that the picture in the Drive-In theater i substantialK hampered in screen brightness due to physical limitations inherent in the film itself and due to the entire concept of equipment, performance, and capability . In regard to screen brightness in Drive-ins. for instance, it is known from the Motion Picture Research Council's theater liaison program, that the nationwide average is only 3 foot-lamberts for a wide-screen and not more than 5 foot-lamberts for a Cinemascope picture. While the above figures are based on a nationwide average, relating to all Drive-Ins, it should, natural!) he noted that successful efforts have been made to achieve higher screen brightnesses. However, the overall level Mill remains substantial!) below the point of what one would call a brilliant picture with good *torvtelling impact in man) cases. \\ tthoul going into technical detail-, it should l>c recognized that there are present!) limitations in I sting these screen brightnesses that are mainlv determined b) the film itself that can -land no more heal without suffering permanent damage. I consider it therefore, a most natural Btep to think of the utilization of 70MM projection in Drive-Ins whenever possible, because thi release -v stem piov ides us w ith an apei tine size that w ill permit all the light and illuminating power of the arc to pass through it ami achieve a picture of startling brightness —so Urgentl) needed for outdoor -how-. I he above statements an' not mereIv wishful thinking, hut are the result of extensive tests that I made in actual Diivc-ln theaters having different tv pes of equipment. Ii ma) In worthwhile to disclo-e the results of two experiments with 70MM film ami equipment a example we made at the Midwav Drive In theater, in San Diego, and the other at the North Star Drive-In theater, in Denver. The Midway Drive-In theater in San Diego is owned and operated bv Kenneth Gallion, who had throughout the vears always maintained a close contact with the staff of the Motion Picture Research Council i now disbanded since March 19601. He therefore has the first allaluminum outdoor screen developed Africa (inc. Mor., Kenya, So. Africa, etc.) 30 Australia 10 Austria 11 Argentine Rep. 10 Belgium 8 Brazil 4 Burmo 1 Chile 3 Columbia 2 Cuba 1 Cyprus 3 Czechoslovakia ... 1 Denmark 14 England 53 Finland 2 Formosa 2 France 117 Germany 43 Greece 1 Holland 24 Hong Kong 5 Iceland 2 India 1 Iran 1 Iroq 1 Ireland 5 Israel 5 Italy 173 Jamaica 2 Japan 76 Jordan 1 Korea 5 Lebanon 3 United States and Canada U.S.S.R. ffrom Western manufacturers Luxembourg Malaya Malta Mexico New Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines Portugal Rumania Spain Sweden Switzerland Svria Thailand Venezuela Vietnam Uruguay only) 202 5 1 7 2 5 5 7 2 4 5 2 13 19 22 3 5 2 1 1 Get all the facts! Ask your equipment dealer for the new 1964 Kollmorgen Projection Lens Catalog or write us direct. k KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION NORTHAMPTON. MASSACHUSETTS International Projectionist December, 1964