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 Telluride is a film aficionado's dream, showcasing everything from the latest independent films to early silent classics that were unseen for the past 75 years. BL&S first participated in the festival in 1982, providing technical guidance and producing special technical events. BL&S co-founder Chapin Cutler is now one of the technical directors of the festival, responsible for ensuring that all the pictures are presented as perfectly as possible. Over the years, he's lent his technical expertise for many one-of-a-kind cinematic experiences.
"Telluride is an exploration of everything that film can be," Chapin said. "This is what we live for. As a technical director, and as a film lover I get to do things I would never be able to do, in any other place, in any other way. It doesn't get any better than that."
For the 25th anniversary of 3D movies, the BL&S team equipped the MAX Theatre to run everything from early 1927 Pathé material up to the latest 21st century 70mm theme park releases. This required an extremely precise technical configuration involving two projection systems for two separate strands of film, one for the left eye and one for the right. A third machine was required for the soundtrack. BL&S ensured that the projectors were completely synchronized with one another, balancing the machines for color and light intensity.
"Being able to run World's Fair material from 1939 and pieces of "Kiss Me Kate" right up to the latest Daffy Duck animation, that's the kind of exuberance that we get out of Telluride", Chapin said. "Being involved in setting those projects up, and providing the expertise to make it happen is part of what Telluride special for me."
In 2002, the BL&S team recreated the great panoramic process Cinerama, which required three special projectors interlocked together with a separate sound follower on a very deeply curved screen. The project involved designing the screen to fit into the MAX Theatre and then locating and installing the original Cinerama projection equipment from 1955.
With the help of Pacific Theatres, BL&S tracked down the necessary equipment. They set it up in Boston with their own drive systems and lamp houses to ensure that everything worked perfectly. The team installed the equipment at Telluride, presenting four thrilling Cinerama performances. "To give this to an audience is one of the most exciting things that I could have done in my entire career."  Request an Estimate  Download Client List
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