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Sundown Cinema 2009 (public)
Sundown Cinema returns to Downtown Campbell for a sixth season! The popular summer outdoor movie series will begin a ten-week run starting on July 3rd. Movies will be shown on Friday nights at sundown in the parking lot on Campbell Ave between North 1st St. and Central Ave. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated and are essential to the survival of the movie series.
Sundown Cinema continues to be a unique experience that’s produced by the community for the community. It’s entirely powered by volunteers and is funded solely by audience donations and sponsor contributions. This year’s series is being organized by members of the socialwave.net community website with support from the non-profit Downtown Campbell Business Association. If you would like to become a sponsor, please e-mail info@downtowncampbell.com.
Popcorn, drinks, and hot delivered Quiznos Subs will be available for purchase at the movies. Picnics are welcome. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
Please note: Movie titles are subject to change. If we have to change a title, the website will be updated as soon as possible. Please remember to check back for the most accurate listing information.
Sundown Cinema Home | Friends of Sundown Cinema | 2009 Movie Schedule
posted by DCBA on 6/22/09
Sundown Cinema 2009 Event Series:
- Sundown Cinema: American Graffitti (1973) - 8:30pm - Jul 03rd, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982) - 8:30pm - Jul 10th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - 8:30pm - Jul 17th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - 8:30pm - Jul 24th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: In the Heat of the Night (1967) - 8:30pm - Jul 31st, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: Grease (1978) - 8:30pm - Aug 07th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: North by Northwest (1959) - 8:30pm - Aug 14th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) - 8:30pm - Aug 21st, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: The Incredibles (2004) - 8:30pm - Aug 28th, 2009
- Sundown Cinema: Back to the Future (1985) - 8:30pm - Sep 04th, 2009
Event Tags: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Free
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In Event: Sundown Cinema: American Graffitti (1973)
Okay, so the good news is that there is a Sundown Cinema in 2009, and the movies are actually quite good this year.
But, guys, you gotta get the technology right. The aspect ratio was completely out of whack, making the cars look short and slim, and the people tall and emaciated. The sound was a disaster, too, barely audible at times, unsynchronized for most of the movie.
If you need to use software to play back the DVDs, use a proper player, not this PowerDVD junk (ever looked at VLC?). And perhaps dry run the playback---the aspect ratio and synchronization problems could have been detected and hopefully fixed if you had only actually tried it once ahead of time.
But, guys, you gotta get the technology right. The aspect ratio was completely out of whack, making the cars look short and slim, and the people tall and emaciated. The sound was a disaster, too, barely audible at times, unsynchronized for most of the movie.
If you need to use software to play back the DVDs, use a proper player, not this PowerDVD junk (ever looked at VLC?). And perhaps dry run the playback---the aspect ratio and synchronization problems could have been detected and hopefully fixed if you had only actually tried it once ahead of time.
In Event: Sundown Cinema: American Graffitti (1973)
Jorn, thanks for the feedback and sorry for the issues we had at our first screening. We're running with different equipment than in past years and we're working under a compressed time schedule because of the late start we've got so we're being forced to iron out the kinks as we go along. There's just two of us running the show so we appreciate your understanding as we make adjustments.
BTW, where were you sitting and was the problem with the sound uniform throughout the movie or did you notice it only with dialogue, music, etc?
BTW, where were you sitting and was the problem with the sound uniform throughout the movie or did you notice it only with dialogue, music, etc?
In Event: Sundown Cinema: American Graffitti (1973)
We were sitting left forward, and the audio became really low only occasionally. It was, however, unsynchronized almost throughout, as you no doubt noticed yourself.
In Event: Sundown Cinema: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The movie was of course great, easily one of Rod Steiger's (and possibly even Sidney Poitier's) finest performances, and the rest of the cast in top form, too.
BUT -- the same projection problems that have been plaguing this season of Sundown Cinema keep spoiling each and every movie up to now. Really, is it truly that difficult to get the aspect ration right?
