When buying movie tickets, don’t fight for the last row.

I want to ask everyone, when you go to the cinema to watch a movie, which row do you choose first when buying tickets and choosing seats? Is the last row that is always chosen first really the best viewing experience? Today we will talk about how to choose seats in the cinema...

Watching a movie in a cinema

There are a hundred "best seats" in the minds of a hundred people.

There is an old Chinese saying: "Stand high and see far." Although the last row of a movie theater is the highest seat in the theater, it is often not the best seat for movie-watching. In addition, for some people who are busy with work and need to go out to answer phone calls frequently, they like to buy seats near the corridors for convenience, even though the viewing experience of these seats is relatively poor.

Some moviegoers like to sit in the front rows of the cinema, thinking that the visual and auditory impact is the most direct. However, when watching a movie in the front row, the neck is tilted up at a large angle and needs to be maintained for at least the length of a movie, which is very harmful to the viewer's neck and uncomfortable.

Of course, there are still a small number of people who do not consider the movie-watching experience, but buy tickets and choose seats based on their own years of movie-watching habits.

Everything is aligned with the look and feel, with standards for everything

Now let's analyze under what circumstances the viewing experience is the best. For this question, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers provides us with several important viewing guidelines:

1. When choosing the left and right seats in each row, the more centered the better the viewing experience. However, in general, we cannot guarantee that we can always buy the seats in the middle of each row. Therefore, in order to maximize the image into our field of vision, at least ensure that the angle from the seat to the edges of the screen on both sides is not less than 36°.

2. When choosing which row to buy, the angle of looking up at the screen should be less than 35°. If you don't have an intuitive judgment of the angle, just estimate the feeling of watching TV at home. This angle can not only avoid being disturbed by the various small movements of the audience in the front row, but also prevent you from missing the plot on the screen. It is just right.

3. Since it takes a certain amount of time to transmit the sound effects of a movie, especially when the theater is relatively large, if the location is too remote, there may be an awkward feeling of the sound and picture being out of sync. From this point of view, it is once again verified that the "position of the central axis of the theater" is better.

The specifications of the theaters are different, and the specific standards are also different

After reading the above guidelines, you should have a clear idea of ​​which seats provide a better and worse viewing experience. However, when buying tickets, the "golden seats" we choose are slightly different due to the different sizes and types of theaters:

1. IMAX theaters and halls: screen width is greater than 15 meters, or more than 200 seats (21 to 25 rows in total), the prime position is the center front and back of rows 9 and 10.

2. Central hall: The screen width is about 15 meters, or 100 to 200 seats (15 to 20 rows in total). The prime position is in the center of the 7th and 8th rows.

3. Small hall: The screen width is about 10 meters, or about 100 seats (8 to 14 rows in total). The golden position is the center of the 5th and 6th rows.

If you are watching a 3D movie, it is best to sit forward, because after wearing 3D glasses, the screen brightness will be reduced by about 40%, so you should move forward, about 1/2 of the distance between the screen and the projection window. Watching 3D movies is more likely to cause eye fatigue. The smaller the range of human visual focus, the less fatigue. In order to avoid eye and neck fatigue, we should try to ensure that the angle between the line of sight to the top of the screen and the horizontal line of sight is less than 35°, which is usually a little forward than the viewing position of 2D movies.

Cinema theater

Special considerations for special populations

With the rapid development of modern society, people's quality of life is also constantly improving. Watching movies is no longer the exclusive domain of young people. The elderly and children also often go to the cinema to watch movies. So, how can the elderly and children choose the best seats when watching movies? You can refer to the following two suggestions:

1. As the elderly age, the lens of their eyes loses its elasticity and the focus of light is behind the retina. Based on this characteristic, in order to make the focus of the image appear on the retina, it is recommended that the elderly choose a position slightly behind the "golden seat".

2. Children are the opposite of the elderly. The lens of children's eyes is flexible, but due to height restrictions, they have to look up. The continuous pulling force of the cervical spine on the head for too long will cause muscle soreness and easily cause cervical spondylosis. In order to make the elevation angle less than 35°, children can choose a position a little before the "golden position".

If a movie is a flower condensed from a story script and performance art, finding a suitable position in the theater will allow us to better appreciate its brilliance and feel its fragrance. In addition to popular science, we also remind everyone that when watching a movie in a public theater, remember not to affect others and watch the movie in a civilized manner.