Full length feature on FCP from mini-DV... benchmarking comparable DVD's

Question

After over a year of post production, we just completed a full length kids’ feature film shot on a DVX-100A and edited in FCP. The title is "The Bracelet of Bordeaux", and the movie info is on IMDb and our website. This was a large scale project, with almost 300 actors, 50 crew members and 18 interior/exterior locations. There were over 60 shooting days. It was shot on mini-DV due to budgetary considerations.
The movie’s look-feel is exceptional, especially when viewed on a Mac HD screen and Sony NTSC monitor. However, when we first tested the movie in a theatre, playing a DVD through a high-end projection system, the quality was terrible. Ultimately, we achieved outstanding results by playing directly off the uncompressed FCP timeline through a Barco Hi Def projector and onto a 40-ft screen. We held a major theatrical test screening (3,000 people attended 10 shows), and the movie’s visual quality was stunningly good, receiving acclaim from audiences and critics. The results looked particularly film-like in the mid to back rows of the theatre (even numerous professional viewers thought that it was film). You can view audience comments and media reviews on IMDb.
Now we are creating a DVD to send to film festivals and prospective distributors. Of course, we will not be able to determine the projection system used at the festivals and the movie will mostly be exhibited from a DVD. I would like to know what full length feature films are out there, which were shot on mini-DV (especially the DVX100 or 100A), and edited on FCP, so I can use them to benchmark our DVD results. I have been living in the edit dungeon for over 14 months and have not kept track of movies shot in mini-DV and editing on Macs. Also, please provide any observations about the cinematic quality of these films
G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   FCP, DVDSP

Answer 1

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this film was shot DV
However I can't help feel you are about to embark on a wild goose chase.
If you are going to distribute a movie on DVD for projection in multiple theatres with different equipment for screenings you will not attend I don't see what you hope to achieve.
DVD is by nature a "standard" without too much room for manoeuvre if you are supplying what must effectively be labelled a consumer market. You will have to conform your movie to a bitrate which is sympathetic to all DVD players and not for example use a DVD9 and a higher bitrate for a DVD player you own and know will work.
Cinematic quality is subjective also, which has a true film look The Sound of Music or The Matrix ? There are plenty of filters out there to give a film look and feel but to be honest the defining factor between film and video is often the quality of lighting, acting and camera work and not so much a blatant "look". It's audience acceptance of a piece in a theatre environment, which is a big help in the first place since we all associate the cinema with film (oh and adverts for the local tandoori).
Your film will look inherently different to the competition and so it should . . don't compare it!