Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Are you gellin'? (Projectionist footwear)

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Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 03-20-2004, 10:01 PM:

Since projectionists are on our feet for a lot of the day, I was wondering what kind of footwear you all use. Also, what insoles are the best that you've found?

Are you gellin' like a felon? Or are you limpin' around upstairs?

Of course we all know that Joe rides from projector to projector in his little rascal electric chair [Razz]

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-20-2004, 10:21 PM:

Nope. It's the unicycle or nothin'! Here is what I wear. I don't know why anyone would wear anything fancy in a booth.[av=m]

Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 03-20-2004, 10:26 PM:

You wear that? On your feet?

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-20-2004, 10:58 PM:

Would you rather I wear them on my elbows,[av=o] ya goof?

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 03-20-2004, 11:04 PM:

New Balance model 335. It's the only shoes that haven't screwed too bad with my tarsal coalition.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-20-2004, 11:23 PM:

Joe: I have the same shoes... But mine don't stink! [Razz]

NB are cool too...They are super light-weight.

But I wouldn't wear Reeboks...too gay/dyke. [Eek!]

>>> Phil

Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 03-20-2004, 11:28 PM:

I have NB shoes too, They are solid black sine I wear a uniform. I was thinking about getting the Dr. Sholls gel insoles since I am standing alot. I just want to know if they make any insoles for a size 14 shoe! [Smile]

Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 03-21-2004, 01:45 AM:

I wear steel toe black leather Mack truck brand work boots. As you can see I wear shoes until the sole fall off. I paid $40 for them well over a year ago and they still work. I wore them all day at sea world a few weekends ago and had no problems.

Yes I am Gelling like a felon. I use the DR scholls inserts. Typically they are size 13 and you trim them to whatever you need.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-21-2004, 02:14 AM:

Gosh, with all these "shoe" pics... I'm REALLY glad I DON'T have a foot fetish...

BTW: Chris, please email me some pics of your *bare* feet... Hubba Hubba! [Eek!]

>>> Phil

[ 03-21-2004, 03:41 AM: Message edited by: Phil Hill ]

Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 03-21-2004, 02:16 AM:

New Balance. Wore "em for a while, thought they were too expensive & tried the rest, all crap. The New Balance 925 I'm now wearing is worth every cent.

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 03-21-2004, 10:04 AM:

I wear Terra steel toes black oxfords
A projection room is defined up here as a machine room and the workers compensation people would probably have a fit if they saw what some people are wearing in the "industrial workplace"

Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-21-2004, 11:39 AM:

I suppose a (dropped) can of film could do some damage. [Frown]

Posted by Aaron Mehocic (Member # 15) on 03-21-2004, 12:21 PM:

I wear a pair of Cabela's brown oxford shoes with a Vibram sole. Had them for three years now and the leather has yet to crack or come appart on the seams. Since they're Gore-Tex, I spray them every six months with Campdry. Figure I can easily get another three years out of them as well.

Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 03-21-2004, 01:02 PM:

New Balance rule! [thumbsup]

Size 14EEEE

Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 03-21-2004, 04:17 PM:

Dr Martens boots, Airwalk soles.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-21-2004, 04:27 PM:

Rockport Walkers (great for walking the ShoWest trade show floor). [Cool]

Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-21-2004, 06:55 PM:

Dr. Martens RULE!!!!

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 03-21-2004, 09:15 PM:

sorry dr martens are the most uncomforatble saftey boot I have every worn
Terra wildsiders are the best to date I have worn

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-21-2004, 09:25 PM:

quote:
I suppose a (dropped) can of film could do some damage.

Film cans? Try rolling a 72" steel platter over your foot. Not that I've ever done that, but geez, some people! [Wink]

I wear whatever Payless had that looked like a work shoe. Comfy, but not much "protection."

Posted by Chris Medley (Member # 2145) on 03-22-2004, 10:34 AM:

Skechers comfort construction...paid $35.00 at ROSS a year and a half ago...the soles were great...I could possibly use some insoles now, but they lasted longer than payless and felt much better

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 03-22-2004, 06:30 PM:

I'm with Mr. Pytlak on this one. Black Rockports here.

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 2038) on 03-23-2004, 12:28 PM:

Either plain black no-brand sneakers or Tony Lama western boots, just what I had been wearing before I got to work. I run a single, two machines, with 6000' reels so I can park it most of the time. During the summer (you guys know how those old booths are) I go barefoot. Yes, OSHA would have a fit but I'd rather go barefoot most of the time anyway. Just me. The x-over pedals aren't too bad on bare feet.

The theater owner asked me one day why I didn't wear flip-flops or sandals. I told him it would defeat the purpose of going barefoot.

I did drop a reel on my foot some years back, slipped from my hands as I took it from the rewinder. I happened to be wearing work boots that day, with steel toes, and the reel dropped nearer to my ankle and bypassed the steel, and broke a couple bones in my foot. A full 2000' aluminum 6-hole Goldberg reel that doubled as a guillotine.

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 03-23-2004, 08:36 PM:

Gary:

I also like going barefoot, and did it while working on a hot summer night in the booth back in the 1970's. That is, until one night when I touched the motor switch and got a good jolt of voltage. [Eek!]

A friend of mine visiting me, wearing shoes, got no shock. Barefoot on concrete grounded me pretty well.

We never found the problem that caused the shock that I got, as far as I know. It just never happened again.