Full show notes at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/024

We talk with Jenn Bentz, IMAX Projectionist at Pacific Science Center, about the IMAX projection experience, the move from film to DLP to LASER, and her experience running the Hateful Eight 70mm roadshow.

The Optical 024 — IMAX Projectionist Jenn Bentz

Star Trek Beyond is currently playing in a new immersive super-widescreen theatrical format called Barco Escape. For details about the presentation format, we chat with Ted Schilowitz, Barco Escape's Chief Creative Officer and the Resident Futurist at 20th Century Fox.

The Optical 025 — Barco Escape

We explore the fascinating history of sound in films — the trial and error that led from silent films to the first talkies — with Fritzi Kramer of Movies Silently. Fritzi also suggests some silent VFX films, and we catch up with good news about former Cinefex publisher Don Shay.

The Optical 026 — The Advent of Sound

Revisiting the history of VFX films and tech through the lens of Cinefex magazine, with fun, well-researched chats, and filmmaker & VFX artist interviews.

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