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Author Topic: Australian State Government values Projectionists... Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-01-2003 07:28 AM                     All, Following is an article from the Sun-Herald Newspaper here in NSW Australia on the 31/8/03..... --------------------------------------------------------------- PROJECT TO SAVE MOVIES A Shortage of trained projectionists in country NSW is being described as 'critical' by the State Government. To address the problem, an accredited training course is being held in Gunnedah from October 27 to November 7. "A survey conducted by the NSW government in 1996 found half of the states regional towns did not have a cinema, even though going to the movies was Australias most popular activity", Regional Development and Small Business Minister David Campbell said. "We set in place a terrific program and now 65 per cent of towns have an operational cinema, while another 16 per cent are within 40 kilometres of one." "A big problem we uncovered, however, was a lack of suitably trained projectionists." All participants in the course will receive a Certificate in Entertainment. ------------------------------------------------------------- Have any of the Aussie guys in here heard of this course? Just thought I'd note this down here to let you guys know that some countries do value projection.....(don't worry I moan about the popcorn poppers threading up as well)... Regards Steve Brown  |  IP: Logged Matthew Nock Film Handler Posts: 82 From: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 09-01-2003 07:30 AM                     But who wants to go to Gunnedah? I dont even know where the hell that is in NSW!  |  IP: Logged Paul Trimboli Master Film Handler Posts: 274 From: Perth Western Australia Registered: Dec 2002 posted 09-01-2003 08:13 AM                     Wow that is good to hear! The company I work for put an add in the paper for a projectionist that said must be trained and we got all aplications of people who had never worked in a cinema, the ones I interviewed were suprised that a cinema uses film!  |  IP: Logged John Koutsoumis Master Film Handler Posts: 261 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Aug 2003 posted 09-02-2003 05:56 AM                     I wonder if this course is the same as the one's they used to have in Projection Technology. Here in Melbourne the last of those on offer was at least a decade ago. Thankfully I've come across some of the old study material. Very useful stuff!  |  IP: Logged Brad Haven Master Film Handler Posts: 300 From: fremantle, West Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 09-02-2003 06:51 AM                     Train someone for two weeks and then send them in with a CERTIFICATE IN ENTERTAINMENT? i hope that these people will be supervised? Are there any real training courses for projectionists happening in Australia? there isn't any in Perth, thats for sure! it's good to see an aussie thread!  |  IP: Logged Paul Trimboli Master Film Handler Posts: 274 From: Perth Western Australia Registered: Dec 2002 posted 09-02-2003 08:10 AM                     Brad! Have not seen you on film-tech for ages!  |  IP: Logged Brad Haven Master Film Handler Posts: 300 From: fremantle, West Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 09-02-2003 10:29 AM                     becoming chief and preparing for our renovations (from two, to four screens) has taken up more time than expected. i still enjoy popping by film-tech for some enlightenment when possible. i think i might be posting here a bit more often with a whole heap of questions regarding our renovations and all the problems that i'm sure we'll have once they are finished  |  IP: Logged Paul Trimboli Master Film Handler Posts: 274 From: Perth Western Australia Registered: Dec 2002 posted 09-03-2003 07:55 AM                     Must be fun getting to build those other screens and spend someone else money! Well we got a memo today, there are no more Projectionist at the cinema chain I work for, we are now Cinema Worker level 2s and are required to wear a tie and to thread up and report to the manager after the show is running for cinema worker duties!  |  IP: Logged Kevin Baglow Expert Film Handler Posts: 135 From: Yeppoon Qld, Australia Registered: Dec 2000 posted 09-03-2003 06:41 PM                        As for training "YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT U CANT MAKE HIM DRINK"  |  IP: Logged Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-04-2003 07:01 AM                     Paul, Wearing a tie near a Projector with all those moving parts...Geeeee.....You could get work place safety inspectors in and they'd shut the place down in a blink of an eye...... Regards Steve Brown  |  IP: Logged Paul Trimboli Master Film Handler Posts: 274 From: Perth Western Australia Registered: Dec 2002 posted 09-04-2003 08:58 AM                     I know a tie is a death trap. This company does not allow for things like that, if you were to say anything to anyone they would fire you in a second!  |  IP: Logged Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-05-2003 06:48 AM                     Paul, If they fire you then you've got a great chance to really stick it to them. To fire someone because they raise a safety issue is a really poor bit of management and they deserve to feel the wrath of the Workplace Health and safety people. Steve Brown  |  IP: Logged

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