However, it is not a “boothless” cinema, as Vue Eltham is. Vue is part of Vue International, one of the world’s leading cinema operators. Vue Eltham will open on Thursday (April 25). © 2000 - You can unsubscribe at any time. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. 7. Cinema Treasures, LLC Unfortunately, whilst the two doors from the lobby to the auditorium are tightly fitted, the closing mechanisms do not appear to be effective. Sigh…. Sound Associates' news page includes a brief item on their installation at Vue Eltham. The cost of this development (excluding fit-outs by operators) ended up being £20.8m—increasing from the original figure of £14m. ; lifts were installed (albeit not yet commissioned), etc. Lighting the same, i.e. Talking of the development of Warners' 1990s design, Chapman Taylor’s website includes a profile/interview with David Wallace, former Senior Vice-President of Architecture/Construction at Warner Bros., now a Director at Chapman Taylor. (Presumably double walls with mineral wool in the voids.). (The rear array tended to provide ambience/reverb in the film itself.). CF100, Yes all 9 screens at Vue Eastleigh are floating, all wall-to-wall and Scope. I would be interested in knowing, I just hope they are all Scope. However, I did briefly try out a “regular” seat, and it was shockingly uncomfortable. Standard seating is upholstered in velour, thus having an acoustic benefit over hard surfaced seats; however, whilst I did not try this seating, it looks “economy class,” out of an earlier generation multiplex, and I am surprised to find them fitted in a new cinema. It really is a shame that, above all given the lavish amount of money spent on enabling works and the building’s shell, that the end result is marred by Vue’s standard Sony S-XRD/Xenon projection—mostly very good but just can’t cut it for black levels—and the absence of masking on a flat screen; not to mention the dire programming of the house lights, and the uncontained sound of the projection box. As usual for the Sony S-XRD projectors, but perhaps more than I have noticed elsewhere, the black level was very poor and this was particularly problematic watching a scope release on an unmasked flat ratio screen. Like the My South London Facebook page here. Reasons enough for me not to return by choice, although I wouldn’t be unhappy accompanying others there. The single row of VIP seats is about 1.2x screen width away from the screen, and the picture seemed inadequately sized. Subbass was extended and could certainly shake the stadia/seating. wide. Chapman Taylor was the architect for the shell only. Picture quality was good, well-aligned, with decent centre-to-edge brightness and colour, albeit with what appeared to be some clipping and a definite black crush removing low-level detail. Chapman Taylor – Eltham Cinema Opens to the Public in London, G&W Contracting – News – Vue Cinema Eltham, Please read our community guidelines before posting →. Dolby Fidelio, for hearing impaired, was installed also. I’m not overly familar with the Westfield venues, but the Xtreme auditoria (certainly at Westfield London, Shepherds Bush) certainly are, I’m afraid, fitted with “flat” screens. Having previously stated “there seems to be little reason to visit what is almost certainly a run-of-the-mill multiplex,” I recently found myself being “dragged” to see “Rocketman,” a film which greatly exceeded my (low!) Hence, mostly what could be seen was acres of “Soundbloc” plasterboard, except for underneath the stadia, which was fire rated plasterboard. Then in the late 00s, there seems to have been a change of heart with Scope screens being installed in all auditoria with Eastleigh (opening in 2009) being a prime example. Built with six screens with a total seat capacity of 857, the Vue Eltham began construction on January 30th 2018 and opened on 25th April 2019, as part of a new entertainment complex also including Nando’s and Pizza Express, opening with a 3pm 2D screening of “Avengers: Endgame” situated in its first screen. In the early days of the mutiplexes, the standard Warner/Vue design was to install Scope screens in the larger auditoria and flat screens in the smaller ones. Trailer … Vue, apparently, are a demanding client, with very high standards; albeit the site manager did state that it was the first cinema that they had worked on. Whilst in the case of Auditorium 1 this is somewhat nit-picking, being on its own level, walking along the corridor/lobby at the next level past Auditoria 2/3, sound could clearly be heard in the corridor, the doors again presumably not automatically closing tight, with the possibility of leakage or inadequate isolation between auditoria. The auditorium’s temperature was perfectly maintained throughout, and never stuffy with off-scents (in one particular instance, ahem, presumably generated by the person seated in the row behind) rapidly removed suggesting a good air change rate; however, in quiet scenes, there was an annoying slightly hollow sound from the rear of the auditorium, which I thought may have been turbulence at a duct bend. It is the first cinema in the town centre since the ABC closed in 1972; however, the Coronet (Odeon) Well Hall was only ~1km away, also only 500m from Eltham Station. Once again, I choose to book a “VIP” seat, which, as previously mentioned, was very comfortable. We will provide you with the latest traffic and travel updates, including updates on train and London Underground services, in areas including Southwark, Croydon, Greenwich, Lewisham, Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth and Brixton. You’ll need to be flexible, confident