NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: First Odyssey 35mm of the day is off to a good start Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Belly and uploaded some pictures to Google Drive. We should still be doing this as much as possible! It's been a while since any print pictures have been uploaded. -There's also a good stretch in reel 4 with some light discoloration, it's not extreme but appears as pinpoint red dots over the frame for about half of the reel. You can see it in the pic below: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: The dowser assembly in T6 is broken, luckily it is stuck in the open position so I haven't touched anything inside the projector, I noticed between rounds. I emailed Jerry to order a replacement and a backup (as well as 3 backup IMCBs, as...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Odyssey screenings in theater 4 went smoothly and the print remains in fantastic shape + cleaned the platter/tree and projector before leaving for the night (I noticed the film was loosening around the digital sound head after threading up/running the motor, so remember to wind the film forward until its taut even after you've started the motor to get it to the countdown) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Practical Magic 2  and additional Spider-Man: Brand New Day posters were delivered this evening and stored behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Continued inspecting Belly in booth 1 Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked and updated accordingly Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?...

To do this evening/ was completed: The Odyssey looks and sounds fairly fantastic in T4. First show went super well. This morning I did a big clean for the port glass, got old tape bits off and added two new pieces. Cleaned the platter and projector, but please remember to keep doing this in between rounds. Thanks! Same threading system. - L Presentation Issues: None.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built more SE playlists, got rid of old content.  - L Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Odyssey print is built on the T4 platter and the first show is off to a good start. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received the teaser trailer for John Wilson's History of Concrete. Downloaded and added this to the I Want Your Sex playlists as per their request. - L Outgoing/Shipping (content): Waiting to hear back from John/Lionsgate folks to make sure Stir of Echoes goes out on our account, just to double check. - L Print/video Inspection: Te...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built playlists for One Night Only and the rest of the run titles + built and scheduled an OCAP babies Spider-Man: Brand New Day  show playlist for the morning of 8/4 (we are still waiting on the pre-show for CatVideoFest so this is the only remaining first run playlist that needs to be built) Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Off the Rails private event in theater 3 played to a packed crowd and ran smoothly; brought the mixer back up to theater 4 (Chenelle may have also misplaced the spotlight remote for this auditorium. I'd handed it off to her at the start of the show to bring the lights up during the intro and she couldn't remember where it was after the screening ended...will update if it's found by the end of the night) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): The Thomas Crown Affair and The Wrong Girls posters were delivered and stored behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content...

To do this evening/ was completed: Happy (early) Birthday to Jack Keep an eye out for manual starts today! Broke down The Odyssey since we're screening it in T4 starting tomorrow, so (reels 3 and 2 are in their boxes) but the first reel is still on the make up table because the table's motor section was getting so stressed it started steaming/smoking a bit. Alec and I will be taking a look at this first thing in the morning. In addition to turning the table off, I unplugged it for good measure. We're gonna let it cool off this evening. There's only, essentially, the first five minutes of the feature left to put back on the reel, so hopefully tomorrow morning will be quick after it rests tonight.  Presentation Issues: Had a complaint about brightness in T2. I raised the brightness ever so slightly, but it's harder to make any real shift when we're open. It also looked good during the staff screening this morning. Will and I checked this out and whilst it looks pe...

To do this evening/ was completed: Stir of Echoes went smoothly. Equipment broken down afterward, print back on shipping reels. Odyssey shows went smoothly too, however MOD showed me an email from a guest who attended the 6pm show complaining about focus and strobing. I only looked at the 6pm show briefly but the image looked well-balanced to me. I forwarded the email to the projection account. Two manual starts tomorrow heads up. 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: