Talk:IMAX Corporation/Archive 1

American?
Just curious to see the justification for listing it as American and Canadian. It seems only one founding member was American but it was founded in Canada and it's HQ is in Canada. Celynn (talk) 17:15, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
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Some proposed changes
Hello,

I am an employee of IMAX and would like to propose some changes to this entry in order to expand the entry and provide more historical information.

Thank you, CDuke10 (talk) 19:30, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

After the first paragraph in the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please add the following:

“ The Chief Executive Officer of IMAX Corporation is Richard L. Gelfond (2009-present).”


 * Comment: Needs better sourcing.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

At the end of the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please update the last sentence to the following:

“As of September 2017, the IMAX theatre network consisted of 1,302 theatres in 75 countries.”

At the end of first paragraph in the “History” section, please add the following: 

“ During its first 25 years, IMAX installed its systems in museums, and most of its films were documentaries.”


 * Comment: The proposed text is insufficiently paraphrased from the source material.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

After the third sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please add the following two sentences:

“In 1994, two investment bankers - Richard L. Gelfond and Brad Wechsler - acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout with hopes of bringing IMAX to Hollywood and commercial exhibition. In June 1994, IMAX went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange under co-CEOs Gelfond and Wechsler.


 * Comment: Information on this public offering already exists in the article.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Over the next few years IMAX worked to break into the movie business, which included facing technology constraints as well as cultural changes. IMAX spent years exploring ways to make it easier and more cost-effective to show more IMAX movies in a larger number of multiplexes.


 * Comment: WP:PEACOCK  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:23, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

'''In the middle of the second paragraph of the “History” section, please remove the following sentences. This content will be included elsewhere in the entry in more chronological order:''' “Another engineer at IMAX Corporation Brian Bonnick, Chief Technology Officer at IMAX Corporation, developed technologies that made it possible for the worldwide IMAX to produce major Hollywood films. It was a critical point when IMAX Corporation sought to expand in 1994 by publicly listing IMAX on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and it became apparent then the future of the company rest in their ability to attract Hollywood production houses.” Following this deletion, please add the following to the paragraph:

“ In 2001, a computer scientist in IMAX’s Toronto office figured out how to use computer algorithms to convert existing movies into the IMAX format.


 * Comment: The proposed text is insufficiently paraphrased from the source material.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Please add the following to the beginning of the sentence about Bonnick and his group creating IMAX DMR:

“IMAX Corporation’s Chief Technology Officer, Brian”> In addition, please add the following sentences in the 2nd paragraph of the “History” section, before the sentence about IMAX signing a deal with China:

“In April of 2009, Gelfond became IMAX Corporation’s sole CEO and Director of the Company’s Board of Directors and Wechsler moved into the role of sole Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Also in 2009, IMAX participated in the movie Avatar, to which the company credits its mainstream Hollywood success.” Please update the 3rd bullet about distribution in the “History” section, to the following, which we have also updated in the opening section of the entry:

“1,302 theatres in 75 countries as of September 2017” At the end of the last sentence in the “History” section, please add the following:

“IMAX China Holding Inc. raised $248 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering as the company aimed to expand in one of its biggest growth markets.


 * Comment: Statements of belief regarding future planned eventualities are unencyclopedic in tone.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Gelfond and IMAX believed that the move provided investors the ability to access its IMAX China business directly, and provided greater clarity into the performance of those assets in the fastest-growing entertainment market in the world. ”


 * Comment: WP:PEACOCK  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:23, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Please see individual comments above. Portions of your proposal which were not addressed above may be resubmitted along with those requiring changes. Regards,    Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:15, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Proposed changes for IMAX Corp page
Hello,

I am an employee of IMAX and would like to propose some changes to this entry in order to expand the entry and provide more historical information.

Thank you, CDuke10 (talk) 18:36, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

After the first paragraph in the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please add the following:

“ The Chief Executive Officer of IMAX is Richard Gelfond (2009-present).”

