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Ian Price
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1714
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-31-2000 01:25 AM
I hope this guy is in a small town in Alaska where a chain will never build. A friend of mine has run a one-screen cinema for a dozen years, and I am sure he will chime in. Make sure that you will never have competition; it makes life much easier. I wouldn't build less than a 3-screen. If it were a tiny town, (up to 1,500) I would build one 200-seat house, then a 100-seat house and finally a 50-seat house. If the population were greater than 1,000 I would add a few more seats. As for equipment, I would find out what was used and good. I'd like to have an all Kinotone booth. www.blsi.com/kinoton I would also like to drive a Porsche and date Cindy Crawford. We have a both full of Strong/Simplex equipment and I drive a Dodge. Sometimes you work with what you got. I think a three-screen theatre would be real manageable and not much more work than a single screen. If you build carefully it could also be as charming as a single screen theatre. Good luck!
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Scott Norwood
Film God
Posts: 8146
From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-31-2000 07:58 AM
Three-screen? Never! Sure, it would be pretty gutsy to build a _new_ single-screen house now, but I'm not about to discourage anyone who wants to do this sort of thing. I like single-screen houses, myself...they're lots of fun to work in, too.
It would be easier to answer the original question if you gave some sort of idea of what the budget is. If "sky's the limit" is really the answer, then why not go with three Kinoton machines--a 16/35 and a pair of 35/70s? And maybe a Kinoton or Christie platter for longer runs? And a THX-approved auditorium, leather-covered seats, DTS/SRD/SDDS/4-track mag/6-track mag/A/SR sound, and a big crystal chandelier? <grin> OK, I'm dreaming here...
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John Walsh
Film God
Posts: 2490
From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 03-31-2000 08:58 AM
I want to work at Scott's theater!Seriously, though, a triple-screener makes a lot of sense. I mean, if the town is fairly small, I would think a theater owner would want to offer a varity of films to "capture" as many people as possiable. With 3 screens, you could (for example) do a retrospective thing in one house, while still running the mainstream stuff in the others. I wouldn't be surprised if alot of people up there had satllite dishes. 3 screens might be enough to offer "something" to most everybody. Also, I noticed several times where a rich person spends a lot of money on a unique thing (restaurant, store, etc.) but if it doesn't fly on it's own, they loose interest and close it - even if they have the money to keep it open. While looking at cool booth equipment is fun, it's all for nothing if the place closes in a year or two.
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-31-2000 07:56 PM
To start off with, a pair of FP-38E-R projectors (presuming a single) so the 16mm film capability will be there for special events. for the additional screens (I agree with the others on 3-screens), FP-30E-R projectors (2-per screen). Platters would be wholey unnecessary in this situation. The booth(s) can be fully automated, if desired, or needed. Forgetting the heavily opinionated feelings around here, any of the three (or all for that matter) of digital systems are good choices. I would say that for the analog system, stick with quality SR and that means genuine Dolby Cat. 280, 300, 350...it does make a difference. This leaves you with the choice of Dolby CP-65, CP-500D/300 and Panastereo. Speakers and amps and such will depend on the actual theatre dimensions and such. This is a start. Steve ------------------
"Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"
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