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Michael McGillion
Film Handler

Posts: 18
From: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 05-06-2001 06:35 AM

I know it's bad form to gloat, but...

The other night I was working upstairs, and decided to play a joke on the manager. (Incidentally I work in a 10 (repeat TEN) plex, and we communicate with two-ways/walky-talkies. Oh, and I've been working with this manager for 1 1/2 years now)

So I called over the two-way:

"Projection to Management, I've had a wrap-around in Cin 11...errr i don't know how long it'll take me to fix...I'm not quite sure how to stop the projector, so umm....apart from throwing things at the projector I'm...out of ideas - got any suggestions?"

Her reply - "What about those little white switches that you use to shut down the projector at the end of the night?"

Me - (incredulous)"Are you serious?"

Manager - "Well I dunno, I haven't been trained in projection"

Me - "But Cinema 11 has got a Cinemeccanica, not a Christie - it's a different sort of projector..."

Manager - ".......are you having me on?"

Me - "In a big way." (Sniggers from the ushers could be heard miles away)

Is this an insult? What sort of projectionist doesn't know how to stop the projector? I'm sure you guys could think of some interesting ways (throwing stuff at it not included) - I must say it was a huge boost to my ego that others have such faith in my abilities...
(Maybe I should start wearing a plastic bow-tie and working in america and scratching heaps of prints and playing films in the wrong ratio and cleaning the film with prop-wash and stuff)

MM.

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 05-06-2001 08:00 PM

>>(Maybe I should start wearing a plastic bow-tie and working in america and scratching heaps of prints and playing films in the wrong ratio and cleaning the film with prop-wash and stuff)<<

You're not insinuating that those things only happen in America, surely...

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 05-06-2001 08:09 PM

Here is America, we have NO bad theaters (cinemas). Every single one is 100% top notch. We are the standard by which all others are judged. We have never had even one scratched or dirty print exhibited in the entire country.... EVER!

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 05-07-2001 06:53 PM

>>We have never had even one scratched or dirty print exhibited in the entire country.... EVER!<<

That's because you have them all sent overseas!

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 05-08-2001 08:05 PM

Yes Joe and there has never been a lost show either

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