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2023 |
• Go to
Wolfram Hannemann's 2023 introductions |
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2022 |
• Go to
Wolfram Hannemann's 2022 introductions |
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2019 |
• Go to
Wolfram Hannemann: 70mm Film Introductions |
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2018 |
• Go to
Wolfram Hannemann's 2018 Todd-AO Festival introductions |
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2017 |
 Todd-AO
Festival Film
Introductions, 2017
By Wolfram
Hannemann
Welcome to our celluloid extravaganza, at the Schauburg Cinerama in
Karlsruhe! I will be your anchorman for this weekend. As such I will
tell you bits and
pieces about the
films before each
screening and I will
do this in German
and English. To make it a little bit more
interesting let me tell you that I won’t repeat myself. So the things I
am telling you in German will be different from the things I am telling
you in English. |
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2016 |
 Todd-AO
Festival Film
Introductions, 2016
By Wolfram
Hannemann
On this weekend I
would like to invite
you to Minnie's
Haberdashery, which
the Hateful Eight
will turn into a
Little Shop of
Horrors during the
course of an
evening, while some
Gorillas in the Mist
are tracked down by
Dick Tracy during
his Hunt for Red
October. |
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2015 |
 2015
Widescreen Weekend
Introduction
By
Wolfram Hannemann
To get the look he wanted for the film, director Norman Jewison
told Director of
Photography Oswald
Morris, to shoot the
film in an earthy
tone. Morris saw a
woman wearing brown
nylon hosiery,
thought "That's the
tone we want," asked
the woman for the
stockings on the
spot, and shot the
entire film with a
stocking over the
lens. Morris did shoot the film in anamorphic Panavison on 35mm film
stock and it was blown up to 70mm for roadshow engagements. |
 Todd-AO
Festival Film
Introductions, 2015
By Wolfram
Hannemann
Welcome to the 11th
Todd-AO 70mm film
festival. With our
intros we want to
give our projection
team enough time to
perfectly lace up
those big, wide
rolls of film in our
DP70. Beware! It
will be one of the
most colourful
festivals we had in
recent years. That
means that we won’t
be just treated to
red or magenta, but
to real colours –
thanks to two brand
new 70mm prints, two
Orwo prints and two
post 1982 prints.
But don’t panic: you
will also be able to
see those unique
faded prints as
well! You see, we
got everything
covered! |
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 "Think
Big" World Premiere Screening, 8. October 2015, Schauburg Cinerama,
Karlsruhe
By Wolfram Hanneman
The Todd-AO Festival has become one of the most important festivals for 70mm
films worldwide, luring audiences from all around the world each year into
the unique Schauburg theatre! In this documentary German film maker Wolfram
Hannemann is not only offering an inside view into the festival, but also
gets the audience in front of the camera and lets them talk about their
favorite subject. Their dedication speaks for itself! |
 "REMEMBERING
WIDESCREEN" on Blu-ray
By Wolfram
Hannemann
A documentary about
a very special
"family" gathering
which happens once a
year in Bradford, UK
- the "Widescreen
Weekend" at the
National Media
Museum. If you ever
wondered what
"Widescreen Weekend"
is all about, this
brand new
documentary may give
you all the answers
you need. Mostly
filmed during 2013's
"Widescreen Weekend"
at the National
Media Museum in
Bradford (UK),
Wolfram Hannemann's
short film
concentrates not
just on the people
running the
festival, but on
some of the regular
delegates as well. |
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2014 |
 Todd-AO
Festival 70mm Film
Intro
By Wolfram
Hannemann
The 10th anniversary
program features
more colors than
just the „official Todd-AO pink“. Thanks to Sovscope! Obviousely
communism was able to succeed where capitalism failed – striking 70mm prints which do not fade. However, pink
will still be very present during this weekend, in various stages. A
fact that we all have to live with. At least we still get organic
material fed into our projectors at 24 frames per second as opposed to
zeros and ones coming from a hard drive. And I am sure that this is
exactly the reason we all are here for. |
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2013 |
 Todd-AO
Festival 2013 introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
Good morning, Widescreeners! According to
our mission statement that „we will show and watch everything, provided
that it is 70mm wide“, we have prepared another fine selection of
rarities and oddities that will make your hearts jump. And to be honest:
who cares about color, anyway? The wider the image, the better it
compensates for faded colors, doesn’t it? |
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2012 |
 Douglas
Trumbull - A Conversation
By Wolfram Hannemann
I’m absolutely confident that the digital image has caught up with film in
terms of frame rate, resolution, steadiness, brightness and colour
saturation. I’ve gone totally digital; I’m not interested in film at all. |
 Limited
Time Offer, 70mm
T-shirt
By Wolfram Hannemann
I
have constantly been
asked by widescreen
enthusiasts whether
my 70mm t-shirt
would be available
for sale. I have
decided to give it a
try, and will offer
a limited special
edition of the
„70mm“ t-shirt. |
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2011 |
 Karlsruhe Film introductions
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday
By Wolfram Hannemann
Variety is
the spice of life. And variety is also reflected in this
year’s festival. We have it all! And features quite a
number of productions which haven’t been shown before in this
country! |
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2010 |
 70mm Festival
Film Introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
On behalf of the Schauburg
Cinerama Theatre it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 6. Todd-AO
70mm film festival to join us for our nostalgia trip in the splendor
of Todd-AO! |
 There
are more things in life than just widescreen!
By Wolfram Hannemann
I was waiting for the auditorium to open and Francois
asked what I was waiting for, which I explained.
“But this is not even widescreen!”! - he said in
disbelief |
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WSW 2009 introductions
