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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-19-2002, 10:40 AM:
 
On the NEW FORUM CHANGES topic, Thomas Hauerslev asked for a list of film-tech members sorted by country. Since the vast majority of contributors is Americans, that list can easily be drawn up if all non-American members report here.
I am from Berlin. That is in Germany. Which is in Europe. Which you find if you sail eastward from New York. Over here, we have real beer which tastes like beer.
 

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Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 11-19-2002, 10:53 AM:
 
Hello from Bradford, England.

and Bradford Student Cinema (aka The University of Bradford Union Film Society)

Also hailing from Bradford is film-tech member Dick Vaughn.
who works at The National Museum of Photography Film and Television.
 

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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 11-19-2002, 11:04 AM:
 
Michael Schaffer:

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Over here, we have real beer which tastes like beer.

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When you're here on your vacation, especially if you make it north of California into Oregon or Washington, be sure to check out some of the micro-brewpubs, where you can get some real beer. McMenamins is a good one, with locations throughout the northwest, including 2 here in Eugene. McMenamins
 

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Posted by Joe Beres (Member # 678) on 11-19-2002, 11:18 AM:
 

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Over here, we have real beer which tastes like beer.

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Them's fightin' words

Well, not really, but there is some really great beer here, but as is often the case with many countries' exports, mostly bad American beer makes its way overseas. There are great microbrews all over the country, many even brewed in the finest German tradition Besides, Belgian beer is better than German anyway
 

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Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 11-19-2002, 11:22 AM:
 
Clinking steins, teacher and pupil sing,

Socrates: ...und hat er nich drei ecken?

Plato: Den das iss nich mein hut!
 

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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 11-19-2002, 11:33 AM:
 
Croydon, on the southern outskirts of London, England. Croydon was the site of the original Airport for London, until sometime after the war, (the one that ended in 1945).
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-19-2002, 12:00 PM:
 
Actually, my judgement is not based on export beers since I just spent 10 days in California. I was taken to a micro-brewery which was founded by a German immigrant. Still, the "Bavarian" and "Pilsener" beers didn`t taste anything like the originals. Also, a good beer should have a foam topping. It was explained to me that this was not possible in America as people think that "perceived value" is very important.
The good thing however is, since the beers are so light one can have a lot more...
Finally I understood why People from overseas appear to get drunk so qickly when they are here
Anyway, the food was great. I didn`t quite understand though why everyone recommended In-N-Out so much. Well, the fries were made from fresh potatoes, that was really good. By the way, French fries are really from Belgium where you find many places which offer freshly fried potato wedges.
I didn`t make it north of Los Angeles, since I liked the San Diego area so much I decided to stay there and explore further the next time.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-19-2002, 12:06 PM:
 

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The good thing however is, since the beers are so light one can have a lot more...

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I guess you didn't make it to Canada while you were in North America.
 

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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 11-19-2002, 12:30 PM:
 
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I didn't quite understand though why everyone recommended In-N-Out
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It's a good fresh burger and the fries are good. Service is good
and the prices were also very good. But , It tastes good
going down, but sometimes around a half hour later .
Maybe that why they call it In-N-Out .

Bill
 

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Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 11-19-2002, 02:15 PM:
 
Belgium.

A small country, northern of France, with about 10 million inhabitants and 3 national languages: French, Dutch and German. I'm in the city of Liège in the french-speaking part. Liège is called Luik in Dutch and Lüttich in German.

I love both Belgian and German beers . American beer can be excellent as well: I was on holiday in California in 1998 and drank a few local ones in Laguna Beach. It is true that we have hundreds of (excellent) beers. Despite the fact that Belgians are heavy beer drinkers, projectors are still water-cooled . Belgium is also famous for its chocolate, especially Godiva here.

The major theatre circuit here is Kinepolis which was founded in the early eighties as a family business and expanded nation-wide then internationally. They have an "all-THX and all-Dolby-Digital" policy (even with several screens for 70mm in most of their multiplexes).

For informative purposes, and no show-off, I will also mention that:

We also have the FORUM, a 3000-seat cinema opened in the older times of silent movies. It has been the property of MGM and stood as one of its 3 European flagship theatres in the thirties (along with the Empire in London and the Gaumont Palace in Paris). Buster Keaton used to personally come over for gala openings of his films, and it also got a huge VistaVision screen in the fifties. Fortunately, this cinema was never split into a multiplex and is now exclusively used as a concert hall and stage theatre.

Also, BARCO (manufacturer of Digital Cinema projector head) is a Belgian company. And regarding Digital Cinema servers, George Lucas chose the EVS system for the digital presentation of AOTC in the Cannes Film Festival. EVS is another Belgian company (headquarters 5 miles away from my home and website here).
 

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Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 11-19-2002, 03:23 PM:
 
Ashburton, New Zealand

3.8 million people & 40 million sheep, a perverts paradise.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-19-2002, 03:45 PM:
 

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Belgium is also famous for its chocolate, especially Godiva here.

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Engineers must like Godiva chocolate.

Godiva:

Godiva was a lady who through Coventry did ride,
To show to all the villagers her lovely lily-white hide;
The most observant man of all, an Engineer of course,
Was the only one who noticed that Godiva rode a horse.

Chorus: (sung after every verse, just incase you don't know music)
We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers.
We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers.
So come, so come, so come, so come, so come along with us,
For we don't give a damn for any old man
who don't give a damn for us.

"I've come a long, long way" she said "and I would go as far,
With the man who takes me from this horse and leads me to a bar."
The men who took her from her steed and stood her to a beer,
Were a blurry-eyed surveyor and a drunken Engineer.

My father was a miner from the Northern Malamute,
My mother was a mistress from a house of ill-repute.
They kicked me out at an early age for drinking' all their beer,
Saying "To McMaster, you son-of-a-gun, to be an Engineer!"

The army and the navy boys set out to have some fun,
Down at the tavern where the fiery liquids run,
But all they found were empties for the Engineers had come,
And traded all their instruments for gallon jugs of rum.

Sir Francis Drake and all his ships set out for Calais Bay,
They heard the Spanish Rum fleet was headed out that way,
But the Engineers had beat them by a night and half a day,
And though as drunk as hooligans, you still could hear them say;

An artsie and an Engineer once found a gallon can,
Said the artsie to the Engineer "Outdrink me if you can."
The artsie had three drinks and died, his face was turning green,
But the Engineer kept going, it was only gasoline.

A maiden and an Engineer were sitting in a park,
The Engineer was busy doing research after dark,
The scientific method was a marvel to observe;
While his right hand wrote the figures,
his left hand traced the curves.

On reading Kuma Sutra, they tried Position Nine,
For proving masculinity, it truly was divine,
But the woman soon grew tired and she threw him on his rear,
For he was just an artsie and she an Engineer.

Venus is a statue made entirely of stone,
There's not a fig leaf on her, she's as naked as a bone.
On noticing her arms were broke, an Engineer discoursed;
"She's a busted hunk of concrete and she should be reinforced."

My mother peddles opium, my father's on the dole,
My sister used to walk the streets, but now she's on parole.
My brother owns a restaurant with bedrooms in the rear,
But they won't even talk to me, 'cause I'm an Engineer!

So now you've heard our story and you know we're Engineers.
We love to love each other and we love to drink our beers,
We drink to everyone we see who comes from far and near,
'Cause we're a HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-AN-ENGINEER!!!

Godiva Historical Note:

For those who must know, in the year 1040 -according to legend - the people of Coventry were suffering from heavy taxes imposed by their lord - Leofric the Dane - in order to finance his battles. Leofric's sympathetic wife, a lovely Saxon named Lady Godiva, was determined to convince him to reduce the taxes. Leofric declared that Lady Godiva was shameless to plead for "the whining serfs"; she responded by saying he would discover how honorable the serfs were. A deal was struck: Lady Godiva would ride unclothed through the streets of the city, “clad in nought but my long tresses," and if the population remained inside shuttered buildings and did not peek at her, their tax burden would be lifted. The following morning she made her famous ride and the citizens of Coventry graciously stayed inside, to spare their benefactor any feelings of shame. Leofric kept his word and reduced the grateful people's taxes. What this has to do with engineers… I have no idea, but it's a great story.

McMaster Engineering Society - mes.mcmaster.ca
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-19-2002, 08:59 PM:
 
Belgium is a very nice country indeed. My best friend lives in Aachen just across the border. When I visit him, we usually go on little trips to explore the Belgian side. Liège is a cool city. My absolute favourite however is Antwerp. This is probably one of the coolest places on this planet, as far as night life is concerned. And very nice Flamish architecture too. It is a shame that Belgium was associated with a number of serial killer and child porn scandals a few years ago, but I think that that has also worn off in the meantime.
I like the language diversity too. Flamish/Dutch (how big is the difference between the two?) is very interesting, as it is very close to both German and English. If I listen carefully, I can understand what they say. I flew KLM to Los Angeles, and it was fun trying to figure out what the flight attendants were saying when speaking among themselves.
 

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Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 11-20-2002, 03:22 AM:
 
I've only been to Antwerp by day so I don't know about its nightlife but you must be correct. And Flanders is a beautiful region, much better taken care of by local authorities than Wallonia (our french-speaking part of the country). There isn't a big difference between Flemish and Dutch. They sound similar although Dutch is a language and Flemish is a dialect. However there is a big difference in mentality. As far as I know, the Flemish don't like the Dutch (from Netherlands) very much, as Walloons don't like the French (from France) very much either although we share the same culture. They are bigger countries so they have a big mouth (especially France) and we don't like that.

My parents and I used to live in Aachen when I was a kid because Dad was a school teacher in a Belgian school for the children of Belgian Army in the Aachen garrison. But it was such a long time ago that I cannot remember. I do go to Köln occasionally because my father has friends there and I've already been on holiday in Bayern. My father is very fond of Germany and also went on holiday in Berlin and Sylt.

Regards,
Lionel

 

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Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 11-20-2002, 03:44 AM:
 

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Ashburton, New Zealand 3.8 million people & 40 million sheep, a perverts paradise.

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Posted by Paul Cassidy (Member # 951) on 11-20-2002, 03:45 AM:
 
I,m from Auckland New Zealand (East of Australia)or across the Ditch, the Largest City in New Zealand and which has 4 Cities within the City and is currently Home of "The Americas Cup" known in NZ as the City of Sails or Sales and the inhabitants called "Jaffas"
 

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Posted by Peter Berrett (Member # 672) on 11-20-2002, 04:32 AM:
 
Hi all

I live in sunny Melbourne Australia the world's most liveable city.



cheers Peter
 

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Posted by Stan Gunn (Member # 554) on 11-20-2002, 05:09 AM:
 
I live in the hills above sunny Melbourne in the worlds most liveable hills.In AUSTRALIA The worlds most liveable Island.
 

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Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 11-20-2002, 06:12 AM:
 
York, UK (as in, Old York). FYI, David, there's another Ashburton - in Devon, which is in the south west of England. It is known as being a centre for 'alternative lifestyles' (or "where all the fookin' gippos live" according to a less tolerant acquaintance of mine), and a pub there was until recently the headquarters of a somewhat unusual political organisation called the Monster Raving Loony Party. What the situation is with sheep, though, I couldn't say...
 

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Posted by Brad Haven (Member # 954) on 11-20-2002, 09:45 AM:
 
I'm from Fremantle the (former) home of the Americas cup (yachting).
Fremantle is just south (20km) of the capital of West.Australia, Perth.
Fremantle is a port city, has a great history and tons of character, very popular with the tourists/backpackers. There is a strong italian community along with greek and asian communities (fishing industry).
 

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Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 11-20-2002, 01:04 PM:
 

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I live in sunny Melbourne Australia the world's most liveable city.

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My best friend's brother went on holiday in Melbourne once or twice and is delighted. If he could find a job there he'd move immediately, he says.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-20-2002, 01:42 PM:
 
I have heard nothing but very good things about Melbourne too. New Zealand is also supposed to be very beautiful naturewise as we all know from "The Lord of the Rings".
From my recent trip to CA I brought home the impression that San Diego is also one of the nicest cities I have been to.

This is the list so far:

ENGLAND

Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York

GERMANY

Michael Schaffer, Berlin

BELGIUM

Lionel Fouillen, Liège

AUSTRALIA

Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle

NEW ZEALAND

David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
 

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Posted by Rob van Ede (Member # 1457) on 11-20-2002, 05:33 PM:
 
My home is in Zeist, near Utrecht in the Netherlands, and that lies between Belgium and Germany. I hope i'm not too late to be added on the list
First post by the way.

Rob
 

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Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 11-20-2002, 06:04 PM:
 
Malling is a 4.500 inhabitants small village in Jutland, Denmark (that's Jylland in plain Danish) - the little appendix north of Germany. No matter, what those guys at DTS England, claim, Denmark is the world's greatest football nation - and i hate football.
Every time some serious ball is on the tv screen, NOONE goes near a cinema.

You can count the famous Thomas Hauerslev as a dane, too - But he has been naughty, and therefore he's been planted on some small island instead of the mainland !!

Per
 

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Posted by Lindsay Morris (Member # 1430) on 11-21-2002, 04:43 AM:
 
Another West Aussie puts his hand up.
Lindsay Morris, owner, operator of Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema set in the hills of Perth which, despite what the Victorians claim, IS the sunniest capital city in Oz!
I also live in the hills of Perth at Darlington about 30kms east of the city... nice and handy to the cinema.
We do have nice beer here but sadly none of the breweries are WA owned anymore even the Kiwi's own our biggest brewery (Swan).
Great place to live not lots of traffic and plenty of freedom.
Lindsay
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-21-2002, 12:59 PM:
 
I recall one gentleman from India who posted here, but apart from him, there don`t seem to be many people from Asia who are on this forum.
 

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Posted by Henning Anderson (Member # 725) on 11-21-2002, 06:42 PM:
 
Well I better join the ranks, I love to be a minority: I am also from Denmark. Hopefully I'll have the honour of being the first to use Film Guard in this lovely little country.

