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Author Topic: 3D Glasses Poon Limpapun Film Handler Posts: 40 From: Pathumwhan Bangkok Thailand Registered: Nov 2007 posted 07-08-2008 01:23 PM                        Hey guys, We've just got the new Dolby Digital 3D System retrofitted into our digital projectors and these units comes with expensive 3D glasses that we let the audience borrow while they watch the movie. As you know, these glasses are really expensive (US$100+)and they are re-useable after proper cleaning, what do you guys do to prevent customers from taking it home with them as a souvenir? We can't afford to lose more than 10 pairs of glasses a day so I need to figure out a solution to prevent this from happening.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-08-2008 03:29 PM                    Collect them as they exit and have someone in the theatre making sure no one goes out the exit doors with them. It will probably be a pain in the ass.  |  IP: Logged Robert LaValley Expert Film Handler Posts: 104 From: Tampa, FL Registered: May 2007 posted 07-08-2008 04:55 PM                     quote: Poon Limpapun We can't afford to lose more than 10 pairs of glasses a day man I dont think my theatre could afford to lose 1 pair a day! but tell you what I will personally babysit the theatre for $1,000 a day and garantee no glasses be lost! Seriously though I worked at an IMAX theatre for a time and we just placed an usher at the exit at the end of the movie to collect 3D glasses since the usher HAD to be there anyway to clean after the show was done. I believe more glasses got broke then lost in the time I was at that theatre. You could do a preshow annoucement to turn in the glasses to an usher to see if it helps also.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-08-2008 06:52 PM                     I believe he's concerned that he will lose ten or more glasses daily.  |  IP: Logged Robert LaValley Expert Film Handler Posts: 104 From: Tampa, FL Registered: May 2007 posted 07-08-2008 07:20 PM                     quote: Bill Enos I believe he's concerned that he will lose ten or more glasses daily. Yes I realise that. my first part of my last post I was trying to be funny and failing miserably.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-08-2008 07:24 PM                     The Dolby glasses come with an embedded chip to trigger security alarms just like at regular merchandise stores. You could install alarms on the exits. Steve  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-08-2008 09:29 PM                        I can assure you that, as a Dolby dealer, the glasses don't cost $100 each. Maybe half that if your dealer is marking up more than average. Louis  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-08-2008 09:34 PM                     My guess is that his dealer is Golden Duck Advance Technology... The cost of the glasses probably reflect a currency difference plus what it takes (transportation wise) to get the glasses into the country and also any tarriffs. Things are not always the same everywhere in the world when it comes to commerce. Steve  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 07-08-2008 09:56 PM                     The multiplexes I saw in Thailand handle large crowds on a regular basis with seating done quickly and in mass. The price does reflect import duty and lack of competitive options.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-08-2008 09:59 PM                        quote: Steve Guttag You could install alarms on the exits. If it's a multiplex, I'm sure that this would be lots of "fun" whenever someone gets up to use the bathroom mid-show.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-08-2008 10:07 PM                     Scott, You wouldn't want to put them at each auditorium...that would be more expensive. You would want to have them at closer to the exit of the complex. You would be wise to have an employee at the exit where the detectors are placed for each show...think about it...the cost of one hour of employee time is substantially less than just one pair of glasses!  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 07-09-2008 12:38 AM                       Agree with both Louis and Steve's points. Price for the glasses was lowered at Showest, but currency difference or not, $100 is way high. Maybe a typo or misunderstanding?  |  IP: Logged Michael Wilkinson The Entertainment King of Colusa and Beyond Posts: 89 From: Colusa, CA USA Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-09-2008 01:19 AM                        Have you guys seen how some shopping carts are coming equipped clutches that activate--locking up one wheel when you cross the boundary line? Maybe you could do a similar thing where when a customer crosses the boundary line the glasses begin to issue a painful electric shock or something of the like...  |  IP: Logged Tristan Lane Master Film Handler Posts: 444 From: Nampa, Idaho Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-09-2008 03:32 AM                     quote: Poon Limpapun We can't afford to lose more than 10 pairs of glasses a day so I need to figure out a solution to prevent this from happening We have experienced a loss of less than 20 pairs over the course of 3 movies. Currently the only loss-prevention in place is to have floor staff at the exit of the theater as well as at the entrance. Glasses are collected there, and the staff makes sure that everyone drops off their glasses. As Steve suggested, you can install the detectors at your doors so that an alarm goes off when someone tries to exit the building with glasses. This system isn't cheap though.  |  IP: Logged Ramin Hashemi Expert Film Handler Posts: 129 From: Houston TX Registered: Sep 2004 posted 07-09-2008 06:46 AM                     for listening assistance devices, we request a drivers license or credit card to be left with us. You could require a drivers license, or credit card imprint, or cash deposit.  |  IP: Logged

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