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To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added a dowser close cue at the end of the policy in Odyssey 35mm playlists. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: First Odyssey matinee went smoothly and the second is off to a great start. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): CRU drive with Space Jam arrived, ingested the feature to the LMS. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: The Space Jam drive wasn't mounting so I rebooted the Screenwriter server which fixed the problem. Mentioning this because the reboot also got the automatic KDM uploads working again, so we don't need to upload keys manually! Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Wyatt radioed about the pre-show for The Odyssey in theater 3 sounding lower than normal, apparently this was an issue last week, so I checked the levels in the playlist and everything was cued to its usual volume. It sounded a bit hushed (at 3.5) inside the room, but my assumption is that the clips for this pre-show are mixed low, can't be too certain as there doesn't seem to be this issue in 1 when this pre-show runs ahead of the 35mm, but it did sound way too loud at 4.0 when I raised it Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Continued running The Odyssey in 35mm in theater 1 this evening. Print remains in great condition. Cleaned and covered everything following the show 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 sh...

To do this evening/ was completed: Fire alarms going off this morning, some FDNY were here running tests. Reset all houses and tested lights, all good.  (Tested 35m, too! Just fyi - L)  Cleaned T1 35mm projector before first Odyssey. (Ran a loop!)  - L Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Deleted old forecasts and playlists, built all A1 7/31 playlists. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content):  Harriet The Spy, John Carter, The Fan slides ingested. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Tech'd the DarkRoom Shorts playlist and Stir of Echoes print with Cristina, volumes logged, updated DarkRoom playlist. Two of the DarkRoom shorts have a 1.37 presentation, so we'll need to update the variable masking to accommodate. Tech'd Looper and adjusted the playlist. Also took a look at the last NoBudge short and reported back to Desmond. Looking/sounding good. Updated that ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Was kept busy this evening with The Odyssey in booth 1. The print remains in great shape and looks and sounds mint. Cleaned and covered everything after the final show. Will be back tomorrow evening to run the shows.  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?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Transferred all the Dark Room shorts to theatre three and built a tech playlist following the event memo Cristina sent. We'll take a look at all of these tomorrow, including Stir of Echoes! Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Continued building/teching playlists. Her Private Hell is all good to go for tomorrow! I took a look at the new PSA_Books and Droppings the other day and they're good for WB, but too soft for us.  Trailer Updates: Ingested new trailers.  Special Events/ AV set up: No special events tonight, but the platter is all good to go for this evening! Two 35mm shows.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Talladega Nights to the LMS, Ridiculous Sublime 5min for Stir of Echoes Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Took a look at The Producers and ingested the keys (also for Looper, which don't open up until tomorrow morning). Added two volume cues to the p...

To do this evening/ was completed: Kegg here because for some reason, Blogger will not let me create a new post. No idea what that's about. But anyhow our one repertory event across both locations this week went smoothly.  Presentation Issues: No issues Preshow Clips/Playlist:  One of the directors of Josie and the Pussycats couldn't make it because their flight was cancelled. BUT! We got a short intro video which I was able to convert, tech, and get into the playlist before the doors opened. Trailer Updates: No issues Special Events/ AV set up: Josie and the Pussycats went great! Q+A was great with a thrilled crowd.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): No issues Ordering/Receiving (content): No issues Outgoing/Shipping (content): No issues Print/video Inspection: Rewound all of Supercop 2 so it is all set to go for Sunday!  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes Maintenance/cleaning: Gave the projector in Theater 1 a clean after The Odyssey was fin...