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Author Topic: (for fun)What is your life long screen count? Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 07-21-2003 12:49 AM                     What is your movie theatre life long screen count? For example: I have worked at: two, two-screens. = 4 two, six screens. = 12 one, nine screen. = 9 one, twelve screen. = 12 Total screens I have worked at = 37 I am only counting theatres that were consistent employment, not a week or two transfer helper or special events help.  |  IP: Logged Andrew Duggan Expert Film Handler Posts: 127 From: Albany, NY, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 07-21-2003 01:17 AM                        Yep, 37 here, too. 1 18 screen. 1 12 screen. 1 7 screen.  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-21-2003 01:44 AM                        62 Screens 2 3 screens 1 7 screen 1 10 screen 1 19 screen 1 20 screen  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-21-2003 02:34 AM                     egads. 113 for me 1 - 18 screens 1 - 17 2 - 10 1 - 8 5 - 6 1 - 5 1 - 4 1 - 3 2 - 2 2 - singles 1 - twin drive-in I'm sure I forgot something.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-21-2003 02:59 AM                     . Mine's 18 (actual on-the-payroll employment only, no festivals/dailies/subbing) 5 single hardtops 2 single drive-ins 1 twin 1 9-plex -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-21-2003 05:54 AM                        47 4 - singles 4 - colleges (1 screen each) 1 - Air Force base (1 screen) 1 - screening room (1 screen) 1 - 5-plex 1 - 6-plex 1 - 10-plex 1 - 16-plex This only counts places where I have been paid to run film. I have only worked once at some of these places. Subtract one if 16mm doesn't count. Currently, I work once per week at the 6-plex and fill in semi-regularly at two singles.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-21-2003 06:20 AM                     Let's see... 2 8 screens 2 13 screens 1 6 screen 2 14 screens 1 10 screen total=86 screens...holy crap!  |  IP: Logged Hugh McCullough Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: Old Coulsdon, Surrey, UK Registered: Jan 2003 posted 07-21-2003 06:26 AM                        From 1958 to 2003. 6 one screen. 1 two screens. 2 three screens. 1 four screens. 1 five screens  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-21-2003 10:18 AM                     2 - 3 Screens 1 - 6 Screen 1 - 7 Screen 19 Screens....some of you have worked in 1 theater with more screens then my four combined!  |  IP: Logged Adam Fraser Master Film Handler Posts: 499 From: Houghton Lake, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 07-21-2003 10:22 AM                        1 Screen, and only have seen probably 10 more as a patron. Small town guy I guess.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-21-2003 10:56 AM                     Heres mine: 26-- single screen houses 12-- screening rooms 2-- 2 screen houses 7-- 3 screen houses 10-- 4 screen houses 5-- 5 screen houses 9-- 6 screen houses 1-- 8 screen house 4--10 screen houses 1--13 screen house 1--18 screen house Total of 107 screens worked.  |  IP: Logged Kat Baggett Film Handler Posts: 23 From: Citrus Heights, CA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-21-2003 11:05 AM                     Yikes this one made me think: 1 each: 9 screen 6 screen single screen 2 each : 4 screens 3 screens total 30 screens (ut oh I beat aaron ) The wonders of working on salary and filling in at other theatres for their managers vacations. This was all for the same small chain.  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-21-2003 11:07 AM                        1 - 4 Screen 2 - 5 Screens 1 - 6 Screen 1 - 8 Screen For a whopping total of 23 screens Dave  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-21-2003 11:36 AM                        As a paid projectionist: 5 single screens 2 three-screens 3 two-screens Making a grand total of 17. Add three more single screens if unpaid projection at student film societies count. And add another single screen if you count the occasion when, as a customer, I fixed a show breakdown. It was a little fleapit on the North Devon coast. The projectionist had gone home after starting the last show, and about an hour into the film the sound went. The manager stopped the show and offered everyone a refund (I later found out that the projectionist had gone home, 10 miles away, and had subsequently drunk himself over the limit and so could not come back), at which point my 'friend' shouted 'He's a projectionist, he'll fix it!'. I couldn't really refuse under the circumstances, so up I went and found a blown exciter bulb. They had a spare on the shelf, so I replaced it and restarted the film. I left a note for the projectionist telling him to reset the Dolby levels, but judging from the layer of dust over the CP-55 I don't think it had been opened up in many years. They would have had to give out a fair few refunds if I hadn't have been there, because it was almost a sell-out house.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-21-2003 01:26 PM                        If you count that Kodak film has probably been shown on just about every 35mm screen out there, and I've worked on most Kodak films over the last 33 years, somewhat over 100,000 worldwide, plus the four that I worked as a projectionist at during college.  |  IP: Logged

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