@MrHat2184 It didn't get piled on the floor, there were black plastic bins under every machine that the leader was piled in to avoid getting dirty.
"Motoring it through" would be a pain since the flywheel would keep the film going after the motor was turned off and have to be stopped with a rag, which could become stuck.
@GGigabiteM The buckets weren't visible in the video and since my theater uses a different projector, Christie, motoring the leader is much easier. Just wondering, I don't know your projector like you do.
What projector is this? The cinema I work at uses Christie Projectors and I want to become a projectionist as soon as I can because I hear that we are going digital by the end of next year.
Why are people idiots that can't read that I had a camera in my hand? The world literacy fund needs more donations.
And sadly I'm not a projectionist anymore, our theater went digital and either fired or moved all the projectionists to other more degrading departments, time to find a new job...
The new NEC projectors are huge, ugly and have a horrid resolution (like 1152x806) and you can see the huge pixels on the screen, it looks ten times worse than 35mm.
I used to work for Famous Players from 2002-2004. I became a projectionist in early '04 and held that position until the end of that year (I was 20 when I left.) It's good seeing this video in 2011 to know that some cinemas still show films this way. This video reminds me of my time working in the booth and how much I loved it. I'm a cinema lover and I still consider it to be one of the best jobs I had in my lifetime. It saddens me to know that things are rapidly changing over to digital.
Now I know how hard it must be to thread 35mm. In some ways its a bit of an unnecessary format of film. I have no idea why 16mm was abandoned for theater use, its a lot more easier to thread, and there practically just as powerful as 35mm. But anyways cool video, thanks for uploading.
@HorrorFilmCentral 16mm isn't practical for large screens like in big theaters. Since the frames are smaller, less detail can be shown on the screen, leading to a blurry image. Also since the frames move slower through the projector (even at the same frame rate) the sound quality wouldn't be as good.
16mm isn't a bad format, it's just suited better to smaller scale things.
@GGigabiteM I guess it just depends on how big the screen is. I went to a couple film shows where all they used was 16mm and they were projected in theaters, the image quality was great.
YOU ARE STUPID!!! There is a much easier way to thread a projector like that, I should know I work in a theater and have been for a while now, and there is a much safer and faster way to doing that than what you were showing. Leader tape can be expensive and my theater because we tend to take care of things can make it last for atleast a year! what theater do you work for cause they obviously dont know the correct way to thread a movie!!!
Clearly you're an idiot that knows nothing about projection. You're probably a pasty face concession worker who got a brief tour of the projection room and thinks you know everything.
100 feet of clear leader is between $5 and $20, depending on the supplier and that will easily cover two projectors for 6 or more months.
And you're blocked for lacking the ability to read.
I can assure you as I have been a service/install tech for many years and having worked on just about every make and model of projector and platter out there in every possible configuration that there is no reason you would ever need to pile up the leader in a box or barrel. How often do you clean out this barrell? Using this method any dirt from one leader will come off into the barrell and get on all the other leaders. Who cares about dirty leader? Well look at how it wraps itself on your take
@braindeadex I can assure you I've been doing this for 3 years and some change, and learned from a man that's been doing projection for 25 years. There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting leader in a trash bin, and it doesn't get the leader dirty. The same strip of leader on our projectors regularly lasts 6 months or more.
You're blowing something insignificant way out of proportion and are starting to look like an idiot.
@braindeadex And I messed up the first time on the takeup platter because I'm holding a camera and it was hard to do it with one hand. I rarely miss when using both hands.
Oh my god... leader should never ever ever ever touch the floor. You should thread around the upper and lower magazine rollers then back to the take up platter before you thread the projector so that no leader hits the floor!
The leader goes in a trash bin, not the floor as seen at 2:13-2:14. And you can't use that method on these projectors. One of the newer managers at my theater tried what you said, even as I advised him not to (he was used to Christie projectors with no toothed sprockets) and the film almost broke, while his method took about 10 minutes, while mine usually takes two minutes.
Even if there was no trash bin, leader isn't going to be damaged by sitting in a pile on the floor.
