NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Dowser was blocked at the start of the second show in T7. Simple close and reopen command fixed the error. 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 updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes: Filtered air intake warning (yellow light) in T3. Booth 3/7 was hotter than usual today. I’m unsure if this rise in temperature had something to do with this alarm.

To do this evening/ was completed: I think we can safely say the dimmer issue in 7 is resolved, but maybe keep an eye on it for a few more nights just in case. Presentation Issues: The show playlist for the first round in Theater 2 loaded but paused itself at the beginning. Updating the software obviously hasn't prevented this glitch completely, however I can remember this happening in Theater 2 as long as I've been working here, just not as frequently as it was just before the software was upgraded. I'm guessing the update will make this happen less frequently but we should still keep an eye on Theater 2 to make sure all shows start on time. For some reason, Source 7 on the processor for the house speakers stopped working. I connected the iPad to Source 8 with an RCA - 1/8" cable which fixed the problem. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a new Adult trailer pack for 9/9. I did not make new first run playlists with this pack yet, I will make them this Thursday when the 8/2...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Power surge turned off all sound processors and projector lamps. Amplifiers rebooted after a moment and I manually turned on all of the projector lamps in the building. All shows lost about a minute of screen time. House music around the theater had to be turned on again. 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?: Letters for Shang-Chi…  were placed behind 3/7. Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Yes (3, 4, and 6 were left turned on. I left the building before I could shut these off from the 4/6 booth) Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Two manual starts this evening. Last round Jungle Cruise (9:20 preshow, 9:45 showtime) in Theater 6 and last round Protégé (9:50 preshow, 10:15 showtime) in Theater 3. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Ingested the Anniversary Party series preshow and added it to the Mulholland Drive playlist. I'll watch the whole thing for sound levels when I have admin time next week. 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: Fixed a dead lightbulb in Theater 3. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Took down the text on the 14th street side and put up Mulholland Drive and its screening date. Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built new "Adult" and "Teen" trailer packs without the  Shang-Chi  trailer for next week. Built new first run playlists with these packs and scheduled them for Thurs. 9/2. Built and scheduled the Shang-Chi playlist. Trailer Updates:  Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): We got posters for Journal for Jordan , a December release. Not sure what happened with my order of Cry Macho one sheets so I placed another request through IMoxie. Ordering/Receiving (content): Shang-Chi drive came in, feature has been ingested. Outgoing/Shipping (content): UPS picked up out outgoing drives. Cleared IMS servers of obsolete feature files as some were getting pretty full. Part of the weekly projection digest will be a schedule for deleting files from IMS servers so they are as clear as possible at all times. Print/video Inspection: Teched the Mulholland Drive playlist...

To do this evening/ was completed: Suicide Squad poster can come down, as can the text from the front of the marquee, tonight. Candyman can go up on the marquee and the poster placed in a "Now Showing" case. You can put The Card Counter in the "Coming Soon" spot. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a playlist for the event in Theater 5 tomorrow. Ingested KDMs for all remaining first run features for this coming weekend. Only keys we need now for this week are Shang-Chi . Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Prepared and teched the preshow slideshow for tomorrow night's event. I also set up the house music connection, tested it, and double checked the feature in the theater as well. Should be completely ready to go for tomorrow night. Tested the DigiBeta player in Theater 1, it looks like it's working fine. Will check again with John Woods next week. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content):  Outgoing/...

