red dot flash in silent hill

[crossbones]

recently i have been seeing red dot formations appear on the screen during certain movies. the most recent was silent hill. they last only a frame but they are definately there. the first one i noticed was like this: oo
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and the second like this: o
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after i mentioned to a mate, he also saw a formation. it isnt the first time its happened to me. has anyone had this happen? and/or know what the hells going on?

[The STE]

are they bootlegs?

[crossbones]

they are different to cigarette burns that appear in the top right hand side of the film before a splice. they are in the middle of the screen and are definately red dots in certain formations.

not bootlegs. was at the cinema.

[crossbones]

was just searching for an answer and came across the 'color phi phenomenon'. has anyone heard of this? and do you think that could be it?
http://www.answers.com/topic/color-phi-phenomenon

[XtRaVa]

Freaky stuff. I've noticed dots before too (not the cigarette burns).

[crossbones]

where they in formations? kinda like braille?

[The STE]

They put them on movies in theaters to discourage camera bootlegging. It's fucking stupid, I know.

[crossbones]

just was a trip is all. thoought someone may have shared the experience. thanx for the help y`all.