and resilient - drive, enthusiasm and a good sense of humour are a must! Trailer 23 Walks - Trailer. However, it was obvious that dialogue levels were nowhere near reference level, and the LFE seemed to be lacking also. The sound quality was very good, with what seemed to be reference level playback (LOUD! Rear array comprised the same JBL rear array as Auditorium 1; however, due to “boxing out,” the rightmost rear array speaker on the back wall is further forward than the others. The film was screened in Auditorium 1, one of the two larger auditoria, being slightly smaller than Auditorium 2. Built with six screens with a total seat capacity of 857, the Vue Eltham began construction on January 30th 2018 and opened on 25th April 2019, as part of a new entertainment complex also including Nando’s and Pizza Express, opening with a 3pm 2D screening of “Avengers: Endgame” situated in its first screen. Read about cinema accessibility at Vue Eltham, with information about autism-friendly screenings and wheelchair access to the venue and screens. Cinema Treasures is a registered trademark of Cinema Treasures, LLC. If you're in Ireland, call 1890 800 705 (ROI), where the call will be charged at your local rate. Not mentioned in the previous comment was the overly bright (with the house lights off) red and green lights on the sidewalls, which are also installed in Auditorium 1. It's about time a cinema was opened in the area. Refreshments include two self-service Tango Ice Blast machines, two Coca-Cola Freestyle machines, Lavazza coffee, Avalanche ice cream and a pick-and-mix. Thus, the first VIP row is just about within IMAX-style “immersive” criteria in terms of the distance from the screen—and the centre of that row is where I was seated. This marks the first cinema located in Eltham since the closure of the ABC Eltham on 29th April 1972. We are pleased to be awarded the contract for a new build for Vue Cinemas in Eltham. I’m not sure how Warner designs changed beyond this point; UCI, for example, introduced “the filmworks” brand with the now de rigueur “black box” auditoria. However, given a relatively empty auditorium (i.e. Nando’s has already opened next to the new cinema and Pizza Express will soon be part of the entertainments complex, making it the perfect spot for an evening out. The auditorium’s reverbation time was excellent, and there did not appear to be any problem with lateral reflections from the near wall-to-wall screen and straight side walls. Other updates—within the same development, “Pizza Express” is now open, whilst externally there is no sign of an impending opening of the “Sky Bar.”. DOE. Distance from screen to first VIP row: 12.9m (~42.5ft.) Follow Be the first to know about new events; Alerts are free and always will be; We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else; More than a million fans already rely on Ents24 to follow their favourite artists and venues ; See other events in Eltham Vue … Auditorium 1 is entered at ground level, extending down into basement level at the screen end. I have not been to either of the Westfield Vues, in Shepherds Bush or Stratford. (Only different drawn is “mirror imaged” seating layout with aisle position at opposite side.)). 1xQSC Q-SYS Cinema Core 110C (QSC’s web page describes it as a “multipurpose software based digital audio signal processor.”) Built on a very tight site formerly occupied by what was for many years a Co-op department store (latterly a pound shop), according to a Greenwich Council committee report, high levels of ground water, shortage of building labour in London, and cinema operator requirements resulted in the revised project cost, c.f. Being also well positioned vertically in relation to the screen, it provided a very comfortable viewing experience. I’m not familar with any Vue “new builds” from the past few** years; are there any where they are installing “scope” screens? For cinema tickets, your card will get you a 33% discount once a day on up to two standard 2D, 3D, VIP, Recliner, Gold Class, IMAX and Xtreme Screen tickets at any Vue cinema. without the acoustically positive effect of seated patrons*) sitting in the VIP seats in a relatively empty auditorium means that one gets comfortable seating with non-porous upholstry AND the acoustic benefits of “porous” uholstry. ), Demolition, sub-structure and basement works: Erith Contractors the original £14m. With the majority of films now in Scope, it seems rather baffling that they don’t want to have Scope screens to maximise the ‘cinema’ experience. if the sound system is capable of more impact and spatial delineation, then this can produce a cinematic “larger than life” sense even with an “undersized” screen. Errata: “Revised drawings” (the main one being “1000-1005”) should have been referenced in the previous link to the planning application, albeit the original set of submitted drawings (“documents ‘Drawing – 1000 rev 02’ onwards”) include a scale. More refreshments will be available at the adjacent Sky Bar which opens by a separate operator in summer of 2019. Vue is committed to continued growth and development of its premium entertainment ‘big screen’ experience. (~3050sq.ft.) The report also states that the cinema is on a 25 year lease. The screen, alas, is a floating-type of “flat” ratio, and flat rather than curved. No “turbulant” sounds from ducting was heard, and the HVAC system was quiet (and maintained a consistent comfortably cool temperature and unstuffy environment throughout)—however, the (boothless) projector was slightly audible, and there also appeared to be a faint high pitched sound, possibly intermittent.