Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Permission to Photograph your theatre.

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Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 11-11-2003, 01:38 PM:

For those of you working for big chains, if somebody needed to get corporate office permissions to take pictures of your fine theatre, who would you tell them to contact?

I'm having the hardest damn time finding current information on many chains.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 11-11-2003, 01:46 PM:

Here's a worldwide guide to Exhibition contacts:

http://www.filmjournal.com/applications/guides/alpha.cfm?PageID=11111170

Usually the decision maker would be the VP of Operations, or perhaps the regional or city manager.

Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 11-11-2003, 02:43 PM:

Most likely your district manager would be the contact. I think Head of Operations would be the next step up the ladder.

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 11-11-2003, 03:33 PM:

For Cinemark (my former employer) - Terrell Falk

For Spotlight (not exactly a big company) - ME

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 11-11-2003, 03:52 PM:

So for Cinemark, Terrell Falk is the VP of Marketing?

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-11-2003, 04:22 PM:

When in doubt. You can always write to the Head man (President)and in the body of the letter ask him/her to pass the letter on to the person you should be talking to. Most excutive's will send a letter back stating who you should call or write to.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 11-11-2003, 04:30 PM:

I've actually already contacted Terrel Falk... she was quite helpful and has already been very supportive of the Cinematour efforts.

Come on -- where are the AMC / Regal people???

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-11-2003, 04:32 PM:

Do not hold your breath.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 11-11-2003, 04:37 PM:

Bob... you're rather bold lately... any reasons?

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-11-2003, 04:43 PM:

I hadn't noticed.....maybe it's time. Thanks for asking.

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 11-11-2003, 07:55 PM:

Yes, John ... I believe she's got a VP title.

Posted by Emma Tomiak (Member # 1862) on 11-11-2003, 09:52 PM:

My advice would definitely be to write to the district manager of the theatre you're wanting to photo. The GM of that theatre would probably be happy to give you his/her phone number.

[ 12-16-2003, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: Emma Tomiak ]

Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 11-12-2003, 04:12 AM:

As another Regal person, the best place to go would be the marketing and advertising people in Knoxville. They have the ultimate say with anything with the media. I would love to have my pictures posted here to show off my theatre, but alas, that needs to go through corporate.

Posted by Travis Hubrig (Member # 1745) on 11-21-2003, 04:04 PM:

Carmike Cinemas - Gary Krannacker, General Manager of Theatre Operations

Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 11-22-2003, 08:34 AM:

As we jave found, no permission is needed to take exterior photos from the street or any oublic vantage point. Nor is permission needed to use the photographs. If permission were necessary it would be just about impossible for news media to use any pictures etc. That is pretty much what our attorney told us.

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 11-22-2003, 09:31 AM:

We had someone snapping all kinds of pictures of the exterior of our theater and marquee the other day... It wasn't one of YOU, was it?!? [Smile]

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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 11-22-2003, 03:19 PM:

Nope. I was at work in Sacramento. Scott called me and *said* he was in Portland on his way to Seattle, but I wouldn't put it past him to actually be Florida. [Razz]

Right now, however, I'm at your house on your computer. Where are you? You promised to take me to cinemas today!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 11-24-2003, 03:17 AM:

Man, back before UA was swallowed by Regal I could of given you the name and number of many people at the UA corporate headquarters, which was located a few miles away from the theater I was working at the time. But that's all changed now. I recommend going back in time and contacting me before the Regal thing happens. Explain to me that you are from the future and I should gladly help you just as soon as I stop asking you about flying cars and robots.

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 11-24-2003, 06:55 AM:

Okay, but you're not driving the Delorean.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 11-25-2003, 01:13 AM:

Can we give him a hoverboard as a thank you gift?

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 11-25-2003, 02:03 PM:

Hoverboards aren't supposed to come out for another 12 years [Smile]

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