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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:29 pm
Post subject: Apparent size of figure on screen
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:55 pm
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Brian Kraft wrote:
> When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the
> Odeon Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high,
> and Omar Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from
> a great distance, approximately how large was this figure on the
> Odeon's screen in inches?
You sound like Mae West in "Myra Breckinridge" [DVD due in March].
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:39 pm
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Martin Hart wrote in message ...
> In article ,
> bkraft.RemoveThis@blackhole.nyx.net says...
> > When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the
> > Odeon Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high,
> > and Omar Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from
> > a great distance, approximately how large was this figure on the
> > Odeon's screen in inches?
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> I have no idea why you ask this question but I can give you a pretty
> close answer. If the screen was 25 feet high then Sharif and camel were
> approximately 50.64 inches high when they become recognizable as a man
> on a camel. The calculation is based on the scan of a frame from the
> film that is shown in the LOA section of the website listed below.
They used to have a little slide rule calculator for figuring this.
Check eBay; sometimes a Christie Camel Calculator shows up. They
usually go for around $600 - $800. >> Stay informed about: Apparent size of figure on screen |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:41 pm
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Brian Kraft wrote:
> When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the Odeon
> Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high, and Omar
> Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from a great
> distance, approximately how large was this figure on the Odeon's screen in
> inches?
What would he have weighed on Jupiter? >> Stay informed about: Apparent size of figure on screen |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:41 pm
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"Neill Massello" wrote in message
> Brian Kraft wrote:
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> > When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the Odeon
> > Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high, and Omar
> > Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from a great
> > distance, approximately how large was this figure on the Odeon's screen in
> > inches?
>
> What would he have weighed on Jupiter?
If my head were made of meat - which I know it is not - how much would it cost?
Kevin "Gavin" Cogliano >> Stay informed about: Apparent size of figure on screen |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:09 am
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Martin Hart wrote:
>In article ,
>bkraft@blackhole.nyx.net says...
>> When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the
>> Odeon Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high,
>> and Omar Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from
>> a great distance, approximately how large was this figure on the
>> Odeon's screen in inches?
>
>I have no idea why you ask this question but I can give you a pretty
>close answer. If the screen was 25 feet high then Sharif and camel were
>approximately 50.64 inches high when they become recognizable as a man
>on a camel. The calculation is based on the scan of a frame from the
>film that is shown in the LOA section of the website listed below.
Perhaps he wanted to find out if Sharif and the camel could have passed through
a Richard Marquand film... >> Stay informed about: Apparent size of figure on screen |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:24 am
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:29 am
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Neill Massello wrote:
> Brian Kraft wrote:
>
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>>When the 70mm print of "Lawrence of Arabia" premiered in 1962 at the Odeon
>>Theater in London on a big screen that was about 25 feet high, and Omar
>>Sharif on his camel first appeared approaching the well from a great
>>distance, approximately how large was this figure on the Odeon's screen in
>>inches?
>
>
> What would he have weighed on Jupiter?
Hats off to Manitou and Brian - you've made my day. >> Stay informed about: Apparent size of figure on screen |
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