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The west stairs to level 1.5 and the bridge to the theatre. There's a similar set of stairs on the east side of the main floor lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
Looking toward the bridge, located on the Geffen Theatre's centerline. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
Heading
across the bridge to the Geffen Theatre. In the upper left note a
second bridge from floor 2. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
Architect
Renzo Piano on the bridge. It's a photo by Myung J. Chung that appears
with Carolina A. Miranda's September 29, 2021 L.A. Times article "The architect behind the Academy Museum says his design is no 'Death Star.'"
In
the tunnel at the north end of the bridge. The gentlemen are looking
back across toward the main building. From here you have to climb stairs
to get to the auditorium's crossaisle level. The house right
stairs are behind us, across the way is the path to house left. Photo:
Bill Counter - September 2021
The auditorium:
A 2019 construction view. The photo from the Academy appeared with Claudia Puig's December 2019 Alta Online article "Los Angeles' New Movie Museum."
A
construction view toward the booth taken after the building had a roof.
The photo is one appearing with an article in the Winter 2019 issue of
the magazine Shotcrete. The article is available as a PDF.
Seating: 1,000
Location: It's a big sphere sticking out behind the main building.Screen size: 33' x 66' is what had been publicized. The word relayed down from the booth via an usher one evening is that the full size is 38' x 68'.
Film projection: 35 and 70mm. The booth is capable of handling nitrate prints on two of the three Norelco AAII projectors.
Digital projection: Two Christie / Dolby Vision laser projectors.
Sound: They can deal with mag, analog optical, Dolby Digital, DTS and Sony SDDS. It's a Dolby Atmos installation.
A March 2021 article in the magazine Sound and Communications
detailed the buildings sound and projection installations. Among many
other comments, they had this to say about the theatre's speakers:
"The
line-array system is composed of eight cabinets of JBL VTX A12 speakers
per array for each of the five main L-Lc-C-Rc-R arrays behind the
66’x33′ projection screen, powered by various Crown I-Tech and DCi
Series amplifiers. These main arrays are coupled with dozens of
self-powered Meyer Sound HMS-15AC, 500-HP, JM-1P, UPQ-1P and UPM-1P
speakers for the side and rear surround and the overhead arrays.
"The
JBL speakers are on a Harman BLU Link network, connected via AES to a
Meyer Sound GALAXY 408 processor, as well as via Dante to the Dolby, DTS
and SDDS film-sound processors that allow the theater to accommodate
major film-sound formats. In addition, 10 custom JBL subwoofers are
arrayed in a progressive, time-delayed configuration below the
projection screen—each sub enclosure is on its own, dedicated driver—to
fill the entire space with sufficient and properly time-aligned
low-frequency energy to give every seat a consistent experience."
From
the bridge level it's a climb up two flights of stairs to get into the
auditorium at crossaisle level. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
The top of the house right stairs
coming up from the level of the bridge.
It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures that appears on the David Geffen Theater page of the museum's website.
The view back down the house right stairs. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
A look across several rows below the crossaisle. The
first sidewall walkway is at the level of the last row of seats. The
second is at projection booth level. The third is for the lighting
catwalks across the ceiling. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
Looking across the curtain. It's in seven sections with each rising vertically like a
Roman drape. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
A view from above the stairs. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures that appears on the David Geffen Theater page of the museum's website.
An AMPAS photo from the lower sidewall walkway that appeared on a December 2020 post on the blog Average Socialite.
Another look across the stage. With the curtain open, the Academy says it'll accommodate a 60 piece orchestra. The photo from the Academy by Richard Harbaugh appeared with a March 2021 article about the project in the magazine Sound and Communications.
Across the front of the booth. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures that appears on the David Geffen Theater page of the museum's website.
Under the booth. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures that appears on the David Geffen Theater page of the museum's website.
Visitors at a February 2020 press preview. It's a photo by Michael Bruckner that appeared with Peter Bart's Deadline story "Academy Museum Unveils New Theater..."
At
the sound console under the booth before the first screening in the
theatre. Thanks to Mike Hume for his September 26, 2021 photo. It's one of 28 (plus a video clip) that he posted on Facebook. Visit Mike's Historic Theatre Photography site for thousands of great shots of the many theatres he's explored in the Los Angeles area and elsewhere.
A February 2020 photo by Stephanie Breijo that appeared with TimeOut's story "The Academy Museum is opening soon: Here's what to expect floor-by-floor."
A 2020 view taken by Mel Melcon for the L.A. Times that appears with "Renzo's Revenge: The new Academy Museum has landed -- and it's out of this world," Carolina A. Miranda's September 20, 2021 review of the building. Note the house mix position just below the crossaisle.
Across the rear of the auditorium. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 2021
The house left walkway at the level of the last row of seats. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 2021
The house starting to fill for opening night, September 26, 2021. Thanks to Mike Hume for his photo. It's one included in a big September 27 post on Facebook.
A closer look to the stage. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 26, 2021
The first show began curiously. The center section of the curtain rose so Jacqueline
Stewart, the Museum's chief artistic and programming officer, could walk onstage. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 26, 2021
Jacqueline
onstage
with Spike Lee and Denzel Washington before the theatre's first film,
"Malcolm X" (1992). Angela Bassett later joined the trio. Among
those in the audience who worked on the film were cinematographer
Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas and costume designer
Ruth E. Carter. The image on the screen is from the Museum's Spike Lee
gallery, featuring items from his collection. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 26, 2021
Jacqueline
Stewart in front of the American Youth Symphony introducing the "Wizard
of Oz" program. The conductor was David Newman. Photo: Bill Counter - September 30, 2021
A view to the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2021
A wider view to the rear, here with the house mix position filled in with seats. It's a photo by Josh White / JW Pictures that appears on the David Geffen Theater page of the museum's website.
Backstage:
The array of JBL subs behind the bottom of the screen. The photo from the Academy is one that appeared with a March 2021 article about the project in the magazine Sound and Communications.
Masking motors and sheaves. Thanks to Rob Murphy
for sharing this 2023 photo. It's one of eleven views of the Geffen and
Mann he included in a Facebook post.
Masking controls and an electric brake. It's another photo by Rob Murphy. He's the director of "Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey," the 2022 documentary about the dying trade of film projection. Also see the Facebook page for the film. Thanks, Rob!
In the booth:
The
two Dolby Vision laser projectors, manufactured by Christie, in the
center of the booth. On the far left of the image is a bit of one of the
booth's three Norelco AAII machines. The photo from the Academy appeared with a March 2021 article about the project in the magazine Sound and Communications.
The Atmos amp room. Thanks to Rob Murphy for sharing his 2023 photo.
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