Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Show your colors!

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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 09-15-2001, 10:52 PM:

Since there are many people who want to display the American flag as per the President's proclamation, you may find it difficult to find on in your local stores. I wasn't able to find a suitable one, at the price I wanted to pay so I decided to take the matter into my own hands... I made my OWN!

I searched the internet and came up with the following images:

Please feel free to copy them to your computer, print them out and display them as you wish. I went to Office Depot and bought a package of clear adhesive labels.
(Avery # 8665) I printed them out in several different sizes and cut them to size.
The images above should easily resize up to a full sheet of 8.5 by 11 inch paper without too much loss of resolution.

One reminder: Please remember to obey the Flag Code when displaying an American flag!

Let's show our colors, people!

Posted by Jim Ziegler (Member # 86) on 09-16-2001, 04:27 AM:

Thanks to one of our managers (who is a National Guardsman), a 6'x10' American Flag now proudly hangs from the lobby of my theatre... As soon as I get a digital camera, I'll post a pic..

Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 09-16-2001, 10:43 AM:

Thank you for the images of the American flags which are being displayed at our cinema.

As regular visitors to your country we are extremely shocked and saddened. My wife and I, and family extend our deep felt condolences.

Only last November I visited the 110th floor Observation Deck of the South Tower. This week we are showing MGMs “Heartbreakers” which has footage of the World Trade Centre Towers.

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Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 09-16-2001, 02:46 PM:

In light of all that has been going on lately, whatever happened to those "National Anthem" trailors that featured a flag and the national anthem being played? I think we should bring those back, or make a new one.

Just a thought,

Josh

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 09-16-2001, 03:11 PM:

Derek Maxwell has vintage ones from the 40s and 60s for sale both at his site, and on Ebay.

Aaron

Posted by Jason Burroughs (Member # 68) on 09-16-2001, 06:50 PM:

They still play the national anthem trailers on theatres on Military bases, as I'm sure this comes as no suprise. IMHO the national anthem is sorly missing from today's society, how many of today's school children can recite the Pledge of Allegiance? I am glad to see patriotism returning, but it is such a shame that it took a horrible incident such as this to bring people together.

Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 09-16-2001, 11:43 PM:

We've got a 6' by 10' flag hanging in our lobby too. It's the first time that we've really paid notice to the world outside our theater. I'm proud of the change.

What I find terrible is that I saw small plastic flags (not bigger than ten inches across at a grocery store here in MN for TWO DOLLARS APEICE!! They give those out for free at parades! This is profiteering at its worst!

Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 09-17-2001, 07:39 AM:

Unfortunately, he only sells on 16.
Maybe they should make a new one featuring Lee Greenwod's "I'm Pround to be and American"

Josh

Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 09-17-2001, 09:28 AM:

Dont forget that if you are going to show the flag, make sure it says made in USA on it and not china or taiwan.

thats just stupid that some people think our own flag has to be made in another country

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 09-17-2001, 01:52 PM:

quote:

Unfortunately, he only sells on 16.
Maybe they should make a new one featuring Lee Greenwod's "I'm Pround to be and American"

The actual title is "God Bless the U.S.A.". (MCA single 52386,
Billboard Country Chart peak #7, chart debut May 26, 1984, on chart 17 weeks.)

I'm surprised that I haven't heard that song on the radio since the tragedy.

"The Fightin' Side of Me" by Merle Haggard (Capitol single 2719, Country debut February 7, 1970, peak #1, on chart for 14 weeks) is another that I've been surprised not to hear.

Evans

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Huntsville-Decatur Movie Theatre Information Site

Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 09-18-2001, 09:23 AM:

My bad

Posted by Frank Rapisardi (Member # 435) on 09-18-2001, 01:47 PM:

I have been looking for an American flag in every store in our area.There just are none to be had. I was told by one store that the flags are soon to be on their way.But when? I have never seen flags or anything else for that matter sell out so fast.I'm very happy and proud that so many people have purchased the flags . Hopefully enough are being manufactured so that we may all get one.

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 09-18-2001, 02:11 PM:

Happy to say that I not only already had a flag to proudly fly, but I was able to lend a slightly worn older one to a neighbor. We have Lebanese-born and Indian-born friends who recently became American citizens, and they are very sad that terrorism has come to America too.

