The highly anticipated world premiere of Warner Bros.
“The Great Gatsby” lit up the screen in brilliant 3D, thanks to Christie Solaria® Series
digital cinema projectors, which brought to life the splendor of the roaring
twenties in rich, saturated colors and sharp, 4K-resolution. The star-studded
event took place at Avery Fisher Hall, an iconic New York City venue at Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film is based on the
classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and will be distributed worldwide by
Warner Bros. on May 10. The event was a glamorous evening worthy of the film’s
1920s setting, featuring an audience filled with the film’s stars—Leonardo
DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher, Joel
Edgerton, and Carey Mulligan. A host of other A-list celebrities,
including Jay-Z and Jake Gyllenhaal, also made appearances at the red carpet
event.
“Christie is thrilled to have projected the world
premiere of ‘The Great Gatsby’, a long-awaited movie based on one of the most
beloved literary classics,” said Craig Sholder, vice president, Entertainment
Solutions, Christie. “As a trusted leader in digital cinema projection, we were
pleased that that our projectors displayed all the splendor and opulence of
‘The Great Gatsby,’ fully realized in 3D!”
Preferred Christie®
dealer Digital Media Systems
selected two top-of-the-line Christie
CP4230 DLP®
digital cinema projectors for the screening, which converged the
light from two projectors to create a seamless image projected onto a silver
screen. Gregg Paliotta, president and owner of Digital Media Systems, said that
this 4K Christie solution was the only choice for providing the brilliant 3D images
needed.
“We have done other major premieres at Avery Fisher Hall
in the past, such as ‘Hugo’ and ‘War Horse,’ so Warner Bros. and Lincoln Center
trusted us and Christie to deliver the high brightness and absolutely flawless
picture quality needed to screen this major studio event,” said Paliotta. “The
Christie projectors always perform to our expectations, and ‘The Great Gatsby’
premiere was no exception. We are proud to be an exclusive Christie
dealer for that reason.”
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