At the end of the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please update the last sentence to the following:

“ As of September 2017, there were 1,302 IMAX theatres located in 75 countries, of which 1,203 were in commercial multiplexes.” ✅

At the end of first paragraph in the “History” section, please add the following: 

“ In the company’s first 25 years, IMAX installed theatres mainly in museums and most of its films were documentaries.”

After the third sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please add the following two sentences:

“ In 1994, two investment bankers - Richard L. Gelfond and Brad Wechsler - acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout with hopes of bringing IMAX to Hollywood and commercial multiplexes.

'''In the middle of the second paragraph of the “History” section, please remove the following sentences. This content will be included elsewhere in the entry in more chronological order:'''

“ Another engineer at IMAX Corporation Brian Bonnick, Chief Technology Officer at IMAX Corporation, developed technologies that made it possible for the worldwide IMAX to produce major Hollywood films. It was a critical point when IMAX Corporation sought to expand in 1994 by publicly listing IMAX on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and it became apparent then the future of the company rest in their ability to attract Hollywood production houses. ” Following this deletion, please add the following to the paragraph: 

“In 2001, a computer scientist in IMAX’s Toronto office developed a way to convert Hollywood films in to the IMAX format.

Please add the following to the beginning of the sentence about Bonnick and his group creating IMAX DMR:

“ IMAX Corporation’s Chief Technology Officer, Brian ” In addition, please add the following sentences in the 2nd paragraph of the “History” section, before the sentence about IMAX signing a deal with China:

“ In April of 2009, Gelfond became IMAX Corporation’s sole CEO and Director of the Company’s Board of Directors and Wechsler moved into the role of sole Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Also in 2009, IMAX participated in the movie Avatar, to which the company credits its mainstream Hollywood success. ” ✅  Please update the 3rd bullet about distribution in the “History” section, to the following, which we have also updated in the opening section of the entry:

“ 1,302 theatres in 75 countries as of September 2017” ✅ At the end of the last sentence in the “History” section, please add the following:

“ IMAX China Holding Inc. raised $248 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering as the company expanded in one of the fastest-growing entertainment market in the world.

✅   Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:51, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Some proposed changes
Hello,

I am an employee of IMAX and would like to propose some changes to this entry in order to expand the entry and provide more historical information.

Thank you, CDuke10 (talk) 21:45, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

After the first paragraph in the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please add the following:

“The Chief Executive Officer of IMAX is Richard Gelfond (2009-present).”

This information should be included in the lead paragraph similarly to PepsiCo's Wikipedia page that lists PepsiCo’s Wikipedia lists Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi as the chief executive of PepsiCo since 2006. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CDuke10 (talk • contribs) 22:44, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

At the end of first paragraph in the “History” section, please add the following: 

“In the company’s first 25 years, the majority of IMAX films were documentaries shown in museums.”

After the third sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please add the following two sentences:

“In 1994, two investment bankers - Richard L. Gelfond and Brad Wechsler - acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout with hopes of bringing IMAX to Hollywood and commercial multiplexes. At the end of the last sentence in the “History” section, please add the following:

“IMAX China Holding Inc. raised $248 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering.

Reply quotebox with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 31-JAN-2018
Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted and individual decisions, either accepting or declining the proposals, along with feedback related comments, have been inserted underneath each major proposal.  After the first paragraph in the opening “IMAX Corporation” section, please add the following: “The Chief Executive Officer of IMAX is Richard Gelfond (2009-present).” Implemented ___________ At the end of first paragraph in the “History” section, please add the following: In the company’s first 25 years, the majority of IMAX films were documentaries shown in museums. ❌ Declined The text above is insufficiently paraphrased from the source material. ___________ In 1994, two investment bankers - Richard L. Gelfond and Brad Wechsler - acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout with hopes of bringing IMAX to Hollywood and commercial multiplexes. ❌ Declined Information on this leveraged buyout conflicts with information already in the article: ("It was a critical point when IMAX Corporation sought to expand in 1994 by publicly listing IMAX on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and it became apparent then the future of the company rest in their ability to attract Hollywood production houses." ) Please advise whether the information on the company's activities in the year 1994 (apparently written in 1993) is to be removed and replaced with an alternate version of the company's activities in the year 1994 (such as that in your proposal). ___________ IMAX China Holding Inc. raised $248 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering. Implemented

