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To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested the new forecast. Left the 40min and 20min Generic Brooklyn preshow clips downloading to the DCPII drive at the end of the night. Built new trailer packs and first run playlists for all of next weeks titles, except Who We Are which is arriving tomorrow. Note there are two Jackass  playlists, one with bonus content for the Thursday night shows and one without for all other shows. Scheduled playlists for Thursday 2/3. Trailer Updates: Replaced the Speed Racer trailer with Kaguya in the Sing 2 playlist. Special Events/ AV set up: Speed Racer 35mm screening with intro in Theater 1 went great! Recorded the intro just in case anyone wants it. Wound the print back onto shipping reels and attached the return label to the box. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for Who We Are. Ordering/Receiving (content): Ordered the Howl’s Moving Castle DCP from Eclair. ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Deleted Chicago from theater 2 IMS; Ingested new keys for Sing 2 and began downloading new preshow content to the DCPII drive (still waiting on the rest of the Generic Brooklyn and Forecast 2/4 content elements to be uploaded to the drive, should be up in full by the end of day) -- Bonus content and a "fan thank you" greeting was ingested from the  Jackass Forever DCP  along with feature content Presentation Issues: Light change recommended alarm in theater 1; the lamp in theater 7 did not turn on automatically and had to be struck manually Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for Dog Ordering/Receiving (content): Received  Love and Basketball  on 35mm and Jackass Forever DCP Outgoing/Shipping (content): Fun was screened a final time and wound back on its shipping reels for return Print/video Inspection: Checked the Happy Feet show playlist ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Removed Flee and West Side Story from T6 server, opening up a bit of space. Also removed Spiderman from T4.  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?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yers Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested keys for Groundhog Day Presentation Issues: Several temperature alarms this morning in theater 2 and an unexpected light off alarm in theater 7 -- had to manually turn on the lamp in 7 for the notification to go away; after restarting the projector in 2 (hard reboot) a filtered air intake alarm remained active -- light half life exceeded/expiration alarm was active in theater 1 at the start of the Speed Racer  preshow Scope aperture plates in theater 1 could use some filing down; there was a very subtle vignette on the sides and top of the screen coming from both projectors during Speed Racer Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Speed Racer screening in theater 1 this morning went smoothly  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected all reels for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon  -- print is in ...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a preshow playlist for Crouching Tiger , and a playlist for Groundhog Day . Scheduled both. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Moonfall to TMS and Groundhog Day to Theater 1 IMS. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Put the Purple Rain print on the cart in 3/7 and scheduled a FedEx pickup for Monday. Please leave the cart at the side entrance at close tomorrow night. Lots of different features are playing in Theater 6 and the server is very full. If you notice a feature is playing its last show in this house for the week please delete it as soon as the screening finishes. Print/video Inspection: Put Fun back on house reels for a staff screening on Monday. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes, updated entries for Jackass Forever , Moonfall , and Death on the Nile Maintenance/cleaning: Shut off the A/C in b...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Multiple projector issues at the beginning of the day. T2 was displaying an air filter intake warning. T3 server was offline, restarted the projector and things ran smoothly from there. T7 gave me the same issues as yesterday, ballast communication failure. Restarted this projector as well and shows played smoothly. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: 35mm Speed Racer screening went smoothly. Reels are ready to go for tomorrow. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received the print for Earth Girls Are Easy, brought it to T1 booth.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): 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?: Nest: Additional Notes: Had an inquiry ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested keys for Happy Feet Presentation Issues: No further issues with the bulb in 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?: Removed Belle Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Left behind 3/7 for the weekend Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Removed Belle from TMS. Tech screened Speed Racer and Chicago with Desmond--presentation notes below.  Presentation Issues: Scope aperture plates on both projectors in T1 are giving shadow on screen, more prominently from Projector 1. It's not egregious but it's there. Other than that, Speed Racer  print looks and sounds great. Volume at 7.5 on both processors.  Chicago 1.85 masking in T2 is too wide, black bars on both sides of screen. Switched masking to 1.78, which looks good. Updated playlist in TMS. Got a call from Gerard saying that T7 had sound but no image on screen. The projector was displaying an "unexpected light off" warning and the lamp was off. I turned the lamp on, which gave me picture for a moment, then VNC displayed a "ballast communication failure" notification. The lamp turned off again, started to cool down, then a few minutes later turned itself back on. Show is running smoothly so far. Preshow Clips/P...

To do this evening/ was completed: Removed Parallel Mothers from T6 server after its last screening in that auditorium. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Fun 35mm screening in T1 went smoothly. Print has been wound back onto its shipping reels and is resting in T1 booth for the night.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for Oscars Shorts, placed them in caddy and labeled their positioning.  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?: Yes, took down Fun , put up Happy Feet.  Posters updated?:  Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Swapped the Feb Love trailer for Shattered in the Fun playlist at Cristina’s request. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Tested the cable connection in T1 for the Superbowl showing next month, it’s still working and ready to go for this event. Since this uses the same converter as the one for the stage laptop connection for Spoons, I reconnected the cable for that next Thursday. Showed Jack the new Spoons audio set-up, will also send instructions in an email to both projectionists and Desmond so it’s available in writing. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): The Shattered and Crouching Tiger prints arrived. Earth Girls are Easy got delivered to Williamsburg, John will bring that over. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Walked all outgoing hard drives to the UPS store. Print/video Inspection: Watched the last reel of Speed Racer in T1 to time the credits. Asset t...

