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Dave Bird
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 11-20-2000 06:19 AM

Yesterday, while waiting in the lobby for the Grinch (funny movie), I saw the projectionist kid walk in the front door with about a 2foot diameter hoop wrapped with 5 or 6 inches of film and clamped a couple times. These folks have another theatre about an hour's drive away. What was he carrying the film on? It seem bigger than a centre ring of a platter, but perhaps not.

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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 11-20-2000 07:44 AM

Sounds like "the projectionist kid" was moving a made-up feature from another theatre.

AFAIK, most platter center hubs are usually about 16-inches in diameter, not 24-inches. A 5 or 6 inch pack of film would be a fairly short feature.

As discussed in other threads, carrying a full feature alone, without support or other protection, is like Russian Roulette: five times out of six you get away with it, but it will eventually make a big mess on the floor!

At least the film was clamped. Hopefully, the roll was protected from dirt in his vehicle, and the weather.

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Brad Miller
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posted 11-20-2000 10:43 AM

Could've been one of Christie's or Strong's extra large 19 inch center rings.

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John Walsh
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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
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posted 11-20-2000 10:48 AM

Maybe it was just the beginning stuff, (leader, ads, trailers, etc.) on on e of theosr large rings, and is going to be spliced on.

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Gordon McLeod
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
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posted 11-20-2000 03:42 PM

I assume this is peterbough theatre david you were at and they had ernamann platters that have a 2' ring

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Dave Bird
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 11-20-2000 05:52 PM

Napanee, and the more I think of it, it must've been trailers, it being Sunday and all movies had been there for 3 days. Not saying anything bad about the theatre, the picture was good, and the peeks into the booths showed them to be neat and tidy. 3 auditoriums of about 110 seats. One I was in had a 14 foot screen.

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