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Topic: Janitors in the Projection Booth
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John Pytlak
Film God
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Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 11-22-2002 08:28 AM
Security is a real issue, both for the equipment and the prints themselves. I recommend that booth cleanliness be the responsibility of the projectionists.
Prints pick up dirt from the surfaces they may touch, and from airborne particles. Certainly, make-up tables, platter surfaces, projectors, rewind benches, and equipment like splicers should be cleaned frequently. Short-nap carpets are fine, as long as they are kept clean (use a central vacuum system or a vacuum with a HEPA or water filter to avoid generating airborne dirt). Use of HEPA filtration in the air supply, or a stand-alone HEPA air cleaner, will greatly reduce the amount of airborne dirt that can settle on the film or on film-handling surfaces.
Using compressed air to "blow out" dirt just makes it airborne to redeposit elsewhere. Much better to use a central vacuum system, or simply wipe the dirt up. Use a vacuum to clean out debris in film shipping cases. Remember to clean dirt buildup or change filters on ventilation fans used on electronic equipment.
My "ideal" theatre would have a central vacuum system for keeping the booth clean.
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Joe Beres
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-22-2002 09:20 AM
I used to work for the University of Wisconsin. Late one night, I was setting focus and sound levels for a screening the next day. One of the janitors came in and was asking lots of questions about what I was doing and how I was doing it. After a while, he asked if I could show him how to do it. I politely but firmly told him that it was impossible and a bad idea. He emptied the trash, the only this the janitors were supposed to do in the booth(but rarely did), I finished setting the film up, rewound the reels and went home. The next day, I came in and found one of the projector doors open and lamphouse switches in the wrong position. It seemed strange, but I didn't make much of it as I was exhausted when I left the night before. I threaded up the film and started the show. The film was unbelieveably out of focus. I was shocked. I reported the incident and never saw that particular janitor again. If that isn't a reason to keep unnecessary people out of the booth, I don't know what is. If the people can be trusted, I think emptying the trash is as far as they should go. I want to do anything beyond that myself.
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