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Elena N. Solovyova
Film Handler
Posts: 44
From: Voronezh, Russia
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 03-04-2003 10:15 AM
Gerard,
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I'm glad you joined us.
Where is Voronezh? I have visited and photographed the monasteries in Voronet, Romania, while traveling in Moldova and Bessarabia, not far from the Russian border. Is your city near there?
Actually, a different location. Voronezh, Russia is 51.7°N 39.2°E, 550km south from Moscow (1700km north-east from Voronet, Romania). One million residents, three cinema theaters (one arthouse). One opera-house, four dramatic-play-theaters (quite successful ones). A typical Russian semi-industrial city. I love it.
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May we see a photo of you next to your posts?
I'll try to find something sutable for scanning (not the "official" one, something with a smile).
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Dave Michelsen
Film Handler
Posts: 8
From: Yorba Linda, CA, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 03-12-2003 10:45 PM
Here's where I'm coming from. Way back in the 60s when I was a lad of 14 or 15 I told my school teacher I wanted to be a projectionist. He told me "that job will be replaced by a machine." In retrospect he was right. . .and wrong. Sure enough, the one man/one screen type projectionist has been pretty much replaced by automated megaplexes. Yet, a professional projectionist now commands a fleet of the machines that were to replace him. Bottom line, there still are careers in running film.
I worked most of the non-union houses in Salt Lake City during my teens (Avalon, Arcade, State/Esquire, Vista, Riche, etc.) Even my church had (has?) 35mm Simplex Regulars which is where I really got stated. I was passionate about it but realized that much as I'd like to make it my career, it wasn't going to happen. A guy named Sullivan was head of union then (local 250) and told me I was too young for them. So I went another direction which has ultimately landed me in the DVD manufacturing business. I'm the plant manager for Warner's DVD manufacturing operations in Los Angeles. In the interim I was a DJ, audio producer, studio manager, cassette manufacturing manager, and CD manufacturing boss. A far cry from the carbon arcs and changeovers I loved as a kid.
Nice to get connected with this group and try catching up with where the the film biz has gone during the past 30 years.
Dave
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Don E. Nelson
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 138
From: Brentwood, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-13-2003 12:28 PM
I own and operate my own private outdoor (seasonal) cinema called (A Horse of a Different Color) on my 3 1/2 acre ranch in Northern California. I have two Universal Projection Co. units and a killer CRATE self powered stereo sound system. The concessions are always free, (one of the perks of being the boss/owner/projectionist and janitor.) My screen is 20' x 10', it came out of an old theatre in Hawaii via E-Bay. The last film I screened was: Martin Scorsese's "THE LAST WALTZ." I invited the neighbors over so that I could play it LOUD!
My editing room is in my youngest son's big bedroom. I pay him $20 a month for rent. I edit 8mm, super 8, 16mm and 35mm film. I can play all four formats in my theatre as well.
My wife Karen boards ,breeds, and falls off of quarter horses, pretty much in that order.I have 5 kids, 3 are living away from home, and the two little rugrats are still at home.
My day job is: x-ray diagnostic group technical writer for a National Laboratory in Livermore, Ca. I have been there 30 years and counting. We just celebrated our 50 anniversary last year. I just finished writing and publishing a comic book about our engineering groups history. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
My Std. Motto: A Horse of a Different Color will never go digital.
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Paul Linfesty
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1383
From: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-16-2003 12:46 AM
I have worked for over twenty years in the video production business, first as a televsion news producer and newscast director (with some ENG camera and editing experience) and currently as a videographer for a large school district in Bakersfield, CA, writing, shooting, editing and designing graphics, as well as serving as control room engineer for live broadcasts (which were discontinued a few years ago).
I also worked in live local theatre including directing, stage managing, and designing the lighting for numerous shows at several companies. This came to a halt when I went back to school to get further training and certification in computer imaging and web page authoring and design. I also am heavily involved with my union, having the honor of serving on our statewide legislative committee.
I have always been the ultimate film buff, and have spent much of my life since being a kid sitting in a darkened theatre watching movies. I also loved projecting movies as a kid. I would take my dad's 8 millimeter projector to school in the first grade for show and tell and show Gemini space movies. I was also the AV geek who took the school's 16mm projector from class to class. My dad even bought a used 16mm projector for our home and I got to show movies checked out from our local library (home theatre BEFORE video!) I loved taking my dad's 8mm camera and making and editing my own major productions, enlisting the kids on the block.
I was lucky to grow up during the era of double features and single screen theatres. The film that influenced me most as a kid was 2001: a Space Odyssey. Every time it came to Bakersfield, about once or twice a year, I'd be at the theater again. But, in general, I was hooked on almost all movies and by Junior High school was going to one a week. See, to me the movie being shown was only part of the experience. Just the fact that it was playing in what I thought of as a special place was half of the experience.
I have really enjoyed film-tech and getting to understand the full technical details and issues dealing with mfilm presentation, especially how it is handled today. It has certainly helped for me to clarify in my constant complaints to theatre staff as to exactly what is wrong with their presentations. Because I may be crazy, but I really WANT to enjoy theatrical experiences instead of relying on a home theatre system. It's just getting harder and harder to do so.
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