Take A Virtual Tour At ClassicCinemas.com!
Classic Cinemas Introduces Virtual Tours Of All 13 Theatres
Classic Cinemas recently launched virtual theatre tours of each of its 13 locations on its website, www.classiccinemas.com. Now, from the comfort of your own home, this brand new system allows moviegoers to take a stroll through each theatre by just a click of a button! See what makes each Classic Cinemas theatre unique from the lobby and party rooms to the auditoriums and backstage, even into the projection and sound booths!
Summus Photography and their team of experts are the geniuses behind this cool new feature. They began work with Classic Cinemas in October 2011, when they shot the Tivoli in Downers Grove and the York Theatre in Elmhurst. The remaining tours were captured in March of this year. Each theatre was processed, reviewed and finalized separately with a final package prepared in May.
The process behind creating these virtual tours is quite extensive and require tight attention to detail. A Canon DSLR camera with a fisheye lens was used to create the various still shots of the theatre. Those shots were then processed, stitched together and finalized to a make a panoramic image of the space. Then, the panoramic images were compiled into a virtual tour of each theatre. Each tour is full screen with high definition.
Les Surface of Summus Photography says working with Classic Cinemas was a real treat and capturing the historical, unique architecture of several Classic Cinemas™ historical venues made it all more interesting and fun.I love historic architecture and being able to be inside these buildings was a real pleasure. Through our eyes we saw first hand how seeing a movie in a setting such as the Tivoli Theatre is a special peek back to a different era, says Surface.
Virtual tours are a great way to showcase any facility and people love to view, manipulate and pass them along to their friends. For Classic Cinemas, the tours are a great way to promote their many distinctive venues for watching a movie, which is quite different from the cookie-cutter theaters with which we are familiar, says Surface.
Visit www.classiccinemas.com to take a tour today!
Classic Cinemas Theatre Locations:
Charlestowne 18 Theatre 3740 East Main Street in St. Charles
Cinema 12 Theatre 100 Besinger Drive in Carpentersville
Elk Grove Theatre 1050 Arlington Heights Road in Elk Grove Village
Fox Lake Theatre 115 Town Centre Lane in Fox Lake
Lake Theatre 1022 Lake Street in Oak Park
Lindo Theatre 115 South Chicago Avenue in Freeport
Meadowview Theatre 55 Meadowview Center in Kankakee
North Riverside Mall Theatre 7501 West Cermak Road in North Riverside
Ogden 6 Theatre 1227 East Ogden Avenue in Naperville
Paramount Theatre 213 North Schuyler Avenue in Kankakee
Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue in Downers Grove
Woodstock Theatre 209 Main Street in Woodstock
York Theatre 150 North York St. in Elmhurst
The Tivoli Bowling Center, owned and operated by Classic Cinemas, also has the virtual tour feature on its website, www.tivolibowl.com. Just around the corner from the historic Tivoli Theatre with 12 wood lanes tucked beneath the auditorium, the recently remodeled bowling arena is located at 938 Warren Ave. in Downers Grove.
About Classic Cinemas
Classic Cinemas, based in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a family-owned company operated by Willis, Shirley and Chris Johnson. Established in 1978, Classic Cinemas operates 13 theatres with 100 screens in the northern Illinois area. Each auditorium is equipped with state-of-the-art digital projection and sound technology. For more information on Classic Cinemas, please visit www.classiccinemas.com.