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Author Topic: Starting Projection Job on Thursday Cody Martin Expert Film Handler Posts: 214 From: Edinburgh, IN, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 05-22-2006 01:24 PM                        Just wanted to let yall know I'm starting a new job on Wednesday or Thursday(depeding on when the prints arrive). I'm going to be working projection at a local 8-plex. I believe they are alpha platters and some simplex heads. I'll let you know more when I start. First time working at a big house...have only worked in a one screen building. Hopefully, I won't be a booth usher...urgh. Cody  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 05-22-2006 03:01 PM                        Congratulations!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 05-22-2006 04:46 PM                  Congrats Cody! quote: Cody Martin First time working at a big house... Whenever someone says "the big house", it always reminds me of my time serving at San Quentin.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 05-22-2006 05:42 PM                     Excellent! I did about nine months with Marcus Theatres as a "booth/usher". Just make sure to demonstrate to everyone involved that you can competently work with their equipment & hopefully they'll be open enough to give you the time you deserve in the booth.  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-22-2006 09:37 PM                        My first theatre (and booth responsibility) was a local 8-plex as well, with Simplex heads, in fact. Great memories. It was perfect. Eight was a nice number of auditoriums. Start times were nicely staggered about one every 15 minutes, giving plenty of time for maintenance and cleaning. Trailer maintenance and lamp hour reports and Dolby tones and exciter lamp assemblies ... ah, those were the days! Congratulations. Hope you love it!  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 05-27-2006 10:47 AM                        Congratulations Cody. I hope you will enjoy working in the projection booth.  |  IP: Logged Cody Martin Expert Film Handler Posts: 214 From: Edinburgh, IN, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 06-08-2006 11:53 PM                        It's almost been three weeks at the local 8-plex now and it's time for an update. During the first week I learned mainly the concession stuff(which is pretty simple) and venue POS software. I also learned they needed a manager so I'm in training for that. At then end of the first week I built up one print with guidance from an elder. Unfortunately this place builds sound down...big change for me, and hopefully I'll be able to talk them into switching sometime. 2nd week I spent more time learnign the manager stuff. I ran projectors most of my shifts. I believe I'm up to 104 successful starts and 1 brain wrap(drive wheel not engaged, caught it soon enough to freehand the platter and not cause friction marks). This past week I learned cash control and more of the booth. I cleaned one day so that I could find everything I needed(cue tape, splicing tape, leader...etc). On Wednesday I helped set up the 8 screen interlock and ran it while everyone decided to step out. Few problems there, but were solved by manually slowing the motor of one down. June 8th built up 3 prints of cars and tore two down. My times are going up, but I'm not going for records, but quality. I'm loving every minute of the booth. I don't mind the concession stand or box, but I'd rather be in the cement box. All projectors are XL's on BIG Sky consoles 2000w for all indoor and 7000(I believe) for drive in. 2 Dolby Digital Houses rest are analog. I believe the platters are POTTS. Have fun, Cody  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-09-2006 03:19 AM                     (dunno, if this was bad to begin like this, or not..but here goes..) I started out in the booth...and here I am .. still in the booth..but now as company engineer ... But, learned all about the business as I went along - learning janitor, maintenance, management, floor staff..doing marquee..technical services..et.al. From carbon arcs, to xenon, to big reel (both 6k changeovers machines, to 13k 4x Cine towers, to 13k V-18 setups) to platters (sorry, no ELF systems..), of practically all makes and types.... Now, would love to learn IMAX, DigCinema..et.al. (bummer, never got the chance to do 5/70..) ..just never started from the floor up..just started in this technicial field from the beginning...where I wanted to go. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-10-2006 09:24 AM                     quote: Cody Martin Unfortunately this place builds sound down...big change for me, and hopefully I'll be able to talk them into switching sometime. Actually there may be somne advantages to that like less focus drift..... I ahve several customers that do it sound down.. they always have and yes there is less focus droft thorugh out a feature. Mark  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-10-2006 01:58 PM                     I worked in a 4plex that we wound sound down as well ...and always wonder why some other places wound sound up ... Only reason, I thought of, with the sound down winds is that the film is being wound on the ring the same as a takeup reel is winding film - emulsion inside. Thus, making up with the platter (using LP-270's) was the traditional "S" wind - just had to flip the film to sound up on the final wind for breakdown.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-10-2006 08:13 PM                     quote: Mark Gulbrandsen I ahve several customers that do it sound down.. they always have and yes there is less focus droft thorugh out a feature. Horseshit. Maybe there is some focus drift due to the optics heating up, but not from the winding orientation. This all goes back to that damned SMPTE document a few decades ago that studied acetate base prints on REEL TO REEL systems (not platters with their larger hub to outer wrap ratio). Running soundtrack down puts the emulsion side of the film against the abrasive aspects of a malfunctioning platter or misthread. Besides, with polyester film it exaggerates the curl and actually creates minor focus problems.  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-10-2006 08:53 PM                     Having run a Kelmar film cleaner with Film-guard for many years I can say with certainty that the film is always dirtier on the platter side. Run soundtrack up.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-11-2006 03:48 AM                  I always run the optical soundtrack toward the operator's side...  |  IP: Logged Diane Linton Film Handler Posts: 15 From: Palm Bay, FL. USA Registered: Mar 2006 posted 06-11-2006 10:22 AM                     Congrats! I started out(where I am right now) with ten theaters, and it does get a little stressful because there isen't alot of time for fixing technical glitches and such. But I love it. We run with the sound up.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-11-2006 10:46 AM                     I agree with Phil on this one...always towards the operator!  |  IP: Logged

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