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Author Topic: UA theatre projectors Mike Fitzgerald Expert Film Handler Posts: 224 From: Castle Hayne, NC, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-17-2004 08:48 PM                     Does anyone know if tha old UA theaters had a standard projector setup. I know a lot of chains tends to use the same projector setup in most of the installations. THe local University has bought a closed UA 6 plex and is looking to move a 2 of the projectors around into a 2 projector booth and has asked me to go look at them this week. I was just trying to get a head start on the specs. The only info the college said was that it is a one projector system and wanted to know if it could be converted. I guess when UA closed up shop they left it all in place. It will be interesting to see what they left.  |  IP: Logged Dino Panagiotopoulos Expert Film Handler Posts: 139 From: Windor, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jan 2003 posted 01-17-2004 09:16 PM                     I took a look in the picture warehouse and saw an older UA using Strong Highlight consoles with Simplex XL heads and AW3 platters. The majority of them had the entire Christie package installed (mostly newer builds). I guess someone here that deals with them would be better off answering this.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2004 09:35 PM                     Many of the old ones were early christie packages  |  IP: Logged Bill Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 162 From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-17-2004 10:40 PM                     It probably depends on the era of the build. I've seen them with all ORC platters and consoles, and Century pic and sound heads.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-17-2004 10:50 PM                       Didn't they use Bauers way back when?  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-17-2004 11:09 PM                        Fitz, I I recall correctly, when I was at the Cinema 6 on Oleander, I hear mention that the UA had Strong or Christie projectors. I'm almost sure that's waht they ran... I never actually went into the booth there.. So UNCW is bought that property, huh? I wondered how long that would take. Hell, if they'd expand the curriculum to include film - film-technology, they'd be set up!! BTW, The new mall is within 5 weeks of opening for busines! I still can't believe it....  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-17-2004 11:21 PM                     If it's a "6 plex", then odds are you will have either ORC platters (with the brown tree ) or AW3 platters. Your lamphouse will almost certainly be one of those older style Christie lamphouses (commonly called "the black hole of light") and for the projector it's probably Centurys. Don't expect anything great performance-wise from them.  |  IP: Logged Mike Fitzgerald Expert Film Handler Posts: 224 From: Castle Hayne, NC, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-17-2004 11:50 PM                     Jason Yes UNCW now owns the theatre and they also now have a Film Studies major degree. They are looking into all the different options for the site. I think the main reason they got it was for the 9 acres that it sits on across the street from the campus. We will have to wait and see if they use the building or not. Thanks for the input on the projectors  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-18-2004 02:12 AM                     From the few UA theaters I have been in the equipment is all over the map. Some complexes had Norelco AA2, Century JJ, Century SA, Simplex XL or combinations of the above all in the same building---a real 'mix n match' of equipment. You may even find some Kintek or Eprad processors.  |  IP: Logged Edward Jurich Master Film Handler Posts: 305 From: Las Vegas USA Registered: Jul 2003 posted 01-20-2004 11:15 AM                     The university could open the theater back up and generate revenue. Bargain prices could attract students using a student ID card.  |  IP: Logged Mike Fitzgerald Expert Film Handler Posts: 224 From: Castle Hayne, NC, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-20-2004 03:22 PM                     Looks like it will be a while longer until I can get in there to see the projectors. Two reasons were given, first the university does not have title to the building as of yet, (it is taking them forever), and second before they can use the building it must be brought up to state codes for the unuiversity to use so they considered it condemmed until they can make the needed renovations. They will let me know when I can get in there.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-10-2005 05:49 PM                 It has been 415 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 03-10-2005 05:49 PM                     I hear tell from our tech that the former Burnsville I UA theater had Bauers with ORC platters & consoles. That was a 4 plex inside the Burnsville Center mall, circa 1977. The Burnsville II ran Centuries with ORC consoles and some "backwards platters" whose name I can't remember. That was the theater outside the mall, circa 1983. Burnsville I is now an Old Navy store, and Burnsville II has been redeveloped into an upscale strip mall, of sorts. FWIW  |  IP: Logged Barry Hans Film Handler Posts: 92 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 03-10-2005 10:16 PM                        Mr Scott, I worked the outside UA house in the mid 80's. It had ORC platters and consoles with century heads and kelmar lens turrets. Speakers were Klipsch. It was the indoor with Bauers, Prime Energy platters that rotated backwards. It was always fun to run films over from the oher theatre. We had to flip the print upsidedown to run them after they ran on the Prime Energy platters. When they closed the indoor up a old projectionist took the Prime Energy platters. He told me he was using them to make sculptures! Bill Carter, Are you still running an ORC at S.A.M?  |  IP: Logged Bill Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 162 From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-11-2005 02:48 AM                     Howdy, Barry, Nope. They're all older SPECO's at St. Anthony Main. I'm not sure how long ago the ORC's left the place, though there was still an inoperable one shoved in a corner when I got here about 3 years ago.  |  IP: Logged

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