[Usittne] SMPTE-NE special IMAX meeting September 24th...
John Gates
liteguy at bu.edu
Fri Sep 2 09:08:30 EDT 2005
September in SMPTE NEW ENGLAND!
A Special Saturday Morning Section EventŠ
An IMAX Technical Journey:
From Humble Beginnings to Big Screen Powerhouse
Come experience the world of large format films.
Learn about the fascinating world of IMAX, its
history and its most recent technological
advancements.
DATE: Saturday Morning, September 24th
TIME: Refreshments served at 8:30 AM
Technical
Presentation Starts Promptly at 9:00 AM
Feature Film
Presentation Starts at 10:30 AM
LOCATION: Jordan's Furniture Comcast IMAX 3-D Theater
50 Walkers Brook Drive
Reading, MA 01867
781-944-9090
Two Years In The Making! After nearly two years
of exchanging phone calls and e-mails with the
IMAX Corporation, your SMPTE-New England Section
is extremely pleased to bring you this special
Saturday morning technical presentation & film
screening at the new Jordan's Furniture Comcast
IMAX 3-D Theater in Reading, MA.
Everyone is Welcome - You do not need to be an SMPTE member to attend.
Scheduled to present is IMAX Corporation's Senior
Vice President of Technology, Mr. Brian Bonnick,
PE.
Brian will begin by taking us back in time to how
IMAX began more than 30 years ago and finish with
their most recent achievements. All the way from
the first IMAX® projector made with the help of a
miniature bicycle chain, to a later prototype
built by Ron Jones and made to work at 18
frames/sec using a vacuum cleaner and an orange
juice can, to IMAX's current technical
achievements and introduction of IMAX® MPX - a
new, lower cost projection system that can easily
be retrofitted into an existing multiplex setting.
You'll also learn about the revolutionary IMAX
DMR® digital remastering software, which allows
movie-goers to experience the larger-than-life
adventure, drama and emotion of their favorite
Hollywood films in IMAX theatres. To date, these
films include Apollo 13, Star Wars: Episode II
Attack of the Clones, The Matrix Reloaded, The
Matrix Revolutions, Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban and Spider-Man 2.
In November 2004, IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures
made cinematic history with the release of the
world's first Hollywood event film converted into
IMAX® 3D - The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D
Experience. Shattering box office records
worldwide, The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D
Experience became the fastest and highest
grossing digitally re-mastered IMAX release.
Finally, you'll learn about our digital sound
systems and how IMAX 3D works.
Join us after the presentation for a public
screening of one of the current features being
shown at the Comcast IMAX 3D Theatre. The
feature scheduled to be shown will be announced
in our next SMPTE/New England e-mail.
{If we are lucky, it will be "Magnificent
Desolation: Walking On The Moon" (3D) which
premieres the day before our meeting. More
information about "Magnificent Desolation" can be
found at:
<http://www.imax.com/magnificentdesolation/>http://www.imax.com/magnificentdesolation/.
Special Instructions for Attendees
Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting - you
do not have to be a member to attend. But, you
will need to purchase a ticket in advance to
attend this special SMPTE-New England Section
meeting. The cost per person for admission tp the
meeting and the screening, plus all the coffee,
juice, pastry & donuts you can eat is our
everyday low, low price of just ten dollars
($10.00).
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Print Out This Order Form & Cut Here
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Please make out your payment to SMPTE - New England Section and
mail this form no later than September 9th to:
SMPTE - New England Section
71 Cross St
Foxborough, MA 02035-1335
NAME _________________________________
ADDRESS ______________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS ________________________
NUMBER OF TICKETS ____________________
Friends, relatives, spouses, and children are all welcome.
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Directions to Jordan's Comcast IMAX 3-D Theater
· From Route 128 Area:
Follow Rt. 128 North to Exit 39 - "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow the exit to the bottom of the hill - take
a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Follow Walker's Brook Drive straight under the 128 overpass
Continue straight through intersection
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
From Springfield / West:
Follow the Mass Pike East to 128 North
Follow 128 North to Exit 39 - "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow the exit to the bottom of the hill - take
a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Follow Walker's Brook Drive straight under the 128 overpass
Continue straight through intersection
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
From Western New Hampshire/Vermont:
Take 93 South or 95 South
Follow to 128 North
To Exit 39 "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow ramp to the bottom of the hill
Take a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
From Rhode Island and South:
Take 95 North to 128 North to exit 39 - "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow the exit to the bottom of the hill - take
a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Follow North Ave straight under the 128 overpass
Continue straight through intersection
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
From Cape Cod - Bourne Bridge:
Take Rt. 25 East to 495 North to 24 North to 95
North (which turns into 128 North)
Follow to Exit 39 - "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow the exit to the bottom of the hill - take
a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Follow straight under the 128 overpass
Continue straight through intersection
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
>From Cape Cod - Sagamore Bridge:
Take Rt. 3 North to 95 North (which turns into 128 North)
To Exit 39 - "North Ave - Wakefield"
Follow the exit to the bottom of the hill - take
a left onto Walker's Brook Drive
Follow North Ave straight under the 128 overpass
Continue straight through intersection
Take a right after Chili's
Follow straight up the hill past Home Depot
Jordan's Furniture will be immediately on your right
Questions?
SMPTE Meeting Contact:
<mailto:jeff at dtvgroup.com>paozek at comcast.com
Upcoming SMPTE/New England Meetings:
SMPTE/New England meetings are usually held at
7pm (refreshments at 6:30) on the third Wednesday
of each month from September through June.
Locations vary to allow attendees to tour various
sites of interest. You don't have to be a SMPTE
member to attend and there is no admission
charge. Students and the public are invited to
attend. Dates and locations are tentative.
For the latest SMPTE/New England meeting
information, please go to the SMPTE/New England
website at:
<http://www.vsite.net/smpte-ne>http://www.vsite.net/smpte-ne
Please Note: SMPTE New England meeting dates and
locations are subject to change. Please check
our web site
<http://www.v-site.net/smpte-ne>www.v-site.net/smpte-ne
for the latest, up-to-date, information. Visit
our web site to sign-up for free e-mail meeting
notification.
Please Join Us: There usually is no charge to
attend SMPTE New England Section meetings (this
IMAX meeting is an exception) and everyone is
invited. You do not need to be a member
to attend, although it is a terrific idea for you
to join today. Find out more about the Society
of Motion Picture & Television Engineers at
<http://www.smpte.org>www.smpte.org
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