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Author Topic: Auditorium Mess, getting worse ? Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 05-10-2006 01:31 AM                        A while back we all had a coood gripe about the state our toilets end up in. I am curious as to how others are finding their auditoriums after sessions , I am certain the mess is getting alot worse as time goes on. I think we all accept some spilt popcorn , just a fact of cinema life , but the increase of empty containers and packets just dumped on the floor along with melted icecreams is on the rise over here. With the operator doubling as the cleaner and 4 minute session turn arounds , it really puts the pressure on when we have totally trashed auditoriums. Phil  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-10-2006 03:20 AM                        People here are generally pretty good about hauling their empties to the cans. You have to pass by not one, not two, but three trash receptacles on the way out of our place, so it's easy and convenient for people to clean up after themselves. If it's a kids movie, all bets are off, but a good adult crowd isn't bad at all these days. Probably the thing that's helped us the most was the invention of the cupholders....they cut down on at least 90% of the spills. We have Greystone seats, and the cupholders on them are GREAT.  |  IP: Logged Nick Scott Expert Film Handler Posts: 133 From: nsw austrailia Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-10-2006 04:02 AM                        I noticed if we have an usher at the door nobody picks up anything for themselves but if they dont see anyone they generally take all of there big stuff with them. Its also great to have a hand held dust buster handy to quickly pick up the scattered popcorn around the cinema they work well [ 05-10-2006, 05:35 AM: Message edited by: Nick Scott ]  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 05-10-2006 07:10 AM                     Try doing the showtimes so that you have more then four minutes to clean.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-10-2006 07:23 AM                        Sounds like the Austrailians are becoming more like Americans everyday! In the big cities of the US - the theatres are usually a big giant mess at the end of every show. We have a mandatory minimum of 20 minutes between every show, sometimes 30 minutes if we can squeeze it.  |  IP: Logged Dieter Depypere Master Film Handler Posts: 343 From: Deutsch-Wagram, Lower Austria, Austria Registered: May 2005 posted 05-10-2006 08:57 AM                     At the theatre I work at, there is usually low amount of mess - ususally a small amount of spilled popcorn, an empty softdrink bottle, maybe a used ticket. It gets worse when lots of children are here.  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 05-10-2006 10:34 AM                        Where I work at, on our slow days, the amount of trash is not so bad, but, on our busy days (especially with those kids movies), our auditoriums can get pretty trashed up which makes for a very busy clean up. Thank goodness for the invention of cup holders.  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-10-2006 11:30 AM                     There's always less mess in 'arthouse' films we show. People usually leave their empties in the cinema. Worst we've had recently was Narnia, took four of us nearly twenty minutes to clean on opening weekend. Mostly adults as well. Spills aren't so common because of cup holders.  |  IP: Logged Dan Chilton Expert Film Handler Posts: 191 From: Springfield, MO Registered: Mar 2004 posted 05-10-2006 05:50 PM                        Our theater, which is primarily all arthouse, is rarely left messy... unless it's a late night showing. Not only that, we've trained our audiences to recycle too! During the pre-show introduction, I ask everyone to drop their glass and plastic in the recycling bins... and they do. Regardless of how messy our theaters are, I like to schedule at least 20 minutes between shows so we can sweep up every bit of popcorn, clean up spills if necessary, and vacuum the carpet. I know, I'm anal... but we get lots of compliments on how clean our auditorium always is.  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 05-10-2006 06:22 PM                     4 minutes to clean an auditorium and get the show back on the screen? Just how far can an operator be pushed, anyway? Don't you have more floorstaff?  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 05-10-2006 08:32 PM                     Two weeks ago I actually saw a woman stop a little girl (I'm assuming her daughter) from carrying her trash out. I heard her tell her "Just leave it, honey. That's what the people get paid to do." I will be re-introducing my "justifiable homicide" bill to my state congressmen.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-10-2006 11:03 PM                     I believe we little to complain about, after all we sold it to them, the quantity of trash is directly related to the cash that came in, be glad. In our experience the art film patrons buy very little at the concession so there is correspondingly less trash. They also don't bring their crap out, I guess due to their arrogant attitudes.  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-11-2006 08:50 AM                     We couldn't clean a screen in four minutes unless it was an 11am showing. Do you not end up cleaning as the ads and trailers start rolling?  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 05-11-2006 08:57 AM                     Although, I try not to leave a huge mess, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the theatre to provide clean-up service when I just paid $8.50 for maybe a dollar worth of popcorn and drink. When I eat in a restaurant, they clean up after I eat, why should a theatre be any different? On a separate note, concession prices are really getting ridiculous. I'm not a cheap person when I go out but when you can't possibly spend less than $6 for the smallest size popcorn and drink it causes me to consider whether that part of the movie going experience is really necessary. Usually I buy anyway. Well, I guess that's another topic alltogether.  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-11-2006 08:06 PM                     A restaurant isn't a cinema. Food isn't the primary purpose of going. You aren't forced to eat there so you should at least take your rubbish back out with you. Also we're not really there as cleaners it's more of a fire safety thing. If people weren't messy and there was some way round fire rules most chains would forgo floor staff I think. Although half the reason I bin my waste at cinemas and fast-food places is because I know some poorly-paid cinema/fast food monkey like me will have the mind-numbing task of doing it otherwise. If the food wasn't so expensive the tickets would be. And you aren't forced to buy the overpriced food (it's less than a dollars worth of coke and popcorn). Even with 40% staff discount I think it's too expensive, the only reason I buy is convenience, if there's 20 minutes before the start of a film I'll get something from a convenience store and put it in my bag.  |  IP: Logged

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