P3D Re: spiderman 3D

[Lawrence W Kaufman <kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ron labbe wrote and quoted:

> Dr Dave writes:
> >By far the Spiderman ride at the new Universal Studio's Escape
> >Islands of Adventure was the best.
> It was done by "Kleisner-Walczak Construction Company" in North Adams, MA.
> There's an article in July 99's Millimeter magazine.

I have seen a couple of articles on 'Spider-Man' and can't wait to
see it (not sure when I will be getting to Florida). I was able to see
a short clip at the Large Format Cinema Association conference and
the show's producer (from Electosonic not KWCC) spoke.
See http://www.electrosonic.com and http://www.kwcc.com
This is from my review in the latest Stereo World:
Scott Trowbridge, the show producer of THE AMAZING
ADVENTURES OF SPIDER-MAN(TM)” ride (one of the
breakout attractions of the expansive new Universal Studios
Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida)
presented an all too short film clip from the ridefilm. He is
very proud of how SPIDER-MAN turned out. He stated,
“Many said you can't do it in large format - I am here to
say you can - you just need to be careful!”

The ride puts visitors in the heart of a brawl between Marvel
Comics’ wall-crawling hero and four of his deadliest foes.
He explained the some of the problems the crew had to overcome
by combining 3D movie projection with a variety of other
techniques that have never been used in any attraction before.
The projection systems really make the ridefilm spring to life.
They had to add a blur to some images by  predistorting
some imagery. Three years of development and construction,
the project required extensive preproduction work - well in
advance of the on the first frame of film. To populate the urban
landscape, the ride employs 3D film projection systems hidden
among the bridges, skyscrapers and alleyways. Completing
the illusion are a host of special sound, pyrothenic and motion effects.

A total of 13 screens are used to generate Spidey and the
fearsome foursome of villains - electrical menace Electro,
steel-tentacled Doctor Octopus, bomb-lobbing Hobgoblin and
lethally liquid Hydro-man. Twelve of the thirteen rear screen
projectors are 3D, with twin projectors. Trowbridge ended by
saying, “I believe we have created an attraction (in which) people
don't know what they are looking at.”

> I missed NSA (and ISU) this year,
We will be leaving for ISU in a day. I think I will actually
signoff of P3D (vacation mode), so don't have any interesting
discussions in the next couple of weeks!

> but my wife and I will be doing the
> Orlando 3D tour next month! Any hints?
I think Dr. Dave saw it all, how about a full report!

Thanks for the time,
Lawrence