Well, if it was on the other side of the machine, you'd still have to walk around the platter tree to thread the film through the failsafe roller and top roller and back to the machine. The way they're currently setup makes most sense.
The amps are nothing to write home about, they're basically black pizza boxes with two knobs to control the dB output of sound. You can't control the treble or bass. Most of the theaters (besides 4 and 6) have the amps behind the screen, which can't be gotten at easily. Speakers are also behind the screen, though there are speakers on the walls on the sides and back of the theater.
During the night shift, I do this 22 times throughout the night (5:30 PM-1:00 AM.) It usually only takes me 2 or 3 minutes to thread a projector, the camera made it take longer.
Alcoholic beverage consumption isn't allowed during a shift, and I don't drink; It's not a problem.
Why don't you motor the leader through instead of piling it up on the floor?
MrHat2184 1 month ago
@MrHat2184 It didn't get piled on the floor, there were black plastic bins under every machine that the leader was piled in to avoid getting dirty.
"Motoring it through" would be a pain since the flywheel would keep the film going after the motor was turned off and have to be stopped with a rag, which could become stuck.
GGigabiteM 1 month ago
@GGigabiteM The buckets weren't visible in the video and since my theater uses a different projector, Christie, motoring the leader is much easier. Just wondering, I don't know your projector like you do.
MrHat2184 1 month ago
What projector is this? The cinema I work at uses Christie Projectors and I want to become a projectionist as soon as I can because I hear that we are going digital by the end of next year.
crimsonvipor 3 months ago
@crimsonvipor STRONG SuperHighlight II
GGigabiteM 3 months ago
Bonne explication pour le chargement du film, mais hélas tout cela a été filmé beaucoup trop vite!!!
jackyjedro 3 months ago
My only hope is that videos like these are never used for future reference.
As film really is king!!!
Im a photographer, and to be honest, using 35mm in a film camera, or SLR are very similar. I think Ilford's film is basically Kodak 35mm now.
rorrt 5 months ago
Six minutes? You must not have worked at AMC.
jabberjaws09 5 months ago
@jabberjaws09
Why are people idiots that can't read that I had a camera in my hand? The world literacy fund needs more donations.
And sadly I'm not a projectionist anymore, our theater went digital and either fired or moved all the projectionists to other more degrading departments, time to find a new job...
The new NEC projectors are huge, ugly and have a horrid resolution (like 1152x806) and you can see the huge pixels on the screen, it looks ten times worse than 35mm.
GGigabiteM 5 months ago
Awesome video. Definitely different from how I have to thread up our projectors.
JuanAfroChavez 6 months ago
I used to work for Famous Players from 2002-2004. I became a projectionist in early '04 and held that position until the end of that year (I was 20 when I left.) It's good seeing this video in 2011 to know that some cinemas still show films this way. This video reminds me of my time working in the booth and how much I loved it. I'm a cinema lover and I still consider it to be one of the best jobs I had in my lifetime. It saddens me to know that things are rapidly changing over to digital.
najix 7 months ago
do they still use this in cinemas
CoolHeal20 8 months ago
takes me about 1.5 min to thread the 35's at my work =D
MsNewToTheGame 10 months ago
Now I know how hard it must be to thread 35mm. In some ways its a bit of an unnecessary format of film. I have no idea why 16mm was abandoned for theater use, its a lot more easier to thread, and there practically just as powerful as 35mm. But anyways cool video, thanks for uploading.
HorrorFilmCentral 1 year ago
@HorrorFilmCentral 16mm isn't practical for large screens like in big theaters. Since the frames are smaller, less detail can be shown on the screen, leading to a blurry image. Also since the frames move slower through the projector (even at the same frame rate) the sound quality wouldn't be as good.
16mm isn't a bad format, it's just suited better to smaller scale things.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
@GGigabiteM I guess it just depends on how big the screen is. I went to a couple film shows where all they used was 16mm and they were projected in theaters, the image quality was great.