Regards
Henning
 

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Posted by Craig Hanham (Member # 1010) on 11-22-2002, 03:25 AM:
 
Hi from Wellington New Zealand. The capital City of our fair land, and the worlds southern most capital.
Great bars, plenty of theatres and cinema and apparently home of the Lord of the Rings. Its a real laugh seeing exotic and exciting locations when taking the dog for a swim in the local rivers and parks .
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-22-2002, 02:57 PM:
 
And I always thought the capital of NZ was Christchurch. Anyway, here is the updated list so far.

ENGLAND
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington
 

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Posted by Luciano Brigite (Member # 1104) on 11-22-2002, 05:06 PM:
 
Oooops!.. was going to miss this thread
I'm from Sao Paulo - Brazil
Currently.. out of the scene
looking for a new booth to lock myself inside it
 

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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 11-22-2002, 05:36 PM:
 
Gordon McLeod Toronto Canada home of the best micro brews
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 11-23-2002, 10:36 AM:
 
Okay, here I am "signing in" from Nassau, capitol city of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas which, as most probably know, is a group of several hundred small islands in an archipellago south-east of the state of Florida.

Plans are to move back to California, though.
 

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Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 11-23-2002, 11:59 AM:
 
Venezuela, north of South America, part of caribbean sea (am I an american?)
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 11-23-2002, 08:22 PM:
 
German: Yes, you are (South) American, even if you are not a citizen of the United States of America.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-23-2002, 11:55 PM:
 
Indeed. The purpose of this post was to pick out the non-(US)American members since those account for the vast majority of members.
When the list neares completion, we will know how many members are from outside the US and how they are distributed.

EUROPE

ENGLAND
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington

THE NON-US AMERICAS

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau
 

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Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 11-25-2002, 04:50 PM:
 
Oh, I know, but I'm looking for the word to id. the US citizen. I don't know how to say it, I say Canadian, Brazilian, etc, but how to say United Stater??? I'm agree to keep saying just American.
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-25-2002, 05:10 PM:
 
So, Michael,

When you have the countries completed then we need to see which State has the most members on Film-Tech. I know that I can say very confidently that if New York were to field a softball team we would be in First Place.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-26-2002, 11:22 AM:
 
Well, there are still alot of non-US members that I haven`t "caught" yet.
How many members in all are there on film-tech?
So, please post in this topic if you haven`t yet.
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-26-2002, 11:50 AM:
 
Film-Tech has 1358 Members and I guess now that we have to log in the Lurkers are out.
 

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Posted by Paul Cassidy (Member # 951) on 11-26-2002, 03:38 PM:
 
I'll be in for a game of SoftBall (Fast Pitch Though)
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-26-2002, 03:45 PM:
 
1358! There must be a lot of registered members who rarely post, as the active posters here seem to be maybe 4-5 dozen.
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 11-26-2002, 04:01 PM:
 
German - According to Ann Landers, a now-deceased advice columnist here in the U.S., the correct term for us is "United States citizens." I myself like the sound of "American" better but as you point out, that also would cover Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, etc.
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-26-2002, 06:20 PM:
 
In the North we are called "Yanks". Thanks to George M. Cohan

Paul, I also eat Roots and Leaves with my Maartini's, and your on with Fast Pitch!
 

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Posted by Paul Cassidy (Member # 951) on 11-27-2002, 12:03 AM:
 
The phrase is actually " Eats ,roots ,Shoots and Leaves" but my one is more PC (as one should not treat a female Kiwi in that way) and as they say the Kiwi can't fly ...but it shaw can do alot on the ground
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-27-2002, 12:16 AM:
 

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German - According to Ann Landers, a now-deceased advice columnist here in the U.S., the correct term for us is "United States citizens."

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That issue opens up a can of worms here. Officially we are subjects of the United Kingdom. But 'subject' implies recognition of the monarch (i.e. Queen Liz) as the head of state, and the term 'United Kingdom' includes Northern Ireland, which is a politically contentious issue.

But in the midst of all the devolution happening in Scotland and Wales, it's important not to let England be left behind - even if we're not a constitutionally standalone country, we do have a cultural identity, hence the use of 'Middlesbrough, England' to describe my workplace opposite.

Personally I prefer to describe myself as a 'United Kingdom National'. This is because 'citizen' suggests to me that you believe that the monarchy should be abolished. I don't - though neither do I believe that the monarchy should have any meaningful political power, hence the fact that I also reject the term 'subject'. I do stick to 'United Kingdom', though: I am not opposed in principle to the status of Northern Ireland changing, but I am completely and utterly opposed to it changing either through terrorism or underhand political methods to engineer a politically correct referendum result. If we get to a stage at which the majority of NI's population either want to become a separate independent country or part of the Republic of Ireland then either is fine by me, but that has to be a genuine expression of political will. Until that happens, I describe myself as a United Kingdom national.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 12-09-2002, 08:49 PM:
 
If you are from England, I would describe you as "English". The question about what "American" means arose from the fact that US citizens are usually referred to as "Americans" and the therm "America" is usually taken to refer to the US while there are actually two half continents which are called "America". I think it is usually understood from the context what is meant, if people are referring to the geographical terms they say "North America" or "South America". Also the United States is the only American nation which has the word itself in its name.
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-09-2002, 09:10 PM:
 
Michael,

As far as I am concerned we are citizens of the United States and as such we are commonly referred to as "Americans".
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 12-09-2002, 09:53 PM:
 
Exactly. "Cultural" and "political" denominations are sometimes interwoven to a high degree and therefore common usage is the best way to decide what is meant.
If I am correctly informed, the USA was the first independent nation in the "new world" while the other modern states in the Americas progressed from being colonies to independent states later. So it is only natural that the word "American" also came to carry the connotation it has today.
"German" is another example. Actually, the word "Germany" for the country I am sitting in is quite misleading in a number of ways. "German", or the English term "Germanic", derived from the name of a tribe which lived east of the River Rhine at the time Caesar was butchering the Gauls, refers to the tribes which lived in central Europe in classical antiquity. While they are indeed the ancestors of the modern "Germans", they are also the ancestors of the "English", "Dutch", "Swiss" and "Austrian" people who speak "Germanic" languages. Also, the Scandinavian languages belong to the same "Germanic" family. The modern term for the people and the language is "Deutsch" (pronounced doitsh), the country is "Deutschland". The word is derived from another ancient tribe, the Teutons, and came into use in the middle ages. As can easily be seen, it is also the word behind "Dutch", which in turn denominates the people and language of the Netherlands, who became an indendent nation some centuries ago.
Very confusing. Still, one can usually understand who is meant from the context.
Anyway, I am going to edit the topic title to "Non-US" as the point of it was to poll those members who are from countries other than the US so that we can have an overview off all the nationalities on this forum.
But how do I do that? I couldn`t find any info in the faq about how to change the title of a topic.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 12-09-2002, 10:06 PM:
 
Just edit the topic title in your first post on page 1.
 

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Posted by Mike Baer (Member # 1519) on 12-14-2002, 04:12 PM:
 
Mike Baer from Winterthur near Zurich,Switzerland.
And i work in Schaffhausen,near Germany,in a 8-plex of the Kinepolis Group of Belgium.We run all Theaters in THX and have Cinemeccanica V5 Projectors/Consoles and Cinemeccanica Platters.Sound comes from the CP650 Processor.
 

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Posted by Adrian Steiner (Member # 1527) on 12-16-2002, 12:14 PM:
 
As you can read on the left side, I'm from Baar, a town in central Switzerland. I started as projectionist about a year ago in a student's club.

[weird secret language]
Hoi Mike,
scho na komisch en Schwiizer im Forum z'träffe. Und grad na beidi im Dezämber regischriert und zum erschte mal pouschted.
[/weird secret language]
 

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Posted by Jim Alexander (Member # 226) on 12-16-2002, 01:43 PM:
 
Greenwood, Nova Scotia. On the eastern coast of Canada. Home of the Bluenose and flea markets (hate the things). Greenwood falls in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, famous for the Acadian explusion. If you are wondering what life is like here, think back to the 60's, only s..l..o..w..e..r.....
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 12-16-2002, 09:26 PM:
 
What is the Acadian explosion? Where you live is that where this island is where they have been digging for an alleged treasure in a subterranean structure for centuries?
 

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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 12-16-2002, 10:25 PM:
 
Oak Island is off the shore of NovaScotia and has no native inhabitants
Even though I have had opinion differences with with the poster from NS I wouldn't say he is a digger of Blackbeards treasure
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 12-17-2002, 03:26 AM:
 
Yes, Oak Island, that was it. I saw a documentary about the island on TV and found it quite fascinating. At any rate more interesting than the tunnel in the Choeps pyramid...
 

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Posted by Jim Alexander (Member # 226) on 12-17-2002, 01:39 PM:
 
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Oak Island is off the shore of NovaScotia and has no native inhabitants
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You are correct, it is off the coast, by about 25 meters, but it is inhabited. It is privately and they allow "private" tours. It located on the other side of the province (south shore) from us.

For our friends from the south, the Acadian expulsion resulted in many of the 'Cajuns' found in their southern states. Seems the British, in their quest to put an end to the on-again-off-again handover of these parts with the French decided, since the pacifist francophone dwellers would not stand up and fight for them, they'd just send them away and populate the area with good-english-speakin'-folk. Only problem was, their was something in the water, cause they also turned into pacifists.

As to differences in opinions...that's what make for and interesting life and a source of discussion...
 

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Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 12-19-2002, 06:09 PM:
 
Michael,
The Arcadian expulsion is best remembered in the USA by Longfellow's poem "Evangeline." It's a long narrative love story about lovers separated by that sad event. The best known "Arcadians" today are probably found in Louisiana, where they are called Cajuns, speak a dialect of French, and have a special cuisine.
 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 12-20-2002, 06:59 AM:
 

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The best known "Arcadians" today are probably found in Louisiana, where they are called Cajuns, speak a dialect of French, and have a special cuisine.

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And speak a dialect of French which French people can't really understand.

Boo ya ya, mes amis!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-08-2003, 03:35 PM:
 
Just bumping this topic up to the top again.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-25-2003, 11:21 AM:
 
Sorry I neglected this interesting thread for while!
Keep posting!

EUROPE

ENGLAND
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Mt. Waverley, Melbourne

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington

THE NON-US AMERICAS

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau
 

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Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 03-25-2003, 11:24 AM:
 
*cough*
 

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Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 03-25-2003, 11:49 AM:
 
Michael,

You forgot Antonio M from Italy, and the guy from India (I forget the name).

-Aaron
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-25-2003, 12:09 PM:
 
I only included the ones that have replied to the thread so far.
Antonio is not really from Italy. He is from Iowa but said he was from Italy to make himself more interesting.
 

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Posted by Elena N. Solovyova (Member # 1636) on 03-25-2003, 01:24 PM:
 
I'm from Russia... what a shame
 

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Posted by Jean-Michel Grin (Member # 1360) on 03-25-2003, 02:14 PM:
 
Hi Everyones;

From two days I din't connected me to film-tech forums. I'm great surprised to see this thead. You see Ladies an Gentlemans; passion of a clear picture and a powerfull sound is worldwide !

For people who's don't know me, may I introduce myself:

My name is Jean-Michel GRIN
I'm 33 years old
I'm living In Geneva, Switzerland.
The City of Geneva Is well known as International City, with is "jet d'eau" and is "Flower Clock". In my city living more than 350'000 peoples from more than 100 different nationalyties.
I'm working as technical assistant for a company named "Europlex Cinemas"
We owned more than 30 screens in the French speaking part of Switzerland, and we have screens in Greece and Italy too.
On next september will open a brand new multipex in Lausanne. (the Olympic city, 60 kilometers from Geneva (± 33 miles)

I like: a Bright Picture on the screen and a powerfull sound in the auditorium, that a proof of the utility of my job; I like good beer from any country, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, US, and Latin-Americas, Good Food and good things of the life
I dislike: When I can't solve a technical problem on my work, and somes As***es who's disturb me when I'm bussy

My regret: Speaking a marble English, and don't speak the "Switzerdeutch" to discuss with Mike !
"Alzo Grüezi mittenand !"

Thank to all peoples who's write on the Film-tech forums to share the passion of the 7th art !

Bye,
 

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Posted by Gunnar Johansson (Member # 1661) on 03-25-2003, 04:29 PM:
 
Only Swede?
Gunnar Johansson, Gothenburg...
 

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Posted by Christian Appelt (Member # 1067) on 03-25-2003, 04:41 PM:
 

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I am from Berlin. That is in Germany. Which is in Europe. Which you find if you sail eastward from New York. Over here, we have real beer which tastes like beer. (Michael Schaffer)

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Hey Michael,

saying "over here" can lead to dangerous conclusions.
Just imagine someone from the US coming to Berlin and drinking Schultheiss beer! Do you want bombers over Berlin again?

BTW, I`m from Frankfurt on the Main. Germany, Europe, too.
FRA airport, a small town with big buildings which belong to the banks. Only one nice 1950s roadshow theatre left which will be closed soon, faceless `plexes for the rest... and of the theatre of the German Film Museum where I work sometimes.

And our local beer sucks, too (beware of any bottle labeled Binding or Henninger).
But we have our local drink, a kind of bitter turbo cider. Anyone who survives it will be respected forever.
 

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Posted by Matthew Nock (Member # 1575) on 03-26-2003, 03:26 AM:
 
Hey there!

Just saw this post of the first time...

I am based in Sale, in Victoria, Australia - 2 hours drive from Sunny one minute raining the next Melbourne!
 

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Posted by David Rigby (Member # 1301) on 03-26-2003, 05:02 AM:
 
I'm in Chorlton on the south side of Manchester, in the north west of England.

As seems to be quite common on this forum I too have an acute fondness for good beer which thankfully we DO have in the UK if one cares to look for it. Anyone visiting Manchester and in need of a good pub (and if new to the UK an example of what a real pub should look like) ought to check out The Kings on Bloom Street (head towards Salford down Bridge Street).

Belgian beer is also particularly fine I'd have to say. Friends lived in Maastricht (in the netherlands, close to the Belgian border) for some time and there's a truly exceptional bar there (they referred to it as 'Mad Pete's', don't know its real name) that has literally hundreds of Belgian beers. Best part - the owner won't let you just pick a beer off the menu if you haven't been before, you have to describe what flavour you want (and in some detail) and he recommends...true innovation in barmanship I call it!

