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To do this evening/ was completed: *General reminder for when we tech features: please also update the cue sheets. Presentation Issues: -There were none. Masking and image projection looked great all night. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: -Karaoke set-up instructions and diagrams finally finished and in the pdf doc's folder on the projection mac laptop. Please take a look at it and let me know if you have suggestions/thoughts as I am thinking of writing up some of our other technical A/V set-ups in this way. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Updated with 7 Stages/Bliss (although it's not in distro doc, it is on the events calendar) Also added the internal events we have for April thus far. Maintenance/cleaning: -Did some tidying of TH2 IMS as it was quite full. Cue sheets updated/chec

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues:None Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built out Premature . Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content):N/A Outgoing/Shipping (content): -Walked Little Women and Jojo over to UPS. Print/video Inspection: -Inspected the first two reels of The Secret Garden.  Seemingly an ideal print for a first-timer's inspection in that the first reel was a total softball, excellent condition with clear cues and absolutely stunning when viewed close up (although there is a trailer for the 1993 Nutcracker movie firmly spliced onto the print). The second reel followed suit until the last 2 1/2 minutes or so when a cluster of splices showed up, in particular a nasty diagonal one that hinged pretty easily. I taped over it on both sides, sorry if my taping protocol if amiss. The cues on reel 2 are also not ideal, black lab cigarette burns over a very dar

To do this evening/ was completed: - empty trash in all booths, Michael did some major purging today - Spend as much time in the theaters as possible - update the "runtimes" list on the whiteboard for this week (kdm and credit times are already done) - update the big white board with all IMS/TMS ingest/deletes, poster/marquee schedule, and events from the weekly review email - tech Premature, update cue sheet - if you want to, you can start to inspect Secret Garden, take notes if you have questions! (See receiving content, below) Presentation Issues: -Nothing major, the lights down cue was set at the wrong spot in the Emma pre show (5 min early), this was caught in the first round and it has been updated in the playlist. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -We finally got Emma 40 count to ingest. I watched it all the way through, it's good to go. -I made some changes to Brokeback, as it was, there was only 32 minutes from doors to feature -took Achmed out of Emma beca

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: -This razorblade of curtain bleed on the screen left side is definitely pervasive throughout the building but is so slight that it's not really a problem for the time being, and could probably be fixed by just drawing the curve of the curtain fabric more snuggly against the chain within. Should be addressed but will not significantly affect presentation. Seems ever so slightly more prominent when the screen is running scope. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built out Brokeback Mountain, cues and all. Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up: -None today and It doesn't appear that we'll be having Karaoke this Monday but since I am usually the one here on those nights if someone could give me a quick run down of my responsibilities for it (beyond the set up detailed in a doc on the iMac) that'd be swell. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content):N/A Outgoing/Shipping

To do this evening/ was completed: -Schedule the movies for Friday only please (see maintenance notes below) -Once you schedule Friday, please update Emma on the cue sheets (the credits are 7 minutes long) -Marquee updates for tonight (front, up: Emma, Cat Vid down: Jojo, Little Women) -Poster changes, same as marquee, since we have 9 first runs, the other spot outside for coming soon can be "Onward", replace its spot in the lobby with "Once Were Bros" -Brokeback Mtn keys open tonight at midnite, if you want to tech it, TH6 is out first. Otherwise, please send it to TH2 for me to tech tomorrow morning. Presentation Issues: -None Preshow Clips/Playlist: -With our new squeak-free masking carriers, I have brought us back to our presentation standard starting with next week's playlists. Everything will start with flat masking, all trailers are shown in flat, and the masking/lens change, when needed, will happen in front of the feature. Take a look at th

