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Leo Enticknap
Film God

Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000


 - posted 08-26-2000 01:26 PM      Profile for Leo Enticknap   Author's Homepage   Email Leo Enticknap   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
We have a comments card system and I am convinced that encourages people to complain who would otherwise not do so. Put it this way, no one has ever said anything nice about us on them.

At least 99% of complaints we get are either (i) too loud/too quiet, or (ii) too hot/too cold. Of course this is terribly subjective, and all we can do is to try and second guess different audiences. For example, we have a special oldies' matinee on a Thursday and I always (i) turn the heating right up, and (ii) play the film in mono, because otherwise there will be a barrage of complaints about 'noises' coming from the side of the room...

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James Perry Jr
Film Handler

Posts: 5
From: Leavenworth, KS, USA
Registered: Jun 2000


 - posted 08-27-2000 02:18 AM      Profile for James Perry Jr   Email James Perry Jr   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yes, sir, WestGlen would be my baby. I used to get the THX question almost everyday when I was at the Great Mall just after the open. We would hear it from the managers, "Can you turn on the THX?" We would talk to them everytime they asked that and kindly explained what THX was. Then they would explain to us that they had one of the snotty Johnson county idiots breathing down their neck and they had to do what they had to provide that "WOW!" customer service. Over at WestGlen, we get the "can you rewind the movie?" question. Nevermind that there is over a hundred other folks that were able to catch that part of the show -- Rewind the movie for me. That and our legitimate complaints.

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Jim Ziegler
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 753
From: West Hollywood, CA
Registered: Jul 99


 - posted 08-27-2000 03:30 AM      Profile for Jim Ziegler   Email Jim Ziegler   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hmm.. just turn it up.. If they dont know what THX is they will notice the increase in volume and think you turned it on...



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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000


 - posted 08-28-2000 08:41 AM      Profile for John Pytlak   Author's Homepage   Email John Pytlak   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I sent Brad a copy of the SMPTE Theatre Quality Evaluation Program description and form for posting on Film-Tech. I developed the program for SMPTE in 1982, with the idea of having SMPTE members provide feedback to theatres they attend. It can provide a basis for a self-evaluation program, perhaps by having technically saavy regular patrons evaluate presentation quality in return for a free admission.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com

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Alan Sakaida
Film Handler

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From: Honolulu, HI, USA
Registered: Aug 2000


 - posted 08-28-2000 12:22 PM      Profile for Alan Sakaida   Email Alan Sakaida   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
John,

Would that theatre evaluation program still be considered current for today's standard? Would any permission be needed to incorporate your evaluation program into our company's comment system?

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John Pytlak
Film God

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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000


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Obviously, it did not include digital sound issues (number of channels, defaults to analog, etc.). The SMPTE Theatre Quality Evaluation Program was the basis for other programs, including Lucasfilm TAP and the Kodak ScreenCheck Experience. I'd see no problem in a theatre customizing the evaluation form for their own program. (As long as they send me a royalty for each evaluation completed ).

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com


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Evans A Criswell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1579
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000


 - posted 09-11-2000 01:00 PM      Profile for Evans A Criswell   Author's Homepage   Email Evans A Criswell   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I just got a response back from Regal about one of my comment cards today, on September 11, 2000. It was regarding comments from a visit from July 16, 2000. Usually, in the past, if Regal send me an email response back, it was within a week or two weeks after submitting the comment. This time, it was almost 2 months. The comment card I sent in through the WWW was very complimentary (speaking of the Regal River Oaks Cinema 8 in Decatur):

"This location has, by far, the best projection quality of any Huntsville/Decatur theatre. I've been here 45 times now and have never had a bad experience. Congratulations to the management and staff for maintaining such high quality over the past 3 years!"

Is the following sentence grammatical?

"I have forwarded your comments to the district manager for his review with and congratulations to the theatre manager."

The "with and congratulations" phrase has appeared in many responses I've received from Regal. They're obviously canned, because I don't think a person would use that construction every time.

I send in comment cards quite often about the Regal Hollywood 18 and Madison Square 12 theatres complaining about lack of adjustable masking in two-thirds of their auditoriums (1.85:1 only, with scope chopped -- the Regal in Decatur does not have this problem). I never hear anything from those. It seems that I get far more responses from my positive cards than from more negative ones.

I have included the URL to my site: http://home.hiwaay.net/~criswell/theatre/
in some of my comment cards to Regal and curiously enough, I've never had a hit from the regalcinemas.com domain. I have had hits from the carmike.com domain before.



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