A HOME FOR THE HISTORY OF GERMAN FILM
The Friedrich Wilhem Murnau Foundation protects and manages the history of German film OF pre- and post-war Germany. This includes films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary", "Metropolis", "The [...]
DANCING SHADOWS
Cinema architecture is a combination of entertainment and leisure architecture. It revolves around experience and consumption. The cinema industry is booming, visitor numbers are increasing and [...]
Motion pictures as dream factory – a major challenge for lighting specialists – Part 3
The owners were looking for a clear concept with plenty of atmosphere. The planners decided on warm colours in gold, orange and sunshine yellow. The intention of the lighting design was to bathe [...]
Motion pictures as dream factory – a major challenge for lighting specialists – Part 2
Major challenges for lighting specialists include not only projections of the film onto the screen of a cinema: a very spezial and essential assignment also includes immersing the space and [...]
Motion pictures as dream factory – a major challenge for lighting specialists – Part 1
The design of the Atelier cinema (good things come in small packages) was to be very different from conventional movie theaters. With budget and time constraints (i.e. no time for [...]