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: -Slightest razor-edge of bled on the screen left curtian in T6 while teching the Scope  Come to Daddy.  Any slight alignment adjustment using the alignment control panel just resulted in bleed on the other side so I'm guessing this is another little masking error left over from today. Ut's only really visible if you're sitting right of center. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built out Emma once the Preshow content came in from EVO. Bit of a struggle there, the problems Alec and Karen had with it this AM persisted but after a little finagling with TMS the 10 and 20 count segments ingested just fine while the 40 refused to ingest, with the same old mismatched file size error. I checked the info section for both files and the EVO file size matched up with the Projection Mac file so not sure what went wrong there. Tried the ol' fashioned way and attempted to copy straight from EVO to DCP II, sat thru the progress bar b

To do this evening/ was completed: -Monitor the Emma preshow download from EVO onto the external mac hard drive and try to ingest into TMS. Presentation Issues: -None Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Made the Come to Daddy  playlist. Did my first test of having to pull an entire 40/20/10 generic preshow from our stash on the projection mac drive. Took about 2 minutes to ingest the whole thing. Please delete "generic horror" preshows as well as the feature after the screening. Scheduled it in TH1 Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): -Got even more Rremature posters, can't wait to give them out at trivia...4 weeks in a row. Ordering/Receiving (content): -keys for all first runs for next cinema week have ingested + Premature ( opens Sat @ midnite) -keys for Emma  open 2/27 @ 1 am - Emma DCP is ingested, send to TH1 for me to tech tomorrow morning *Cinevizion has reported CCAP problems with the Emma DCP, chec

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: -T4 has really bad bleed on the curtains again, especially on the screen-left side. All scope films in there during my shift today, it of course occurred to me to throw up a Flat image and see what it looks like immediately AFTER I powered the unit down for the night. Since I'm hoping to be in early tomorrow for 35 business I would be happy to learn a thing or two about digital alignment as well if there is time to address this. Preshow Clips/Playlist: No sign of our new Preshow content on EVO. Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content): -Brought in a weirdly early KDM delivery covering 1917 from 2/27-3/6 Outgoing/Shipping (content): -Deleted Coming to America - Deleted everything as dictated by our IMS schedule. Print/video Inspection:N/A Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Looked for info for Emma but nothing doing.

To do this evening/ was completed: -Delete Coming to America - Any further prep for coming film week (trailer assignments, EVO downloads, SPL building, cue sheets) I didn't get to do anything in that realm today as I spent all day with DMS. - Do NOT delete Cat Video Fest off of TMS, but you can take it off TH1 for the rest of the week. -After closing you can do IMS deletions that are listed under Wednesday on the whiteboard. Presentation Issues: -Right before the first round we were getting a ballast power supply error in TH6. The lamp would not light with the same error as we saw in Williamsburg about the LPS failure. Long story short, we eventually found out that the projector was running of off Low Voltage power supply only (plug A) and the dedicated line for the Ballast (plug B) was unseated from the socket in the wall. (Steve had moved the Christie earlier to service one of the 35mm projectors) It did set doors back by 20 minutes for the first round in TH6. Jerry fro

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Karaoke in Hi-Res. Karen and Michael set up and teched this today so all I had to do was plug in, turn on, and then break down at the end. The evening went very well. Thanks Karen and Michael! Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Lost Girls posters came in. Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): The Hunger is gone from our servers. Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Added tracking for Brokeback as well as some pending DCP deliveries. Maintenance/cleaning: I ran the test loop with the scope lens on P2, TH1 and I was able to get the focus even so it seems like this new piece helped quite a bit. Will take a closer look at it using an actual print with Karen on Wednesday. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Filled in all movie titles and ticketed showtimes for next week. Marqu

To do this evening/ was completed: -Marquee changes to 14th st and traffic side (listed on the whiteboard) -Delete "The Hunger" at closing Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: -Karaoke is all set up in high-res. I have typed up a set-up instructions and left it on the projection mac desktop for now. It will be added into the manual **While setting up for karaoke, we couldn't find the HDMI/thunderbolt laptop dongol. It is supposed to live in the bar A/V bin. We finally found it in the power cable bin. Please be sure to put things back where they live after special events! It's the only thing that separates us from the animals :) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): -Ingested "Come to Daddy" from eclair. Caryn has said that she just confirmed "Premature" today so that order should go through soon. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Cleared obsolete content off IMS following this week’s deletion schedule. Print/video Inspection: Teched The Hunger and added volume and lights cues to the playlist. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept the floor in booth 1. Shutting down the TMS for the night. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: My bad about those posters, I had put them in a tube to be archived preemptively but I neglected to label it. I wrote the titles on the tube and left Onward and PYW in the poster sorter as back-up. Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes: Ingested new keys for Little Wome

