I recently watched a movie on DVD called Cinema Paradiso.
It was the story of an old and small Italian cinema, a young boy who loved film and the old cinema projectionist. A beautiful film all round and one which captured the sad fall of small cinemas everywhere I imagine.
One of the many memorable scenes was where the projectionist projected the film onto the side of a large white building. It looked superb!
I know people have projected films onto white sheets in gardens - I even have a vague memory of seeing King Kong on cine-film like this as a kid - but I haven't seen a film projected onto a wall.
I've been thinking which flick would do justice to a huge white wall and I reckon I know: Thunderbirds Are Go!
I think Zero-X would look great zooming round on a huge scale outdoors. If only I had a projector and a huge white wall!
Have you done anything like this readers? Which films would you watch on a wall or a sheet?
PS. there is a reference here online about old reel to reel Thunderbirds of such a size that they could be projected onto a wall!
https://thunderbirds.fandom.com/wiki/The_History_of_Thunderbirds_on_Audio_%26_Visual
Had a super 8 camera and projector as a teenager (still have them in the attic) and used to do just this onto large pieces of card or paper, or onto walls, where possible.
ReplyDeleteMy faves were a 4 minute Fireball XL5 film, in black and white silent, and 'Ghidora the Three Headed Monster', also in black and white.
I even made soundtracks for them, using BBC sound effects records and movie soundtack records, onto cassette tapes.
It took me ages, but I loved doing it.
Mish.
I've still got a b&w standard 8 Fireball XL5 (and Stingray) movie but no projector anymore. I used to make Super 8 films for fun.
ReplyDeleteI've been to a screening where a film was projected onto someones's bare back. Could that be considered as a sort of fraction between 2D and 3D?
ReplyDeleteMore 'living cinema', I guesse, Arto.
ReplyDeleteMish.