One idea if you can't find a flag to display would be to take one of Randy's flag images, and project it onto a wall or screen as a photographic slide.

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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 09-18-2001, 04:22 PM:

Hey! Not a bad idea, John!

Anybody still have one of those gobo lights that Fox used to send out to promote movies? (Like the ones they sent for X-Files.)

Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 09-18-2001, 10:26 PM:

Paramount should capitalize on that gobo too! They've gotta have some of those Tomb Raider lights left lying around.

Posted by Richard C. Wolfe (Member # 431) on 09-18-2001, 10:50 PM:

I have had a National Anthem trailer for many many years. Back in the late 70s, the local marine corp reserves sent them to all the theatres in our area and ask us to use them for holidays etc. I have done that ever since. There was a time in the early 80s when I ran it every day, but had to discontinue that practice due to too many complaints... YES COMPLAINTS! People felt uncomfortable about not standing up, wondering what other people would think of them when they didn't stand, which many did not want to do. Many people continued to talk or move about the theatre during it. After that I only used it for national holidays.

Then came the Gulf War, and I put it on every day once again. I had Filmack make me a trailer to run before it which stated: "In support of our troops in the middle east, please rise for our national anthem". Everyone stood at every show. After that war it went back to "holidays only" as before.

Last Wednesday it went back on at the beginning of each show once again, but this time I have added something else. As our theatre has an American flag on either side of the proscenium arch at stage level, we now hit one of those flags with a white spot while the anthem trailer is playing on screen.

The reaction from our patrons has been most gratifying. I have had many very nice comments from people about it. I will continue to run with this policy for the duration.

By the way... from what I read here, I get the impression that American flags aren't in all theatre auditoriums these days. I'm curious to find out if that is the case or not, and if not... why not?

PS. Also, for those of you under 40, you probably don't know what a proscenium arch is. As a theatre employee, you should know all theatre terminology (even though theatres don't have them today). May I suggest as you homework project that you look it up in the dictionary.

Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 09-18-2001, 11:00 PM:

I run sound and video for our church, and we used the following flag photo last Sunday morning for our church service. It was breathtaking to see it projected to a 40 foot video screen.
It also makes a great Windows desktop.
(I got this photo from www.webshots.com)

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Barry Floyd
Floyd Entertainment Group
Nashville, Tennessee
(Drive-In Theatre - Start-Up)

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 09-19-2001, 12:03 AM:

I don't think I've ever seen a flag in a theater auditorium ... and I've seen quite a few auditoriums. I have seen a few flying outside on a flagpole, though ... Goodrich Quality Theatres has a flagpole at each of their locations.

And I know what a proscenium is.

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 09-19-2001, 12:26 AM:

I am not exactly sure where irt was that I had read it (Here, or on r.a.m.t.) but some operator that was having problems with unruly crowds in his theatres had a screening of Rocky Horror, with uniformed police in attendance, and at the end of his trailer pack he had a NAtional Anthem trailer(foolhardy idea for the film he was playing IMO). When the anthem began, a large group of teens stood up, began giving Nazi salutes and chanting 'SEIG HEIL!'... The police tried to quiet the rowdies down, someone spit on a cop and the resulting riot ended this guys business forever.

Some people...

Aaron

Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 09-19-2001, 12:38 AM:

Flags stay in our lobby near the door, 2 separate poles on the roof, and one in the auditorium. This past Sat. nite we did a patriotic sing along with the organ. It started with the Star Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful and God Bless America, all of which were sung lustily by the audience, the presentation was concluded with Stars and Stripes Forever on the Wurlitzer. There was a flag blowing in the wind and highlighted by a small spot high on one side. The crowd cheered, yelled, whistled for several minutes as the film started. After the patriotic show was over, an over aged left over hippy came out and decried the whole thing because someone from another country might be offended. He was told that they could follow him and he was give his two bucks back and taken to the sidewalk.

Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 09-19-2001, 08:49 AM:

In my latest packaet of information from Filmack, I believe they still sell the National Anthem trailer. Wouldn't hurt to check?

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Barry Floyd
Floyd Entertainment Group
Nashville, Tennessee
(Drive-In Theatre - Start-Up)

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 09-19-2001, 02:11 PM:

I think Filmack carries it as " NATIONAL ANTHEM TRAILER/MUSIC - 8241 "

Here is a link to their website:
http://www.filmack.com/about.html