To do this evening/ was completed: -Tech The Hunger -scheduled IMS deletions Presentation Issues: There were no issues. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -built a playlist for "The Hunger" and scheduled it in TH1 for tomorrow's screening. It just needs lighting cues and a volume/credits check. The preshow is +1 min. Instead of making a special trailer pack just for this one-off screening, I left it. It is showing in the last round, starting 1 min late shouldn't cause problems. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): -'Come to Daddy' needs distributor confirmation that we are to download from Eclair. My 2/19 order is still pending. Emailed Eclair and JJ to confirm. I will follow up tomorrow during admin. -placed an order for 'Premature' from Eclair Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: -moved 'The Hunger' to TH4 for inspection. Since it w

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: -Did some more pre-show meddling in the big houses and i agree with Alec that it is indeed too quiet to be worth doing. I spoke to some servers about it and they said the only instances in which they felt drowned out by preshows occurred in our smaller houses, particularly the similarly laid-out 4, 5 and 6. Preshow Clips/Playlist:N/A Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content):N/A Print/video Inspection:N/A Asset tracking doc updated/checked?:Neither deluxe nor Eclair had any fresh wisdom to impart. Maintenance/cleaning: -As Alec hinted earlier, this was an almost painfully easy day for projection, so I tried to spend pretty much the whole shift in our seven houses, doing the fine-tooth comb routine. It seems to me that Screen 7 is leaving a bit to be desired in the contrast department. While The Phot

To do this evening/ was completed: Hate to leave this section so bare, but I don't have much in the way of tasks for tonight other than the usual walkthrough and maintenance. Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Based on what Chris noted last night and experimenting with it today, I don't think we should play the preshow at any level lower than 3.5. I turned down the preshow for the third round in TH2 and listened as the theater started filling up, and the preshow was pretty drowned out before the theater was half full. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Sonic birthday party in TH6 ran entirely on automation without a problem. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Cleared some outdated trailers off the servers as well as the Color Out of Space preshow. Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Took out the trash bin from booth

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues:None Preshow Clips/Playlist:N/A Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content):N/A Outgoing/Shipping (content): -Walked back two drives to UPS, I believe they were Knives Out (RIP to a real one) and a TrailMix. Print/video Inspection: -Not a proper teching but I tried to linger in big houses with large crowds with the pre-show set to 3.2. I wish I had a clear preference here, but to be perfectly honest I think any quieter clip (like the one from A New Leaf  in the generic representation PS )  was too quiet and any clip with music/yelling was just fine. Maybe this issue (if it really is an issue) is best addressed in the actual sound mix of our content? Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Scoured around for info on deluxe but nothing new. Maintenance/cleaning: -Swept out the 4/6 stairwell. -Resisted the temptation to lay my

To do this evening/ was completed: I did not get a chance to test the preshow at 3.2 further. Please set this level manually for some busier shows, especially in the bigger theaters, and listen to see if it is suitable. If you happen to do any threading practice, please don't use Freeway as this print does not belong to us. Presentation Issues: None. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Moonstruck film feast test screening in T3. We used the blu-ray and Michael got this started, we'll have a DCP by the time of the actual event, which is not yet on the calendar. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested The Hunger and added the feature to the playlist. Keys go live on Sunday morning, I sent the feature to TH6 to tech at close. Some content can come off TH1 server on Sunday night so I will schedule the playlist in TH1 after that. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Knives Out , Color Out of Spa