David
 

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Posted by Kevin Baglow (Member # 721) on 03-26-2003, 06:43 AM:
 
Another Aussie.I check in here, and ROTTEN.COM for my daily updates. No longer do we have to just keep our ear to the ground to find out whats happening.
One day we might hear from some Asian film-techers too. I read that IMAX is opening three locations in China. They should be popular.
 

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Posted by Stephen Brown (Member # 292) on 03-26-2003, 07:06 AM:
 
G'day

Another Upside Down guy here..

Stephen Brown from Newcastle, Australia.

I've driven Kalee 21's, C+W Juniors, FP 20's, FP 30's, DP 75's Bauers, Centurys.

Im not in the business at the moment but would dearly love to get back in one day. Just got to get rid of all those Kiddie Popcorn Choc-Topping Film Handlers
 

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Posted by John Spooner (Member # 1565) on 03-26-2003, 08:35 AM:
 
Dear Micheal (Gisela).
You can add me to your list of Australian members.
I come from Adelaide which is the capital city of South Australia.
Cannot enter the beer discussion as I do not drink.
Regards. John Spooner. (The Skunk).
 

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Posted by Kris Brunton (Member # 432) on 03-26-2003, 09:04 AM:
 
I'm from Napanee, Ontario, Canada. Which is 2 hours east of Toronto.
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 03-26-2003, 09:33 AM:
 
Kris,
This is for those from other countries...not from other planets!!!
Mark @ CLACO
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-26-2003, 10:10 AM:
 
No members from Ireland?

EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline (Scotland)
David Rigby, Manchester

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Gothenburg

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Bagelow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas
 

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Posted by Michael West (Member # 428) on 03-26-2003, 01:12 PM:
 
Michael West from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the continent of America.
and as Jim and Gorden pointed out - home of the Oak Island treasure (maybe...) the Acadian expulsion (get over it), and the Halifax explosion, the Rankins, Ann Murry and much much more.
 

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Posted by Stephen Jones (Member # 16) on 03-26-2003, 06:32 PM:
 
I am in Geelong Victoria about 45 min from Melbourne.Currently Bio supervisor and have been in the industry for 34 yrs.Worked on Bauer U3 and B11, Kalee,Centurys Kinoton FP30 FP50DS,Cinemannica.And I love a cold beer.
 

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Posted by Matt Hale (Member # 1518) on 03-27-2003, 12:37 AM:
 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Signing in.
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-27-2003, 08:39 AM:
 
Would be kinda neat to have a map of the world with points indicating Film-Tech participants. Likewise a map of the US and Canada, showing the same. It seems there might be "clusters" of members, since many find the site by word-of-mouth from their friends and co-workers.
 

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Posted by William Phillips (Member # 1162) on 03-27-2003, 12:16 PM:
 
Im William (on the left). I from Cardigan which is in Ceredigion and thats West Wales, I am closer to Ireland than London.
I am 27 in May. I like being in dark places
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-27-2003, 01:01 PM:
 
Your picture tells me why. A wise choice.
 

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Posted by William Phillips (Member # 1162) on 03-27-2003, 01:35 PM:
 
Hi Michael.
Please explain why
Dark good, Light BAD
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-27-2003, 04:11 PM:
 
Although Hawaii was the last state to join the union as the 50th, I was told that our life style is more foreign than American because of our very diverse population made up of native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese Filipinos, Koreans, Vietamese and a large segment of people from every Pacific islands such as Samoa, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. A large segment also includes many who moved to the islands from the U.S. mainland because they were sick and tired of shoveling show every winter. Hawaii is the only state that was once a independent kingdom with a king and a queen. In fact the Iolani Palace where they lived is the only former royal palace in the United States. The flag of the state of Hawaii is also unique because it is the only one among fifty that features the British Union Jack in the upper left had corner.

-Claude
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-27-2003, 04:20 PM:
 
Nice try Claude, but you can`t be on the list.
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-27-2003, 05:30 PM:
 
Hi Michael,

I was not trying to pass myself as a foreigner but was only trying to make a point about the unique qualities of my island state. I am actually very proud of my American upbringing and the wonderful opportunites for all who live in this great country of ours.

-Claude
 

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Posted by Serge Bosschaerts (Member # 298) on 03-28-2003, 02:14 AM:
 
And another member from Belgium :

Serge Bosschaerts, I live in Schoten, near Antwerp in the flemish part of the country.
Antwerp has the second biggest port in the world and in the 50's we had in a two kilometer radius more then 80 cinema's.
 

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Posted by Michael Hunt (Member # 772) on 03-28-2003, 02:26 AM:
 
Hello from Gloucester, England
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-28-2003, 03:18 AM:
 
I know, Claude, I was joking. This kind of post is very welcome in this thread as it is basically about the "whole wide world".
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-28-2003, 11:50 AM:
 
Yes, Michael

I knew you were joking and was never offended by what you said. Yes, I agree with you when a thread like this can make one aware what a wonderful world we all live in and how awesome the internet is when I can post a topic or comment on my computer here in Hawaii and you and all of our other Film Tech friends in Europe can read it almost immediately on the other side of the world. The same goes for emails.

-Claude
 

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Posted by Bill Langfield (Member # 818) on 03-29-2003, 07:07 AM:
 
Hey, Michael,

You can put me down for Sydney, Australia. (the biggest Island and smallest contentent the planet.)

Too many Melbourne 'ites in the list for my liking so far.
That place SUXS! (That should get some attention)

Let one of them explain how a 'hook u turn' works, these guys are crazy. I got out of that state ASAP after being booked for Speeding (on the way BACK to NSW), Doing a hook turn wrong, almost being hit a train or tram or what ever they have running down the middle of the road while attempting a hook turn.

Oh the fun of it all all.

EDIT: Removed unrequired dumb comments

Bill!

[ 04-26-2003, 04:47 AM: Message edited by: Bill Langfield ]
 

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Posted by Matthew Peters (Member # 1495) on 03-29-2003, 10:10 PM:
 


Matthew
 

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Posted by Bill Langfield (Member # 818) on 03-30-2003, 09:56 AM:
 
Heh, Heh, Matthew.

Thanks for the road rules, pretty cool, but I AINT going back! - Kidding was'nt THAT bad.

Possibly, it would have been wiser, to have known this stuff before hand. - Like at the state line 'DANGER you have just left NSW, hazard ahead in VIC if you dont know what a hook turn or tram is' !!

In fact, we rented out a hotel room near the city and spent the week using trams and trains (love the "day pass tickets"?, can go ANY where all day on any public transport.)

I'm talking 10 years ago, and Sydney is not even close to getting that sort of ticket sorted out.

Plus the trams are cool, kicks the ass out of our lame Monorail and light-rail.

My biggest grumble back then was that where no skyscapers that you could go up in and view the City and have lunch. (Like Centre Point Tower in Sydney) I've heard they now one or even a few buildings that cater for that now.

Bill.
 

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Posted by William Bunch (Member # 1040) on 03-31-2003, 11:57 PM:
 
Time to get Japan on the list.

Bill Bunch here from Misawa, Japan which is way up in snow country. Extreme northeast coastal area of the main island of Honshu. Home of some very respectble beers. Black label Sapporo Beer is the best. I am told they are decendents of German receipes that were brought in decades ago. The rice wine (sake) is best this time of year when heated just a tad in the microwave.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 04-01-2003, 12:10 AM:
 
Yukiguni!!
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 04-01-2003, 12:24 AM:
 
Ko nichi wa Bunch san

I kaga desu ka?

My grand parents on my mother side came from near the area of Japan where you are, Nigata prefecture on the northwestern coast of Honshu. Here in Hawaii we have both Kirin and Sapporo Beer with sapporo being my favorite. The Japanese restaurant in my home town always serve a brew by Sapporo that is only available during the winter and it is an excellent beer. I always have it with my favorite japanese dish, Sukiyaki.

-Claude
 

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Posted by William Bunch (Member # 1040) on 04-01-2003, 12:39 AM:
 
Ayakawa-san, Watashi wa genki des.

Niigata is a beautiful area of Japan. Probably the best grown rice crop anywhere hence they are famous for their sake brews as well. Alot has to do with the water there. Lots of snow in the winter too.

Hawaii is our home away from home. We visit often as our daughter is stationed at MCBH Kaneohe. I think of your islands often while shoveling snow during the long winters here. My wife's roots are from southern Okinawa and I don't need to tell you how much "uchina" culture is in Hawaii. Her goal is to finally settle there someday but I'm not sure when or how that will happen.

Jyaa-ne
Bill
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 04-01-2003, 12:56 AM:
 
Boku mo sukiyaki ga ichiban suki da yo!
 

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Posted by Chris Byrne (Member # 1563) on 04-01-2003, 05:26 AM:
 
Michael,

Next time that you update your list add myself and Douglas Curry/

We live on the North-east coast of Australia in a tropical paradise named Townsville. That is along with about 160,000 other banana benders.
 

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Posted by Chris Byrne (Member # 1563) on 04-01-2003, 05:27 AM:
 
Oops - mouse overload
 

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Posted by Bhaskar Dhungana (Member # 1283) on 04-01-2003, 08:47 AM:
 
Kathmandu, Nepal.

Look it up!
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 04-01-2003, 02:04 PM:
 

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Kathmandu, Nepal.

Look it up!

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At the foot of Mount Everest? What is your altitude?
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 04-01-2003, 05:34 PM:
 
EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline (Scotland)
David Rigby, Manchester
William Phillips, Cardigan, Wales
Michael Hunt, Gloucester

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège
Serge Boschaerts, Schoten

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Gothenburg

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Bagelow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia
Stephen Jones, Geelong, Victoria
Bill Langfield, Prospect, New South Wales
Chris Byrne, Kirwan

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario
Michael West, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Hale, Vancouver

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas

ASIA

JAPAN
William Buch, Misawa

NEPAL
Bhaskar Dhungana, Kathmandu
 

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Posted by Christos Mitsakis (Member # 143) on 04-02-2003, 07:08 AM:
 
Belated reply...sorry Michael.
(limited time lately to go through all the forums)

Hello from Athens - Greece.
Christos.
 

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Posted by Rick Long Jr (Member # 541) on 04-04-2003, 08:23 PM:
 
Another resident of Toronto here
 

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Posted by Antonio Marcheselli (Member # 373) on 04-09-2003, 07:04 PM:
 
Yuhu!

Italia, caput mundi (really, it was Rome...).

Florence, the town of artists! Italy, the country of Cinnemaccanicca... Oops, Cinemecannicca...

I believe I'm the only one from here...

Dove siete proiezionisti Italiani?

Ciao
Antonio

P.S. Nice Thread!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 04-09-2003, 07:17 PM:
 
Finalmente hai trovato lo questo thread! Gli proiezionisti italiani sono forsé tutti nell`il tuo website. Perche non scrivi una recommendazione per film-tech nel "proiezionisti online"?

BTW, Italia has so many nice sides - maybe it would be better not to mention Cinemeccanica.
 

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Posted by Hugh McCullough (Member # 1542) on 04-09-2003, 07:28 PM:
 
Hello there.
Hugh from the ancient village of Old Coulsdon, Surrey. UK.
First recorded legal document dated 675AD.
 

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Posted by Antonio Marcheselli (Member # 373) on 04-10-2003, 04:29 AM:
 
Yes Michael, you're right!

Italia, the country of spaghetti...

Bye!!

A
 

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Posted by Andrei Mihailescu (Member # 1672) on 04-12-2003, 09:15 AM:
 
Bucharest, Romania here. The only country in the world where there is no FilmGuard can, I bet...

Cheers,
Andrei Mihailescu
 

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Posted by Ben Wales (Member # 92) on 04-16-2003, 05:40 PM:
 
I note that I am not on the list so far and I have been resgistered on this site since 1999!
Ben
Southampton

UK Home Base/Shrine for the Westrex 5000 35/70 Projector
 

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Posted by Jonathan Worthing (Member # 803) on 04-17-2003, 05:25 PM:
 
I am now added to the list

Jonathan Worthing

Born & Shall Die in
Herefordshire,
England

Joined forum 9 April 2001 Or there abouts.
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 04-17-2003, 06:38 PM:
 
Sorry Michael

I live in Bradford WestYorkshire which everyone should know is God's country. We allow England and the rest of the United Kingdom to be attached to our borders. Begrudingly Lancashire is allowed similar rights but only because it stops Yorkshire being flooded by the Irish Sea!
 

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Posted by Kamakshipalya Dhananjay (Member # 1391) on 04-19-2003, 01:24 AM:
 
My name is DHANANJAY. Or more accurately KAMAKSHIPALYA DHANANJAY. I or rather our family owns two theatres in BANGALORE, INDIA. I take care of these between time for my profession.

These theatres :
VEERESH
Capacity :
BALCONY : 362 Seats
FIRST CLASS : 684 Seats
FRONT CLASS : 106 Seats.
No.1 First Cross
MAGADI MAIN ROAD
BANGALORE 560 079
KARNATAKA
INDIA
Phone : 91 80 3350455
Mobile : 91 9448061799
Started : 1973 by my family. I am 29 years old now.

VISHAL THEATRE
No.318 KAMAKSHIPALYA
MAGADI MAIN ROAD
BANGALORE 560 079
KARNATAKA
INDIA
Phone : 91 80 3486997
Started : 1982 by my family.
 

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Posted by Patrik Becker (Member # 924) on 04-20-2003, 02:02 PM:
 
Hello from Stockholm, Sweden.
 

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Posted by Elvis Navas (Member # 1676) on 04-23-2003, 01:48 PM:
 
Another one from Venezuela, hehe .
Hey Antonio Marcheselli, the spaghetti land is asia, isen't it?
If italy is the country of spaghetti then Venezuela is the country of AREPA .

This yellow thing is an AREPA, made of corn flour.

[ 04-24-2003, 08:30 AM: Message edited by: Elvis Navas ]
 

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Posted by Jason Whyte (Member # 1433) on 04-23-2003, 01:54 PM:
 
Hello from Victoria, BC, Canada, home of good tea and delayed cinema.

