Captioning at Sydney Film Festival using rear wndow system
Posted June 2nd, 2009

The 56th Sydney Film Festival in partnership with Accessible Arts will
trial the Rear Window Captioning (RWC) system at two of its film
sessions at the State Theatre, 49 Market Street Sydney.

RWC uses a reflective plastic panel mounted on a flexible stalk that
sits adjacent to the viewer’s seat.  An LED display is mounted on a
rear wall that displays caption characters in mirror image.  Viewers
move the panels into position, below the movie screen, so they can
read the reflected captions and watch the movie.

The following two screenings will have RWC:
- Cheri Friday, 12 June at 9:15 pm.  A romantic adaptation of the
novel by French scribe/bonne viveuse Colette is an immensely
entertaining portrait of love bought, found and lost among the
rarefied courtesan circle of the Belle Époque.  Starring Michelle
Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates.

- Prime Mover Monday 8 June at 4:00 pm.   A little bit of truck-love
burns a lot of rubber in this diesel-charged Australian romance about
a dab-hand at the repair shop, who has a crush on the roadhouse girl
from across the highway and hankers after a chromed-up prime mover of
his own. Starring William McInnes and Ben Mendelsohn.

To book RWC seats please call the Sydney Film Festival office on 9690
5390 or email tick...@sff.org.au.  Please note, seats are limited and
subject to availability.

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