To do this evening/ was completed: Moonstruck  DCP ingest failed (more notes below) **Tested 3.2 volume on preshows (more notes below) Presentation Issues: Not an issue in sight. Preshow Clips/Playlist: I was able to go in during the preshows to every theater but 7 to see how going down to 3.2 sounds. Only in 4 & 6 it sounded barely too low, but overall it seemed like a better level for the servers to communicate. However 1 and 2 were both barely half full during the preshows, it might still be too low when they're full. Trailer Updates: Up to date Special Events/ AV set up: n/a Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): n/a Ordering/Receiving (content): I downloaded Moonstruck  from the Projection Mac Server but the file size is only about 65 GB. The ingest failed w/ the error message 'file size is incorrect'. The DCP may need to be remade, Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: n/a Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenanc

To do this evening/ was completed: Following what Karen said today I tried out playing the preshow at 3.2. I tested this in Theater 1 and Theater 4. This level sounded good for these rounds but the theaters were both pretty empty. Erin, would you mind setting the preshow at 3.2 for the second round Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theater 2 since it looks like this will be tonight's busiest screening, and report in your blog if it is a suitable level? If you get the chance to do this in some of the first floor theaters as well, that'd be super. Change the snipe above Call of the Wild to now showing. Take Knives Out and Color Out of Space off the marquee and put up Call of the Wild . Moonstruck (homemade DCP) is loading onto the Projection Mac Server for a Film Feast team screening tomorrow. It probably won't finish tonight but if it does, go ahead and ingest it. It should be about 112 GB. Presentation Issues: None. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Made some changes to t

To do this evening/ was completed: - No KDM arrived during my shift, AM crew will want to reach out regarding Portrait, Parasite and Birds of Prey. Presentation Issues: -The ingest issue I texted dept heads about in T1 was indeed resolved by resetting the T1 server once last film was out. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built a baby-friendly SPL of The Photograph. volume is set for 3.8 -Swapped in our updated Parasite 10 count preshow. Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content): -No sign of the updated March B card. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: -Took a look at our new Parasite pre-show clip, fine and dandy there. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: -Swept and swiffered 3/7, made about 32 cents for my efforts. -Ran a whole reel of Mulan on P2 in T6, aside from the constant splotches on the print it looked and sounded fine, I seem to

To do this evening/ was completed: Keep an eye on the KDM email tonight, we are expecting keys for  Birds of Prey ,  Parasite  (color version only), and  Portrait of a Lady on Fire . Since everything was scheduled today, there are ingests running to every server at the time of the theater opening. Keep an eye on these and make sure all playlists show up as valid on the TMS scheduler when the ingests are done. I was hoping to run some more film tomorrow, any chance we could get those two reels of Freeway over here? Presentation Issues: None. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer packs for the coming week are complete. I built playlists for everything else, but all first runs as well as Cat Video Fest will need the March_B card added to the preshow when we can pull it off of EVO. The whole week has been scheduled on TMS. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ingested Onward and new trailers for Mulan . Ordering/Receiving

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues:None. Preshow Clips/Playlist:N/A Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up: -Trivia was the usual rousing success. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content): -Attempted to ingest  Coming to America from the Mac server but TMS hit me with an error saying the file size didn't match it's own description? I figured that means it isn't finished uploading to the Mac server in the first place but finder seems to show it as being wholly present in the new server. Outgoing/Shipping (content):N/A Print/video Inspection: -The NPP STRIKING trailer looks and sounds fine, noted all films and dates advertised therein. -Tech'd Call of the Wild, set Vol for 5, would've gone to 5.5 but I expect there will be plenty of parental noise complaints no matter what we do. An almost entirely digital ode to nature. Weird. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Yes added a slo

