Barco Escape was a multi screen video format similar to Cinerama introduced in 2015 by Barco N.V. The format combines Barco technologies such as Auro 11.1 as well as multi-projection in order to create a panoramic experience. The technology was expected to compete with IMAX and Dolby Cinema. It is now closed.[1]
Barco Escape debuted in theatres in September 2014 with the film The Maze Runner featuring select scenes in the three-screen format.
In September 2014, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a performance in Brussels Grande Place plaza to mark the release of their Cheek to Cheek jazz record.[2] The concert was filmed using 15 RED Epic Dragon cameras feeding three separate panels, including the panoramic shots.
In April 2015, Barry Films announced the release of their upcoming horror film The Hell Within in the format.[3] Barco signed a five-year multi-title deal with 20th Century Fox to release films in the format. A Barco Escape set up was installed in one of the Fox Studios cinema rooms as part of the deal.[4] Posse Films partnered with Barco in order to release the film Racer's Heart, a story based on NASCAR Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison in the format.[5]
In 2015, Barco announced a deal with Jerry Bruckheimer to produce one new movie and one reimagined version of a previous film.[6]
In February 2016, director Mark Waugh announced he would shoot an outdoor survival feature film natively in the format. The film will be shot on location with a single camera using wide-angle lenses. The film will be released through Rock Pile Productions.[7]
In April 2016, Barco signed a partnership agreement with Cross Creek Productions in order to release one film in the format by end of 2017. Similarly, Barco also signed an agreement with Fundamental Films to release two or more of their films in the format, with 24 Hours to Live to be the first film to do so.[8]
Minds Eye Entertainment planned to release six films filmed in the Barco Escape format, starting with The Recall.[9][10]
By July 2016, the technology was installed in 24 cinemas in six countries.[11]
On 8 February 2018, Barco announced the closure of the Barco Escape business.[12]
Technology
Barco Escape comprises Auro 11.1 sound format and multi projection system.
Auro 11.1 is a multichannel sound format supported by Barco and created by Auro Technologies. The sound format is an extension of the existing 5.1 surround layer with addition of a five channel height layer and a mono "voice of god" ceiling channel. The additional channels allow placement and movement of sound along the horizontal and vertical axis.
The visual presentation is characterized by the addition of two 2.39:1 aspect ratio screens to the side of the main screen to provide a 270 degree panoramic experience, equivalent to an aspect ratio of 7.17:1.[13] The two side screens are angled at 45 degree in order to cover peripheral vision, although there is seam visible between the screens. Most of the theaters are set up with 30–35 feet main screen with equivalent size side screens. The main screen has an UltraHD (not laser) projector running off a 2K DCP and the side screens have Barco DP2K-20C projectors that feed from a separate server.[14]
The Barco Escape sequences for The Maze Runner were created digitally using the Crytek Engine and integrated with the principal photography shot with Arri Alexa camera.[14]
About half of the Barco Escape material for Star Trek Beyond were full CG set-extensions created by Prime Focus in conjunction with Prime Focus-owned VFX studio Double Negative. The other half was created by Kelvin Optical, an in-house VFX group at Bad Robot, working with Base Effects in China.[15]
Theaters with Barco Escape
United States and Canada
D'Place Mary Pickford, Cathedral City, CA
Sierra Vista Cinema 16, Clovis, CA
Cinema West Palladio 16, Folsom, CA
Cinemark 18 and XD, Los Angeles, CA
Cinemark Century 16, Pleasant Hill, CA
Cinemark Redwood Downtown & XD, Redwood City, CA
Regal LA Live: A Barco Innovation Center, Los Angeles, CA
