Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Differences in booth lingo

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Posted by Brian Hogan (Member # 940) on 07-07-2005, 09:45 PM:

ive been in the game since 1996 in the states and only recently have i relocated to new zealand. since being here ive had to re-learn the lingo, as it seems its all different than im used to. examples:

>i call it the booth, they call it the bio-box or box
>house = cinema or theatre
>break = ending
>flat = widescreen
>scope = cinema scope
>brain = feeder unit
>not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down.

i guess i thought what i learned was pretty standard anyware you go, but i see that its not. is it just me? is it the companies ive worked for? is it a hemisphere thing or is it a middle earth thing?

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 07-07-2005, 09:53 PM:

quote:
>not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down.

Of course you know it's really up. [Razz]

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-07-2005, 10:16 PM:

New Zealand sounds stupid. We should invade it.

Posted by Adam Wilbert (Member # 1184) on 07-07-2005, 10:59 PM:

quote:
>not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down.

thats because you're south of the equator. Its the same reason your toilet water spins in the opposite (wrong) direction. [Smile]

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-07-2005, 11:20 PM:

Same discussion in This thread.