To do this evening/ was completed: Sent Call of the Wild to T6 to be teched when keys open at midnight tonight. Michael is loading a homemade DCP of Coming to America onto the Projection Mac Server. Chances are it won't be done by close. Michael may also be coming by with a couple reels of Freeway for us to run through our projectors. Get started on next week's cue sheets. I printed a copy of the film schedule. Presentation Issues: None so far. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Trivia in Hi-Res tonight with the usual setup. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ingested TLR_NPP_Striking, but did not get a chance to look at it. Ordering/Receiving (content): Call of the Wild drive came in. I ingested it since keys open at midnight. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Walked our outgoing drives to the UPS dropoff. Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: I tested all four le

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: -Slight hitch with ADA stuff tonight, a visually impaired guest was told in an email exchange they'd be able to have descriptive audio for Jojo Rabbit  in T5. Part of the misunderstanding here sprung from the very easily muddled line between a guest asking for Descriptive Audio (VI) vs Enhanced Audio (HI). It is entirely understandable that managers torn between a thousand different tasks every day assume that if the guest is asking for anything related to audio that they are dealing with a hearing impairment, we should definitely make and reinforce a clear distinction between the two settings on our in-theatre listening devices for managers as well as the staff at large. The other possible confusion was simply the fact that T5 is our only house incapable of providing a descriptive audio track. Another understandably easy-to-forget piece of info; this should be reinforced as well. Double-checked and the cue sheets indeed

To do this evening/ was completed: -After the IMS deletions scheduled for tonight are done, the rest of the week can be scheduled in the TMS. -Take down Back to the Future on marquee Presentation Issues: -There were none Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): -Please order posters for "Lost Girls" during admin on 2/18 Ordering/Receiving (content): - The Hunger came in, the drive mounts fine, we do not have keys so I don't think we need to ingest right now. Hold till Friday or whenever we get keys. Screens Monday, 2/24 Outgoing/Shipping (content): -Deleted and boxed up Back to the Future . Boxed up Casablanca, Sabrina, and The Gentlemen as well. -Created a FedEx label for LtROI and sent it back to Gavin Briscoe at Magnolia Pictures Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Entered all first run and rental bookings through March into the doc. Also, si

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist:N/A Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content): -CatVid Fest made it's way onto TMS from Eclair. Outgoing/Shipping (content): - Photograph came off of 6, Portrait came off of 4 and 1917 came off of 5. Print/video Inspection: - CatVidFest was unencrypted, so I gave it a quick look, set volume to 3.8, masking and lens 1.78. This thing is a real nightmare to pin down volume-wise, even at 3.8 some stuff, like the intro music, feels quite loud while whole segments are near silent but I'd assume the audience coming in for this won't have exacting A/V expectations. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: -Scoured Deluxe and Eclair for the few info updates to be found there. Maintenance/cleaning: -No sign of further oil dripping on T1 35 P1. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): -Monda

To do this evening/ was completed: -Please change out the brunch portion of the marquee according to the whiteboard -Also do the IMS deletions as per the whiteboard -Ingest CatVid Fest to TMS from eclair (please check to see if it's encrypted) -Double check Monday's cue sheets (I didn't get to it) Presentation Issues: -There were no issues Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Filled in Back to Future SPL with lighting and volume cues Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): -Finally got keys for Back to the Future in time to tech before the last theater opened for the day. Outgoing/Shipping (content): -Deleted Sabrina  Print/video Inspection: - Back to the Future is still amazing. Crispin Glover was kind of a hottie. I always forget because of his wonderful weirdness. Vol and lighting cues are in, cue sheets updated. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes, for Back to the Fut

To do this evening/ was completed: -As feared my shift is ending and We Are Still Without Keys For Back to the Future. Karne. will want to reach out to Deluxe pronto. Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist:N/A Trailer Updates:N/A Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content):N/A Outgoing/Shipping (content):N/A Print/video Inspection:N/A Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes, added some tracking info for The Hunger.  Maintenance/cleaning: -Lots of spare time today so in between patrolling theatres I swiffered out Booth 1 and it's stairwell. -Got some good 35 practice in while down in Booth 1, noticed the intermittent oil reservoir on P1 is leaking, enough so that there was a big bead of oil on the bottom curve of the tank. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): -Karen already did this but Sunday is looking good. It's like today, but in *the future*. Marquee updated?:N/A Pos

