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Topic: REGAL Time? WTF!
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Dennis Benjamin
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Denton, MD
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-12-2002 02:31 PM
The bottom line is:The show starts at whatever time the projectionist's watch says OR whatever time the booth clock says OR whatever time the manager who's telling the projectionist to start film's watch says. Of course then you have the customer's watch - which could be off too. ------------------
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Jeff Akin
Film Handler
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From: Salem, OR, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-14-2002 07:54 PM
It is NOT Regal Poicy. If one box employee is going to make a comment like that and cause this much confusion, then we should all be a little ashamed of ourselves.I mean, really now. Who would honestly believe that it would be massive corporation's POLICY to start movies 9 minutes from the advertised start time?? That's just naive. The movies at a Regal start just like they do at an AMC or a Cinemark...depending on someone's watch. I personally set my booth clock to the time on the box office terminals. That way, the box employees have an idea of how far into the movie/trailers/ads the movie is. ------------------
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Manny Knowles
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From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-15-2002 02:17 AM
I use a time-server as well to set the booth clocks on the automations. I encourage the projectionists to use the timers - the machines "beep" when they're about to do something, so that usually gets their attention. There was one projectionist who was later FORBIDDEN to use the timers because too many of her shows had problems, but she is gone now. The clocks in the box-office and concession stands are set against the projectors...there's one manager in particular who will ask for a "time check" every couple of days. ------------------ ~Manny. Now...where was I ?
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Ken Lackner
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From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 05-15-2002 04:12 PM
I set my watch to a time server, too. However, I've noticed that the other projectionists at my theater like to start movies about 3 minutes early. They say this is because that is the time that management has. I think it's more likely that most audience members would have the correct time (set by the Weather Channel, TV Guide Channel, NIST Server, their cell phone, etc...) than an incorrect 3 minutes fast time, don't you?------------------
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" The Regals around here seem to always start the shows on-time.
It's quite often a couple of minutes off, but the whole downtown basically runs by that clock.
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