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Author Topic: Angels and Demons - On the floor Scott Christopher Film Handler Posts: 69 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-24-2009 09:17 PM                     I don't know where this happened, I'm told somewhere in Sydney (Australia)  |  IP: Logged Don Furr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 509 From: Sun City, Ca USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 05-24-2009 09:36 PM                     LOL....too much Film Guard...it slid off the platter.  |  IP: Logged John Henry Film Handler Posts: 7 From: Bonham, TX USA Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-24-2009 09:42 PM                     Considering the turnout...thats where it belongs LOL  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 05-24-2009 09:47 PM                     Are you sure that's Angels & Demons? It looks like only 6 reels worth of film. . .  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-24-2009 11:00 PM                     That print didn't slide off of the platter. It ran through the projector and onto the floor. Probably a shitty splice jammed in the failsafe holding it up but the platter wasn't properly engaged for takeup.  |  IP: Logged John Koutsoumis Master Film Handler Posts: 261 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Aug 2003 posted 05-24-2009 11:11 PM                     It pays to do several walk by's during the running of the show. Looks there is film taken up on the top platter but not much so I guess for 2 hours or so no one was watching. Happened to my once but only the last 2 reels. Learnt my lesson the hard way  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 05-25-2009 01:52 PM                     That happened to me once for about one reel. Never could figure out why. Thanks for the hint Brad. BTW I didn't build it.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-25-2009 09:44 PM                     Every time I see a picture like that my heart drops through the floor! Not only is that a whole shitload of film that is potentially destroyed, some poor schmuck has to pick it all up and get it back onto the platter! If done right, carefully rewinding from the tail end without disturbing the pile, it is possible to recover the print with minimal damage. A trip through the cleaner will FilmGuard will fix 90% of it. But, as we all know, some dipwad popcorn jockey is going to try scooping all that film up and, in the process will end up with it tied in big, knarly knots. As John K. said, checks every 20 minutes or so would have nipped this problem in the bud.  |  IP: Logged Scott Christopher Film Handler Posts: 69 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-25-2009 11:25 PM                     Properly installed fail-safe devices, correct film handling procedures and the banning of 'kids' to operate the machines would prevent this from happening. 20mins of film can be a nightmare to pickup but alot easier than the whole print. The previous cinema I worked at have started operating with 1 operator for 2 locations. There's 7 screens on one side of the road, and 3 screens on the other side... The 2 buildings are atleast 100metres apart. Sadly, the cinema industry here is slowly turning into McCinemas.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-25-2009 11:43 PM                     quote: Scott Christopher Sadly, the cinema industry here is slowly turning into McCinemas. Oh, come on...that's a bit rich! That happened years ago.  |  IP: Logged Scott Christopher Film Handler Posts: 69 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-26-2009 12:07 AM                     I was being kind.... somehow  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-26-2009 12:46 AM                     So was I.  |  IP: Logged Jarrad Salmon Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia Registered: May 2006 posted 05-26-2009 05:31 AM                     I hear you guys, seems popcorn and choc tops are more important to some cinema managers... Looking at the photo I think the platter system is a Christie? Not many locations in Sydney with Christie platters... Kinda narrows it down.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-26-2009 08:17 AM                        Mc Cinemas: we reached that point about 20 years ago in the US. That is the only reason why I removed the AAII's we had. The kiddos could not deal with them; they were passable on the Century and Simplex. Louis  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-26-2009 08:56 AM                        Talk about a "horror" picture! This pix is worse than one of two nekked guys riding tandem on a bicycle in front of a rugger team.  |  IP: Logged

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