The world's first truly automated projection booth.
March 2009 photos from the Brad Miller / Josh Jones collection.
![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/01.JPG) 49 KB · 469x625 This is Studio Movie Grill's 7th theater. The theater ... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/02.JPG) 52 KB · 469x625 It is located in the new City Centre district of Houston, TX... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/03.JPG) 55 KB · 625x469 The theater is on the second floor of the building. The fut... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/04.JPG) 59 KB · 625x469 Escalators lead the way to the entrance. There is also a pa... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/05.JPG) 38 KB · 625x469 The main entrance. |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/06.JPG) 38 KB · 625x469 The main entrance, a little closer. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/07.JPG) 55 KB · 625x469 Box office. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/08.JPG) 67 KB · 625x469 The lobby, north and west walls. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/09.JPG) 63 KB · 625x469 The lobby, west and south walls. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/10.JPG) 66 KB · 625x469 The bar. |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/11.JPG) 52 KB · 625x469 Poster cases by the exit. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/12.JPG) 48 KB · 625x469 Main theater entrance hallway. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/13.JPG) 53 KB · 625x469 Far end of the main theater entrance hallway. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/14.JPG) 32 KB · 625x469 You may have noticed these lights. They are activated when ... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/19.JPG) 36 KB · 625x469 This is a typical auditorium entrance, except of course that... |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/20.JPG) 41 KB · 625x469 This is a medium sized auditorium. All auditoriums have sid... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/21.JPG) 34 KB · 625x469 Reverse shot of a medium auditorium. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/22.JPG) 35 KB · 469x625 The exterior at night. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/23.JPG) 40 KB · 469x625 The escalators at night. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/24.JPG) 48 KB · 625x469 The box office at night as customers arrive. |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/25.JPG) 49 KB · 469x625 The lobby at night. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/26.JPG) 51 KB · 469x625 This location features a scene change at 9pm each day. The... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/27.JPG) 60 KB · 625x469 These pictures were taken on a mildly busy night. Often the... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/28.JPG) 66 KB · 625x469 Besides a scene change at night, the entire building is auto... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/29.JPG) 52 KB · 625x469 Ok, ok, this is a movie website and you've had enough p... |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/30.JPG) 37 KB · 625x469 And here it is. This projection booth as designed and built... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/31.JPG) 38 KB · 625x469 These projectors monitor the ticketing system and perform va... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/32.JPG) 41 KB · 625x469 We are using a mixture of Christie ZX (pictured here) and SB... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/33.JPG) 33 KB · 625x469 This is the first generation of these automated racks design... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/34.JPG) 50 KB · 625x469 Closeup shot of a Christie ZX with a MALM (motorized auxilia... |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/35.JPG) 31 KB · 625x469 Here is a shot of the Christie SB model projector. This par... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/36.JPG) 41 KB · 469x625 Reverse shot of the SB. We forgot to get more pictures of t... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/37.JPG) 34 KB · 625x469 In the middle of the booth are the Matrix/IT racks. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/38.JPG) 35 KB · 625x469 The left rack is the Matrix rack for projection, and the rig... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/39.JPG) 47 KB · 469x625 Shot of the front side of the Matrix rack. The rear of the ... |
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![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/42.JPG) 46 KB · 625x469 This is a medium sized auditorium before the screen went up. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/45.JPG) 43 KB · 469x625 The back of a rack. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/46.JPG) 46 KB · 469x625 The back of a rack with the door open. (We forgot to get a ... |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/47.JPG) 82 KB · 469x625 The bottom rear of a rack. |
| ![](pics/SMG_city_centre/thumbnails/48.JPG) 42 KB · 625x469 And the only picture that was taken during the install, feat... |
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