Cine 360 movies

Usurper · 16-07-2004, 6:29 PM

Hi,
I have a Projector and its just crossed my mind to try and find thoose films they use at Aloton towers etc, called CINE360/3DCINEMA/CINEDOME.
but so far i am unable to find trailers or film names of the movies they use, i figured if anyone can help me its you guys.

dfield2000 · 20-07-2004, 11:05 AM

Out of curiosity, how do you plan to screen these ?

I've been in one years ago, and from what I can remember everyone had to lie on the floor and look up the roof of the dome shaped building. The image filled the whole dome so that your whole vision was taken up by the image. I can remember an elephant which was waving its trunk and everyone was squirming as it felt like the trunk was going to touch your face.

Are you the proud owner of a dome shaped building ?

Usurper · 20-07-2004, 2:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dfield2000

Out of curiosity, how do you plan to screen these ?

I've been in one years ago, and from what I can remember everyone had to lie on the floor and look up the roof of the dome shaped building. The image filled the whole dome so that your whole vision was taken up by the image. I can remember an elephant which was waving its trunk and everyone was squirming as it felt like the trunk was going to touch your face.

Are you the proud owner of a dome shaped building ?

I wish hehe,

I was just gonna sit really close to a 8ft screen. ( awaits riddicule )
Like i said i just wished to try , but i am having no luck at all finding movies

dfield2000 · 20-07-2004, 4:01 PM

If your going to sit close to the screen then you'd probably be better off with one of the Cinema 180 type films. They were designed for standing / sitting and looking straight onto the film.

Usurper · 21-07-2004, 8:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dfield2000

If your going to sit close to the screen then you'd probably be better off with one of the Cinema 180 type films. They were designed for standing / sitting and looking straight onto the film.

OK thanks for that, do you know where i could find such films please?

dfield2000 · 21-07-2004, 11:07 AM

Sorry mate - haven't a clue ! I was just curious as I thought you might of had one of those special 360 projectors or a 'dome'.

Hey - I've just had a thought. I can remember that they always used to show rollercoaster rides or fast car chases which made you feel giddy and feel like you were going to fall over. Got a video camera ? Got a fast car ?

Usurper · 21-07-2004, 11:11 AM

roflmao

yeah but my mrs screaming would make it unwatchable

ill keep looking, are they deffinately called "cinema 180"?

dfield2000 · 21-07-2004, 11:21 AM

Well, I can remember being in Cinema 180, where you stand up and watch the film being projected onto one 'side' of the dome, and I presume the image was sort of projected 180 degrees around from the lens which was on the opposite side of the dome.

The Cinema 360 had the projector in the middle of the dome and projected straight up onto the roof of the dome and almost cover the whole of the dome. This is why you had to lie down as you'd get a bad neck looking up at the ceiling !

I enjoyed the 180 more, as you found yourself rocking from side to side and almost falling over as the image of the rollercoaster was flying around the track.

I've done a search in google on CINE 360 and it does turn up alot of stuff, so if you can be bothered to trawl through it you might be able to find something.

Incidentely, it said the 360 at Alton Tower has now been replaced by a 3D cinema. I suppose they are sort of old fashioned now compared to the new technology. I also found this - not the same as the 360 we are talking about - but it looks interesting :
http://www.arromanches360.com/htm/index.htm

*captainH* · 23-07-2004, 7:14 AM

I bought this years ago, it gives the kind of thrills you seek on a big screen.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd

Usurper · 23-07-2004, 2:13 PM

chrz guys,

i shall continue searching and post when i find something to scare the hell outa me