NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Cleaning lights in T2 stayed up at the top of the first round despite the pre-show starting as scheduled; manually brought these down a few minutes into the show once I noticed they did not go to the pre-show levels No image on screen in T5 at the start of the feature in the first round; closed and re-opened the dowser which fixed this issue but guests asked that we start the film over (only about 4 minutes had elapsed) Preshow Clips/Playlist: Double checked the playlist for the Your Mother... event this evening and it is good to go Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Monster Squad played without issue this morning Eternal Evil of Asia screening in theater 1 went smoothly save for a few moments throughout the show when splices previously made threw off the framing by a sprocket or two and partially blocked the subtitles Gil asked about "one sheets" for the  Your Mother...  event and I told him we only had two...

To do this evening/ was completed: A reminder about the Your Mother Q&A tomorrow. Jack, you will need to pull the stairs out for the T2 stage, put the stanchions out, and set out two director chairs with mics during the credits. Also the two marquee rentals can come down after 10pm tonight. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: I made a playlist for the Your Mother Q&A show tomorrow. I made a slide alerting the audience to the Q&A and placed it after the policy clip. It's called "Slide_YourMother_QA." Please note this is not a custom slide to have on screen during the Q&A, I put our logo slide in place for that. Updated the cue sheets and LMS schedule for tomorrow. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Newsies private event went very well. Spoons also went smoothly. All equipment has been put away. FYI--they left some bins under the curtain. Michael will come get them during the week. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Orderi...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):  Ordering/Receiving (content): A box containing a print of  Silent Hill  was delivered this evening despite it not being scheduled at either of our locations (I checked both calendars and could not find the title this month or the next). I looked inside the box to make sure it wasn't another print that had been mislabeled but even the packing slip had the title written down. I re-taped the box and brought it back down on the cart near the side door until it can be returned or picked up by someone from Sony. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Put letters  up for  Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (that's right, all three of them) and removed Practical Magic 2 ...

To do this evening/ was completed: More NewFest teching/downloading/ingesting today.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Kat sent the trailer list, I've been ingesting content - forecasts, new trailers and what not, but the QR explainer (V3) won't be available for a few days.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set for the SE shows this weekend. Spoons stuff is still off to the side in T1 with a black cloth over it, but I turned on the mixer since the PA speakers make an unpleasant sound when the mixer is not engaged.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Got the DCP/KDM for Edie Arnold, which Desmond and I were also able to take a look at today.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Cleared content we no longer need. Much more space in T1 now, which will be good for NewFest.  Print/video Inspection: Tech'd some trailers today with Desmond and Galen, a few features and some shorts that either hadn't been delivered...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: I brought the spots board back up to the booth for the John Wilson Q&A in theater 1 and reconnected it there to avoid operating the lights from the side of the screen.  The History of Concrete screening and talkback went just fine save for the ten or so minutes they went over taking audience questions which immediately cut into the STB event starting on schedule with its near two hundred guests waiting outside the auditorium. I brought the spots board back down, reconnected it for the STB hosts, and was alerted to the wash lights malfunctioning. Took a couple of runs up and down from booth 1 and messing with the buttons on the board itself before I realized the "left" and "center" spotlight breaker switches were left off despite Lillian's blog stating these could be kept on. I am not sure why these were off. I also did not know these pr...

To do this evening/ was completed: Adjusted the playlist ever so slightly for John Wilson tonight, just to make it smoother. We're all set for this show, just grab two chairs when the time comes.  FOH meeting went well, cleaned up afterwards.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the playlist for Color of Money and ingested some missing preshow content.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up Spoons for tonight. All the equipment will just need to be turned on. Also, when breaking down we only need to switch off the "Moving Spots" breaker since those fixtures make noise when they're on. The "Center" and "Left Spotlight" breakers can stay on. Also, we can use the switcher to switch between HDMI sources (cable and stage) in Theater 1 and Theater 2. No need to move the cables connected to the receivers on the wall. The switcher is on top of the CP750 in both booths, pictured below: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):...