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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 10, 2019 19:46:21 GMT
Please tell me that the cutting off of the feet wasn’t just an issue in Manchester? I couldn’t believe how badly the whole thing was framed. Loads of set at the top while the principal dancers feet were cut off at the bottom? I enjoyed it but this was hugely distracting and disappointing for me.
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Post by shady23 on Nov 10, 2019 19:46:25 GMT
Totally agree!
We had so many people coming in late. There were four seats to the left of me free and I was terrified they would come in just as the curtain-up-feet-scene stared, blocking my view.
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Post by ptwest on Nov 10, 2019 20:14:41 GMT
Please tell me that the cutting off of the feet wasn’t just an issue in Manchester? I couldn’t believe how badly the whole thing was framed. Loads of set at the top while the principal dancers feet were cut off at the bottom? I enjoyed it but this was hugely distracting and disappointing for me. To be honest I can't say I noticed. Sorry that I can't help clarify this! I wonder if what you have picked up on was due an issue with getting the camera angle to miss out the heads of the audience? |
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Post by dippy on Nov 10, 2019 20:40:40 GMT
Please tell me that the cutting off of the feet wasn’t just an issue in Manchester? I couldn’t believe how badly the whole thing was framed. Loads of set at the top while the principal dancers feet were cut off at the bottom? I enjoyed it but this was hugely distracting and disappointing for me. Hmm, I'm sure that would have driven me mad if that was the case with what I saw. Are you talking about in the big wide shots? If so the bottom of the frame was usually the front of the stage. If you don't mean that then yes, there were often times when they were in close ups when I would have preferred them to be wider seeing them dancing. What shape was your screen? Did it re-adjust to a narrow screen like when you watch a film or did it take up the whole screen? Was it 16:9 or 2.35:1? Where I watched it it was 16:9. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 10, 2019 21:18:49 GMT
I don’t know what shape the screen was, but there was a pretty wide band of unused screen at the top and bottom.
It was a problem whenever the leads were down front of stage. Their feet were continually cropped out. If it was just m3 then I’ll be raising it with Vue.
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Post by justfran on Nov 10, 2019 21:44:42 GMT
Something that I thought was a shame was the amount of people that came late. I wish that cinemas would make it clear when showing theatre productions that there aren't going to be 20 minutes of trailers and it will actually start at the given time. There were people continuously wandering in for the first 20 minutes which was very distracting. Totally agree, I was just saying this afternoon that there should be a note when you book online that theatre screenings actually start at the advertised time. There was still a few people coming into our screen once it had started but luckily the duty manager came in and stopped the film then started it from the beginning again after about 10 minutes once everyone was in 😊 |
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Post by itsemily on Nov 10, 2019 21:57:19 GMT
Well that was enjoyable way to spend a Sunday evening (even if it did start 30 minutes late and people were still coming in late after that🤔) really captured the whole show beautifully and I loved it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2019 22:47:48 GMT
Something that I thought was a shame was the amount of people that came late. I wish that cinemas would make it clear when showing theatre productions that there aren't going to be 20 minutes of trailers and it will actually start at the given time. There were people continuously wandering in for the first 20 minutes which was very distracting. Totally agree, I was just saying this afternoon that there should be a note when you book online that theatre screenings actually start at the advertised time. There was still a few people coming into our screen once it had started but luckily the duty manager came in and stopped the film then started it from the beginning again after about 10 minutes once everyone was in 😊 They did this where I was too! Were you at the Odeon in Hatfield? |
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Post by greeny11 on Nov 11, 2019 6:05:44 GMT
Please tell me that the cutting off of the feet wasn’t just an issue in Manchester? I couldn’t believe how badly the whole thing was framed. Loads of set at the top while the principal dancers feet were cut off at the bottom? I enjoyed it but this was hugely distracting and disappointing for me. I looked out for this once you had mentioned it - and it wasn't a problem at our screening (and it filled the whole screen). The only time we couldn't see the feet was if they were doing a close up of the actor. |
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Post by ptwest on Nov 11, 2019 6:34:34 GMT
It definitely filled the whole screen at Leeds too. Maybe this was just a Manchester thing. Very shoddy if that is the case.
We had the film start without picture which nobody seemed to notice until I went out and found a member of staff. We got as far as Peggy’s entrance before the picture came on and the film was restarted. Unbelievable that these days films will start without anyone actually checking that it’s working.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 8:18:19 GMT
Cynically, I think a lot of the problem with cinemas is because many of them don't have projectionists but instead have people who push a button to start a film in between selling popcorn. Films come with data sheets that specify things like the correct brightness so highlights don't bleach out and shadows don't crush and where in the auditorium you should stand to use the lightmeter, framing charts so the correct image size and cropping can be set, resolution settings, audio configuration and fader settings, and so on, all intended to make sure the projection environment is precisely matched to the expectations of the distributor. But in the cinema all that happens is that one disk is pulled out and the next shoved in and off we go with the next feature because setting it up correctly takes time that isn't bringing in revenue.