To do this evening/ was completed: 1) Keep a lookout for Back to the Future keys, if they don't arrive, please note in blog so I can tackle this first thing in the am. 2) Tech Back to the Future ( if keys come in) *When I came in this morning, I was unable to edit existing or create new playlists or playlist packs in the TMS webUI. Whenever I tried saving anything, I got "error fetching http headers". I tried re-booting everything, which did nothing and so I opened the terminal logs to see what was happening with the API when I was trying to save and got nothing definitive. I called Dolby, let them remote into the projection mac, they also couldn't diagnose the problem looking at the logs but also supposed that the soapAPI was failing. I asked them to update our TMS software, which they did. That seems to have fixed it. Everything seems to be working normally. **With the update, you will notice that some things look different in the web UI now. There are clip

To do this evening/ was completed: Back to the Future keys should be issued tomorrow. We can ingest the feature tomorrow as well and prepare it to be teched when keys open. Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled everything for Monday, except Back to the Future . Made some changes to the Back to the Future playlist. Still needs the feature. Trailer Updates: Ingested scope and flat Lost Girls trailers. I think we can leave the STB trailer off until next film week, the event is in March. Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordered posters for Onward , A Quiet Place 2 , and Black Widow . Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Teched Sabrina . There are no credits so I put a lights UP cue at the very end of the feature CPL and a 3 minute black slug with a FULL cue one minute in. Feature is 1.37. Playlist is good to go. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Mainte

To do this evening/ was completed: For Tomorrow: -Tech Sabrina. -Translate the weekly projection review onto the whiteboard -Order Onward posters -Marquee: take down The Gentlemen , put up The Photograph & Sonic the Hedgehog - Posters: move Portrait of a Lady Outside in place of The Gentlemen, change the snipes for Sonic and Photograph Presentation Issues: -There were none Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built Back to the Future  minus the feature. Keys come in 2/15, ingest feature accordingly. IMDB says it's 4:3 which I think is BS so I have the SPL set for 1.85 currently Trailer Updates: -Not sure where to squeeze in STB, as we are running over already. "Epic Valentines" goes through the end of the month, by Friday we can lose Cat Vid, but that's a whole week. The only thing we can do is take away a first run trailer. Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): -Ingested Sabrina and s

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: None, all's well. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Completed and scheduled thru the weekend SPLs for  Sonic  and  Parasite B&W. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: -Warriors/Etsy show in T6 went off fine, ran entirely on Automation. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): -This week's TrailMix arrived. -Poster for Antlers (4/17) arrived and was slotted. Ordering/Receiving (content): -Brought in Keys for PoaLoF (2/14-2/20) and PB&W (thru 2/20) - No sign of Back to the Future Keys. No info for them on Deluxe. Outgoing/Shipping (content): - Rhythm Section and last week's TrailMix are packed up and ready for UPS. -Deleted Warriors, Rhythm Section  and Live Action Oscar Shorts  from TMS. Print/video Inspection: Was told to hold off on Sonic and Photo, and as I mention below the MacBook was missing so I couldn't do much anywho. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes Maintenanc

To do this evening/ was completed: Add Parasite B&W and Sonic features to respective playlists when they are finished ingesting; heads up: the only thing distinguishing the color CPL of Parasite from the black & white CPL is the number following the content type in the naming. So the color CPL is: "Parasite_FTR-28"; the black and white one is "Parasite_FTR-33" Please delete the 5.1 OV of Sonic from TMS once the 7.1 VF is done ingesting. Schedule Sonic and Parasite B&W shows for Friday - Sunday after the features have been added to the playlist. Delete The Rhythm Section and LIVE ACTION Oscar shorts from TMS and IMSs at close, neither of these have showings tomorrow. Presentation Issues: None. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Friday - Sunday has been scheduled. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Warrior private event in T6 tonight. Playlist has been fully teched and is ready to go. There is a copy of the event memo on the desk i

To do this evening/ was completed: - Casablanca awaits teching in T1 after the keys go live at 8 am. Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built out an SPL for Sonic the Hedgehog , just needs the feature. -Likewise for The Photograph and Parasite B&W - All SPLs of our incumbent films for the coming week complete. Trailer Updates: -Built out the new trailer packs for the coming week. Special Events/ AV set up:N/A Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):N/A Ordering/Receiving (content): -Deluxe is telling us to expect the drive containing The Photograph tomorrow. -Ingested our new cards to TMS. Outgoing/Shipping (content):N/A Print/video Inspection:N/A Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Nothing to add today. Maintenance/cleaning: -Didn't get much done int that dept. I'll pick up the slack tomorrow. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): -Finished Saturday and filled out Sunday thru Tuesday for the coming week. I'll finis

To do this evening/ was completed: 1) Please work on the cue sheets. Remember, you can go ahead and put end and credit times for movies that are holding over from last week. Presentation Issues: There were none Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Checked and updated Portrait of a Lady with tighter light cues, added a lights down, and took out the trailer for the same movie. -Built the playlist for Sabrina, looked over Casablanca Trailer Updates: -Made a new trailer pack called EarlyOpen and dropped it in the list since it was set to show the trailer of Portrait of a Lady right before the feature. I think, for tomorrow, since it is a single late showing sneak peek and not opening, we can keep all other movies with the current trailer pack. Thurs morning, I'll switch out trailer packs for the other features. -Pulled the updated Feb B card and new March A card off EVO. Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): -Received poster for "Burden&quo

To do this evening/ was completed: -Keys for  Sonic  arrived in the KDM gmail   but I neglected to pull them in, please do. -As of this writing  The Warriors  is slowly trundling onto DCPII from EVO, has been all day, please ingest, add it to the SPL I built,  and send it to T6 for teching. -Due to our recent roubles making sure updated SPLs are in the screens that need them, please make sure the SPL with all cues in place of Portrait  is on screen 2 Presentation Issues: None! Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built SPLs for Warriors (SE_TheWarriors_021220), which is still missing its feature . -   Built complete SPL for  Casablanca (SE_Casablanca_021320). Just needs cues. -SPL for Portrait of a Lady on Fire is built and ready to go, has a 1 min welcome card on the front as well as a 30 second BLACK on the end as the credits are very brief, the sort that I imagine a lot of people sitting thru due to the hammer blow that is the movie's finale and they end abruptly in silence

To do this evening/ was completed: Deleted SPLs/features from 3, 4, and 5 which aren't needed after this weekend. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, except for Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Casablanca . -Listened to the 20 and 10 count Generic_v8 preshow and did not hear anything I would describe as fluctuating volume. If anything the levels sounded very even from clip to clip. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: That’s a wrap on Oscars 2020. Huge thanks to Karen for everything she did to get this set up today. Once Chris and I tested the mics in the theater this event more or less ran itself except for volume adjustments at commercials which Chris took care of. We ended up playing the broadcast at 8.0 since the house was pretty loud. The ceremony was also on in Hi-res with sound from 6:30 onward. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/vide

To do this evening/ was completed: Oscar Set-Up: I have set everything up for the Oscars tonight. I reset the cable feed, (it was broken down for Spoons) put it on the appropriate channel, turned OFF the closed captioning we had for the Spirit Awards, and tested it in TH1. Everything looks and sounds great from the cable perspective. You will have a little bit of black space on either side of the image, however the 1.78 masking stop cuts in too much. 1.85 is fine in my opinion BUT if you feel strongly about doing a custom masking setting before opening doors, Alec, just remember to reset the masking at the end, since I am not on admin tomorrow and Chris is opening. Also, I ran into issues with the wireless mic sound. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: Since we had Spoons complain about clipping at the higher end, I believe that Michael made a slight adjustment to the Tapco mixer in the booth, the result was that down in the theater, on the Yamaha mini-mixer, in order to be heard at all