✅ Please see the individual comments in the quotebox above for more information about your request. Regards,  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   23:51, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Some proposed changes
Hello,

I am an employee of IMAX and would like to propose some changes to this entry in order to expand the entry and provide more historical information.

Thank you,

CaralynDuke (talk) 16:35, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

After the fourth sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please add the following sentence: 

“In 1994, investment bankers Gelfond and Bradley Wechsler, acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout.

In the fifth sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please update to read the following: 

"After being publicly listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 1994, IMAX began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses.

Reply 03-APR-2018
My question on this claim is about the events occurring in the same year. Information on the buyout mentioned in your edit proposal conflicts with information already in the article: ("It was a critical point when IMAX Corporation sought to expand in 1994 by publicly listing IMAX on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and it became apparent then the future of the company rest in their ability to attract Hollywood production houses." ) We have two events: the buyout and then the expansion and public listing occurring all within 1994. You did not request that the older information on the expansion and listing in NASDAQ be removed. Thus, the two events conflict with each other, or else should be rewritten to reflect both as having occurred in 1994. If the information on the public listing is to be removed, then the standard procedure when information already present in the article conflicts with newer information proposed to be added is that a reason for the removal of the older information be given, especially if that older information is referenced. Please advise. 0.82em 19:01, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Some proposed changes
Hi Spintendo,

These are my responses to your questions below regarding IMAX activity in 1994. Since both the buyout and publicly listing the company on NASDAQ occurred in 1994, the below adjustments should be made. Thank you, CaralynDuke (talk) 02:01, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

'''After the third sentence in the second paragraph of the “History” section, please move the below adjusted fifth sentence up: “In 1994, investment bankers Gelfond and Bradley Wechsler, acquired IMAX Corporation through a leveraged buyout and publicly listed the company on the NASDAQ stock exchange.” “After going public that year, IMAX began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses.”

Reply 12-APR-2018

 * 1) Per your request, the "fifth sentence" of the second paragraph of the History section has been moved up to the following requested position: "After the third sentence in the second paragraph" of the History section. Accordingly, this sentence is now the fourth sentence of the second paragraph of the History section.
 * 2) The now-modified and temporarily deleted sixth sentence of the second paragraph of the History section is the following claim: "IMAX began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses." Please identify the source sentence from the given reference - Mr. Schawbel's interview with Mr. Gelfond (I believe it's this paragraph: "We spent years exploring ways to make it easier and more cost-effective to show more IMAX movies in a larger number of multiplexes. We were also the new kids on the block in an industry that had its own ecosystem of studios, directors and theatres that had been built over the previous 100 years. Integrating ourselves meant building relationships, earning respect and adapting our strategy to fit the Hollywood way of doing business. " but Im not sure) - so that this claim may be re-emplaced as the fifth sentence of the second paragraph of the History section. Please advise. 0.82em 04:12, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Response to Spintendo's questions for clarifications
Hi Spintendo,

To answer your question on source for the following sentence "IMAX began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses," - yes the sentence from the Forbes interview of Mr. Schawbel and Mr. Gelfond that you quoted is the correct reference. Can we move ahead with making the above "IMAX began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses." the fifth sentence of the second paragraph of the History section followed by the sentence beginning, "Another engineer at IMAX..."

Thank you, CaralynDuke (talk) 14:34, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Reply
✅, with one modification: the word "then" added to read as "IMAX then began to focus their abilities on attracting Hollywood production houses." 0.82em 17:22, 12 April 2018 (UTC)