I've seen some cinemas that clearly make an effort to do it properly, but I've seen some that are keystoning like a cheap office presentation.
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Post by tysilio2 on Nov 11, 2019 9:30:45 GMT
Did the show commence immediately at the start of the broadcast or are there interviews/trailers for the first few minutes?
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Post by dippy on Nov 11, 2019 9:37:19 GMT
Did the show commence immediately at the start of the broadcast or are there interviews/trailers for the first few minutes? Started immediately, put up the BBFC thing and then started. Sadly no interviews/making of, I think I read that in America there was a making of shown which I would have loved to see. |
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Post by ABr on Nov 11, 2019 9:38:15 GMT
Did the show commence immediately at the start of the broadcast or are there interviews/trailers for the first few minutes? At ours there was 1 trailer for The Royal Opera House, regarding live screenings then it went straight into the recording. They played it a minuet or so before 2pm, so it still started at 2pm. |
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Post by pianowithsam on Nov 11, 2019 9:43:22 GMT
Did the show commence immediately at the start of the broadcast or are there interviews/trailers for the first few minutes? We had 10 minutes of trailers and then the “film” started at 14:50. We had the entire credits roll before the film started. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 11, 2019 12:26:11 GMT
At my cinema I was told when buying the ticket that there would only be 6 minutes of trailers which pleased me as sometimes can be 20 plus minutes. And there were no adverts.
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Post by ruby on Nov 11, 2019 12:30:48 GMT
We had a good 20 min of adverts and trailers first, which got me so impatient!
I went with a friend who has only ever seen previous productions and she was thrilled with it.
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Post by justfran on Nov 11, 2019 18:37:56 GMT
Totally agree, I was just saying this afternoon that there should be a note when you book online that theatre screenings actually start at the advertised time. There was still a few people coming into our screen once it had started but luckily the duty manager came in and stopped the film then started it from the beginning again after about 10 minutes once everyone was in 😊 They did this where I was too! Were you at the Odeon in Hatfield? No I was at a Cineworld in the North East. Nice to hear that more than one cinema offered this customer service though! |
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Post by anthem on Nov 11, 2019 23:10:21 GMT
I really enjoyed the screening. Bonnie Langford, Clare Halse and Tom Lister in particular were fantastic.
I thought it worked really well on the big screen; such an enjoyable treat on a gloomy Sunday afternoon.
I don’t think I noticed so much when I saw it live but my friend pointed out how ridiculous/ sexist some of the song lyrics are- “Keep young and beautiful” for example. Is it meant to be satirical or it’s just of it’s time?
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Post by justfran on Nov 12, 2019 8:48:49 GMT
There’s a nice interview on The Stage online with Clare Halse this week.
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Post by musicalmarge on Nov 12, 2019 11:31:30 GMT
I really enjoyed the screening. Bonnie Langford, Clare Halse and Tom Lister in particular were fantastic. I thought it worked really well on the big screen; such an enjoyable treat on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. I don’t think I noticed so much when I saw it live but my friend pointed out how ridiculous/ sexist some of the song lyrics are- “Keep young and beautiful” for example. Is it meant to be satirical or it’s just of it’s time? Don’t 7 billion of us want to keep young and beautiful - I know I do! |
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Post by tysilio2 on Nov 12, 2019 12:00:54 GMT
I really enjoyed the screening. Bonnie Langford, Clare Halse and Tom Lister in particular were fantastic. I thought it worked really well on the big screen; such an enjoyable treat on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. I don’t think I noticed so much when I saw it live but my friend pointed out how ridiculous/ sexist some of the song lyrics are- “Keep young and beautiful” for example. Is it meant to be satirical or it’s just of it’s time? Don’t 7 billion of us want to keep young and beautiful - I know I do! Sadly, both of those ships have sailed for me! I'm happy with keep breathing and mobile. |
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Post by tysilio2 on Nov 12, 2019 13:36:33 GMT
Sorry, one more question about the broadcast. Do they go straight from act 1 to act 2 (as the Miss Saigon broadcast did, I tbink) or do they include the interval.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 12, 2019 13:37:22 GMT
Sorry, one more question about the broadcast. Do they go straight from act 1 to act 2 (as the Miss Saigon broadcast did, I tbink) or do they include the interval. 10 minute interval |
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Nov 12, 2019 13:52:36 GMT
There are some naughty people who like the challenge of getting a show like this on to a certain free viewing service. The recent Take That concert shown live in cinemas was available for about 24 hours and viewed over 10,000 times before it was taken down.
Of course they should be dealt with using the full force of the law but it's hard not to have a look every couple of hours just in case ........... (It's not there at the moment.)
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