ELECTRONIC HOUSE magazine is featuring my home theater on their website!
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/depp_sinatra_others_star_in_diyers_theater/
Special THANKS to Editor, Rachel Cericola for the great article! 
Making an entrance…
Due to my work with film, I have converted a small room in my home into a screening room.
I built the entire theater myself including the box office window.
I hand painted a life cast of actor Johnny Depp and turned him into “Captain Jack Sparrow”, the ticket taker.
Unfinished Life Cast photos by HAUNTED STUDIOS 2008. HAUNTED STUDIOS are highly recommended for genuine life casts.
The theater features an Optoma High-Definition Projector and a 110 inch 1.85:1 aspect ratio film screen.
Surround sound is delivered through a PIONEER Elite THX Receiver and an ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY THX CERTIFIED Speaker System.
And being the obsessive compulsive person that I am, iI couldn’t just have a plain screening room.
There are classical architectural elements throughout the theater.
Heavy gold crown mouldings and ornate medallions frame the screen.
In-Wall Storage for my Blu-Ray Movies.
The heart of the system is a PIONEER ELITE THX Surround Receiver.
Atlantic Technology THX CERTIFIED Speakers envelope viewers with earth shaking sound.
UPDATE 9/21/08- I have added gold silk and red suede cloth panels to the ceiling of the theater.
UPDATE: July 8, 2009
I finally installed 12 Irwin CINEMA SEATS!
STAY TUNED!
2/9/2010 - I moved my lifesized Frank Sinatra into the projection booth at the back of my theater.
To see how I built “Frank”, check out this page — http://artbypaulsnyder.com/index.php/random-stuff-blog/
Stay tuned….
UPDATE: August 2010 –
I hand-painted a night sky ceiling mural.
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2011 — I finally built the risers for STADIUM SEATING!!
UPDATE- OCTOBER 2011- With the addition of a CAVX Anamorphic Lens and a 144″ diagonal 2.40:1 aspect ratio screen, I am now showing epic films the way they were intended to be seen… In true CinemaScope!
Here is an example of what you lose by watching CinemaScope films letterboxed on a standard HDTV aspect ratio screen…
UPDATE: I wanted that ‘Classical proscenium’ look surrounding the screen so I designed, created and installed new drapes and bumped out the heavy gold-leafed crown moulding to add depth.
