"Seeing a film in what the venue calls "shared reality" can be all-encompassing and yet intimate as well as communal and, if everything works out, somewhat thoughtful. The 87-foot diameter spherical screen wraps above, below and behind us, but an emphasis on couch seating invites a cooperative environment. And guests are encouraged, for instance, to pull out their phones and capture and share the moment."
"It's good fun, if you don't take it too seriously, as experiential, in the case of "Wonka," means a film dedicated to the power of imagination sometimes leaves a little less to it. Spirited and bright, Cosm's approach to "Wonka," a collaboration with experiential firm Secret Cinema and visual effects house MakeMake, is to ensure audiences are never not surrounded by eye candy."
Entrepreneurs behind dome venues promote an era of "experimental cinema" that augments older films with new technologies. Cosm revives the 1971 Willy Wonka with modern CGI at its Inglewood dome to emphasize whimsy and childlike wonder. The venue's "shared reality" features an 87-foot spherical screen that wraps above, below and behind viewers, couch seating to encourage cooperative viewing, and invitations for guests to capture and share moments on their phones. Cosm previously presented The Matrix and plans Harry Potter next year. The Wonka presentation, created with Secret Cinema and MakeMake, delivers constant visual spectacle that can charm yet reduce subtle mystery.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]