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Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-13-2005 01:52 PM
Noticing that no-one has replied, I'll bite:
In regard to lowest pay, try any major chain and see what the 'booth crew' who are paid, most commonly at minimum wage, do to film.
As far as best pay? The Imax locales do well, or so I have been told.
Best environment? Again, Imax, from what I've seen.
Worst kept? Any big chain theatre in a small, 'hometown' market. These folks don't know any better and accept the sqaulid presentations that they are subjected to.
Best kept? Indie owned by someone who LOVES the business of FILM. Not one that is an upstart of some corporate bean counter who is more concerned with making 3000% profit at the concession stand.
Any theatre which could be run by a primate? See any major chain theatre. (sigh)
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Bill Gabel
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From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-14-2005 02:19 PM
quote: Don Cross Highest pay or best compensated
In the Los Angeles market, The highest paid job goes to the Directors Guild Theatre projectionist. With that full time job, he was making over 130k a year.
- 1) Directors Guild
2) Academy of Motion Pictures Arts 3) Writers Guild 4) Television Academy Those are the top jobs in Los Angeles. The Studio Projectionists are also some of the Best Compensated operators working in this field. And the Studio Projectionists that work the Bel-Air circuit for the Studio Executives and Talent. quote: Theatre with the Best type of equipment or highest tech set-up.
The Academy in Beverly Hills, DGA in Hollywood, any of the Main Screening Theatres on the Studio lots. (Paramount, Columbia, Fox, Universal, Warner, MGM) They have all the high tech equipment for all types of film and video screenings.
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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 02-15-2005 04:31 AM
When EDW's was still in business before they left town, I could have been an IMAX projectionist, being cooped up in that booth all day looking at the screen, and making $22/hr doing this. (some serious FAT for sitting on the job...)
But I decided to stay at the "35" house taking care of 21 Christie machines for $16/hr as their local engineer/technician, since I had to watch 28 other Christies in two other towns, making sure they ticked and purred okey. I wanted to keep my sanity in moving around instead of being cooped up in an IMAX booth all day.
Now, I have to "babysit" 32 Simplex "leakers" ... and doing a daily "wiping the oily nose" thing, for just about the same pay.
Ain't life FUN..????
-Monte [ 06-15-2005, 02:33 AM: Message edited by: Monte L Fullmer ]
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