A Projectionists Job at Odeon's Cinema in Guildford

A short film of how projection works. 98% accurate was filmed at Odeon Guildford as part of the annual conference 2009.

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[est101010]

As a kid, I always thought that movies came out of the wall magically.

Well this is a very well put together video, pretty cool pretty cool.

[dom117jd]

@est101010 thanks! :)

[TheJamesmario]

i enjoy home theatre, but long for simulating the real thing...can you tell me the "average" line-up of trailer and bumpers before the movie? i know of the coming soon with 1-3 trailers. but how about before--what kind of ad is before?

[dom117jd]

@TheJamesmario in the UK on average there are 10-15mins of commercial adverts, then the trailers. After trailers are special adverts, for example, Orange sponsorship or cinema loyalty cards. Not all movies will have adverts at the beginning, only the main showings in each screen. (if the cinema has 4 screens then only 4 movies will have adverts, the rest will only have trailers). Hope that helps!

[simplesimon3uk]

Nice video but how can you be guarantee your show starts in rack if you don’t start lacing the projector head from the intermittent sprocket first?

[dom117jd]

@simplesimon3uk hiya, we make sure the intermittent sprocket is in between a turn, then lace the film up making sure it's in rack within the gate, then make sure it's tight against the intermittent sprocket before lifting up the roller under neither to stop the film from slipping and going out of rack (it has a spring to hold the roller up tight against the sprocket). Hope that helps

[moviecam1000]

This is the best video on cinema's and projection I have ever seen. It is more than a video : a little film in fact - everything about it works and engages!

I would love to know what you think about the 4K Sony compared to the Christie digitals

[plinkytx]

Not a projectionist, just thanking you for the video. Sadly another dying trade in this high tech world of ours. :(

[TonyAirlines]

Christie projector! Hell yes, those things are beast!

[AmadeusDevereux]

Interesting. To what extent does automation threaten the role of the projectionist in the 21st century and to what extent, on the other hand, does it improve or enhance it?

[Mxsmanic]

Cool video, with the sound turned off.

[THEMAN201111]

@TheJamesmario I have been a projectionist for about 3 years now and in the two theater chains that I've worked at, we usually have about 5-7 trailers before the start of a movie. Some of the trailers have been recommended by the studios to be there; others are chosen by us, based on their content, etc. Of course, the rating usually has to be the same -for example: we wouldn't play a trailer for an R-rated film in a PG or G-rated feature, etc.

[THEMAN201111]

@moviecam1000 I'm a projectionist here in USA, and most of our Digital Projectors are Sony. I like their picture quality, but their interface and ease of use is not as good as Barco projectors (we have one of those). In other words, the hardware is good, but to ingest movies and using the controls is just not as intuitive.