NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Our Network has been updated. Nick from DMS came in to drop off the relay mechanism and take a look at 3/7 before his install visit next week. I showed him in and around the space and he checked in with the WiFi guys. He also liased with Chris whilst scoping out the existing relay system in in 3/7.  It is still somewhat of a wreck in the 46 booth (cables and boxes that, to my knowledge, need to be thrown out, but I asked if they were going to clean up/what needs to be cleared out and I didn't get a proper response in both English and when I asked in Spanish lol so apparently someone might be coming round to finish that up tomorrow. If we don't, we can call Juan and double check. I did tidy things up though, so at least it's not absolute chaos in here.  Once the Network was up and properly running, I tested out theatres 4 and 6 to see if anything needed to be rebooted and lo n behold, only the dimmer panels needed to be rebooted in all the...

To do this evening/ was completed: A marathon of a print took up the majority of my time tonight  Presentation Issues: No issues Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built out the A1 playlists for It Ends , Practical Magic 2 , and Dreams in Nightmares . The features all need to be teched, but could someone take a second look at them?  Practical Magic 2 is just missing the Forecasts for 9/10 Trailer Updates: Ingested an Avengers: Doomsday trailer to add to the Practical Magic 2 playlist  Special Events/ AV set up: New York, New York ran great! Intro went well and survived the second longest print I've ever run in my Nitehawk career.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): No issues Ordering/Receiving (content): Dreams in Nightmares arrived and I ingested it into LMS.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): New York New York is packed up on its shipping reels Print/video Inspection: No issues Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes Maintenance/cleaning: Cleaned the 35mm pro...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: No issues Preshow Clips/Playlist: Kat had to upload some preshow to Google Drive which I downloaded and ingested. These are for  It Ends, Dreams in Nightmares, and Practical Magic playlists. The Dreams in Nightmares drive should be coming this evening (tracking here ). Once the feature is in we'll have everything for that playlist. Built all variations of the Wild Inside playlist and scheduled them Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Swapped lenses/plates and ran loops for New York, New York tonight. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Several tubes (including even more Digger posters) arrived and were sorted into the 3/7 cubby. Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Practical Magic 2 Merrily We Go to Hell was supposed  to come today but it hasn't yet. Keep an eye out for it tonight. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Looked at Wild Inside and Gridlock'd. Tech info for Gridlock...

To do this evening/ was completed: Gridlock'd and Wild Inside ingested to LMS. Secrets and Lies intro went smoothly, mic put away afterward, mic stand back in 4/6. Scheduled coming week in LMS with some A1 exceptions. Waiting on trailer list info for Wild Inside , It Ends , Dreams in Nightmares.  Odyssey 35mm went smoothly. Cleaned projector afterward. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: FYI - Booth is ever so slightly restructured right now so that it's easier for the folks working on the wifi. They'll likley be coming in all week, in the morning.  Please do NOT delete The Invite feature content from the LMS! Thank you.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Checked the playlist for tonights show of Secrets n Lies. We're all set.  Built the playlist for The Three Amigos. We still need keys. They'll come in tomorrow! Tech'd the playlist for The Room and adjusted volume/added a lens & masking cue for it since it's 1.78.  Ingested Do the Right Thing to T6 and tech'd it. We're waiting on the hosts' slide, then I'll build out the playlist. It'll be a slide and spotify playlist the latter of which we already have a link to. I reached out to Chenelle for the slide. We still have plenty of time.  Slide for Audre Lorde comes in tomorrow, Desmond confirmed. I checked out the DCP today an...

To do this evening/ was completed: Both Odyssey shows went smoothly. Cleaned projector afterward. Ingested Do The Right Thing to LMS. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: