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Author Topic: Differences in booth lingo Brian Hogan Expert Film Handler Posts: 119 From: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Registered: Jul 2001 posted 07-07-2005 09:45 PM                     ive been in the game since 1996 in the states and only recently have i relocated to new zealand. since being here ive had to re-learn the lingo, as it seems its all different than im used to. examples: >i call it the booth, they call it the bio-box or box >house = cinema or theatre >break = ending >flat = widescreen >scope = cinema scope >brain = feeder unit >not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down. i guess i thought what i learned was pretty standard anyware you go, but i see that its not. is it just me? is it the companies ive worked for? is it a hemisphere thing or is it a middle earth thing?  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 07-07-2005 09:53 PM                        quote: >not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down. Of course you know it's really up.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-07-2005 10:16 PM                        New Zealand sounds stupid. We should invade it.  |  IP: Logged Adam Wilbert Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 590 From: Bellingham, WA, USA Registered: Mar 2002 posted 07-07-2005 10:59 PM                        quote: >not lingo, but ive always threaded soundtrack up on the platter, here its down. thats because you're south of the equator. Its the same reason your toilet water spins in the opposite (wrong) direction.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-07-2005 11:20 PM                     Same discussion in This thread.  |  IP: Logged

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