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Luc Odell
Film Handler

Posts: 3
From: Moreno Valley, CA, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

- posted 06-27-2003 06:38 AM      Profile for Luc Odell   Email Luc Odell   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hello to one and all!
I FINALLY received my registration to this EXCELLENT site and wanted to introduce myself to the other members. I also wanted to say simply: Thank You!
This site validated my belief that there are indeed other professionls out there in this industry who care about "Film Done Right!"
When i chanced upon the "You Suck!" Forum i realized i HAD to register. I always felt i was a little anal when it came to my booth, but here i found things i never considered and yes, even some things i had(HAD!) been doing wrong.
Re: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" post.
We stopped running it 22 weeks after it went to video. Had guests for every show(that i ran). I came to this theatre while it had already been viewing(and damage to reel 1) I believe it ran for 7 months(at Least!) or 8.
Anyway,nice to meet you all and i look forward to a long association with all.

Luc

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Frank Angel
Film God

Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999

- posted 06-30-2003 11:44 AM      Profile for Frank Angel   Author's Homepage   Email Frank Angel   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Welcome, Luc....come and post often! I love the fact that you refer to your patrons as "guests;" it bespeaks of a mindset that many more exhibitors would do well to adopt.

You said: "Re: 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'post.
We stopped running it 22 weeks after it went to video.....I came to this theatre while it had already been viewing(and damage to reel 1) I believe it ran for 7 months(at Least!) or 8."

I never thought it was much of a picture even after the first run (but who am I to argue with 100 million paid admission?) , but I bet by now you HATE it with a passion, eh?! [Smile]

Frank

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System Notices
Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi

Posts: 215

Registered: Apr 2004

- posted 07-29-2005 01:36 PM      Profile for System Notices         Edit/Delete Post 

It has been 760 days since the last post.

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Dominic Espinosa
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1172
From: California, U.S.A.
Registered: Jan 2004

- posted 07-29-2005 01:36 PM      Profile for Dominic Espinosa   Email Dominic Espinosa   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Damnit! I couldn't find this one last night.
I was searching for threads with "you rock" in the title...Could've swore that's what it was.
Sorry, guys.
Anyway:

quote: Dominic Espinosa
I'll have to check the print number but I think it was 3028.
Must Love Dogs, an example of Film Done Right!
I have a feeling it was a fellow Film-Techer who had this print for a sneak.

It had the following tell-tale signs of film-techery:
1.) Head leaders contained 1 ID frame while tail leaders did not
2.) No splice tape was left on from previous splices and no residue was left on the reel ends either.
3.) A single sided splice secured the leaders to the reels
4.) All reels had a piece of tape on the outside flange with a "fill line" on it
5.) All splices overlapped just slightly suggesting a modified splicer per the tips section
6.) The print wasn't damaged in ANY way.
7.) The tail of the final reel was protected by a clipping of an old trailer
8.) The tail tag was written properly, i.e. all sound formats were identified correctly. Even SR-D!
9.) It was clean, even at the reel ends!

Thanks, whoever you are. Keep up the good work!

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Scott Norwood
Film God

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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99

- posted 07-29-2005 02:04 PM      Profile for Scott Norwood   Author's Homepage   Email Scott Norwood   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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Dominic Espinosa
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: California, U.S.A.
Registered: Jan 2004

- posted 07-29-2005 04:16 PM      Profile for Dominic Espinosa   Email Dominic Espinosa   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Great cartoon, Scott!
Nobody want's to fess up, huh?
I know it was one of you film-techers...

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Monte L Fullmer
Film God

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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004

- posted 07-30-2005 05:06 AM      Profile for Monte L Fullmer   Email Monte L Fullmer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
Now hopefully this thread will some day have more replies than the "suck" thread ....
..but unfotrunately, we operators at discount houses have to put up with the majority of the prints that come from houses that have no intelligence on what they are doing. Thus, it'll be rare for a praise for a print to come in that isn't one way or another, screwed up which puts our emotions to the test.

Realistically, to gain a praise is when we actually receive a unused print from the depot that was never assigned to a first run house...and that happened two years ago when we received a new print for MATRIX: Reloaded - 'bout had a heart attack in receiving a new print to a discount house. (Can's full of trailers, leads not cut off, no cue tape, et.al. ... )

Thus, I seriously warned the other booth personnel of us having a new print and I want it to stay clean thorughout the engagement.