HorrorFilmCentral 1 year ago
YOU ARE STUPID!!! There is a much easier way to thread a projector like that, I should know I work in a theater and have been for a while now, and there is a much safer and faster way to doing that than what you were showing. Leader tape can be expensive and my theater because we tend to take care of things can make it last for atleast a year! what theater do you work for cause they obviously dont know the correct way to thread a movie!!!
jcabeza1000 1 year ago
@jcabeza1000
Clearly you're an idiot that knows nothing about projection. You're probably a pasty face concession worker who got a brief tour of the projection room and thinks you know everything.
100 feet of clear leader is between $5 and $20, depending on the supplier and that will easily cover two projectors for 6 or more months.
And you're blocked for lacking the ability to read.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago 5
I can assure you as I have been a service/install tech for many years and having worked on just about every make and model of projector and platter out there in every possible configuration that there is no reason you would ever need to pile up the leader in a box or barrel. How often do you clean out this barrell? Using this method any dirt from one leader will come off into the barrell and get on all the other leaders. Who cares about dirty leader? Well look at how it wraps itself on your take
braindeadex 1 year ago
@braindeadex I can assure you I've been doing this for 3 years and some change, and learned from a man that's been doing projection for 25 years. There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting leader in a trash bin, and it doesn't get the leader dirty. The same strip of leader on our projectors regularly lasts 6 months or more.
You're blowing something insignificant way out of proportion and are starting to look like an idiot.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
@braindeadex And I messed up the first time on the takeup platter because I'm holding a camera and it was hard to do it with one hand. I rarely miss when using both hands.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
Oh my god... leader should never ever ever ever touch the floor. You should thread around the upper and lower magazine rollers then back to the take up platter before you thread the projector so that no leader hits the floor!
braindeadex 1 year ago
@braindeadex
The leader goes in a trash bin, not the floor as seen at 2:13-2:14. And you can't use that method on these projectors. One of the newer managers at my theater tried what you said, even as I advised him not to (he was used to Christie projectors with no toothed sprockets) and the film almost broke, while his method took about 10 minutes, while mine usually takes two minutes.
Even if there was no trash bin, leader isn't going to be damaged by sitting in a pile on the floor.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
My co workers thread one handed all the time because they won't get off their cell phones.
deCraze888 1 year ago
@deCraze888
Cell phones have become a plague to society.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
wow man Having the Platter on that side of the lamphouse would be hella annoying to walk back and forth.
Audiowithalex 1 year ago
@Audiowithalex
Well, if it was on the other side of the machine, you'd still have to walk around the platter tree to thread the film through the failsafe roller and top roller and back to the machine. The way they're currently setup makes most sense.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
Sorry. I was just kidding about the beers.
I am very interested in movies and theaters. Unfortunately it's not so easy to be allowed into a booth.
You could make more videos showing other aspects, such as the amplifiers, the loud speakers and the screen itself.
Congrats on your initiative to show us your job and how it all works.
oalternativo 1 year ago
@oalternativo
The amps are nothing to write home about, they're basically black pizza boxes with two knobs to control the dB output of sound. You can't control the treble or bass. Most of the theaters (besides 4 and 6) have the amps behind the screen, which can't be gotten at easily. Speakers are also behind the screen, though there are speakers on the walls on the sides and back of the theater.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
Gosh... Do you have to go through all of this every showing of a movie?
Seems like doing this after a couple of beers can be potentialy messy....
oalternativo 1 year ago
@oalternativo
During the night shift, I do this 22 times throughout the night (5:30 PM-1:00 AM.) It usually only takes me 2 or 3 minutes to thread a projector, the camera made it take longer.
Alcoholic beverage consumption isn't allowed during a shift, and I don't drink; It's not a problem.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
What movie? That looks a bit tedious. Seems that there would a tiny learning curve.
Agent766 1 year ago
@Agent766
its written on the tail of the film as I wrap it up with the magnet.. How could you possibly miss it?
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
Holy shit @_@ why do you have to put it around so many wheel things >.< To tired to think of the word for em...
zeejenkins 1 year ago
@zeejenkins
They're called rollers. There are 5 in the back of the platter tree to reduce the amount of weight placed on the film so it doesn't stretch out.
GGigabiteM 1 year ago
dat film
HotelErotica 1 year ago
seems like a fun job ^.^
QUICKDRAW0 1 year ago