Jason
 

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Posted by Brian Guckian (Member # 1678) on 04-29-2003, 08:08 PM:
 
Dia dhaoibh! (May God be with you)

Hello from Dublin, home of U2 and Diageo (er, Guinness). Also notorious as one of the most expensive cities (and countries) in Europe - so bring plenty of cash!

We're proud that both "Braveheart" and "Saving Private Ryan" were mostly shot here...yes those D-Day landings took place on Curracloe Strand, Co. Wexford! The magic of the movies...
 

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Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 05-01-2003, 03:24 AM:
 
from Canada
 

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Posted by Miguel Angel Martorell (Member # 1110) on 05-01-2003, 09:19 PM:
 
I´m a spanish guy from Valencia, the land of Fallas and Mascletas (and Proyecson too).

Un saludo
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 05-02-2003, 09:24 AM:
 
This list is getting longer and longer and more "colourful" all the time.
So far there are 63 members from 23 countries on the list.
There are several other non-US members here, but I only put those on the list who report here by themselves, as I don`t have the time to hunt through the forums for them.

EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline, Scotland
David Rigby, Manchester
William Phillips, Cardigan, Wales
Michael Hunt, Gloucester
Hugh McCullough, Old Coulsdon
Ben Wales, Southampton
Jonathan Worthing, Hereford

IRELAND
Brian Guckian, Dublin

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

ITALY
Antonio Marcheselli, Florence

SPAIN
Miguel Angel Martorell, Valencia

GREECE
Christos Mitsakis, Athens

ROMANIA
Andrei Mihailescu, Bucharest

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège
Serge Boschaerts, Schoten

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Gothenburg
Patrik Becker, Stockholm

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Bagelow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia
Stephen Jones, Geelong, Victoria
Bill Langfield, Prospect, New South Wales
Chris Byrne, Kirwan

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario
Michael West, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Hale, Vancouver
Rick Long, Toronto
Jason Whyte, Victoria
Tom Petrov, Toronto

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas
Elvis Navas, Caracas

ASIA

JAPAN
William Buch, Misawa

NEPAL
Bhaskar Dhungana, Kathmandu

INDIA
Kamakshipalya Dhananjay, Bangalore
 

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Posted by Antonio Marcheselli (Member # 373) on 05-03-2003, 06:49 PM:
 
Hey Elvis

Asia the country of spaghetti... Are you sure?





Bye
A
 

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Posted by Jamie Sanson (Member # 1161) on 05-04-2003, 06:07 AM:
 
Michael, you can add me to the Aussie list, from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

Port Macquarie has an ideal climate, on the east coast of Australia. Great place to live, work...and drink extra cold "fair dinkum" Aussie beer!
 

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Posted by Joop de Gruiter (Member # 84) on 05-04-2003, 06:56 AM:
 
I´m born in the Netherlands, but I Live in the South of Sweden in the university town of Lund. 20 kilometres from Malmoe, the third city in Sweden.

I´m a projectionist at Kino, an arthouse theater.

www.kino.nu
 

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Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 142) on 05-04-2003, 07:26 AM:
 
OK Another Australian and yes I'm from Melbourne. Almost 4 million of us love to live here. It is late Autumn and today was a perfect blue sky day, what better place to spend it than at the drive-in.

David Kilderry
 

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Posted by Bill Langfield (Member # 818) on 05-04-2003, 03:42 PM:
 
David, c'mon now..

quote:

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OK Another Australian and yes I'm from Melbourne. Almost 4 million of us love to live here. It is late Autumn and today was a perfect blue sky day, what better place to spend it than at the drive-in.

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1/ How many of those 4 million have asked if they'd prefer Sydney!!
2/ Yes 2, Autumn perfect blue sky. In Melbourne? DONT LIE!!! . I bet it was pissing down.
3/ Erm this is the last one, I can't count past three. Hmmm Drive-in's LOVE EM. There is one just down the road from me (a twin), I'm gunna apply for a few shifts there soon, erm TODAY, kind of need to.

Bill.
 

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Posted by Stephen Jones (Member # 16) on 05-04-2003, 09:12 PM:
 
Hey Bill,
Its a beaut day here in Geelong 22c blue sky not a cloud in sight(Was in Sydney a month ago at a conference couldnt wait to get back to Melbourne haha but I did enjoy the conference).
As David said a good night to go to the drive-in thats if we had one here in Geelong, hmmm now there's an idea.
Hope you find another cinema, take care.
Stephen
 

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Posted by Steve Grimley (Member # 606) on 05-05-2003, 04:15 PM:
 
Hi,
I am an occasional drop in visitor from London, England, usually far too busy drinking the beer, to be able to logon here and talk about it.
 

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Posted by Duncan Smith (Member # 1556) on 05-06-2003, 02:55 PM:
 
Hey folks! I'm from Southend in Essex, England although I work in London. A little surprised to be following Steve , haven't seen you post here before. Hope you're OK, we only met once before at an Odeon do a few years ago when I was working with Michael at Southend Odeon.

Anyhow, another projectionist from good old blighty representin'.

All the best!
 

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Posted by Howard Johnson (Member # 62) on 05-20-2003, 03:09 PM:
 
I just remembered I didn't post on this!! I work part-time at the Dome cinema in Worthing and the Carlton in Cosham, Portsmouth plus some odd country halls occasionally so I do quite a lot of travelling!
 

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Posted by Sandie Caffelle (Member # 1168) on 06-06-2003, 08:35 AM:
 
Hello you guys

I suppose it is about time I put my few pennyworth in considering us girlies seem to be few and far between.

I live in a little village just outside Hereford, England, and work with Jonathan Worthing (although I live on the better side of town !!) Have to admit to spending more than an average amount of time drinking in our local pub which is 50 yards from our house.

Met some of you, will no doubt meet some more - maybe at cinema expo (another thread, another day), or cine-asia.

Keep posting

Sandie Caffelle
Jack Roe (CS) Ltd
(PS: I'm English !!)
 

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Posted by Dave Macaulay (Member # 813) on 06-18-2003, 08:24 PM:
 
The title of this thread sounds like a INS - oops, Immigration Enforcement Dept. - order for foreigners to register!
I hereby admit to being Canadian, part of a cinema service company with a Toronto office (where I am) and a branch in Edmonton.
Hopefully there won't be any enforcement agents knocking on my door at 3AM...
 

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Posted by Dan Harris (Member # 1759) on 06-23-2003, 03:29 PM:
 
I guess my first post should be in this thread

I'm from Taunton, England. A small market town in the Westcounty, but with an enthusiastic cinemagoing public!

Dan
 

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Posted by Jack Bos (Member # 1763) on 06-23-2003, 05:16 PM:
 
Hi, another first post from Gouda, the famous cheese town in The Netherlands.
We're running a tiny 3-screen theatre here, but I hope our planned 8-screen theatre will open soon without further delays(damn politicians!)
 

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Posted by Robin Dorking (Member # 460) on 07-13-2003, 07:06 PM:
 
Another Projectionist from Blighty reporting in!!.THE birth place of the moving image!!

Have worked in cinemas for 24 year, starting from the Foh upwards to senior at one point. 8 years on the floor, 16 in the boxes. Last 15 in therapy

Special greetings to Duncan,

Hi Duncan,

This is Robin, remember me from when we worked together at Southend. Now work in a another cinema with South in it's name -South Woodford!!

It's 7 screen 5 boxes split levels, basically all over the place!! Call in one day and have a look.

Only 1036 seats in all, the business we do - unbelievable.

Used to be a joke about Southend at one time. If you droped a bomb on it, you could have wiped out most of the projectionists in the east of england cinema. Southend seems to breed them.

Cheers all

Ps europe beer is better, we have been brewing it longer than the USA.
 

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Posted by Dennis Brocker (Member # 1114) on 07-16-2003, 02:56 AM:
 
Ok, again another first post. And again from Gouda, the Netherlands.

This is my first post after reading the forums on film-tech for a long time.

I'm projectionist/technician at a small single screen art-house in Gouda.

Equipment in use:
Bauer B12 projector
Dolby CP650
Dolby cat. 702 reader
SA amplifiers ans speakers
 

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Posted by Jesse August (Member # 1798) on 08-08-2003, 09:46 PM:
 
Yet another crazy Canadian here for your pleasure. And I don't have SARS or Mad Cow. Ha Ha just my twisted sense of humor showing thru.
 

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Posted by Pete Evans (Member # 1823) on 08-10-2003, 07:17 PM:
 
Hi, I'm new here also.
I started at the Ritz Cinema in Chatham, Kent in 1969 as a trainee, you know make the tea, clean the box floor but don't touch the machines....we had a Chief projectionist, a co-chief, a second, a fourth and little old me....those were the days.
Here we are over thirty years later, I'm now an ex-projectionist and missing it, but I can remember all the great places I've worked including for a while in the seventies The National Film Theatre on Londons South Bank.
It's strange I applied for a job at a new multi-screen complex a couple of years ago, and was told I was too qualified, they just wanted machine minders......maybe why so many wrecked prints turn up!
 

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Posted by Crosley Carpenter (Member # 1825) on 08-16-2003, 05:10 PM:
 
Another first post, from Newcastle, Australia.

I'm not currently working in the cinema business and this site helps me keep cinema in the blood.
 

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Posted by Ron Keillor (Member # 1790) on 08-17-2003, 01:21 AM:
 
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Started in the business when Canadian Odeon was still a part of the Rank organization, and theatre managers were regarded as businessmen, not remote-controlled menials.
Now an observer, having been put out when Cineplex went belly up, in the best Sony tradition.
 

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Posted by Warren Smyth (Member # 1838) on 09-10-2003, 07:03 AM:
 
As a new member, I just thought I would crank up the statistic for one of the smallest countries with a huge love of films - New Zealand. I live in Auckland which is in the northern part of the North Island.
I've seen one or two changes in my working life. I started on Ernemann fours with Western Electric universal bases and those wonderful motor control boxes. When a valve (vacuum tube) failed, it certainly paced up the action on the screen. Now, I sit in a Quantel edit suite. The technology doesn't drip oil, the carbon tip never drops off, and it never loses the loop on the take up sprocket on start up. It just crashes.
 

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Posted by Jannette McQueen (Member # 1885) on 09-12-2003, 01:22 AM:
 
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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 10-04-2003, 07:18 PM:
 
Updated! 81 so far, but there most be more!?!

EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline, Scotland
David Rigby, Manchester
William Phillips, Cardigan, Wales
Michael Hunt, Gloucester
Hugh McCullough, Old Coulsdon
Ben Wales, Southampton
Jonathan Worthing, Hereford
Steve Grimley, London
Duncan Smith, London
Howard Johnson, Worthing
Sandie Caffelle, Herefordshire
Dan Harris, Taunton
Robin Dorkin, Westcliff On Sea
Pete Evans, Church Stretton

IRELAND
Brian Guckian, Dublin

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin (now San Diego, CA)
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

ITALY
Antonio Marcheselli, Florence

SPAIN
Miguel Angel Martorell, Valencia

GREECE
Christos Mitsakis, Athens

ROMANIA
Andrei Mihailescu, Bucharest

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist
Jack Bos, Gouda
Dennis Brocker, Gouda

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège
Serge Boschaerts, Schoten

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Gothenburg
Patrik Becker, Stockholm
Joop de Gruiter, Lund

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Bagelow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia
Stephen Jones, Geelong, Victoria
Bill Langfield, Prospect, New South Wales
Chris Byrne, Kirwan
Jamie Sanson, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
David Kilderry, Melbourne
Crosley Carpenter, Eelabana, New South Wales

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington
Warren Smith, Auckland

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario
Michael West, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Hale, Vancouver
Rick Long, Toronto
Jason Whyte, Victoria
Tom Petrov, Toronto
Jesse August, Winnipeg
Ron Keillor, Vancouver
Jannette McQueen, Saskatoon

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas
Elvis Navas, Caracas

ASIA

JAPAN
William Buch, Misawa

NEPAL
Bhaskar Dhungana, Kathmandu

INDIA
Kamakshipalya Dhananjay, Bangalore
 

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Posted by James Falloon (Member # 1933) on 10-12-2003, 05:38 PM:
 
Hi

I'm from Hokitika, New Zealand, That's on the West Coast of the South Island, Famous for our Wild Foods Festival.

Here the projectors still leak oil (I call it a mandatory oil change Feature), the carbons still splutter and it's still mono sound. But hey, it keeps me on my toes.
 

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Posted by Kevin Baglow (Member # 721) on 10-15-2003, 06:58 AM:
 
Good work Michael (except u have my typo problem and added an extra 'e' to my sir name) Great to see the Aussies are second only to the Poms in numbers on this list!
 

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Posted by Peter Hall (Member # 695) on 10-29-2003, 11:45 AM:
 
Kiwi born, living in South London for 12 years. There seems to be New Zealanders everywhere ! Did anywhere else in the world have wooden shipping spools ?

Peter
 

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Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 10-29-2003, 05:21 PM:
 
Hi Peter,

Dunno about spools but we had wooden cores here at least until the mid-50s. I've come across film elements (both prints and pre-print elements) which were wound on a wooden core with the same bore diameter and flange cutout as a 16mm or 35mm plastic core has nowadays.
 

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Posted by Torsten Jasper (Member # 1860) on 12-02-2003, 10:18 PM:
 
Hi, Michael
it´s time to put me on your list
 

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Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 12-14-2003, 10:23 AM:
 
Now I've moved and working for Prevost Cinema Maintanance in Italy.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 12-14-2003, 03:59 PM:
 
Wow! That is quite a move - I also moved across half the planet a few months ago. How do you like it in Italy?
 

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Posted by Les Brock (Member # 1041) on 12-19-2003, 04:36 PM:
 
Hi,

I am from Chesham in Buckinghamshire ( 30 miles west of London ).

Worked as a Projectionist ( Granada Theatre Harrow ) for 9 years, then in a film lab ( Rank Film Labs Denham ) for 18 years & now work for SDDS. Yes, we are still alive despite all the incorrect rumours
 

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Posted by Polona Kuzman (Member # 2091) on 12-20-2003, 09:57 AM:
 
Hi from Ljubljana, Slovenia!

I work in Kinodvor - an art cinema in the center of Ljubljana that have opened recently (just 3 months ago). Well, actually in this building was the first cinema in our city but now it is renovated.

