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Author Topic: Iron Man 2 Stupidity Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 05-06-2010 07:14 PM                     I have to download my drives individually. I got the first one done in about 2 and a half hours. I couldnt download everything, because I am sharing this film with another on the projector. When I started the 2nd one, I got about 3 hours into it, when we had a series of power failures that knocked all the 35mm's and the digi's out all at once. Once I got everything restarted, I discovered that I was going to have to start over with the twin IronMan movies! They finished at about 6:30. I built both shows, and did a quick test on the first movie, and then the first reel of the second one. It played, but I told the associates that if something breaks down tonight, all they can really do is USE THE FILM copy that we have, that I built in record time this afternoon. After a day like today, I wouldn't be surprised if we hear about some really messed up midnight shows tomorrow. I hope my location is not one of them. I like to think that we are a professional theatre that doesent screw things up.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-07-2010 12:14 AM                        We didn't get the unlock code by fax, but did get the original fax with the phone number. When I called the number at about 7:00pm EDT, the message played for a few seconds and hung up on me before providing any useful information. I tried this several times with the same result. Having no computer or fax machine in this booth, I ended up calling Mark Christiansen's office at Paramount. He was sympathetic (although I think that he missed my point that locked cans as a concept are a major inconvenience), and had Kristen (?) from Deluxe call me back a few minutes later with the lock code. Although the people with whom I spoke were helpful, this exercise wasted about half an hour of my time for no benefit. Gee, thanks, Paramount! Edit: oh, and I got a defective reel, too! [ 05-07-2010, 09:57 AM: Message edited by: Scott Norwood ]  |  IP: Logged Steven J Hart Master Film Handler Posts: 282 From: WALES, ND, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 05-07-2010 08:01 AM                        I tried the phone number and it didn't work for me either, just gave me a dial tone after 10 seconds or so. No internet at the theater, so I went next door to an insurance agency and used a computer there to get the combo. First time I tried, it only gave me one code, back to the theater I went and it didn't work. Went back and tried it again, this time the website yielded 6 codes, Finally I was in business. Why couldn't they have at least left the can with the trailers and reel 1 unlocked!!!!! What a pain in the ass!  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Smith Expert Film Handler Posts: 201 From: Youngstown, OH Registered: Jan 2010 posted 05-07-2010 08:48 AM                     Lock cutters ahem ahem ahem. Hey, if they don't give you enough time to build and inspect, I wouldn't even pay for replacements. It's not like we are pirates. We're trying to guarantee a basic acceptable experience to the customer and that takes precedent over any security BS. quote: Brad Miller $100? No, I don't think so. That WAS a joke, right? Again, a pair of lock-cutters is cheaper than $100, and that's new and a one-time charge  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-07-2010 09:06 AM                    quote: Julio Roberto Cool. Now we can FINALLY pirate the movie. You're too late. It's been on the net for about the last week.  |  IP: Logged Steve Anderson Expert Film Handler Posts: 168 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Feb 2000 posted 05-07-2010 09:55 AM                        quote: Mark J. Marshall You're too late. It's been on the net for about the last week. The one I saw on the net, during the opening you could here a couple of people talking.... definitely recorded here in the good ol USA nice camcorder version too!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-07-2010 11:36 AM                        This was the first time I had to deal with the locked cans since it's the first Par picture we've played on the break in a while. We got the codes by email AND by fax, but it refers to the "vertical number next to the bar code on the lock" and as much as I stared at it, there WAS NO VERTICAL NUMBER on my lock. So I just tried all the combos and the fourth one worked. Agreed, it's an unnecessary pain in the butt. I wonder how many people make money off of this process? That's probably the bottom line of why we have to deal with it.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-07-2010 11:49 AM                        Mine didn't have a lock number, either. Apparently, this has nothing to do with the print number (why have two sets of unique IDs?). According to the lady at Deluxe with whom I spoke last night, the codes vary by region, and were related to the color of the barcode stickers on the locks (mine were green).  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-07-2010 12:23 PM                        It should be: Purple 7731 Green 2873 Pink 2117 Blue 3281 Yellow 8609  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-07-2010 10:21 PM                     It has nothing to do with the region. I had several prints and they had most of the codes represented.  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 05-07-2010 11:40 PM                        My lock number was underneath the white deluxe label.  |  IP: Logged Bernie Anderson Jr Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Woodbridge, New Jersey Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-08-2010 01:07 AM                        2 of my 3 cans (green locks) didn't even have the correct codes that was listed on the deluxe website. It opened on something like 2768. I had to look at it twice to see if I was seeing it right. And this number we got off of a post that was deleted on IMDB Forums on Wed.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-08-2010 02:38 AM                        Remember, humans (generally those who make a low wage) have to set the codes for these locks one by one. It is not surprising that many are a digit or two off from their listed code.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 05-08-2010 09:13 PM                     Oh yeah...Our lock didn't have a number either. But my friend big-ass-hammer opened it right up with little fanfare...  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-08-2010 09:29 PM                    I once had a lock that had the wrong code set. I figured out the code three days before they gave us the codes so that was not a problem. I left the code the way it was, locked it on the handle of the can and sent it back that way.  |  IP: Logged

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