In Focus: Upside Down and Backwards: The Magic of Motion Picture Film Projection

How does a film go from the vault to the projection booth? Why is the projectionist hidden up in a booth, anyway? What role does film exhibition play in film preservation? Join Dryden Theatre Chief Projectionist Sheryl Smith for a look at the answers to these questions and more. Motion picture film projects through an optical illusion, frame by frame, with intermittently moving images, both upside down and backward, then passes by light that is positioned by a lens, and thrown across the theater to the big screen for all to see. It doesn’t get much cooler than that!
In Focus program from 11/04/2023

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I’ve always loved these early examples of projecting images and moving images since I was a young girl and saw some in action at a museum. So creative and so much imagination.

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In Focus: Upside Down and Backwards: The Magic of Motion Picture Film Projection 0056am 10.1.24 magik lantern shows would still be cool - even in these hi tech days of CGI and digital projectors....... anyone gonna present a majk lantern show for me..? go on. it'd be cool. if you do.... let me know - please... zootrope's are also cool as are stereoscopic images.. etc etc

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was this video put together using 1920's AI? Yeah Gods!...