Reinventing The Cinema Screen

The notion of a “New Cinema” is a notion based on re-defining the traditional cinema screen. Before we can talk about it, we will need to review and look at the traditional cinema screen to see how it’s being re-defined.

In writing this piece for the Stage 32 community, my intention was that the result would be a debate where the creative community and business side ask if this re-defined screen makes possible A New Cinema or if this re-defined screen merely makes possible a new and special approach to film making. Whatever the answer, I am certain it will be a win-win situation for everyone.

Traditional cinema has been around for more than a hundred years, faithfully reflecting the entirety of the work, struggle, and talent as light into the eyes of its audience. It’s just the flat passive rectangle on the wall called the screen.

Our concern now is: Can we change it? Can we make the screen better to make more dramatic and effective movies? I think the answer is yes.

The redefinition of the traditional theatre screen consists of replacing it with two things. These two things are both called screens which may be confusing but hang in there because you will see pictures to help you understand what they look like.

The first screen is called a “Kamera screen.” The Kamera screen is a black screen…