Foley Room and Cinerama

I saw Foley Room for the first time last semester and was shocked to see how they did the sound editing process.  The shock was not there the second time around, but the amazement of the process did not waver.  The obscurity of the tools they use and the intricacy and timing they use in the process truly is amazing.  The scene opens to a room full of junk and scraps really that these people use to make amazing sound effects so true to life it is scary.  This is one of my favorite documentaries and its always a joy to watch.

Cinerama was a film that was not necessarily a joy to watch but was good to experience and see for yourself.  I think the true value of cinerama was being in the the screened cinema with the full effect.  I feel as if IMAX is a comparable experience and I personally think IMAX is great.  I think because of the viewing limitation we faced in class the experience of cinerama that really gives it its value wasn't there.  That being said I still learned the importance of it and it was cool to see that the movie they sold tickets for was basically one big advertisement where they showed off the technology.