All you Film-Guard gurus out there. How do re-splices hold on prints treated with Film-Guard? We swap head-ends every damned week here. NCN rules our lives, and we have had times where there has been up to 4 minutes on the head-end. So, my question is... will new splices on treated film work? It won't be too wet? I definitely don't need the film coming apart at the splices. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Doug Fields
Union Manager/Operator/Projectionist
Madison Cinema 4
Madison, New Jersey

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You see everything that I think of doing that pertains to presentation, especially when I am trying to make it better, has to be described in intricate detail. Then, my DM, VP of Operations, and Head of Projection and Sound decide whether I can do it or not.
Yep just a tad bit frustrating!!

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My baby is the Madison Cinema 4, in Madison, New Jersey. I have been in this building since 1991, and with Clearview Cinemas since 1988. Starting as an Assistant Manager / Operator at their Closter theater. Madison is a beautiful old building built in 1925 by the Lyons family, are you ready for this, they built the town in a circle centering on the Theater, The Train station (literally right across the street) and Main Street. The building stands alone, right in the middle of the street, I say it is still "ROOSTERing" to the other building on the street. Well, all this was 75 years ago, and as an original Vaudeville Theater, it has gone through many changes. Not all bad, but not all good, either. As an original 1300 seat building in an affluent neighborhood, even in 1925. Things were done in a grand scale. You should see the old pillared entryway to the main stage, or the domed and star decorated roof that has been covered up in the name of modernization. :sad: Well, to get to my point. When we took over in 1991 it was a triple. One main screen downstairs with a HUGE screen that sat 272, and two side, stadium style seating theaters sitting 198 and 202. In 1994 they split the main house into 2 smaller theaters, 125 and 140 seats respectively... and it was done quick, and you can tell. Things in the theaters went from bad to worse when they replaced the smaller almost bearable seats with bigger ones with the cupholder armrests... can you say complaint city? But upstairs took the biggest hit. The main problem is the heat up to 160 at times... yep 160. After a couple of weeks I could knit a sweater from the lint I collect out of my 4 projectors. The worst part is... the HVAC has been redone 3 times. Every time it has been recommended to cool the booths. The ductwork is there, they just won't budget it. One of the old ducts is 4 feet from the booths. It kills the equipment... bulbs the worst.. I average 1500 hours a pop on 1600 watt Xenons. Aperture plates weren't cut correctly, and the lenses have never been focused in all theaters. I try my best but I can never get a completely clear pic. It seems to be OK with the customers, but I know, you know. If you need a electrical tape port glass aperture fabricator I must be close to the best available... The film however has been a problem for a while now... with the heat and the dust and such they get flaked up pretty good. I have tried everything. I am now trying my best to get Film-Guard. I am hoping to be approved through the channels for a Kelmar Media Web Cleaner. Wish me luck. In this day and age with things the way they are, presentation is PARAMOUNT... no, not the studio, and I just want to give my customers their moneys worth. I love the building, with her character, beauty, and history. I just wantit to be a place where people love to come week in and week out, and KNOW they will get a good show. And oh, by the way, THANK YOU MR. MILLER... I have learned more in the past 5 months from this sight and downloading the manuals that you have made available, than I did in the previous 12 years combined. I have actually been given an honorary position in the Tech firm that services us because of my new found knowledge. They love it when you can speak their language. Thanks again. And hopefully and order for some Film-Guard products will soo be on it's way.

Gotta get that CD!!!!

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P.S. Where in West Pat? I used to live on Meriline Avenue.