Texas has always been a huge melting pot of cultures. Sometimes we all don’t see eye to eye but when disaster strikes Texans come together to help their communities. Currently 50 counties in Texas have been affected by Harvey; I’m in one of them. The storm in Austin was so harsh it uprooted a huge Pecan tree in my neighborhood straight out of the ground, roots and all. Houston and the Gulf coast have it much worse than us that are inland in Texas. Unfortunately the rain will continue on regions already flooded and affected. Harvey could dump up to 15 inches of rain on western Louisiana and eastern Texas, including the Houston area. That said, Houston will provide more mega-shelters today. Continue Reading →
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Hurricane Harvey Tracking Apps and Safety Tips
For those in Texas and Louisiana Hurricane Harvey is on its way or fast approaching and moving quickly. In a land where we have media in the palm of our hands and rely on smartphones getting an app to track the hurricane is a good idea. There are two free apps that I suggest checking out, iHurricane and NOAA Weather Tracker apps. Below are screen shots of each app: Continue Reading →
Bullock Museum: 1st in Texas to feature IMAX with Laser
Congratulations my fellow Texans and Austinites we now have IMAX Laser at Bullock Museum. They opened their doors today for those looking forward to the IMAX Laser experience. The IMAX Laser at Bullock Museum will be the first IMAX Laser theatre in the great state of Texas!
Since I had no idea what the difference is between regular IMAX and IMAX Laser I goggled it! IMAX Laser provides audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever. The new IMAX Laser also has a whole new level of immersive audio than the regular IMAX.
If you are a Texan and trying to beat the heat check out the new IMAX Laser at Bullock Museum in Austin is a great option for you all.
For more information below is the official press release:
Aug. 2, 2016 (AUSTIN, TX) — The newest movie projection technology available is coming this fall to the Bullock Museum IMAX® Theatre, located in downtown Austin, Texas. After a temporary closure for renovation, the Bullock Museum’s theater will reopen in early October as the first theater in Texas, and one of only a handful in the world, to offer movies using the new proprietary IMAX® with Laser system. To celebrate its grand reopening on Oct. 7, 2016, the museum will host the U.S. premiere of the highly anticipated Voyage of Time, written and directed by Terrence Malick.
From August through early October, the Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre will undergo an extensive transformation as new laser projectors and enhanced 12-channel immersive audio systems are installed. Luxury seating, new carpet, and expanded concessions will enhance the moviegoing experience for visitors.
“When we reopen the theater, audiences will enjoy one of the most extraordinary theater experiences available in the country,” Dr. Victoria Ramirez, director of the Bullock Museum, said. “It is a high priority for us to offer the best movie viewing technology available in the Austin and Central Texas market.”
The museum signed an agreement with the IMAX Corporation earlier this year that will bring the company’s next-generation digital laser projection system, known as IMAX with Laser, to Austin.
Laser technology will replace the museum’s current IMAX xenon digital projection system and further enhance the IMAX experience for visitors. IMAX with Laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology — providing audiences with the most vivid digital images ever to appear on screen combined with a whole new level of immersive audio. The technology will enable the theater to deliver the full array of the highest-quality IMAX digital content available.
Featuring a dual, 4K laser-driven system designed for both 2D and 3D formats, the output is nearly 50 percent brighter than existing systems. The new technology will allow for a significantly larger color range, which means viewers can see colors never before seen on screen. The projection will fill the biggest screen in Texas and audiences’ field of vision more effectively than the current system, and images will reach the highest contrast level available anywhere.
“This technology will offer the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid images ever created on screen,” Bullock Museum Director of Film and Theaters Josh Jacobs said. “More contrast and a wider gamut of colors means more detail in the image and even more intense, lifelike images, creating a heightened level of realism that makes audiences feel like they are part of the movie.”
The museum also will install a next-generation sound system delivers that will double the sound level through an enhanced 12-channel system with boosted sub-bass. Additional speakers above the audience and on both sides of the theater provide an unrivaled, visceral sound experience. In addition to new projection and audio systems, new 3D glasses will optimize the advanced 3D technology system, and new theater seats and carpeting will be installed.
The Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre will be open through Aug. 4, 2016, and will remain closed for renovation until early October. The grand reopening of the theater will kick off Oct. 7, 2016 as the Bullock Museum hosts the American opening of Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience. An examination of the birth and death of the known universe, the film will take audiences on a vast, yet personal, journey that spans eons, from the Big Bang to the age of the dinosaurs to our present human world and beyond.
To offer new, innovative programming during the closure, the museum’s Texas Spirit Theater, a 190-seat theater located on the second floor, will feature the award-winning animated short film World of Tomorrow by Austin filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt. It will show daily Aug. 5 to Oct. 7, 2016. A companion exhibition of Hertzfeldt’s original artwork, some never-before-seen, will be on view outside the theater through October 7, 2016.
Visit TheStoryofTexas.com, or follow @BullockMuseum on Facebook and Twitter, to learn more about this exciting project and the museum’s exhibitions, films and programs.
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