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Author Topic: Digital Cinema...Knee pads not included. Mark Hajducki Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Edinburgh, UK Registered: May 2003 posted 09-22-2010 09:41 AM                     The previous site I worked at has the D-cinema projector located outwith the projection booth. It is only accessible using a ladder from the main auditorium (cables/ventilation ducting can be run through an old port window). The installers Arts Alliance Media currently feature a picture of the projector being hoisted into position on the homepage of their website. I suspect that, over time, there will be more cinemas without 'proper' projection boxes, or booths not easily accessible when shows are running. This will be particularly noticeable in conversions where space is at a premium, but may also occur in some newbuilds. quote: Mike Blakesley I remember reading one of those "prediction" articles a while back which said that "the balcony" would make a comeback, since that space wouldn't be needed for a booth anymore, and the projector would just hang from the ceiling. Whilst I don't think ceiling hanging projectors will occur the comeback of balconies could be possible, using what would be the projection booth corridor as the access corridor to the balcony (probably marketed as a premium experience) with the projection 'cupboards' being accessed from the same corridor.  |  IP: Logged Mark Hajducki Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Edinburgh, UK Registered: May 2003 posted 09-22-2010 03:43 PM                     Unable to edit my previous post: Looking at the Hollywood 14 (Centennial, Colorado) pictures on this site is similar to this, although they have the 'booths' sticking out into the auditorium, blocking some of the most desired seats, and does not look that good.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 09-22-2010 03:57 PM                     Business, what's bad about that? - Even with online monitoring, if a HVAC goes dead or malfunctioning during a show, the projector will heat up and burn before the show ends in such a small room. There's no 'thermal buffering' in such a small space. You need a spare HVAC or backup ventilation. Who builds that? Even if it get's through the current show, what do you do with the rest of todays shows until the servicemen show up? - Carsten  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-24-2010 02:23 AM                     What we did was install 2 x units that could each handle about 60% of the booth. When 1 died, we barely got by with the other unit running 24/7  |  IP: Logged

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