I'll post some pics as soon as I get digital camera - you'll love it! I do!

See ya!

Polona
 

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Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 12-21-2003, 07:25 AM:
 
Michael, the things here in Italy are really differents that in southamerica (cinema). In Venezuela We made always tilted and curved screens, but I've not seen a tilt curved screen yet and I've heard that isn't used to make on that way.
By the other hand, Ho freddo!!! it's so cold!!! I'm used to be over 13 degrees celsius, but now I'm under ZERO! and I'm shaking my teeths...
I like Italy, the trains, the weather, the girls... hehe.
Greetings from Italy,
German.
 

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Posted by Paul Trimboli (Member # 1509) on 12-21-2003, 08:19 AM:
 
Another Australian here! Live in Perth Western Australia.
 

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Posted by Gilbert Travin (Member # 2138) on 01-13-2004, 09:34 AM:
 
Greetings from France !

Sorry I have posted more information here :

http://www.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;
f=8;t=000004;p=30
 

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Posted by Ian Bailey (Member # 1752) on 01-25-2004, 05:32 AM:
 
Hi
I live in Nambucca Heads which is a little country town on the East Coast of OZ(I wish I could write it upside down so you guys in the Northern Hemisphere don't have to stand on your heads to read it!!)We are on the coast with great beaches,great rivers(excellent fishing),no one works(in OZ when you have good surfing beaches you have a lot of blonde haired people who just can't find a job)and nothing happens too fast.COME ON DOWN...........
 

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Posted by Demetris Thoupis (Member # 833) on 04-02-2004, 04:18 AM:
 
So Michael,
Nomizes (you though) that I would miss the chance to expose myself as being the ONLY active member from the ONLY divided Island left in the entire world!!! Thing Again. Hi guys I am from a country called CYPRUS somewhere east of the mediteranean sea, from a town called Larnaca and a village called Aradippou!! Now that is a NON-US resident. Hello to my friend Christo from Greece who I believe is the only active member from Greece. Anyway. Anyone speak greek???
And please Michael
Post the updated list so I can see my name THRIVE
Buaahhahahahah
Demetris Thoupis
 

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Posted by Rune Haakonsen (Member # 2350) on 04-18-2004, 02:31 PM:
 
Arrrr, viking roar from Norway!

I work as a part time projectionist at the local cinema in my home town of Skien in Telemark.
I havnt botherd to check the other pages, but looks like im the only real norwegian viking:)
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 04-19-2004, 11:19 AM:
 
In honor of our new projection "hero" from Telemark, Norway:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059263/
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 05-20-2004, 08:10 PM:
 
Demetri - I can understand your situation. I grew up in a divided city (Berlin) in a divided country in a divided continent in a divided world. Now I am living again in a place that is divided into Alta California and Baja California. Even though it has been divided since 1850, the people of Baja still feel a strong yearning for Alta so they walk through the desert in large numbers to get there.

Rune - I am a Viking not by birth (though I come from Northern Germany where there were Viking settlements too, so who knows?) but in spirit - I laugh, eat, drink a lot, like to travel and bring fear and panic everywhere I go.
 

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Posted by Marja Jarvio-Jolivet (Member # 2483) on 06-12-2004, 06:34 PM:
 
Just great to have found this forum ! Thanks to the new cyan tracks that made me to do a big research all over the Internet...

I'll make my first post here by introducing myself, you definitely need a new country in the list. I can make even 2 new country entries: France and Finland
(Surprising that France isn't presented here at all yet !!! To think that the country of frères Lumière stays still in the shadow...).

Originally from Finland, I spent over 20 years in France and that's where I became a projectionist.

I started to show films in a itinerant cinéma circuit going from village to village carrying everything (except the screen itself) in a van and setting up each evening the theatre. I assure you, building the whole system up 5 times a week is a very efficient way to learn something about projections ! I just loved to do that job, even if I didn't have any fancy, new equippement to deal with.

After I wanted to learn how really show films in "good" conditions and worked for a couple of years in a 4 screen cinéma "art et essai" (I guess it means "art house theatre"). Finally got to know how to work with platters, more modern type of projectors (Kinoton and Victoria), automatisation and the minute-puzzle multiplex timing.

Then I had to return to Finland for personal reasons. I had no hard time to find a job here and was employed in the first place I presented myself as the head-operator of a 7 screen art house theatre where I'm struggling to ameliorate the quality of the projections. I'm happy to realize that I succeed in it - slowly but surely . No new, modern equippent here, everything is manual, films on reels that have to be rewound, mono sound and as projectors 3 Philips FP 56, 2 Ernemann 12S and 2 Ernemann 4 (yes, those last 2 ones ARE working and doing ~10h/day every day!) Even if I hope to get those "dinosaures" changed, I take it meanwhile as a challenge to keep them running without having any dammage on the film and a sharp, bright image on the screen.
My new boss starts to know me and accepts surprisingly well what I want and need. Suppose he sees that it's worth while in the number of admittances

So, I'm very much looking forward to exchanges of knowledge and experiences on this forum with colleagues all around the world and hope that I could not only take, but give something too.

And please, forgive me for my somewhat clumsy english, specially on technical words, I know them only in french and finnish and I am just learning them on this forum.
 

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Posted by Ferdinando Innocenti (Member # 2477) on 06-20-2004, 03:03 PM:
 
Am I too late for adding a second italian projectionist to your list?
I live and work in Genoa, the town of Cristoforo Colombo, Paganini and the last, terrifying G8. And the city where the first italian football club was founded. And where was invented the jeans fabric. And... it's my home!

Nando
 

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Posted by Marco Belluco (Member # 2519) on 07-02-2004, 04:02 AM:
 
Hi! I'm another italian projectionist .
I'm 21 years old and I'm a student in Information Tecnology at Venice University.

Sorry for my english!
 

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Posted by Antonio Marcheselli (Member # 373) on 07-02-2004, 07:27 AM:
 
Eheh

Three Italian posts all togheter!!!

Brad, we're conquering Film-Tech! When you will create the "Spaghetti" section?

Bye
Antonio
 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 07-04-2004, 11:41 PM:
 
Three more, & you guys can sing 'Chi Mi Frena' for us!
 

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Posted by Ferdinando Innocenti (Member # 2477) on 07-05-2004, 12:51 AM:
 
No problem, we're searching for Lucia!
 

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Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 07-15-2004, 10:08 PM:
 
I'm not Italian but I'm here and my friend Giorgio Volpi who's Italian is here too!
Saluti a tutti gli Italiani!
Ciao.

[ 01-04-2005, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: German Marin ]
 

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Posted by Gilbert Travin (Member # 2138) on 07-16-2004, 09:33 AM:
 
Hi Marja !

France is here ! see page 11 !

Where, in France, have you learned the projection-techniques ?

[ 07-19-2004, 02:09 AM: Message edited by: Gilbert Travin ]
 

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Posted by Andrew Jefferson (Member # 2565) on 07-28-2004, 11:49 AM:
 
G'day Ladies and Gents

I'm here representing Australia, from the yak i hear around the circuit a lot of us guys look here for useful info on running our booths. Thanks for the good work...
 

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Posted by David Buckley (Member # 2600) on 08-06-2004, 12:25 AM:
 
In the now customary manner, I guess I should introduce myself.

I live in the beautiful village of Oxford, North Canterbury, situated about 50kms NW of Christchurch, in New Zealand.

In my late teens I spent some time in art school (in the UK) doing 8mm and 16mm projects, which (apart from b/w photography and the obligatory camcorder) has been my entire film experience.

But, for my sins, I am now the Apprentice Projectionist at Oxford Movies.

Oxford Movies is about showing a movie in the town hall on a Saturday night every couple of weeks during the winter season. In summer folks are too busy workin', playin' or sunnin' to watch movies. Movies have been played in this hall since 1933, and before this hall in the old town hall (now well gone) since 1924. We know that silent movies were shown from 1880, but I dont know how frequent or reliable that very early stuff was. Admission to a movie is $5, thats 5NZD, which is a bit less than two bucks USD.

So yes, this is an intermittent, unpaid job.

My day jobs have been to do with IT, the internet, electronics, automation, security, theatre, rock and roll etc. I'm a licenced but inactive radio amateur.

In terms of my apprenticeship, I've yet to do my first changeover, the deep end looks like being Harry Potter, in just a couple of weeks time

Doubtless I will suck, in many respects. I've been reading this site over the past few days (icluding the entire forty odd page suckfest), and realise I have lots to learn about being a projectionist. My first goal is to get to be a projectionist, then I can learn and improve :-)

Fortunately, with many years of theatrical presentations behind me, I understand about deliving a quality professional show to paying punters. So I dont need an attitude readjustment - just skills aquisition and equipment improvement. That may be harder...

So thanks to all here, I've already learned loads that I would probably never have got as a hand-me-down trainee.

Oh yes - I got here researching about cyan soundtracks, which are soon coming our way.....
 

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Posted by Kevin Markwick (Member # 2698) on 10-31-2004, 05:12 PM:
 
If you're still counting..

Chalk another one up for dear old blightly. Been in the cinema my whole life, literally. Grew up in and now run the family business, a three screen cinema in the south of England.

Seen it go from one to two to three screens. From Peerless arcs, 2000ft spools and Western Electric valve amps to platters and Dolby Digital.

Have a look at our website wwww.picturehouseuckfield.com if your interested.

People assume if you own your own cinema you must be rolling in it. If only it were true.
 

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Posted by Jarrod Cocker (Member # 2773) on 11-02-2004, 06:31 AM:
 
Devonport - Tasmania - Australia

Yes - I live on that Tri-angle island, so the south of Main land Australia. Population of about 400,000

I Work as a Projectionist, in a Cinema that is relatively new - only 5 years old... Im hoping to post pics soon!

Any Q's, just ask
 

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Posted by Robert John Jeromson (Member # 2559) on 11-21-2004, 06:20 PM:
 
Christchurch - New Zealand, often referred to as The Garden City.

Nice place, great climate can get up to 30 degrees celcius here in the summer with relatively low humidity, only down side is that it can get as low as -4 in the winter.

Snowed here this year, for a couple of days. But beautiful at the moment.
 

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Posted by Christian Volpi (Member # 2370) on 12-29-2004, 12:25 PM:
 
Hey, I'm Italian! Hey, my last name is Volpi! Where's Giorgio? I need to meet that guy. Probably some long lost relative. Any family in Chicago?
 

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Posted by Ari Nordström (Member # 288) on 01-05-2005, 04:18 AM:
 
I guess it's never too late... or is it, after more than 4 years of posting? I'm Ari Nordström and live in Göteborg, Sweden, where I'm the head projectionist at the Draken cinema. This should mean at least four Swedes at Film Tech, even though I know of at least one more lurking around...

One of these days I'll post a bio in the "Who the Heck Are You?" thread.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-07-2005, 07:41 PM:
 
UPDATE!!!

EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline, Scotland
David Rigby, Manchester
William Phillips, Cardigan, Wales
Michael Hunt, Gloucester
Hugh McCullough, Old Coulsdon
Ben Wales, Southampton
Jonathan Worthing, Hereford
Steve Grimley, London
Duncan Smith, London
Howard Johnson, Worthing
Sandie Caffelle, Herefordshire
Dan Harris, Taunton
Robin Dorkin, Westcliff On Sea
Pete Evans, Church Stretton
Peter Hall, London
Les Brock, Chesham
Kevin Markwick, Uckfield

IRELAND
Brian Guckian, Dublin

FRANCE
Gilbert Travin, Villeurbanne

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin (now San Diego, CA)
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt
Torsten Jasper, Braunschweig

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

ITALY
Antonio Marcheselli, Florence
Ferdinando Innocenti, Genova
Marco Belluco, Breganze

SPAIN
Miguel Angel Martorell, Valencia

GREECE
Christos Mitsakis, Athens

CYPRUS
Demetris Thoupis, Aradippou

ROMANIA
Andrei Mihailescu, Bucharest

SLOVENIA
Polona Kuzman, Ljubljana

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist
Jack Bos, Gouda
Dennis Brocker, Gouda

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège
Serge Boschaerts, Schoten

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

NORWAY
Rune Haakonsen, Skien

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Göteborg
Patrik Becker, Stockholm
Joop de Gruiter, Lund
Ari Nordström, Göteborg

FINLAND
Marja Jarvio-Jolivet, Helsinki

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Baglow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia
Stephen Jones, Geelong, Victoria
Bill Langfield, Prospect
Chris Byrne, Kirwan
Jamie Sanson, Port Macquarie
David Kilderry, Melbourne
Crosley Carpenter, Eelabana
Paul Trimboli, Perth
Ian Bailey, Nambucca Heads
Andrew Jefferson, Newcastle
Jarrod Cocker, Devonport

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington
Warren Smith, Auckland
James Falloon, Christchurch
David Buckley, Oxford
Robert John Jeromson, Shirley

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario
Michael West, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Hale, Vancouver
Rick Long, Toronto
Jason Whyte, Victoria
Tom Petrov, Toronto
Jesse August, Winnipeg
Ron Keillor, Vancouver
Jannette McQueen, Saskatoon

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau (now Los Angeles, CA)

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas (now Mortara, Italy)
Elvis Navas, Caracas

ASIA

JAPAN
William Bunch, Misawa

NEPAL
Bhaskar Dhungana, Kathmandu

INDIA
Kamakshipalya Dhananjay, Bangalore

[ 01-09-2005, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Michael Schaffer ]
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-07-2005, 08:25 PM:
 
Manny is no longer in that foreign land. Why are Australia and New Zealand in a combined category and then separated? And why is the sentence "THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA) " grouped in with the New Zealand category? I think you should put much more effort into your list. Next time you will be BANNED!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-09-2005, 09:07 PM:
 
I thought Australia and New Zealand count as a continent. I looked it up and found that they are actually part of the continent "Oceania" of which I had never heard!
 

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Posted by Matthew Nock (Member # 1575) on 01-10-2005, 05:54 AM:
 
Michael,

from my understanding, Australia and New Zealand are both continents in their own right.. Oceania is a "region" much like "North America" generally covers Canada and Alaska as well, where as the USA only covers the 51 states.