-Monte

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Frank Angel
Film God

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From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999

- posted 07-30-2005 12:26 PM      Profile for Frank Angel   Author's Homepage   Email Frank Angel   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hah...I bet Evans A., if anyone, is the one who can come up with a scientific formula that would take into account the difference between the age of the print and a "from-the-lab" print, giving the art house or second run houses certain numerical handicaps. Then again, it would be really great if we knew the condition of a print BEFORE the arthouse guy was faced with it out of the can -- you know that sinking feeling in your stomach when you open a can and you're looking into a tangle of film spagetti -- you KNOW you've got a plateful.

Many times a print might look pretty bad on the screen, but it may have taken that projectionist hours to get it to look even THAT good. It might not even been playable the way he received it (how many times have we've been in THAT position).

Just ran THE SOUND OF MUSIC last night. Anyone want to guess how much feakin white shoe polish or white-out or whatever is was that they paint all over it that I had to clean off the image and soundtrack? (No wagering please.)

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Thomas Dieter
Expert Film Handler

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From: Yakima, WA
Registered: Jun 2004

- posted 07-31-2005 12:22 AM      Profile for Thomas Dieter   Email Thomas Dieter   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Dominic Espinosa
8.) The tail tag was written properly, i.e. all sound formats were identified correctly. Even SR-D!
I have to say that I've seen a lot of Tail Tags, and they all vary. My question about this is why put a "Tail Tag" on? Why not just put a strip of Masking tape over the title on the base side, so that when it winds up on to the top of the platter, it is shown from there? All Sound formats are printed there, granted they are small, and you have to look close to read it.

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Frank Angel
Film God

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From: Brooklyn NY USA
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quote: Thomas Dieter
Why not just put a strip of Masking tape over the title on the base side, so that when it winds up on to the top of the platter, it is shown from there?
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas....of course we all know you meant Artist Tape, right?! The reason why not just put a strip of masking tape is because it ages VERY poorly and in a very short time the adhesive dries out, flakes and migrates its way into the body of the print where it acts pretty much like sandpaper against the emulsion. Masking tape is insidious in that when YOU put it on, it looks very benign and seems to do exactly what it's supposed to do. But in TIME it will show its evil nature, and you will be embarrassed that it was you put the stuff on. [Wink]

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

- posted 07-31-2005 01:20 AM      Profile for Brad Miller   Author's Homepage   Email Brad Miller       Edit/Delete Post 
Thomas, unless you have a large supply of CLEAR leader to add to the tails of your prints, your trick doesn't work.

This is of course assuming that YOU do not suck and are actually adding extra tail leader to all of your prints. (Most professional projectionists simply use a minimum of 25 feet of footage from an extra trailer laying around, although some do go to the extra trouble of purchasing clear leader.)

You don't suck at your job, do you?

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Thomas Dieter
Expert Film Handler

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From: Yakima, WA
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- posted 07-31-2005 02:46 AM      Profile for Thomas Dieter   Email Thomas Dieter   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
So the topic dosen't change, lets go here.
Changing Ways

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System Notices
Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi

Posts: 215

Registered: Apr 2004

- posted 01-20-2007 08:09 PM      Profile for System Notices         Edit/Delete Post 

It has been 538 days since the last post.

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Steve Scott
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1300
From: Minneapolis, MN
Registered: Sep 2000

- posted 01-20-2007 08:09 PM      Profile for Steve Scott   Email Steve Scott   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
A special thank you to the managers and/or booth staff at Regal's Brooklyn Center 20, Brooklyn Center, MN.

We've recently received three move-over prints from y'all that have been properly wound, packaged, complete with DTS discs, no static, tail properly labeled & looking pristine on screen [thumbsup]

Your attention to detail is a rarity in this town, especially from a megaplex.
Kudos.

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Jesse Skeen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1517
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Aug 2000

- posted 01-21-2007 03:39 PM      Profile for Jesse Skeen   Email Jesse Skeen   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Don't worry- whoever's responsible for that will probably be fired soon [Wink]

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