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Back to the original thread topic: I think that Scott just happens to be a fairly common name, so it's no surprise that there would be more Scotts, Johns, Barrys, and Tims than, say, Quentins or Gertrudes on this forum. The fact that the film industry is still largely run by men is also a factor here. The latter point is especially true for projection; I read recently that something like only 1% of film projectionists are female, which I found interesting, as I know several female projectionists, all of whom are at least as talented (if not more so) as their male counterparts.

I know that there are several other Scott Norwoods as well; the best known is the former football player for the Buffalo Bills. For a while, I was the only Scott Norwood on the net (at least the only one who had posted to Usenet), although I don't believe that this is the case any longer.

Ken Lackner
Kan Layton
Ken McFall

Plus Kenneth H. Williams, Kenneth Wuepper, and Kenn Fong

I think in any group that has 1331 members, there's going to be duplicate names, especially the common ones.

Seeing that you are a Buffalo fan I was sure you were the guy who missed that field goal and let the Giants win the Super Bowl.

There is another Robert Maar but he calls himself Rob and he is a Dot .Com.

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What about Rachel's? All the names you guys mentioned were men, does that show who dominates this business?

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The fact that the film industry is still largely run by men is also a factor here. The latter point is especially true for projection; I read recently that something like only 1% of film projectionists are female, which I found interesting, as I know several female projectionists, all of whom are at least as talented (if not more so) as their male counterparts.

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I see quite a lot of female projectionists, I couldn't put a percentage on it, but I would say they are still in a minority. I think women are are probably more common in projection than in management of cinemas.

Earlier this year I was involved in training a possible future female projectionist; she saw one of my B+H 609 16mm carbon arc machines, and wanted to try running it. I agreed to show her how to do it, as long as she learned to do it properly, not just throw a couple of switches. She managed to thread the thing after a couple of attempts, and had no trouble in striking the arc, and running the film. She forgot to start the feed motor, but realised her mistake and put it right before the arc went out.

I later managed to get her the chance to run a pair of 35mm machines, xenon this time, she can lace up 35mm in frame, and do changeovers pretty close to the correct timing. She wasn't too impressed with the xenons, she preferred the carbon arc. She says she likes me, and she brings Tiny Tears for me to play with; Oh, I forgot to mention, she was four at the time, now five, and had to stand on a box to reach the machines. I did try explaining that I'm a bit old to be Tiny Tears' uncle, but she didnt seem to understand. Anybody want to offer her a job in about twelve years time?

Rachel, why do you look so sad?

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Does anybody know if the people that make "Scott" Tissues go to the movies?

Anyone here know "Scotty Watty do, do, do?"