Camera 12, San Jose, CA (closed Sept. 8, 2016)[16]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Barco Escape was a multi screen video format similar to Cinerama introduced in 2015 by Barco N V The format combines Barco technologies such as Auro 11 1 as well as multi projection in order to create a panoramic experience The technology was expected to compete with IMAX and Dolby Cinema It is now closed 1 Contents 1 History 2 Technology 3 Theaters with Barco Escape 3 1 United States and Canada 3 2 Rest of the world 4 Films presented in Barco Escape 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditBarco Escape debuted in theatres in September 2014 with the film The Maze Runner featuring select scenes in the three screen format In September 2014 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a performance in Brussels Grande Place plaza to mark the release of their Cheek to Cheek jazz record 2 The concert was filmed using 15 RED Epic Dragon cameras feeding three separate panels including the panoramic shots In April 2015 Barry Films announced the release of their upcoming horror film The Hell Within in the format 3 Barco signed a five year multi title deal with 20th Century Fox to release films in the format A Barco Escape set up was installed in one of the Fox Studios cinema rooms as part of the deal 4 Posse Films partnered with Barco in order to release the film Racer s Heart a story based on NASCAR Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison in the format 5 In 2015 Barco announced a deal with Jerry Bruckheimer to produce one new movie and one reimagined version of a previous film 6 In February 2016 director Mark Waugh announced he would shoot an outdoor survival feature film natively in the format The film will be shot on location with a single camera using wide angle lenses The film will be released through Rock Pile Productions 7 In April 2016 Barco signed a partnership agreement with Cross Creek Productions in order to release one film in the format by end of 2017 Similarly Barco also signed an agreement with Fundamental Films to release two or more of their films in the format with 24 Hours to Live to be the first film to do so 8 Minds Eye Entertainment planned to release six films filmed in the Barco Escape format starting with The Recall 9 10 By July 2016 the technology was installed in 24 cinemas in six countries 11 On 8 February 2018 Barco announced the closure of the Barco Escape business 12 Technology EditBarco Escape comprises Auro 11 1 sound format and multi projection system Auro 11 1 is a multichannel sound format supported by Barco and created by Auro Technologies The sound format is an extension of the existing 5 1 surround layer with addition of a five channel height layer and a mono voice of god ceiling channel The additional channels allow placement and movement of sound along the horizontal and vertical axis The visual presentation is characterized by the addition of two 2 39 1 aspect ratio screens to the side of the main screen to provide a 270 degree panoramic experience equivalent to an aspect ratio of 7 17 1 13 The two side screens are angled at 45 degree in order to cover peripheral vision although there is seam visible between the screens Most of the theaters are set up with 30 35 feet main screen with equivalent size side screens The main screen has an UltraHD not laser projector running off a 2K DCP and the side screens have Barco DP2K 20C projectors that feed from a separate server 14 The Barco Escape sequences for The Maze Runner were created digitally using the Crytek Engine and integrated with the principal photography shot with Arri Alexa camera 14 About half of the Barco Escape material for Star Trek Beyond were full CG set extensions created by Prime Focus in conjunction with Prime Focus owned VFX studio Double Negative The other half was created by Kelvin Optical an in house VFX group at Bad Robot working with Base Effects in China 15 Theaters with Barco Escape EditUnited States and Canada Edit D Place Mary Pickford Cathedral City CA Sierra Vista Cinema 16 Clovis CA Cinema West Palladio 16 Folsom CA Cinemark 18 and XD Los Angeles CA Cinemark Century 16 Pleasant Hill