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Topic: How many theatres still have more than one projectionist?
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Dominic Espinosa
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1172
From: California, U.S.A.
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 08-21-2005 01:47 PM
quote: Matt Fields
I don't think Americans, as a whole, are lazy. We wouldn't have the worlds largest economy if no one worked. But I do think that a lot of Americans under 25 are soft and lazy. They have, for the most part, not yet entered the competitive workforce in the sense that they need their job to survive.
You're absolutely right.
I had to work to survive at around 16 and began working with good management who are responsible for molding the work ethic I have today.
Unfortunately, much of the common sense we take for granted hasn't even been plugged into the common theater employee.
However, with good screening efforts to weed out the hopeless and some effort you can mold a "kid" into a useful member of society.
If their first job (which it is for a lot of them) is a slack-assed environment that doesn't encourage them to be the best then they won't be the best.
It's important to anyone in a roll of responsibility, especially those with subordinates, to set a good example and accept nothing less than excellence.
I'm not saying rule with an iron fist here, cause that doesn't work, but being fair and firm is what it takes.
Being responsible and never leaving your work undone sets a good example.
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Frank Angel
Film God
Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 08-25-2005 08:40 AM
quote: JC Cowles
I worked in a theatre with two separate buildings when I worked at . Three projectors in one and 8 in the other. We only had one projectionist, although Management was projection trained and could help start films if you had be in the other building. Har Mar 11 in Minnesota. It could certainly be done, but when problems arose, if you were in the other building, they could quickly get out of hand, like a brain wrap.
And then we wonder why there are so many YOU SUCKS posts. I lay this right in the lap of the distribs. It simply boggles the mind why they don't simply write into the Master Contract that there shall always be a qualified projectionist in the booth when their print is running. This means in the same room as the projector, not three blocks away in another booth that happens to be in the same building. If the multiplex is designed badly like most retrofits are, then this will give incentive for new builds to do it right or incur the extra cost of having to man multiple rooms. But either way, print safety shouldn't be left to the happenstance of architectural blunders.
Here is another question about the need for more or less operators in a complex. Is it mandatory that ALL films open on Friday? I mean, do the distribs say when a title has to open? I have only worked art house and subrun venues so all I know is that we play a picture whenever we book it, our choice. When I did work First Run, it was long before they had films open around the freakin world all on Friday we opened many titles on Wednesdays. My point being, couldn't a theatre decide to stagger openings -- open some titles midweek so as to take the pressure off preping prints all in one night?
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