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Author Topic: Regal CineMedia News Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-16-2003 01:46 AM                     quote: This image remains frozen on the screen untill the projectionist starts the 35mm projector. Can they use start timers? That would really suck if the projectionist had to stand there and wait and wait until the 2wenty show got to a certain point before starting the projector. If he was late, it would also look bad to the audience waiting there for a few minutes.  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-16-2003 02:27 AM                     Yes, Brad, I have to stand and wait for the twenty to end. Thats why I have the policy trailer memorized line-for-line. They probably can use start timers at theatres that have them. We use a very basic Christie automation without any such feature. It really makes things difficult, especialy when you have 5 screens starting at 7:30 all at opposite ends of the building. People wind up staring at the logo for a while. Once, a patron was waiting for me to start his movie, and when i got there, he fliped me off thrigh the port window! My suggestion: Show the logo for about 30 seconds, then change it to something like "Please stand by..." Ocasionaly someone will complain to me that "the movie froze". I reply " Okay, sir, is it showing the regal logo?" they'll say "yes" I respond " Then the computer is rebooting. Once it has finished booting up, your show will continue". "oh , okay then."  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-16-2003 09:34 AM                     I haven't seen the Twenty, or 20Wenty or 2Wenty or whatever it is yet, but it sounds very "Theme-Park-esque" if you ask me. For example, let's take the Back To The Future ride at Universal Studios. The "pre-ride entertainment" shown on those TVs as you wait in line is timed to when the ride starts to give you background info, safety rules, trivia, etc. If there's a large crowd or something gets held up, the logo just sits up on the screen until the next "cycle" begins. There was one time where a group of people were taking a LONG time to get into their DeLorean, and the video of Doc kept repeating: Allright folks! Hurry up! Get in! Come on now! We haven't much time! Is everyone ready? Then here we go!!!....Allright folks! Hurry up! Get in! Come on now! We haven't much time! Is everyone ready... I think Regal should add something to the end of that presentation. If the "Your feature will start..." thing sits up there for more than 5 minutes, another card should appear: "Your show should have started by now. Someone go get a manager!" OR "The employee who should have started your show by now is currently in the process of being fired. Please stand by..." =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-16-2003 11:45 AM                        Why couldn't they have rigged the serial port on the video server to a relay that starts the film projector automation? That would make much more sense than forcing the projectionist to run around to each screen, wait for the DLP show to end, and then hit 'start' on the film automation. I'm assuming here that all of the theatres that show this thing have multiple screens and automated projection equipment. Does Regal have any single-screen houses? I know that they have a twin in Richmond, VA., but the have automation. Mike S. -- you might not want to tell Regal to stop sending you slides. Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll forget that they're not supposed to send you a free DLP setup. That could provide some fun entertainment for the employees, at least (think Playstaton/Xbox/etc.)  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 06-16-2003 03:27 PM                     My goodness, Regal Cinemas just keeps getting better and better! Why did I EVER stop working for them??  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-16-2003 05:27 PM                        I concur. Leaving them was the best thing I ever did. OOPs - did I say that?  |  IP: Logged Andrew Walls Film Handler Posts: 17 From: Newark, DE Registered: Oct 1999 posted 06-16-2003 10:27 PM                     It doesn't matter if you have the digital pre show or not, customers will still flip you off if you start their show late. Which is what you are doing if they have to watch the Regal logo for more than a minute or two.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-16-2003 10:34 PM                     The 2wenty ends right at advertised showtime. The servers are linked to an atomic clock. If your watches are in sync with the server, you should be walking up to start the projector as the Regal logo hits the screen. The showtimes are picked up from the point of sales, so it it knows when to start the 2wenty. We have not had any problems since we started running it.  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-17-2003 04:26 AM                     Andrew, Let me give an example - 7:30 - #1 - Matrix Reloaded (A) 7:30 - #11 - Down With Love (C) 7:30 - # 8- XMen 2 (C) 7:30 - # 3 - Daddy Day Care (B) 7:35 - # 2- Bruce Almighty (A) 7:28.0 - I stand in booth A at theatre 1, waiting for pre show to end. 7:30.0 - pre show ends, start projector 7:30:10 - leader finishes rolling thrugh, douser opens, have a few seconds of green band to frame and focus with 7:30:15 - framed, focused, quick roller check, head back to main projectionist hallway, walk to next closest booth (B). 7:30:45 - arive at theatre 3 in booth B. Start. 7:30:55- leader thrugh, time for frame/focus/rollers 7:31:05-back to halway making my way to booth c 7:31:35- arrive at 11 in booth c. start. yada yada. 7:31:50-11 is up and looking good - time to head over to 8 - where people have now been starring at a logo for almost 2 minutes. 7:32:05 - arive at 8, greeted by in port window. 4 projectors located in 3 booths, all in perfect frame & focus along with the "Olpin Guarenty of No Roller Scratches" in two minutes is pretty damn good.  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-17-2003 04:57 AM                     Sounds like there is room for improvement in the movie schedule.. 5 of the 15 movies you have start at the same time? Why not spread them out a little? It might keep the crowd down at concession also and make the per cap better.  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-17-2003 05:03 AM                     Thoose really arent my decisions to make - I just get the schedule, and do what it says. To be fair, the shows only stack up like that for the 7 o'clock rush. Generally, its prety nicely smoothed out. On one ocasion, we had 6 movies at the same time. I called downstairs for back up on that one.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 06-17-2003 07:58 AM                     Mike, Why not thread in frame to begin with?  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 06-17-2003 01:38 PM                     If you have more than 20 minutes between shows, does anything else show before the final 20 minutes when the preshow thing starts? It's a pain having a lot of shows starting close together, but it's do-able- I used to work at both a 6-plex and a single-screen a block away owned by the same company, so they had one projectionist for both buildings. I often had one movie start at the 6-screen at say 7:00, then the show at the single-screen start at 7:05, meaning I'd have to run over, thread the show and have it started in 5 minutes, then be back at the 6-screen by 7:10 for another show which I'd already have threaded. I don't advise anyone to schedule shows like this if your people don't have a lot of experience! Most other people had the shows running behind.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-17-2003 03:29 PM                     Mike, you need to come work at a booth with locked down framing controls. Get it right or face the customer's hehehehehe By the way, roller scratches shouldn't be your big issue here. If you are having to adjust the framing control when you start up, that is knocking off your loop sizes which could result in loop scratches or damage to the digital tracks rendering them unplayable or with dropouts.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-17-2003 05:15 PM                        i think mike's point was just that, no matter how perfect your threading is, you should always take a look once the picture hits the screen. it's redundant, but redundancy is good! carl  |  IP: Logged

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