To do this evening/ was completed: Now that we are getting more events on our calendar, I'm going to be sending out a weekly email to projection with relevant info and tasks for the coming week. Be on the lookout for that in a few days. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Added the Card Counter trailer to the 8/26 Adult trailer pack in place of The Eyes of Tammy Faye Replaced Cry Macho with No Time to Die in the Teen trailer pack for 8/26. Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Mulholland Dr DCP drive should be here this Thursday the 26th. Shang-Chi has not shipped yet. Keys for Candyman will be arriving tonight at midnight, as should keys for all other titles which have been held over (we already have valid keys for Free Guy and Paw Patrol for next week). Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes, updated with tracking and new events. ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Screen 2 failed to start 6:15 show automatically.  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 updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Completed a house check in T6 this morning to isolate the crackling sound I heard coming from the left rear surround last night but could not hear it during the test. Booth glass in T1 was put back. Presentation Issues: Lights in T7 went up during the first two rounds of shows. 6:15 in T2 did not start as scheduled. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built playlist for Candyman . Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received Candyman DCP. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Outgoing DCPs given to UPS. Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Behind 3/7 for the weekend Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Lights in T7 went up at the start of the feature during the second round of shows. Noticed the left rear speaker in T6 (just beside the booth window) started crackling during the second show of the day; this noise is not disruptive for now but can be heard clearly if one is standing beneath the speaker by the auditorium entrance. *T1 booth glass had to be removed due to another condensation issue. The glass was left out of the frame over night to be put back in the morning* 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?: Yes ( The Protégé and  Paw Patrol ) Posters updated?: Yes (placed Shang-Chi outside and moved Many Saints of Newark into the lobby) Cleaning light...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Screen 3, 6:45 Green Knight, multiple complaints about volume being too low at 5.0 on CP750. Brought it up to 6.5. Had to manually start 9:30 show on Screen 6.  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 updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested new keys for Jungle Cruise, Respect and The Protege. Completed SPL for The Protege and scheduled its showtimes for 8/20-8/26. Kept an eye on lights in Theater 7. 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): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested KDMs for Mulholland Drive 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?: Yes Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Yes Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Kept an eye on #7 lights. Side lights came on at the beginning of final show.  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): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Yes, new posters for Shang Chi, No Time to Die and Last Night in Soho. Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes. Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Kept an eye on lights in 7. Dumped the bin collecting the water from the A/C in 2 at the start of the last round of films. Presentation Issues: Port windows in 1 had condensation on them from the booth being too hot. Image on the screen was out of focus. Port glass window had to be removed for the duration of the show while the booth cooled. MOD gave passes to the guests.  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?: Yes Posters updated?: Yes (placed Shang-Chi  and Addams Family 2  in the lobby. Once we receive posters for a newer release we can swap out Addams Family 2  for that) Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH...

To do this evening/ was completed: Make sure lights go down in Theater 7 as usual.  Presentation Issues: Just before the building opened MODs discovered a leak from the booth in Theater 2, caused by the A/C which I'm guessing started leaking again at some point this morning. I wiped up the water from the floor and I believe the back row of seats was blocked off for this theater for the night. We're monitoring the A/C frequently to make sure it doesn't leak onto the floor again. MODs have said they will turn it off at close so we're going to leave the booth doors propped open so it doesn't get too humid in there. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled all shows for Friday 8/13 - Thursday 8/19 Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordered posters for The Eyes of Tammy Faye , The French Dispatch , and Last Night in Soho . Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc u...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Sound during end credits of 5:45 Jungle Cruise showing was reported to be excessively loud. Brought it down a bit. Then side lights did not turn off at the beginning of the 8:45 showing (theater 7). 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 updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Theater #3, Annette, 6:45 screening. Playlist began severely freezing about 25-30 minutes before conclusion of feature. Turned lamp off and then on again but was not able to fully restart projector. Attempted to do so from the 4/6 desktop, which initiated a countdown, but when I went to the theater a few minutes later and checked VNC, the Christie had all green lights. Started the playlist again for the 9:45 show without being able to run through playlist to see if freezing occurred at similar time.  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 updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest:...

To do this evening/ was completed: Special event in T5 went smoothly Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for Dear Evan Hansen , Sing! 2  and  Halloween Kills Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Yes Posters updated?: Yes Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Dimmer issue in 7 is back to its old ways. Side lights came up to full brightness as the feature portal started playing. Lights were brought back down manually.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received TrailMix 8/6 DCP Outgoing/Shipping (content): DCPs returned to UPS Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Yes (for The Suicide Squad starting 8/5) Posters updated?: Yes (for Jungle Cruise and The Suicide Squad ) Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: F9 and In the Heights posters can come down later on in the evening. Second round F9 in Theater 6 is a manual start. Keep an eye on the lights down cues in Theater 7. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled  Annette shows for the coming week. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up and teched mics and music in Theater 5 for tomorrow's event. I went over the setup and run of show with William, who will be on site to run the event tomorrow night. I also built a playlist with the preshow, short film, and necessary cues for switching sound to the mics after the film ends and went over it with William. Everything is good to go for the event! Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Keys are in for The Suicide Squad , only keys we don't have yet are Annette which should be coming tonight. Outgoing/Shipping (content): There are a few drives ready to be picked up if UPS comes by. Print/vide...

To do this evening/ was completed: Keep an eye on the lights down cues in Theater 7. Second round F9 in Theater 6 is a manual start.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built new playlists for next week. Trailer Updates: Ingested trailers for Dune , The Eyes of Tammy Faye , Addams Family 2 , and Shang-Chi . Built the Adult trailer pack 8/6 (removed Annette , added  Eyes of Tammy Faye ), and 8/12 (removed Respect , added  Shang-Chi ). Built the Teen trailer pack for 8/12 (removed Respect and Free Guy , added  Shang-Chi and Dune ) Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested the Annette DCP from Eclair. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Drives for F9 and In the Heights are ready to be picked up by UPS. Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Changed the bulb in theater 3's projector. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Built cue sheets for Friday ...