Magnetic Sound Recording Problems in the Motion Picture Industry

Magnetic sound recording

The first complete magnetic recorder (wire on a drum) was constructed in 1898 by Poulsen (Denmark). In 1938 the first recorders using plastic tape with an iron oxide layer were used. Since then, magnetic sound recording has become the most popular way of storing broadcast programmes for transmission at any time. Early attempts with temporary disc recording and photographic recording proved unsu...

Piracy In The Motion Picture Industry (review)

Social Learning and Optimal Advertising in the Motion Picture Industry

Social learning is thought to be a key determinant of the demand for motion pictures. This can be a double-edged sword for motion picture distributors, however, because when a film is good, social learning can enhance the effectiveness of movie advertising, but when a film is bad, it can mitigate this effectiveness. This paper analyzes an equilibrium model of the demand for films and the supply...

Distribution Planning to Optimize Profits in the Motion Picture Industry

We consider the distribution planning problem in the motion picture industry. This problem involves forecasting theater-level box office revenues for a given movie and using these forecasts to choose the best locations to screen a movie. We first develop a method that predicts theater-level box office revenues for a given movie as a function of movie attributes and theater characteristics. Thes...

Development of Motion-picture Recording Film ETERNA-RDI

In April 2007, FUJIFILM introduced ETERNA-RDI for digital intermediate. It is the first film stock in the world, designed specially for use in the digital intermediate workflow. ETERNA-RDI offers a significant improvement over conventional non-specific intermediate film stock, producing fine detail and accurate color from digital image data. New silver halide grain technology prevents spectral ...