Images dull when projected in cinema

My son's project recently won best documentary in a competition but we were disappointed when we saw it projected on a cinema screen. I wondered if there was some special setting for theatrical projections. The images appeared dull and soft on screen whereas on my 42 inch lcd they were perfect. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Congratulations! I'm afraid there probably isn't much you can do if it's DV material shown on a cinema screen. You're just blowing up the image too far to work. Better cameras with better resolution lenses will produce better images, but after the fact there's not much that can be done.

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