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Author Topic: New Seats Alex Shultz Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Marysville, KS, US Registered: Nov 2008 posted 07-12-2010 07:42 PM                        How do you figure out how to do seats on a radius? Are there some rules of thumb to keep in mind? Some magic way to start figuring out where to place things?  |  IP: Logged Mark Hajducki Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Edinburgh, UK Registered: May 2003 posted 07-12-2010 07:46 PM                     Depending how often you sell out it may be worth thinking about reducing the seating capacity. This would have two benefits, firstly the cost of the new seats would be less (as there would be less in number) and customer comfort would increase (justifying higher ticket prices).  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 07-13-2010 12:16 AM                     To do a radius is to have the floor completely bare and string lay a light curve where the middle two seats per each row are almost parallel to the screen and the left and right side seats are center with middle left and middle right from the center of the screen respectively. This is the basic layout, but I'm sure that there are more secret tricks involved in laying a good radius seating layout on the floor. Yes, doing straight and shotgun rows buys more seats per square footage of the house layout, but what's more important: seat count or patron comfort? In the straight shotgun layout, the patrons sitting on the side literally have to sit at a diagonal, or turn their heads to see and to be in the center of the action on the screen. And they do gripe on being stiff and sore after sitting for two hours like that, esp the senior citizen patrons. And you know, after a few visits experiencing that sort of discomfort, they'll go find some other venue that is more comfortable to see a movie in and they'll call that place "the best seat in town" - and good luck in trying to win them back. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 07-13-2010 09:39 PM                        The seat manufacturers should have those instructions in their manuals. I have seen those instructions before when I installed some Irwin seats.  |  IP: Logged

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