my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Ground Level   » Sold-out midnite shows for Harry Potter 6 (Page 3)

This topic comprises 3 pages: 1  2  3

Author Topic: Sold-out midnite shows for Harry Potter 6 John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-16-2009 11:40 PM                     quote: I can't explain why but this comment reallly had me laughing! Perhaps someone was tickling you while you were reading it.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 07-17-2009 03:37 PM                     We had 2 screens, added another, and ended up selling all out, total of 640 b/w the 3. Considered interlocking, but not necessary. But a 15-screen interlock sounds like a good fall project.  |  IP: Logged Luke Anderson Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Spokane, Wa Unites States Registered: Jun 2009 posted 07-17-2009 10:03 PM                    3 Prints on 12 screens sold out. -Luke  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-21-2009 05:19 PM                     quote: Joe Redifer So who here interlocked all screens in their complex with a SINGLE print? A bunch of little simultaneous interlocks doesn't count. That's wimpy. I actually managed a theater that "theoretically" had the ability to interlock 5 out of the 9 houses though I never had the use or even bothered to test if it actually worked (was never that bored).  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-21-2009 05:49 PM                        It's not a matter of boredom, it's a matter of achievement! So those of you who interlocked, how many screens did you do per print? Did Luke beat all of you with 4 screens on a single print?  |  IP: Logged Tristan Lane Master Film Handler Posts: 444 From: Nampa, Idaho Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-24-2009 11:57 PM                     quote: Luke Anderson 3 Prints on 12 screens sold out. Back in Spokane Eh?! I was somewhat inspired by the video on here showing the 14 screener, that I set up 14 screen install for the same capability. I never had a chance to test it out, but the needed rollers and equipment are there. We sold out every seat in our 8 screener, but with digital, it's much less of a challenge from a technical standpoint.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-25-2009 07:46 AM                    quote: Michael Gonzalez I actually managed a theater that "theoretically" had the ability to interlock 5 out of the 9 houses though I never had the use or even bothered to test if it actually worked (was never that bored). I ran a booth with 9 theaters which were wired to interlock in pairs only with one odd projector out. They're wired like this: #1 --- #7 #2 --- #3 #4 --- #5 #6 #8 --- #9 I ran a test there with a manual interlock (all projectors started from timers) like this: 4 --> 7 --> 1 --> 8 --> 9 ...with a single acetate stock print... twice. No problems. Shame I wasn't there for the Harry Potter midnight show. All they could muster with two prints was four houses, and they all sold out. I could have done five with one, and two more with the other. There's probably not enough rollers in the building to get the other three even with the MUTs.  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

This topic comprises 3 pages: 1  2  3

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.