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Author Topic: Obtaining a projectonist licence Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-04-2003 05:10 PM                     Rachel John posted a link to a primer for the Massachusetts test above.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-04-2003 06:51 PM                     Sorry I'm blind...thanks.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-04-2003 07:35 PM                     Chipper they warned you if you didn't stop it you would go blind  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-04-2003 08:04 PM                     Gordon behave!!! Anyway, going through John's link (THANKS!) I noticed that is it missing alot. If anyone has any additional information it would be much appreciated! Mostly specifics and measurements as I remember them being on my test.  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 04-05-2003 07:57 PM                        Rachel, I developed training materials and a practice test for Loews. I will send you a copy of it.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-05-2003 08:13 PM                     Knowing the questions and placing the correct awnsers based on cheat sheets defeats the purepose of the exam The purepose of a writen exam is to test for the knowledge the candiate has to actually deal with problems in the field When ontario had still exams part of the aplications to applie for the test was an afidavit that the contents of the test could not be revealed under the official secrets act (standard gov. requirements) and held up penalties for such  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-05-2003 10:45 PM                     Gordon - You have never seen this test! Most of its information is so outdated and not typical of the 'normal' booth is just ridiculous, most normal day to day operators would never have to deal with it. I honestly don't remember any of the questions being able to help someone fix a problem that they will actually have to deal with in the field. A lot of the information in the laws is actual measurements that the booth requires- ie: inches needed for door swing. Things that need to be known if said person is building the booth. Sean - Thanks but I have everything I need. I put together my own packet for my theater with laws, a practice test, definitions, and shortcut laws. Thanks though!  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-05-2003 11:04 PM                        Gordon makes a good point, and I would say that anyone with a reasonable amount of experience, common sense, and minimal knowledge of the state laws should be able to pass the Massachusetts test without needing any other sort of preparation (well, I did, anyway). Anyone who doesn't know what rectifiers, transformers, and rheostats are shouldn't be in a booth, period. Having said that, many of the questions on the test are indeed more oriented toward booth construction and legal specifics (number of ounces of flammable liquid permitted in a booth, etc.). The problem here is that (unlike the Canadian license examinations, as I understand things) the Massachusetts test simply doesn't mean anything substantive, and its existance is unlikely to improve either public safety or presentation quality, so the existance of "cheat sheets" and such isn't really going to help or hurt anyone. Interesting semi-related tidbit: the city of Providence, RI still has laws on the books that require projectionist licensing, yet they will no longer issue licenses.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-07-2003 01:59 PM                     Gordon said: quote: When Ontario had exams still part of the application to apply for the test, [there] was an affadavit that the contests of the exam could not be revealed under the official secrets act (standard gov. requirements) and held up penalties as such. No disrespect to our Russian Film-tech participants, but what would the Canadian government do, send you to a trappers'camp in the tundra?  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-07-2003 02:22 PM                        Official Secrets Act ( R.S. 1985, c. O-5 ) Punishment 27. Unless this Act provides otherwise, a person who commits an offence under this Act is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years; (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 12 months or to a fine of not more than $2,000, or to both; or (c) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to being forced to listen to American NHL hockey commentators on FOX for the duration of one full game. AND you'd lose your license.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-08-2003 01:31 PM                     A little harsh I'd say. I mean hell, when was the last time changing AC current into DC current affected national security. (I'm just bustin' your balls. Like I said on page one I can care less one way or the other about testing.)  |  IP: Logged

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