First Ever '4K' Screening for a Major Studio Motion Picture
CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On January 13, Sony
Pictures will present the first-ever showing of a major studio motion picture
using Sony's revolutionary new "4K" digital projection system at a screening
of Columbia Pictures' blockbuster Spider-Man(R) 2. The uncompressed "4K"
digital cinema content for the projection system will be powered by advanced
visualization and shared storage systems from Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI).
The special invitation event will be held at the Entertainment Technology
Center's Digital Cinema Lab at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre (6433 Hollywood
Blvd. Hollywood, Calif. 90028). A panel discussion on the movie's production
will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the screening of Spider-Man 2 at 8 p.m.
"A very talented team of people worked incredibly hard to bring these
amazingly detailed images to life" said Yair Landau, Vice Chairman of Sony
Pictures Entertainment and President of Sony Pictures Digital. "Sony's 4K
digital projection system is the ideal vehicle for screening this movie in the
most dramatic and visually appealing manner, truly showing off all the care
and effort that went into this production."
The new projector uses a Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) imaging
panel to achieve a 4096 x 2160 pixel resolution, nearly four times the pixel
count of current HD displays. The commercial availability of a digital
projector with 4K resolution -- long considered an ultimate goal of digital
cinema-offers the industry a clear competitive alternative to existing
projection technologies.
"We developed the 4K projector to provide movie-goers with a dynamic
viewing experience unlike any other they've ever encountered," said Andrew
Stucker, general manager of digital production systems at Sony Electronics.
"The projector's SXRD technology is poised to become the quality standard in
digital cinema, and we've worked closely with companies like Silicon Graphics
to further enhance the solution."
Silicon Graphics(R) Onyx(R) advanced visualization and SGI(R)
InfiniteStorage RM660 storage systems will power the uncompressed digital
cinema content for the Sony projector.
Sony has also incorporated the specifications and guidelines established
by Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) into the design of the new projector to
fully support DCI's efforts in providing an enabling technology that will
allow the industry to move to a digital environment.
The presentation preceding the screening will focus on the sound design,
editing and visual effects of Spider-Man 2, featuring the film's editor Bob
Murawski, sound designer and sound effects editor Paul Ottosson, supervising
sound mixers Greg Russell and Kevin O'Connell and visual effects supervisors
John Dykstra and Scott Stokdyk.
In Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 2, two years have passed since Peter
Parker (Tobey Maguire) walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson
(Kirsten Dunst) and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man.
Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the
curse" of his powers while balancing his dual identities as the elusive
superhero Spider-Man and life as a college student. The relationships Peter
holds most dear are now in danger of unraveling as he clashes with the
powerful, multi-tentacled villain "Doc Ock" (Alfred Molina).
Spider-Man 2 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first adventure,
including Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris and J.K.
Simmons, under the leadership of director Sam Raimi and producers Laura Ziskin
and Marvel's Avi Arad. Joining the ensemble cast are Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto
Octavius ("Doc Ock"), Daniel Gillies as John Jameson, Vanessa Ferlito as
Louise, Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors and Donna Murphy as Rosalie Octavius.
Columbia Pictures Presents A Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin Production
Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred
Molina, Rosemary Harris, Donna Murphy and J.K. Simmons. The film is directed
by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead). The screenplay is by two-time
Oscar(R) winner Alvin Sargent (Ordinary People, Unfaithful) based on the
Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The screen story is by Alfred
Gough & Miles Millar and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Michael Chabon. The
producers are Laura Ziskin (Spider-Man, Pretty Woman) and Avi Arad (X-Men,
Daredevil).
NOTE: Silicon Graphics, Onyx and SGI are registered trademarks of Silicon
Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. All
other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Contact: Don Levy of Sony Pictures Digital, +1-310-840-7315, or
dlevy@sonypictures.com; or Tom Di Nome of Sony Electronics Inc.,
+1-201-930-6357, or Tom.Dinome@am.sony.com; or Lisa Pistacchio of Silicon
Graphics, Inc., +1-650-933-5683, or pistacchio@sgi.com.
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