Please, please, DO download a proper player (like VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), get rid of all that garbage like PowerDVD, MS MediaPlayer etc., TRY IT OUT once before the event, and fix that problem. It will take but 15min, but it would considerably improve the experience for the folks attending the movie not to see it ridiculously stretched.
BUT -- the same projection problems that have been plaguing this season of Sundown Cinema keep spoiling each and every movie up to now. Really, is it truly that difficult to get the aspect ration right?
Please, please, DO download a proper player (like VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), get rid of all that garbage like PowerDVD, MS MediaPlayer etc., TRY IT OUT once before the event, and fix that problem. It will take but 15min, but it would considerably improve the experience for the folks attending the movie not to see it ridiculously stretched.
In Event: Sundown Cinema: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
I have to be honest - since I'm not running the technical end of things, I feel I can be relatively impartial about this stuff. I really don't notice any problem with the viewing quality at Sundown Cinema. The film series is never going to be film-theatre quality, especially because the image is being projected against the wall of an old building.
The whole point of Sundown Cinema is not to recreate a perfect cinema experience, it's to enjoy classic films of artistic and/or social importance (hopefully introducing them to a new generation) in a great community atmosphere where you can meet locals and make new friends.
I didn't find the picture stretched, and the video quality is much better than in past years. The new projector and sound equipment have made a huge difference (thank you, Jim Aspinwall).
The whole point of Sundown Cinema is not to recreate a perfect cinema experience, it's to enjoy classic films of artistic and/or social importance (hopefully introducing them to a new generation) in a great community atmosphere where you can meet locals and make new friends.
I didn't find the picture stretched, and the video quality is much better than in past years. The new projector and sound equipment have made a huge difference (thank you, Jim Aspinwall).
In Event: Sundown Cinema: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
When wheels are round/circular rather than oblong, oval or eliptical it seems that the aspect ratio is as originally determined.
We've checked the aspect ratio 3 of 4 viewings and it is set on what some have said works. Forcing it rather than letting the software match is probably the wrong thing to do.
This has not been an issue for every showing, nor one that we hear more than one very vocal frustrated critique about.
Noted that some shots are odd compared to other aspects... and it IS possible that these shots were different originally and altered in digital transfer to "best fit".
I doubt the software used is as significant as the multiple conversion processes from older cameras and lenses and film to conversion to digital formats.
When wheels are round/circular rather than oblong, oval or eliptical it seems that the aspect ratio is as originally determined.
We've checked the aspect ratio 3 of 4 viewings and it is set on what some have said works. Forcing it rather than letting the software match is probably the wrong thing to do.
This has not been an issue for every showing, nor one that we hear more than one very vocal frustrated critique about.
Noted that some shots are odd compared to other aspects... and it IS possible that these shots were different originally and altered in digital transfer to "best fit".
I doubt the software used is as significant as the multiple conversion processes from older cameras and lenses and film to conversion to digital formats.
In Event: Sundown Cinema: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
It's really not about film theater quality, or a critique of Sundown Cinema as an institution. Far from it. I am merely pointing out a technical issue that you guys obviously know exists (every time you start playing around with the aspect ratio setting), but do not know how to fix.
So here is how: use proper software. You are currently playing 16:9 video streams at 4:3 aspect ratio, and it looks awful. The projector you are using is a 4:3 projector, so the fact that a widescreen formatted movie fills the entire frame without letterboxing is a pretty obvious indication that something isn't quite right. Or, if the absence of letterboxing isn't a clear-enough sign: if a late-60ies Rod Steiger looks slim, something is amiss.
So here is how: use proper software. You are currently playing 16:9 video streams at 4:3 aspect ratio, and it looks awful. The projector you are using is a 4:3 projector, so the fact that a widescreen formatted movie fills the entire frame without letterboxing is a pretty obvious indication that something isn't quite right. Or, if the absence of letterboxing isn't a clear-enough sign: if a late-60ies Rod Steiger looks slim, something is amiss.
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