Or maybe I am wrong - who knows - I hated geography!
 

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Posted by Christian Volpi (Member # 2370) on 01-10-2005, 11:44 AM:
 
51 states?
 

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Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 01-10-2005, 11:46 AM:
 
I live in a state of confusion..
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-10-2005, 03:54 PM:
 
Matthew: Canada is not a state. Alaska, however, is. Still, there are only 50 US states.

Apparently there are differing ideas of what a continent actually is. All those models do combine Australia and New Zealand into one continent. I think NZ alone wouldn't be enough to make a whole continent. In school in Germany I learnt the 5 continent model: Europe, Asia, America, Africa, Australia. Somehow they always forgot NZ or maybe they didn't think all the islands like NZ or in the Pacific didn't belong to a continent, I don't remember.

North and South America form a continuous land mass and should be seen as one continent, I think. Even though the connection in the middle is very thin. But it does serve a very important purpose: if that connection snaps, South America will drift off southwards and eventually fall off the edge of the earth.
 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 01-11-2005, 01:53 AM:
 

quote: Michael Schaffer

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Apparently there are differing ideas of what a continent actually is

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quote: Michael Schaffer

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But it does serve a very important purpose: if that connection snaps, South America will drift off southwards and eventually fall off the edge of the earth.

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My guess from its motion since Pangea is that unless Sam Chavez & Mark Gulbrandsen get busy & design & fabricate a bracket for it, South America when it breaks off will get all jammed up between North America & Africa. Unless you get lucky, when something falls or breaks off, it always gets jammed up in something else.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-12-2005, 08:38 AM:
 
Look at the pictures carefully. You will see that South America has always drifted away from Africa towards the bottom left corner of the Earth. This has first been noted as a problem during the Cretaceous when, as you can see, South America was separate from North America which itself is not in danger because it is attached to the Arctic which has a solid connection to the Earth. That's when they decided to attach South America to the Northern part.

A similar problem faces Australia, but since it is a relatively small continent with only a few people and some very funny-looking animals living there, it isn't really so important.
Its only function is that counterbalances the left side a little.
So eventually, when it gets too close to the Earth's edge, they will probably attach it to Asia with a cable or something similar.
Africa doesn't face these problems because it is in the middle of the Earth. Contrary to popular opinion, the Earth is not flat, it is actually sloping downwards a little bit at the edges, but that doesn't matter if you are in the middle.
 

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Posted by Jason Evenden (Member # 2951) on 01-13-2005, 08:10 PM:
 
I hail from Notting Hill , London(no NOT the theatre in the movie of the same name!...)
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-13-2005, 08:17 PM:
 
Earth does not have corners. It is round. Well actually it is a bit oval-ish, but still no corners!
 

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Posted by Dick Twentyman (Member # 2746) on 01-14-2005, 10:43 PM:
 
Just noticed this thread, so Dick Twentyman, Geelong, Australia reporting as ordered, Sir!
 

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Posted by Thomas Jonsson (Member # 1902) on 02-18-2005, 02:56 PM:
 
OK, one more Swede. I´m Thomas Jonsson, and I live
in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden. The town was
Danish until late 16-hundreds, named after Danish
king Kristian with "stad"(town) added.

I run a single theater in nearby town Bromolla. The
auditorium is THX certified with all digital sound
systems. Could also run 70mm until about 7 years ago.

Thomas
 

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Posted by Kristin H. Bode (Member # 3067) on 03-23-2005, 08:32 AM:
 
Hello,

I'm sorry, to tell you that I'm just another German Projectionist from Frankfurt /Main, but if it makes it more interesting I am originally from a small town called Peine, which happens to be situated next to Braunschweig, which is also already on the list.
;o) Pretty funny because out of three other Germans I got links to 2 of them. ....hmm... Should I mention that my ex is from berlin?....better not

Anyway, I am a part time projectionist since 2001 when I came to frankfurt for Student purposes. Since then I learn by every day that, although U thought U made every possible mistake on projection, there will be still some left, which U had not to cope with, since they happen.

But I think that was enough of me by now

Greetz Kristin Hanna Bode

[ 03-31-2005, 05:33 PM: Message edited by: Kristin H. Bode ]
 

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Posted by Joop de Gruiter (Member # 84) on 03-29-2005, 12:30 PM:
 
Ah, I'm already in the list. I'm born in The Netherlands but have never worked there as a projectionist. I would say that New Zealand and Australia are the same continent. That's what I've been taught.

[ 03-29-2005, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Joop de Gruiter ]
 

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Posted by Tom McGill (Member # 3075) on 04-08-2005, 12:00 AM:
 
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan - Most Central province in Canada. Population 997,000 people (roughly). Has the lowest populated province in Western Canada, drinks the most beer per capita in all of Western Canada Nothing beets an ice cold Canadian or in absence of Canadian, Pilsner would do...
 

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Posted by Kris Dirix (Member # 3012) on 04-19-2005, 01:54 AM:
 
Hi Michael,

Two Belgians on the menber list is not much, so, you may add a 3rd.



Grtz, Kris
 

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Posted by Gordon Leslie (Member # 139) on 04-30-2005, 08:03 AM:
 
G'day Michael
Yep count me in another aussie!
Fremantle , Western Australia.
 

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Posted by Glen Rich (Member # 1150) on 05-02-2005, 05:40 AM:
 
G'day Michael,
From Cottesloe but have moved 8 Km up the highway to Nedlands Western Australia.
To our peers, Australia is a continent whilst New Zealand is made up of 2 main islands several thousand kilometres east of Australias south east coast.
The confusion could be from: a)that NZ was a colony of New South Wales, an Australian state for a short period of the 18th century, the poor buggers.
b)that Australians and Kiwis have been fighting and dying together fighting other peoples wars for the length of our joint national histories.
c)that Kiwis didn't until very recently need a passport to get into Australia, so there are a hell of a lot of them here!
 

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Posted by Paer Hoegberg (Member # 3133) on 05-03-2005, 11:43 PM:
 
Hello
My Name is Pär Högberg.

I have worked as a projectionist since 1985 in Borlänge, a middle sized town in the center of Sweden (approx 46000 people).

Today in a 4-screen cinema built in 2004.
 

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Posted by Justin Warren Goodrich (Member # 3139) on 05-05-2005, 02:04 AM:
 
San Diego...gotta love the place!
 

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Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 05-30-2005, 04:54 AM:
 
I am from Austria. Do NOT mess up with Australia! Austria is in Europe, between Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. Besides we do NOT have any kangaroos. Maybe when I tell you that Austrians yodel quite often, maybe you know where I am from.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 05-30-2005, 04:59 PM:
 
I think I was in Rosenbach as a kid. My father's side of the family is from the Steiermark. Don't remember much about the place though except there was a nice castle. But then every town there has one. In any case, there should be plates on the buildings we visited or stayed in, commemorating the event. Since Austrians (or half-Austrians, as you can see on the left) are ususally really good-looking (here is one more example), you should also send in a member pic.
 

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Posted by Jason Greek (Member # 3159) on 05-30-2005, 05:04 PM:
 
Canada, eh!

 

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Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 05-30-2005, 10:54 PM:
 
I like how the only label on the above map is for Hawaii. Is it colored different from the other 49 states for any particular reason?
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 05-31-2005, 03:17 AM:
 

 

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Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 05-31-2005, 03:23 AM:
 

quote: Michael Schaffer

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Since Austrians (or half-Austrians, as you can see on the left) are ususally really good-looking (here is one more example), you should also send in a member pic.

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Well, Michael, I already sent one, and our grand exalted master will put it right here
 

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Posted by Janne Salminen (Member # 3162) on 06-01-2005, 07:27 AM:
 
Hello!

One more member from Finland(small country between Sweden and Russia). I've been visiting this site for a few years and finally decided to register. So,this is actually my first post. The company I'm working for,Finnkino,is based in Vantaa which is next to the capital city Helsinki. The company runs 118 screens in Finland and the baltic countries(Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). I've been working here since -91,as a sound-technician.
 

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Posted by Jason Greek (Member # 3159) on 06-01-2005, 07:27 AM:
 

quote: Jeremy Jorgenson

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I like how the only label on the above map is for Hawaii. Is it colored different from the other 49 states for any particular reason?

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Haven't a clue why the map is the way it is, it was just the first one i came to, to be honest, i was only looking for a clear map showing nova scotia compared to the rest of canada! but you know, a good world map would help show where exactly everybody is that we're talking to...
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 06-01-2005, 02:01 PM:
 
Good idea!


Janne - I believe I met your chief engineer a few years ago in Berlin. I can't remember his name now, but I do remember he favors installing the speakers above the screen, and we discussed that and the DTS subtitling system. I worked together with Torkell Saetervadet from Oslo, you probably know him too.
 

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Posted by Jason Greek (Member # 3159) on 06-01-2005, 07:52 PM:
 
That's not exactly what I meant... but oh well...
 

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Posted by Janne Salminen (Member # 3162) on 06-02-2005, 12:15 AM:
 
Hello Michael!

Yes, I know Torkell very well. Have not spoken to to him in a couple months now, he seems to be travelling all over the world all the time. Actually, Michael, I think we have also met a couple years ago in Amsterdam/Cinema Expo. Yes, we do favor putting our speakers above the screen.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 06-03-2005, 06:47 AM:
 
I never went to Cine Expo in Amsterdam! What was the name of your boss again? Assuming the gentleman I met was actually your boss. I think he was the chief engineer of FinnKino.
BTW I met Torkell at ShoWest this year.
 

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Posted by Janne Salminen (Member # 3162) on 06-03-2005, 07:11 AM:
 
Ok! Then we probably never met . You might have met with Ari Salenius, he's my boss. Or maybe you've met Ari(Jaska)Saarinen, he's also with Finnkino and he's been travelling around a lot.
Have a nice weekend!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 06-03-2005, 07:38 AM:
 
Ari Saarinen rings a bell. I have to look through my collection of business cards, but I am pretty sure that was who I met. Big dude with dark hair. We met in Berlin 3 years ago during the opening of the "Alhambra", he was towed in by Torkell and we spent an afternoon watching demo reels. Say hello from me.
 

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Posted by Steven C Y Chan (Member # 2967) on 06-03-2005, 09:23 AM:
 
Finally get these post... Steven from Hong Kong, a small place which people always think they know a lot (I don't )but actually most people know nothing (including me ). Learning a lot around and still study how to make better. Most update famous unkown things is we get our first digital cinema equipments, we use a Dolby DMA-8 for our Dolby CP-650 which got 4 AES input (yes, we even get connectors from the ex-I/O card), installer say they install a lot around asia with these config. Second is no one (I means NO ONE) here using film cleaner. Even equipment providers (we only get 3 in our area) say nothing on it.
 

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Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 06-03-2005, 01:48 PM:
 

quote: Steven C Y Chan

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Second is no one (I means NO ONE) here using film cleaner.

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quote: Steven C Y Chan

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...they use 'oil' to lub the get and even pull some oil on the film...

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I've seen incidents where mineral oil was used to "lubricate" print film. Wherever there was abrasion of the protective gelatin top layer of the emulsion, the oil got into the emulsion structure and actually leached the oil-soluble dyes from the film, causing green or yellow spots in the image. The effect was aggravated by the radiant energy of the projector lamp. When wiped off the film with a white tissue, the oil was colored magenta, from the dye it had removed from the film.

NEVER use mineral oil (e.g., projector oil) to "lubricate" film.
 

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Posted by Steven C Y Chan (Member # 2967) on 06-08-2005, 06:31 PM:
 
Yes John, that seen happened before, when I join these company, my chief had notice all projectionists not to do it or 'go away'. Yesterday our manager told me I can start to try order film guard, hope will helpful to us.
 

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Posted by Brian Hogan (Member # 940) on 07-14-2005, 08:57 PM:
 
hey what up!? im originally from columbus, ohio in the states. there i ran a 6, 8, 18, 24 and 30 plex. been in the game for nine years now, two thirds spent in management, the other third in projection. recently relocated to auckland, new zealand where i find myself back in the booth.

i dont know if anyone here in new zealand uses film cleaner either. ive asked what happens when a dirty print is noticed and i get told that ya hold a rag with either wax remover or IPA on it on the print for the whole show. i am trying to convince them it is in their best interest to invest in a film cleaner and film-guard, as all of our prints look quite dirty.

other than that, new zealand is awesome and im really glad that i came down here. sheep rock!
 

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Posted by Brett Enright (Member # 3497) on 12-14-2005, 04:33 PM:
 
Hello add me to the Australia list also.

Teesdale is about 40km west of Geelong in Victoria. We have no cinema, it's a town of about 800 people. We have had portable drive-ins set up in the Equestrian Cenetre at the end of the road however - 'Reels on the Run'.

And Peter is right about sunny Australia, it never rains here in the driest continent on the planet (I think). And yes, the best weather for a drive-in!
 

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Posted by Bruno Cester (Member # 2786) on 01-26-2006, 04:49 PM:
 
Yes, another Aussie! I live in Korumburra (Aboriginal for Blow Fly)which is situated 2hrs drive SE of Melbourne.It is a beautiful part of the world with rolling hills, not far from the beach (20min)and there's always lots to do. Cheers, Bruno
 

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Posted by Robert Krotz (Member # 3654) on 03-01-2006, 09:32 PM:
 
Yep, another aussie (we is taking over).
Live in Melbourne, work everywhere ( in Victoria )
chasing defendants and visiting projection rooms when the time allows. (ps. I am looking for casual work in Melbourne to keep my hand in)see my "who the heck are you".
 

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Posted by Cameron Glendinning (Member # 3516) on 06-14-2006, 07:31 AM:
 
<------- yet another Australian, from Sydney, projectionist , I've worked in over 50 cinemas over the past 20 years, mostly in Sydney but also briefly in London, England.
I have also worked in film production as a cinematographer & Director and have also custom built a few cinema speaker systems. My latest speaker was a 1/4 wavelength subwoofers.
I also know alot about restoring old altec boxes & believe me when I say that it is better to restore than replace.



