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Dolby Atmos: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Quick Look and Updates About Home Implementation
Posted Thu Jul 3, 2014 at 06:15 AM PDT by Michael S. PalmerDolby Laboratories invited High-Def Digest to an early 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' screening, presented in conjunction with LA Times' Hero Complex and, of course, 20th Century Fox. The screening took place at the TCL Chinese Theatres, a six-plex sibling to the recently renovated, historic TCL Chinese IMAX. Our particular auditorium was upgraded from a 5.1 setup to the new object-based Dolby Atmos surround format on April 1st of this year. During this conversion, Dolby installed 18 new JBL 9320 overhead speakers, bass management for the 28 existing side and rear surrounds, and they performed some maintenence on the five existing behind-the-screen speakers (now individual channels).
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'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Q&A with Matt Reeves, Gary Oldman, and Andy Serkis
Posted Thu Jul 3, 2014 at 06:10 AM PDT by Michael S. PalmerHigh-Def Digest recently attended an early Hero Complex screening of 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' presented by Dolby. If an exciting, emotional, and powerful film weren't enough to win the evening, director Matt Reeves along with stars Gary Oldman and Andy Serkis stopped by for a question and answer session.
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