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Author Topic: Where to place cue at the end of Tropic Thunder ? Rene Ferron Film Handler Posts: 52 From: New Brunswick, Canada Registered: Feb 2008 posted 08-15-2008 02:48 PM                     If anyone can give me info on where to put the cue for the end of the movie on tropic thunder. Thx  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-15-2008 07:38 PM                        Maybe right before the blue ratings band i dunno  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 08-16-2008 10:12 AM                     Which cue? Lighting Cue? End Cue? If you mean the lighting cue, I've held mine until just after The Tom Cruise screen credit, and the credit-roll-on-black starts. Where my theater puts its' lighting cue is often dictated by what type of patrons it attracts. For example, in other auditoriums where "Mama Mia" and "Viki Christina, Barcelona" are playing- - we bring the lights up ASAP, since in my area these movies are attracting an older crowd who have trouble navigating the aisles in the dark and it becomes a liability issue. I actually had a little old lady come up to me the other day and say "it's so dark in here". I wanted to scream "LADY! IT'S A FRIGGN' MOVIE THEATER!!!!" but I managed to restrain myself.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-16-2008 12:06 PM                        Jim, every once-in-awhile it's good to scream it out....very theraputic and it's better than taking to drinking. Me, I would say, in a very calm voice and adding a British accent, "Ah....I see; you must be from the Philistine party. You see, madam, leaving during the credits is like getting up and walking out of a dinner party after you've taken your fill of the feast, but while your host is giving a thank you toast. And yes, we do keep the theatre quite dark as a courtesy to folk like you, so you can sneak away without embarrassing your uncooth, sorry ass." And that's why my assistant keeps me either locked in my office or locked up in the booth whenever there are patrons around.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Pitt Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2007 posted 09-21-2008 01:28 AM                     My local cinema put the lights-up cue in the middle of the first credit sequence (dancing with clips from the rest of the movie), about 20 seconds after the 'directed by' text came up. In my opinion though, they should have left it until the screen turns black right before the main credit crawl, as most of the patrons stayed to see the initial credit sequence. Many movies these days have a short bit of credits, often with graphics, live-action, or sometimes out-takes along with the credits. In my opinion, the lights should only come up when all this is over - i.e. when there's nothing more to see but the main credit crawl. The exception is when there's a surprise extra scene after the credit crawl. Most patrons will have left by then because they don't know about it, so you might as well bring the lights up there  |  IP: Logged Andrew Bangs Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Kerrville, Texas, United States Registered: Sep 2008 posted 09-21-2008 02:34 PM                        I tend to put lights up as soon as the first of any credit is up that way people can leave at there leaser (they are going to any ways) also our lights up cue is only light up mid not full. Full lights happen at the end blue. Lights up mid doesn't really disturb the clarity of the screen (at least not as much as the folks walking out in front of you does). So I just go for it and put it at the beginning credits.  |  IP: Logged Joseph Pandolfi Expert Film Handler Posts: 213 From: Milford, CT. Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-30-2008 12:52 AM                     On Tropic Thunder when I built it. My cue was put when the very first credit hit the screen on the start of Tom Cruise (was it him?) solo dance sequence in the office.  |  IP: Logged Gunnar Asgeirsson Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Iceland Registered: Jul 2006 posted 10-26-2008 10:01 AM                        At tropic thunder i put the cretid cue when credit-roll-on-black starts. Same in mamma mia, some cinema had the cretid cue in the start of this two end songs but i put the credit cue after that when credit-roll-on-black starts (when thank you for the music song starts)  |  IP: Logged Tyler Potts Expert Film Handler Posts: 159 From: Anderson, SC, USA Registered: Sep 2008 posted 10-26-2008 11:37 PM                       I put it so the lights raised as soon as "directed by" hit the screen, and the last to where you get about 2 seconds of blue screen at the end.  |  IP: Logged

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