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Author Topic: Interlock Tom Wyse Film Handler Posts: 6 From: Ozark, AL Registered: Jan 2010 posted 02-12-2010 01:09 PM                     I had to marvel at the photos of that massive (and probably maddening) interlock set up! The most projectors I ever put in a chain was three, but utilized Eprad 2000 automation and a Christie ELF platter. Trickiest part was proper position of the projector motor shut down cue. Once that was fine tuned it worked like a charm for the week!  |  IP: Logged Manny Montes Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: United States Registered: Feb 2010 posted 02-12-2010 01:39 PM                     Largest I've seen was 6 projectors on a single print. It was pretty impressive at the time, it was part of an 11 screen interlock. two screens couldn't be used. One due to location and we didn't have the equipment to get the film to it, and the other was digital only. We sold out every single auditorium too, and had to add 3am showings  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-12-2010 01:41 PM                     You talking about Joe's video on "interlock 101" in the "Video's tab on the left side of the screen?  |  IP: Logged Tom Wyse Film Handler Posts: 6 From: Ozark, AL Registered: Jan 2010 posted 02-12-2010 02:28 PM                     Nope, the still photos. I just watched the interlock 101 today . . . too cool!  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-12-2010 04:30 PM                     Interlocks? With the product that's currently coming out, it's going to be several months before any of us will be doing it again.  |  IP: Logged Tom Wyse Film Handler Posts: 6 From: Ozark, AL Registered: Jan 2010 posted 02-13-2010 07:14 PM                     Interlocking was interesting and gave us a chance to be VERY creative, but I really won't miss it. With digital now gaining strength it won't be long before we'll mention "interlocking films" and the youngsters will look at us and say "Huh?"  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-13-2010 08:56 PM                     quote: Tom Wyse and the youngsters will look at us and say "Huh?" ..wait until you tell them the stories in running a carbon arc, changeover booth and nitrate ... that'll get the "HUH!" out of them.. I know about this "huh", for in November, had to set up a three machine interlock for "New Moon" and the third machine wasn't in the network-had to start that one manually and by setting up a MUT in the middle of the booth and used the MUT's rollers to guide the film over to that third machine. The kids downstairs had to see this since they couldn't justfiy how I can run a print through three units. .. it was fun, of course. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Hieu Trung Ngo Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Quincy, MA, USA Registered: Jul 2005 posted 03-30-2010 04:08 PM                     At my theatre for Harry Potter 6 we sold 4000 tickets and ran 17 projectors with 5 prints for the midnights (Due to some of the booths being on different floors/enclosed from the others). The other 2 were Digital. It was quite a sight!  |  IP: Logged Keith Hoffmann Film Handler Posts: 1 From: Idaho Falls, Idaho Registered: Mar 2010 posted 04-12-2010 12:52 PM                     Most we have done is 7, and it is always tricky for it to work correctly.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 04-12-2010 01:58 PM                        I have a customer who, in the Summer, has "free" movies for kids sponsored by the merchant's association. They run 5 screens of a 7-plex. It would help if all were in the same booth! Louis  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 04-12-2010 04:38 PM                     How many of these interlocks are manual? We don't have the ability to auto-interlock and have to run between projectors and hope the accumulars work correctly. I've done 5 2-screen interlocks in the past 6 months, as thats the most we are currently set up for.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-12-2010 04:54 PM                    I ran a five screen manual interlock just to prove to the managers that it could be done. Even after doing it some still didn't believe that it was possible. You have to REALLY know what you're doing, and you have to have someone who can pay attention and think (and act) quickly in an emergency. Polyester based prints have cut down drastically on the number of in-show film breaks which is good... but a bad side effect is that the new booth blood is not as good at quick repairs as the older folks. Run some old trailer packs and have someone snip the film with a pair of scissors or something so you can practice getting it back on screen quickly.  |  IP: Logged

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