NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Found out what was causing the issue with The Odyssey yesterday. I sent out an email to projection/Matthew regarding this and with a slight plea to stay on our best (practices) behaviour while we move through the summer brain fog. A read through is necessary, but it would mean a lot to me if you could seriously take it to heart.  Matinee Odyssey show off to a beautiful start.  Presentation Issues: None.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the playlists for Paw Patrol and other SE shows for the coming week.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Fix T4 up and added gear grease, checked motor control, ran loops. The guide roller at the bottom I have a few ideas for, since I think I know what might be the problem(s). It's not a major, major issue right now, but we should and will start looking into it. I'll work with Alec on this.  Adjusted lenses/plates and ran loops for Beavis and Butthead in T1. All set for the show tonight!...

To do this evening/ was completed: Basically just Odyssey 35mm tonight. Both shows went smoothly but there were some projector issues. The first issue was a bit of a darkening across the bottom of the screen. Will ran loops after Citizen Ruth and was having issues with darkness on the sides of the screen so he loosened the lens collar knob inside the projector, but this caused the bottom of the image to darken: What you see is not the frame line creeping up at the bottom: framing was correct.  Tightening that lens collar knob seemed to diminish the issue significantly but did not fully get rid of it. I tried to adjust the other lens knob above the lens that shifts the picture horizontally but this didn't do anything. The second issue of the night was me noticing toward the end of the first show that the roller at the bottom of the projector was not spinning at all. I could see that the film was cutting into the inside of the roller, creating a groove that the film was nestling insi...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ran loops ahead of  Citizen Ruth  in 4. Refocused for the 1.85 lenses. Overall everything went well. Had a bit of a battle with focus at the top of the first couple reels. Lots of splices throughout but the print runs fine. Rewound it heads out for 8/13. Scope lens is focused for The Odyssey Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection:  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cleaned both projectors following Citizen Ruth Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: Block of ADA seats removed from theater 2 during the CVF screening. Placed these back after the show

To do this evening/ was completed: Busy night for the bar. Lots of folks out for Odyssey and Spiderman.  Both 35mm shows of the Odyssey went great! Just FYI - I noticed there was new tape on the port glass and a different scope masking cue in the playlists. Please use the film masking cue for scope. This properly opens the screen up. I adjusted the tape and the cue for it before the shows went off.  Projector and platter in T4 are ready for tomorrow.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Took two headsets out for T3 final round tonight. Back in their charging ports.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected all 6 reels of Crash, which is in good condition. I love this movie and am very glad to see it grace our booth again. Reels are now on their shipping reels tails out so that they're ready to get onto house reels when ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Set up all Spoons equipment this morning. Show went smoothly. Broke everything down afterward, mics/lightboard/stands back in booths. Inspected all of Fargo. On house reels, good condition. Stills up on Drive. Presentation Issues: Noticed about 9 minutes into T4 round two feature (Odyssey) that the Christie had become "unreachable" via IMS/LMS. Went to look at the picture and it was window-boxed, the scope lens cue failed. Switched over to scope immediately. Christie controls are/were still working normally, but some type of disconnect happened. IMB status was/is green, as is everything else on the Christie front page. 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): Marquee updated?: Posters updat...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Minor brain wrap with the leader while threading up for the first show that Lillian assisted in clearing up; otherwise both screenings of  The Odyssey in 35mm went smoothly Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Additional posters for The Weight and teaser one sheets for It Ends were delivered and stored behind 3/7 + added a bunch of posters to the trivia section and archive tube  ***please refrain from adding new posters to the cubby without first rolling them up with the rest -- it does not do anyone any favors having a bunch of loose posters slid into the center of otherwise neatly organized columns of one sheets*** Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Heat Lightning and uploaded stills to the shared drive Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets update...