[ 08-22-2006, 07:46 AM: Message edited by: Cameron Glendinning ]
 

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Posted by Nick Scott (Member # 2850) on 07-01-2006, 12:08 AM:
 
Yet another aussie
Ive been around the industry for about 10yrs and it still amazes me one way or another
And i used 2 work with cameron above hes a great sub designer.
Maybe all of the aussie film-techers should have a get 2gether sometime? just a thought.
Bye for now.
 

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Posted by John Caswell (Member # 4024) on 10-17-2006, 02:14 PM:
 
Hi, one more for England. I've been a projectionist for just over 3 years now, working at a 4 screen cinema in Liverpool (the smallest screen doubles as a gallery/event space) and galleries.
 

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Posted by Mark Thomas Walker (Member # 4149) on 01-29-2007, 07:39 PM:
 
Hi, I'm Australian too. Victorian.
I've worked at:
Oasis Cinemas, Swan Hill.
Kino Cinemas, Collins Street Melbourne.
Odeon Swiss Cottage, London.
Odeon Barnet, London.
Hoyts Victoria Gardens (albeit briefly).
Nova Cinemas, Carlton.
 

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Posted by Gilles Elbhar (Member # 3719) on 02-05-2007, 06:45 PM:
 
I am a french.

0 -) 5 years old : French guyana

5 -) 25 years old : Africa west
(including 4 month in UK. One year in belgium)

25 -) 45 years old : France ( have working 45 theatres )

(I am projectionist because my father was army projectionist)
 

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Posted by Gilles Elbhar (Member # 3719) on 02-09-2007, 04:00 PM:
 
And I have worked here:

Theatre number of rooms City

Grand odeon - 2 - Monpellier
Rex - 1 - Montpellier
Gaumont Comedie - 7- Montpellier
Casino - 1- Palavas
Forum - 2- Grande Motte
Gaumont - 8- Renne
Gaumont Libertée - 6- Toulon
Cyrano Bergerac - 1 - Sannois
Grands Pavois - 4 - Paris
Publicis St germain - 1- Paris
Publicis Matignon (Club Gaumont) - 1- Paris
Publicis Elysées - 2- Paris
Gaumont Alesia - 7- Paris
Gaumont Ouest - 7- Paris
Gaumont Parnasse - 7- Paris
Gaumont Colisé - 3- Paris
Gaumont Champs Elysées - 1 - Paris
Gaumont les Halles - 5 - Paris
Gaumont Opéra - 5 - Paris
MK2 Nation - 4 - Paris
MK2 Hautefeuille - 4 - Paris
7 Parnassiens - 7 - Paris
Elysée Lincoln - 3 - Paris
Caumartins - 5 - Paris
Epée de Bois - 2 - Paris
3 Luxembourgs - 3 - Paris
Megarama Royal Palace - 4 - Nogent sur Marne
Normandy - 1 - Vaucraisson
Les Cinoches - 3 - Ris Orangis
Cinéma Jean-Louis Barrault - 1 - Ris Orangis
Rotonde - 3 - Etampe
Elysé - 4 - Chantilly
France 2 (room vision) - 2 - Paris
UGC Danton - 4 - Paris
UGC Odéon - 4 - Paris
UGC Opéra - 4 - Paris
UGC Nomandie - 4 - Paris
UGC Champs Elysée - 1 - Paris
UGC Biarritz - 7 - Paris
UGC Triumph - 4 - Paris
UGC Gobelin - 7 - Paris
UGC Lyon Bastille - 7 - Paris
UGC Monparnasse - 7 - Paris
UGC Maillot - 4 - Paris
UGC George V - 11 - Paris
 

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Posted by Justin Gorka (Member # 3727) on 04-13-2007, 01:42 PM:
 
Ok finally got round to it!
I've been a Technician (general dogs body) with Cineworld in the UK of 5 years now. Love the job and consider myself to be pretty much a perfectionist. I've upset a few managers with the NO word when I've been too busy to change a toilet light bulb, but think my 14 screen booth is pretty well run.
I'm now in Ashton-Under-Lyne near Manchester, England but have also been in Swindon's 12 screen (where we did the Dolby Beta test for their DLP server), and Llandudo's 9 screener.
No problems with the company (apart from the usual gripes) and look forward to many years of using real film (Digital is still too immature, in my opinion).
 

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Posted by Jonas Soderqvist (Member # 4251) on 04-30-2007, 04:58 AM:
 
Well...

I'm Swedish.

I work at Astoria Cinemas brand new (well, september last yer) cinema in Sickla, Stockholm. Apparently we are the only ones in Sweden who is using Christie machines, so I thought it might be a good idea to check in here and read some tips on how to use those monsters.

I also work at the art house cinema Zita and occasionally at a small cinema called Refelxen, in Kärrtorp (nice info for all you Swedes here...)
 

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Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 05-05-2007, 01:47 AM:
 
I'm in Perth, Currambine to be exact for all the Perthites out there.. all 3 or so of them. Perth is the one that doesn't get rain every day. (See: Melbourne)

Trying to break into the industry, before film officially dies at chain cinemas. It's hard to show your passion on paper.

Belgian beer is pretty choice IMHO

Perth film-techians should organize an outing!
 

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Posted by Steve Maggs (Member # 444) on 05-16-2007, 10:45 PM:
 
I'm in Brisbane Australia.
I have worked in Sydney at
Village 4 Parramatta
Hayden High Street Penrith
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace at Cremorne (with a number of film-tech members)
Reading Cinemas in Dubbo (in the middle of NSW)
The Oatmill Cinema Complex at Mt Gambier (in South Australia)
In Brisbane...
Hawthorne, Balmoral, Southbank and Victoria Point Complexes.
 

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Posted by Jonathan Akrigg (Member # 4306) on 06-07-2007, 09:59 PM:
 
I'm also from Brisbane. I say 'from', as I have been working at a great cinema chain here in Auckland since early January. I am leaving for Texas next week for a 3 week holiday, then back to my previous job at a 16-plex in Brisbane in July.. Can't wait to get back to Brisi.
 

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Posted by Rob Hibbitt (Member # 1584) on 06-21-2007, 12:54 PM:
 
Another from the UK - Bishops stortford - near stansted airport.

projection manager for empire 6 screener!
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 06-21-2007, 03:24 PM:
 
Michael,

I'm embarrassed to say that until tonight, I've never read this thread until just now and found it thoroughly entertaining.

Although I currently am only about 20km from your best friend in Aachen (great city, btw) in Eupen, Belgium...I actually also hail from the Emerald City of Sydney.

John
 

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Posted by Phil Blake (Member # 2012) on 07-12-2007, 05:20 AM:
 
Same as John I have only just stumbled onto this.... I am located in Esperance (named after a French ship in the 1700's) a remote south east town of 14,000 in western Australia about 500 miles from anywhere big. We boast the worlds best beaches.
used to spend many hours out fishing .

yours truly salmon fishing here (the one in the middle)


Google earth us on Esperance AU or 33deg 51.41S 121deg 53.21 E and skip along the coast .
 

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Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 07-28-2007, 03:00 PM:
 
John Wilson, what the hell are you doing in Eupen ?
Actually I live in Liège, just a few kilometers from Eupen.

Cheers
 

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Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 09-24-2007, 04:45 AM:
 
I'm from Chicagoland ... but from September 27, 2007 until sometime in December 2008 or January 2009 I'll be living in Krakow, Poland ... so if an update happens between now & then, count me in the Poland column.
 

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Posted by Peter David Bruce (Member # 4447) on 12-03-2007, 09:23 AM:
 
another brit,

worked for Empire Cinemas as a projectionist for 4 months and loving it. 6 screens, biggest seating over 500 people. I think.

Good stuff.
 

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Posted by Tuomas Merila (Member # 4578) on 12-12-2007, 03:12 PM:
 
Here comes my first post - I guess this is the best possible thread for it... so, in addition to reporting my non-US-ness I'll tell a bit about myself and the place I come from as well.

So, for starters - I'm Finnish, more precisely from the town of Oulu in northern Finland. This is about the fifth or so largest town in Finland (I don't know what the current exact figure is) with about a little less than 150000 inhabitants.

I really don't do projection or other movies related work for living, being employed full time as a computer programmer. I'm, however, very interested in movie technology as long as it remains distant enough from working with computers - meaning that when there is no more film to project in this world, I'm also probably going to visit movie theatres just as a paying customer any more. That, however, is still (I believe) more than decade away so I will be around for quite a while more...

Anyway, since I don't work regularly with projection or film technology, my experience with the field comes mostly from temporary booths set up for festivals as well as seldom used booths that usually only come alive for festival screenings or other special events.

I got started with this stuff about five years ago when a friend, who was working as a projectionist, agreed to train me with basic projector operation and film handling skills. After being trained my first more-or-less regular film activity was running shows for the local film club using a portable 35mm projector - a thing that I also did do until about a year ago when that club went inactive and has remained that way so far.

After getting started with the portable, I got enchanted by this field of work and more and more entangled into it By now I spend at least about a week or two every year as a projectionist on different festivals and also do some random projection gigs here and there when I'm asked to. Also, for the past four years I've been more or less responsible of the technical wellbeing of one projection booth that is not used by anyone else than one festival I'm involved with - once a year, for a couple of days only. Me or the festival don't really own the booth but since its actual owner doesn't have any use for it - its regular screenings ended more than 15 years ago - its up to the festival (and me) to see that everything still works. And mostly it does, although the equipment in the booth is largely original, dating from mid-1950s - except for a recent exchange of the oringal monophonic sound and tube amplifier to a slightly more modern dolby system for this years festival...

Anyway, since for some reason most projectors around here seem to be Cinemeccanicas, I've mostly worked with them - more precisely, I have experience on Victoria models IV/E, 5 and 12 plus the portable version of the last, Portacine. Apart from the Victorias, I have been running films on an Ernemann 15 on some festivals too. Also, some 16mm machines but they are hardly worth mentioning separately.

Ok, I guess this is enough ranting for now. Hopefully there will soon be a picture of me next to this message, with one of the Victoria IV/E:s from "my" booth on the background

--Tuomas
 

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Posted by Sebastian Binz (Member # 4567) on 01-29-2008, 05:13 PM:
 
Im from Hennef, Germany, located just a few miles south of Cologne.
At the local community cinema I work in the booth and do whatever needs to be done...
A couple of years ago I spent a year in Faribault, MN and did a couple of trips through several states of the US.
If one of you guys should ever stop by at our cinema, you are gladly invited to a local beer (calles Kölsch), of course!
 

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Posted by Poon Limpapun (Member # 4551) on 01-31-2008, 02:06 AM:
 
I'm from Bangkok Thailand and our chain has 20 locations through out the country with almost 300 screens. We've recently upgraded 10% of the screens to 2K and more are coming along. We only get 20 digital titles per year here so that doesnt really help. Anyway, it has gone up to around 60 titles so a decision is subjected to be made in ShoWest.

We've won an award 3 years ago from ShoWest and something 5 years ago in CineAsia. If you guys are ever in Thailand, just drop me a message and I'll be very happy to show you around our theaters.



[ 02-10-2009, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Poon Limpapun ]
 

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Posted by Andres Briano (Member # 4621) on 02-03-2008, 12:13 PM:
 
Add another country to the list! Buenos Aires, Argentina, PRESENT!
 

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Posted by Stu Jamieson (Member # 4626) on 02-12-2008, 06:13 AM:
 
Add another Aussie here. I'm (more or less) in Brisbane.
 

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Posted by Danial Simmonds (Member # 4638) on 03-23-2008, 11:14 AM:
 
Hi,

Danial Adam Simmonds
Born in U.K, Sent to Malaysia,

Add Malaysia to your list...
We are just right between Thailand and Singapore cant miss us!
 

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Posted by Ben Linley (Member # 4879) on 07-15-2008, 08:08 PM:
 
Hey

I'm Ben and I'm new to the forums. I am writing from London, Ontario, Canada.
 

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Posted by Scott Ling (Member # 4902) on 08-01-2008, 04:27 AM:
 
Hi all,

Another one from the UK (the northern bit).

Worked part time with the company (Odeon) for 19 years now. Real day job is a software engineer. Finally had a part time tech vacancy come up, so I'm now in training

Cheers

Scott
 

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Posted by Weerachai Suttipanich (Member # 3834) on 08-16-2008, 08:34 AM:
 
My name is Weerachai I like see open air cinema when I was young in my hometown














This is I like Magic of Thailand
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-16-2008, 02:20 PM:
 
All that trouble to setup the equipment for The Love Guru???
 

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Posted by Richard Curtis (Member # 4915) on 09-03-2008, 04:27 AM:
 
I am happy to report as another member of Team GB (for Olympic purposes)... or England if we're talking football/saints days!

I work in Liverpool, and yes I have met Sir Paul McCartney, but it was only to shake his hand and be given a LIPA tie-pin.

For more confusion on what us Brits are called and where we're from, there is an article on Wikipedia titled British_Isles_(terminology).
 

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Posted by Sally Ann Burgess (Member # 4746) on 09-19-2008, 09:30 PM:
 
Kia Ora from New Zealand.
I am still technically British since I don't have my Kiwi passport yet, so I am half Pom, half Kiwi. Or Piwi.
 

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Posted by Alan Plester (Member # 852) on 02-04-2009, 04:18 AM:
 
Banbury in Oxfordshire England, Home of the famous banbury cross and the nursery ryme that goes with it, " ride a cock horse to banbury cross " ect. My home was a twin screener for nearly 20 years and worked various shows on days off, dedication or what?. Sadly out of the business now but would love to get back, I now live in Great Yarmouth England.
 

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Posted by Janusz Antkiewicz (Member # 5118) on 02-06-2009, 01:31 PM:
 
Hello to all of you!
Name as posted to the left. I'm from Poland (actually I ran a search on "Poland" on these fora and what I've found out doesn't put my country in good light - all the more reason for you to pay a visit and make sure it's all not true ).

I've been working as a projectionist for 1,5 year in one of the leading cinema chains in Poland (Christie P35GPS; 10 auditoriums). Maybe not as much as a projectionist but merely a "button-pusher" but decided to become a full-time professional -long way to go, right?
 

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Posted by Elia Orselli (Member # 4673) on 02-10-2009, 08:50 AM:
 
Hello!
I'm from Imola near by Bologna (where I study modern history) in Italy.

I am a volunteer at the "Cinema Cappuccini" in my town.
 

