28 Mar
2014
28 Mar
'14
1:08 p.m.
On 3/28/2014 12:21 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:
On 03/28/2014 01:31 PM, Richard wrote:
I doubt any modern theatre (as in since the 1920's) could operate with a
single projector.
I ran projectors in school and they were single projectors and you not
only had to run the reel but rewind would be in there too.
I ran movies at UMR in Rolla Missouri for our dorm groups in a theater
on campus and they had two projectors. I usually caught Richards dots,
but wasn't that good at it.
We finally got yelled at after I'd run the shows for 9 months by some
idiot that thought we should pay him to run the films, but on campus,
sorry guys, we don't pay when we're on student budgets and it is for
running movies. 16mm isn't rocket science.
We ended up canceling one show because we had no money, and he was
useless anyway.
This is an example of the kind of projector I
worked on:
<http://www.unicornbookshop.com/trappehistory/artifacts-2/super-50-5.html>
Thanks for all the info, Richard - very useful, & I'll pass it on.
Did all theatres have two projectors? Or did smaller theatres just
have a single projector and visitors had to suffer a slight delay
between reel changes? (Annoying, but I'm sure projectors weren't cheap!)
How were the reels stored in the cabinets - were they
in metal
containers? (the only genuine reel I recall ever seeing was in a
cylindrical metal container, but that was quite possibly just for
storage purposes, and the reel would be removed prior to placing in
the cabinet)
cheers
Jules