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| L.A. DOME FILM SERIES | ||
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| Review by Ross Anthony | ||
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I enjoyed a media intensive day at the Film Festival's Dome Series hosted by Vortex in a pop-up on the spot Dome located right in DTLA. With 17+ films shown, I really expected to be worn by the end of the day with over stimulation, but that was not the case. I felt wide awake, even energized. I've always enjoyed large format and other alternative interesting ways to present film like VR, AR etc, so I was eager to see what content was being produced for the dome these days.
Vortex offered three types of seating: sofas in the back, regular folding chairs in the mid-section majority, and comprising the first few rows: floor rockers (you know, the kind that sometimes come with built-in sound systems). I tried the sofas, then the rockers. Both have their advantages, but the rockers certainly win out because you can easily lean back or forward in real time to follow the action on the screen. Plus, when you're propped all the way back and facing straight up you see nothing but the screen – the best possible way to lose yourself in the film. Btw, a few people opted for a fourth method, they laid directly on the floor. I also experimented with removing my glasses or simply squinting to help eliminate peripheral distractions.
Additionally Vortex presented a sizzling preview for its "Mesmerica" (a live in-theatre musician plays percussion instruments while juicy custom-tailored, artistic psychedelic graphics dance to the beat). I'll be looking forward to putting that show on my schedule. If you are too … here's its schedule: www.jameshood.com/360-splash
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