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Posted by John Stevens (Member # 5211) on 07-02-2009, 06:28 AM:
 
Hi i am also from New Zealand, but the North Island.
Small 2 screen independent cinema.
I am the operations manager/chief projectionist.
We run 2 Victoria 5's (with full feature reels)and a Cinemaccanica platter
Cheers
 

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Posted by Bastiaan Fleerkate (Member # 3826) on 10-10-2009, 10:52 AM:
 
Representing The Netherlands...

Bastiaan!!!!

Imaginary crowd cheering...

I've worked in cinema's for over 5 years. Started when I was 17 years old.
Currently working in a cinema with 5 screens... all 35mm baby!

For Dutch speaking persons, here is the Dutch film-tech page.
http://www.film-tech.nl
 

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Posted by Elise Brandt (Member # 5552) on 12-30-2009, 05:57 AM:
 
Ouch. Very few fellow Scandinavians but as someone so eloquently put it, loving to be a minority. So hi *waves* from Finland. We run a family-based operation in Kuusankoski (or Kouvola, the bigger city that just swallowed us whole and tries to take over), been running the same three-auditorium theater since it opened in 1985 and going strong. Just converted the two biggest auditoriums into digital with the whole 3D thing'n all.

We are proud to be a very small theater with a strong loyal customer base and exceptional quality in both customer service and overall experience. To pair that with the best possible technology available to us is only natural.

I am glad to have stumbled upon such a forum, I have a gut feeling this place is going to be invaluable when dealing with the new digital stuff we've just begun to learn about, really. Already had two hard drives fail

So greetings to all. Looking forward to heated and not-so heated discussions with you.

And how do I get my picture up...
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 12-30-2009, 06:24 PM:
 
Very important...please note: you need to read the post below.



(double post)
 

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 12-30-2009, 06:25 PM:
 
Hi Elise and welcome.

To get a picture over there <------ just post it in the member pictures sticky thread just below this one or email it to Brad.

Have fun!
 

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Posted by Elise Brandt (Member # 5552) on 12-31-2009, 01:32 AM:
 
Thank you John, turns out I did do the correct thing

Like a good girl I read the FAQ and some threads before I sent my registration request, I especially liked the last bit on the forum rules. Had me giggling through the work night.
 

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Posted by Jussi Siponen (Member # 5572) on 01-16-2010, 03:53 PM:
 
Mikkeli, Finland

Hi, another Finn here.

Spotting Elise <waves> made me finally register, have been lurking around for a while now.

I'm Jussi - IT sysadmin and programmer by day and part time cinema guy since 1993.

The two cinemas in Mikkeli are both owned by the Luukkonen family. Kinolinna has two auditoriums, 216 and 63 seats - both are currently film only but we'll be installing digital to the smaller one Q1-Q2/2010. Ritz has 242 seats and is digital only (Barco DP-1500, Dolby DSS100/DSP100 and XpanD 3D) since March 2009. Ca. 53'000 admissions last year, both cinemas combined.

Of the hired employees I'm currently the senior projectionist. I'm also the developer of our POS software, which we also sell to other independent cinemas (currently Mikkeli, Oulu, Kuusankoski, Kotka and Lappeenranta).
 

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Posted by Brent Francis (Member # 5008) on 07-09-2010, 07:28 AM:
 
Brent Francis from Toronto, Canada. Work for Technicolor. Sorry I haven't put a picture up, but it might break the screen. Peace
 

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Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 5864) on 09-11-2010, 08:59 PM:
 
Hello
Rangiora,North Canterbury, New Zealand

 

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Posted by Andres Briano (Member # 4621) on 02-23-2011, 01:01 PM:
 

quote: Michael Schaffer

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UPDATE!!!

EUROPE

UK
Michael Brown, Bradford
Dick Vaughn, Bradford
Stephen Furley, Croydon
Leo Enticknap, York
Michael Harlow, Faversham
Mike Rendall, Southampton
Bernard Tonks, Cranleigh
Darren Briggs, Haxby
Pete Naples, Dunfermline, Scotland
David Rigby, Manchester
William Phillips, Cardigan, Wales
Michael Hunt, Gloucester
Hugh McCullough, Old Coulsdon
Ben Wales, Southampton
Jonathan Worthing, Hereford
Steve Grimley, London
Duncan Smith, London
Howard Johnson, Worthing
Sandie Caffelle, Herefordshire
Dan Harris, Taunton
Robin Dorkin, Westcliff On Sea
Pete Evans, Church Stretton
Peter Hall, London
Les Brock, Chesham
Kevin Markwick, Uckfield

IRELAND
Brian Guckian, Dublin

FRANCE
Gilbert Travin, Villeurbanne

GERMANY
Michael Schaffer, Berlin (now San Diego, CA)
Christian Appelt, Frankfurt
Torsten Jasper, Braunschweig

SWITZERLAND
Mike Baer, Winterthur
Jean-Michel Grin, Geneva

ITALY
Antonio Marcheselli, Florence
Ferdinando Innocenti, Genova
Marco Belluco, Breganze

SPAIN
Miguel Angel Martorell, Valencia

GREECE
Christos Mitsakis, Athens

CYPRUS
Demetris Thoupis, Aradippou

ROMANIA
Andrei Mihailescu, Bucharest

SLOVENIA
Polona Kuzman, Ljubljana

THE NETHERLANDS
Rob van Ede, Zeist
Jack Bos, Gouda
Dennis Brocker, Gouda

BELGIUM
Lionel Fouillen, Liège
Serge Boschaerts, Schoten

DENMARK
Per Hauberg, Malling
Thomas Hauerslev
Henning Anderson, Esbjerg

NORWAY
Rune Haakonsen, Skien

SWEDEN
Gunnar Johansson, Göteborg
Patrik Becker, Stockholm
Joop de Gruiter, Lund
Ari Nordström, Göteborg

FINLAND
Marja Jarvio-Jolivet, Helsinki

RUSSIA
Elena Solovyova, Voronezh

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA
Peter Berrett, Melbourne
Stan Gunn, Melbourne
Brad Haven, Fremantle
Lindsay Morris, Darlington
Matthew Peters, Melbourne
Matthew Nock, Sale
Kevin Baglow, Yeppoon
Stephen Brown, Newcastle
John Spooner, South Australia
Stephen Jones, Geelong, Victoria
Bill Langfield, Prospect
Chris Byrne, Kirwan
Jamie Sanson, Port Macquarie
David Kilderry, Melbourne
Crosley Carpenter, Eelabana
Paul Trimboli, Perth
Ian Bailey, Nambucca Heads
Andrew Jefferson, Newcastle
Jarrod Cocker, Devonport

NEW ZEALAND
David Favel, Asburton
Paul Cassidy, Auckland
Craig Hanham, Wellington
Warren Smith, Auckland
James Falloon, Christchurch
David Buckley, Oxford
Robert John Jeromson, Shirley

THE AMERICAS (EXCEPT USA)

CANADA
Gordon McLeod, Toronto
Daryl C. W. O'Shea, Hamilton, Ontario
Jim Alexander, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Chris Brunton, Nappanee, Ontario
Michael West, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Hale, Vancouver
Rick Long, Toronto
Jason Whyte, Victoria
Tom Petrov, Toronto
Jesse August, Winnipeg
Ron Keillor, Vancouver
Jannette McQueen, Saskatoon

THE BAHAMAS
Manny Knowles, Nassau (now Los Angeles, CA)

BRAZIL
Luciano Brigite, Sao Paulo

VENEZUELA
German Marin, Caracas (now Mortara, Italy)
Elvis Navas, Caracas

ASIA

JAPAN
William Bunch, Misawa

NEPAL
Bhaskar Dhungana, Kathmandu

INDIA
Kamakshipalya Dhananjay, Bangalore

[ 01-09-2005, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Michael Schaffer ]

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Update please... We haven´t seen a new list since 05!
 

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Posted by Marin Zorica (Member # 1716) on 03-29-2011, 03:21 AM:
 
I am from Croatia, so if any of you are going to hollidays here let me know, specialy if you are woman hehe
 

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Posted by Ian Parfrey (Member # 5122) on 03-29-2011, 04:02 AM:
 
I'm from a smallish state in Australia called Queensland. Here, we have the best pies and the worst beer, the best climate and the worst sport, the best women and the worst mother-in-laws, the best koalas and the nastiest snakes, the best projectionists and the worst beer... and yes, the beer IS that bad!

'Queensland - Get yer arse over here.'
 

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Posted by Mike Rivest (Member # 5500) on 03-29-2011, 06:22 PM:
 
Canada (Montreal,QC) the home of Hockey
 

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Posted by Elia Orselli (Member # 4673) on 04-02-2011, 12:18 PM:
 
Hi!
I'm from northern Italy, near Bologna
 

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Posted by Joris Springer (Member # 4175) on 09-15-2011, 06:25 PM:
 
Hi there, I am from Almere, The Netherlands .
 

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Posted by Manuel Fantoni (Member # 6782) on 02-18-2012, 07:23 PM:
 
Hello, I am from Italy, too!!!

So, greetings from Italy to all of you!!
 

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Posted by Ross McLaughlin (Member # 6774) on 03-12-2012, 06:29 PM:
 
Hello from Worthing, UK

I'm the full-time projectionist at an independent 2-screen cinema, celebrating its 101st birthday next month (April 7th). We currently run a Victoria 5 & Victoria 8.
 

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Posted by John Stevens (Member # 5211) on 07-21-2012, 01:18 AM:
 
Hi i am from Whitianga on the Coromandel Pennisula, slightly West of Auckland.
Operations Manager/Chief Projectionist of a two screen cinema, still 35mm and using Platter and large reels on 2x Victoria 5 Cinnemaccanica that have built in rewinders.
Bugger,....forgot that i already posted in this section AARGGHH!!
 

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Posted by Yuri Burovnikov (Member # 7216) on 10-22-2012, 05:23 AM:
 
Hello from Russia, Obninsk!
We have no bears on the streets, but a lot of prehistoric 16/35mm monsters in prehistoric buildings.
 

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Posted by Olivier Lemaire (Member # 5579) on 10-22-2012, 01:15 PM:
 
I'm from Paris, capital of France.

A socialist country located in old europe, just west from Germany, north to Spain and ... facing England (just separated by a ferry or a tunnel to drive from one of these two crazy countries).

Home of the people who are fond of making simple things complicated, and complex thing nearly unachievable - but astoundingly, they sometimes succeed at such incongruity, and anyhow, they are proud of both ways.
 

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Posted by Aleksandar Obradovic (Member # 7266) on 04-13-2013, 01:48 PM:
 
Hi/High 5

I am from one small town in Serbia (Ex Yugoslavia), Balkans, Europe but currently living in Montenegro (same origin different location).
My role is cinema technology/IT assistant within my company (Cineplexx International, Based in Austria) and i am responsible for Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. Currently in charge of 4 multiplex cinemas/27 screens with one multiplex with about 10 screens currently under construction.

In this area we have Rakija(better then every whiskey), every man is smarter then you, here president/Pope doesn't know anything like you and we have war every 50 years. Speaking about war i think I've heard something.....

Big Bird, this is Bravo Six, we're on our way out. On your feet, soldier! We are leaving! - Cpt. Price to "Soap" McTavish in Crew Expendable (COD Series)


 

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Posted by Carlos Villalpando (Member # 7411) on 04-13-2013, 04:00 PM:
 
I'm from Mexico
 

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Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 09-11-2014, 06:08 PM:
 

It has been 516 days since the last post.

 

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Posted by Mike Rivest (Member # 5500) on 09-11-2014, 06:08 PM:
 
From Montréal, the home of hockey and the world's largest hockey arena.

GO HABS GO!
 

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Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 08-10-2016, 01:39 PM:
 

It has been 698 days since the last post.

 

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Posted by Byron Cabezas (Member # 7279) on 08-10-2016, 01:39 PM:
 
Hello, greetings to the community'm Byron Cabezas. I live and work in Santiago de Chile. I'm projeccionista film of the Catholic university. open to the public hall.
projectors use are:
Nec nc900c.
Prevost 35mm P-55.
Kinoton FP-18 16mm.
 

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Posted by Kristo Nalo (Member # 9748) on 01-03-2017, 07:04 AM:
 
Hello hope we can meet someday.
 

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Posted by Alan Plester (Member # 852) on 01-03-2017, 10:13 AM:
 
Born in Banbury Oxfordshire England a zillion years ago
Moved to Great Yarmouth 9yrs ago for a more relaxed lifestyle.
Worked in cinemas 20yrs, senior projectionist the love of my life, now supervisor in amusement arcade, like it, good wages really good crew to work with, but it ain`t cinema have tried getting back even part time, as yet without success so have to read FilmTech for my fix.
 

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Posted by Ben Schulz (Member # 9832) on 02-12-2017, 05:38 PM:
 
Hi there

Melbourne, Australia

Hey Look an Aussie, how did that happen......
 

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Posted by Mike Moreno (Member # 4887) on 02-12-2017, 10:33 PM:
 
Greetings from Culiacán Sinaloa, Mexico.

 

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Posted by Mike Rivest (Member # 5500) on 03-26-2017, 01:40 PM:
 
Montreal, QC
 

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Posted by Haris Ellahi (Member # 9941) on 07-15-2017, 06:06 PM:
 
Originally from Pakistan but living in Dubai, UAE.
 

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Posted by James Lee Guy (Member # 9880) on 08-15-2017, 02:08 PM:
 
Hi everyone. I'm from Indiana but have lived here in China for over 20 years.
I've been involved in the film industry for 18 years, as an actor. I have a pair of E7's, and a Super Simplex in my US collection, as well as 35's and 16's Arri cams.

Looking forward to repatriating at the end of the year. 认识你很开心！
 

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Posted by Elmer Makkinga (Member # 10523) on 07-18-2018, 09:09 AM:
 
Hi Everyone,

I'm from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I've been involved in 16mm, 35mm and digital projectionisms for slightly more than a year now.
 

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Posted by Karim Benmachiche (Member # 10647) on 10-28-2018, 09:02 AM:
 
Hi there! Reporting from Lausanne, Switzerland where I work as administrator/accountant and part-time tech for a small independent theater.
 

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