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Scott Norwood
Film God
Posts: 8146
From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 09-03-1999 10:54 PM
Hmm...is "Genuine Century Oil" good for popping corn? I've never tried it, though I have been tempted...
The SMPTE still sells "Motion Picture Projection and Theatre Presentation Manual," which is a nice introduction to the care and feeding of the equipment in a projection booth, and a decent introduction to the basic principles of showmanship. Unfortunately, it's very out of date; it was written in 1969. It's still a good introductory book and is useful as an historical reference for those of us who regularly work with old equipment, but it doesn't cover platters or modern sound systems, both of which are commonplace in many theatres. It barely even touches on long-play reels, xenon lamphouses, and rudimentary automation. Supposedly, this book will soon be updated, although that rumor has been going around for a few years now. I believe that Kodak has some publications that might be interesting as well...I do know that they publish a nice book on film care (which I believe is free for the asking: 1-800-242-2424), and they have some good information on their web site.
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Gerard S. Cohen
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 975
From: Forest Hills, NY, USA
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 02-16-2002 03:54 PM
I bought my copy of Richardson's Blue Book of Projection (7th Ed., 1942) for $6.95 in the Gotham Book Mart in Manhattan in 1969. Copies were gone from all public libraries. By studying it I was able to pass the NYC licensing exam (written, oral and performance), though the study materials of former exams sold in a Civil Service stationery
shop near City Hall gave me additional confidence. Thus I became eligible for I.A.T.S.E. and 26 years of projectionist work leading to my retirement pension.I'm curious about the former owners who wrote their names and addresses in my volume:
Johhny Rister, of Abilene, Texas, and
Earl D. Burk, of Stamford, Texas. Did they ever become projectionists? Where are they now?
How did this book, published by Quigley Publishing Co., of "New York. Chicago, Hollywood, London" travel from Texas to Manhattan? (BTW--I have seen offers of Richardson for $120 by their owners.
And descendants of projectionists long gone have shown me the incredibly detailed , single-spaced typescripts, constituting highly
prized personal projection manuals, which the old-timers routinely
composed from notes taken during their apprenticeships.)
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