CA Cinemark Redwood Downtown amp XD Redwood City CA Regal LA Live A Barco Innovation Center Los Angeles CA Camera 12 San Jose CA closed Sept 8 2016 16 Cinemark Paradise 24 amp XD Davie FL Cinemark at Seven Bridges and Imax Woodridge IL Cinema West Village Cinema 15 Meridian ID Odyssey Cinemagic Hollywood 12 Rochester MN Landmark Sunshine New York NY Cinemark Legacy and XD Plano TX Santikos Palladium AVX Entertainment Richmond TX Santikos Palladium IMAX San Antonio TX Santikos Silverado 16 San Antonio TX Santikos Silverado 19 Tomball TX Cinemark Lincoln Square Bellevue WA Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton Edmonton AB Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver Vancouver BC Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Toronto ON Imagine Cinemas Lakeshore Tecumseh ONRest of the world Edit China Film Group Beijing China China Film Group Shanghai China Hengdian Cinema Jinhua China Cinepolis Paseo Acoxpa D F Mexico Euroscoop Tilburg Tilburg Netherlands Euroscoop Maastricht Maastricht Netherlands Euroscoop Rotterdam Schiedam Netherlands Kinepolis Antwerp Antwerp Belgium Kinepolis Kortrijk Kortrijk Belgium Reel Cinemas Dubai Mall Dubai UAE Cinema 3D Morena Mall Gdansk PolandFilms presented in Barco Escape EditFilm Distributor Release Date NoteThe Maze Runner 20th Century Fox September 19 2014 10 minutes of Barco Escape footageTony Benett and Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek Live Universal Music October 24 2014 Shot natively in Barco EscapeMaze Runner The Scorch Trials 20th Century Fox September 18 2015 20 minutes of Barco Escape footageStar Trek Beyond Paramount Pictures July 22 2016 20 minutes of Barco Escape footageThe Recall Mind s Eye Entertainment June 2 2017 Shot natively in Barco EscapeThe Humanity Bureau Mind s Eye Entertainment 2017 Shot natively in Barco Escape6 Below Miracle on the Mountain 17 Momentum Pictures 2017 Shot natively in Barco Escape 18 The Hell Within Barry Films Shot natively in Barco EscapeDistorted Mind s Eye Entertainment June 22 2018 Shot natively in Barco EscapeSee also EditScreenX A similar multi screen theater created by CJ CGV References Edit https ready2escape com This is why we love Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Barco Retrieved 2016 07 25 The Hell Within to release in Barco Escape 2015 04 05 Retrieved 2016 07 25 20TH Century Fox signs on to make movies in Barco Escape Barco Retrieved 2016 07 25 Posse Films partners with Barco to create projects for Barco Escape Barco Retrieved 2016 07 25 Jerry Bruckheimer to Create Movies for Cinerama Like Barco Escape Theaters The Hollywood Reporter 16 April 2015 Retrieved 2016 07 25 Scott Waugh to Make First Movie Shot Entirely for Barco Escape s Cinerama Like Format The Hollywood Reporter 25 February 2016 Retrieved 2016 07 25 Multiple movies to be made in Barco Escape Barco Retrieved 2016 07 25 Pinto Jordan Minds Eye Bridgegate VMI ink six picture deal Retrieved 4 March 2017 Reid Regan Reid Mind s Eye s The Humanity Bureau sells internationally Retrieved 4 March 2017 Star Trek Beyond www ready2escape com Retrieved 2016 07 26 Dager Nick 14 February 2018 Barco Escape Ceases Operations digitalcinemareport com Digital Cinema Report Retrieved 14 January 2021 Three screen immersive cinema format Barco Escape Barco Archived from the original on 30 January 2017 Retrieved 28 January 2017 a b Barco Escape a New Multi Screen Theatrical Format to Debut September 19 rAVe Publications 2014 09 17 Retrieved 2016 07 26 Star Trek Beyond The Nail Biting Rush to Get It to the New Wide Screen Theaters The Hollywood Reporter 22 July 2016 Retrieved 2016 07 25 Pizarro Sal 7 September 2016 San Jose s Camera 12 Cinemas to close The Mercury News Retrieved 5 May 2017 Josh Hartnett Survival Epic 6 Below Goes to Momentum for Ultra Wide Screen Release in U S Retrieved 4 March 2017 Tartaglione Nancy 14 February 2017 Momentum Acquires U S Rights To 6 Below Starring Josh Hartnett Berlin Deadline Retrieved 4 March 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barco Escape amp oldid 1129703627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
