|
|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
|
Author
|
Topic: Running Logos for 6 to 8 months...sound reasonable ?
|
Mauro Mastrosimini
Film Handler
Posts: 4
From: B.A. , Argentina
Registered: Sep 1999
|
posted 08-18-2002 11:59 AM
Hi everyone,I run 15 minutes of ads and trailers before a sesion. They include of course Company Logos, Dolby trailers, etc. I need to order new Company Logos (Dolby, DTS as well). When asked: "How long will they last ?" => 6 to 8 months...does that sound reasonable ?
If you had the chance (money) to change them every 3 months, that would be great, but given the economic disaster we´re living here in Argentina, I need to squeeze a couple of months more.
What do you guys think ? Saludos Mauro
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
Manny Knowles
"What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???"
Posts: 4247
From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
|
posted 08-18-2002 03:31 PM
What's all this about Dolby trailers being free every couple-o-months???I get a free batch annually and just to make sure they last I only run them on "special" movies. That is, I tend to only run Dolby/DTS snipes on the big sellers, where I'm sure they'll get plenty of good exposure. I almost never run Dolby/DTS logo snipes on quiet movies (but if I did, then I'd only use the "Egypt" or "Aurora" snipes). So how come I'm only getting my trailers annually? Did I miss something, or is this because I'm outside the U.S.? If so, that's a lousy excuse. ~Manny (from the Greek, meaning: "like a man.") P.S. I just got some Dolby CP-650s and a quick glance at the trailer selection makes me wonder: Is the "City" snipe out of production? It's not on the list.
| IP: Logged
|
|
Claude S. Ayakawa
Film God
Posts: 2738
From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
|
posted 08-18-2002 04:29 PM
As a frequent movie patron, I always enjoy the THX & digital sound trailers whenever they are played. In Hawaii there are three theatrical chains. They include the largest with the most screens-Consolidated Theatres which is actually owned and operated by Pacific Theatres. The next largest is Wallace followed by Signature. I do not attend any film presentations at Wallace because their theatres and presentations suck big time but Signature Theatres are not bad. They are the only ones that feature THX in one of their theatre complex. No matter how many screens are in a complex, they always play a digital sound trailer and THX in the houses that have them. With the exception of the Waikiki Twins and the Waikiki #3, all of Consolidated other theatres do not play digittal sound trailers anymore. A projectionist friend who works for the company once told me that the reason they do not play the trailers is because of the constant moving of a print in a complex. He told that a print can open in a SRD house and two days later, it can be moved into a DTS or SDDS house because of various reasons. Due to this constant change over , I was told that it is not feasible to run digital sound trailers. I find this reasoning very difficult to accept because Signature Theatres has always ran the sound trailers in multiplexes that has more screens than Consolidated's. Another thing that bothers me about Consolidated is their unwillingness to play the HPS-4000 sound trailers at their Flagship theatres, the Ward 16 and the Waikiki Twins because in my opinion, HPS-4000 sound is much better than THX especially the top of the line, the XL which the Waikiki and four of the largest theatres at the Ward have. -Claude
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manny Knowles
"What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???"
Posts: 4247
From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
|
posted 08-18-2002 10:13 PM
I usually just call the San Francisco office and speak with someone in Dolby Marketing.As for keeping them clean: I only run them on opening weekends
I don't use them for all movies (as previously stated)
Handle them with gloves
Keep your projectors clean A lot of people here will tell you to use FilmGuard. I can't wait to switch over to that. I'm still using PTR cleaning systems.
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dave Williams
Wet nipple scene
Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
|
posted 08-19-2002 03:15 PM
I have only once even tried cotton gloves, to horrific results. Instead, I would wash my hands with a water based soap, then rinse them in alcohol. This would prevent most of the greasy fingerprint problems you get when handling with bare hands. Of course, when finished, you have to use plenty of water based lotion to get your skin back.Always peel the tape. Film Guard is great for this purpose. Never just keep cutting the frames off, you end up running out of frames. Never let the film hit the floor, EVER. Do not speed wind anything. EVER. Don't cinch the film either. So much is just caution. Careful care and love will make them last for years.
Dave
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are Central (GMT -6:00)
|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classicTM
6.3.1.2
The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion
and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.
|
Home
Printer-friendly view of this topic