Forgot to mention this in my blog, but Michael from Spoons came by this afternoon to troubleshoot the audio issues they’ve been having. I figured out a solution which changes the setup somewhat, no existing parts of the setup have changed, it just involves a little extra audio setup. I’ll go over this with Jack before the next Spoons.

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built preshow playlists for Speed Racer with and without intro and scheduled them. Also updated Happy Feet and Chicago playlists and scheduled those as well. Ingested the new forecast, Shattered and Kaguya trailers, and Jackass preshow. Added the forecast to all of the coming week’s first run and event playlists. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The private 35mm screening of Summer of Soul went well, the print is packed up and ready to return to Searchlight. I recorded the Q&A also in case anyone wants it. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received a new trail mix drive, ingested trailers for Death on the Nile, Marry Me, X, The Lost City, Everything Everywhere All At Once , new trailer for Morbius, Ambulance, Sonic 2, Fantastic Beasts 3, The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent , and Top Gun: Maverick should we need them. Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built preshow playlists for tomorrow evening’s Summer of Soul event and Fun for Thursday night. Downloaded Shattered and Princess Kaguya trailers from the Google Drive, the Forecast seems to have uploaded improperly as there are no video or audio components and there are two extra .xml files. I asked Kat about this and she said it was still uploading, but when I checked at the end of the night both trailers had finished and the forecast hadn’t changed, so I’ll ask her again tomorrow. Made and ingested DCP slides for Summer of Soul Q&A and Fun intro. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Purple Rain screening in Theater 1 went great! Print is back on its shipping reels in the cans. Return labels are attached, I’ll get a pickup scheduled tomorrow. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Brought the From Beyond print down to ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested new keys for Chicago ,  Scream , Licorice Pizza , and  West Side Story ; locally ingested Happy Feet to theater 3 IMS and Drive My Car to the TMS from EclairPlay (also built and scheduled this playlist for the upcoming week) Built special events playlists for Chicago ,  Happy Feet   but these may need to be edited for showtime length and preshow content; a preshow playlist still needs to be built for Speed Racer  -- I was having some difficulty getting the correct duration with all the clips listed Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Kat is still in the process of uploading preshow content and should be finished by the end of the day Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content):  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Single White Female  print was picked up by a courier from Sony this afternoon Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Locally ingested Summer of Soul DCP to T1 server. From Beyond Preshow playlist removed from TMS. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: From Beyond 35mm screening went smoothly. Print was wound back onto its shipping reels and packaged in its container, which remains in T1 booth for the night.  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): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested new keys for Sing 2 ; started building new trailer packs/show playlists for the upcoming week using Welcome slides as filler until the new Forecast content is uploaded to the Drive, will continue working on these tomorrow during admin hours Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received Happy Feet DCP Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Tested the first two reels of Summer of Soul in theater 1 for picture/sound quality; the film is 1.78:1 (in 1.85) but opens with studio logos in 1.85:1 so it would be best to screen this with the masking set to 1.85 so we don't have to tape the glass to cover the bleed on curtains at the start of reel 1 Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the n...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Now and Then  35mm   brunch screening in theater 1 went very smoothly; all reels were rewound and placed back in the shipping canisters for pickup  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?: Replaced  Now and Then  with letters for  Fun  and its corresponding screening date Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Yes (with an outgoing 35mm print and two boxes) Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Now and Then screening in T1 went smoothly this morning. Reels are rewound and back beneath the Kelmar table. Received the Summer of Soul print and brought it down to T1 as well.  Presentation Issues: Emily walkie'd me during Round 2 in T5. Apparently the side light beneath the speaker on the left side of the auditorium was flickering during the preshow. It stopped when I went to check it out. Apparently this was happening last week as well. Round 3 in T4 didn't start when it was automated to.  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?: Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingest Chicago to T2 for next weekend. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): The Chicago DCP arrived, it came on a combo drive of Paramount/Miramax titles so I guess this is why it never showed up on the Deluxe portal. Will follow up about keys if needed. Checked with Searchlight about the Summer of Soul print delivery, they said by Sunday. We’ll also be getting a DCP backup, which is arriving Monday. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Switchblade Sisters DCP and CS Blues tape are on the cart for pickup on Monday. Someone moved these today so FedEx didn’t see them when they came for the pickup. Checked with Sony about Single White Female return and Universal about Casper , waiting to hear back. Print/video Inspection: Watched the first reel and a bit of the second reel of Now and Then in Theater 1. Looked and sounded very good....

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a playlist for the Now and Then preshow and scheduled it for Saturday and Sunday. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Single White Female 35mm screening in Theater 6 went great! Cables, mics, and mixer are back in their respective bins in 4/6. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Printed shipping labels for the Switchblade Sisters DCP and CS Blues digibeta tape and placed both packages on the cart. I’ve scheduled a FedEx pickup of both for tomorrow. Cleared Nightmare Alley and The 355 from all servers and packed up the drives to return. Also deleted the English dub of Belle as we are no longer showing it after today’s first round. The Single White Female print is wound back onto its shipping reels and packed away in the box as well. I assume the courier will be coming back to pick this up, will confirm with Sony tom...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Posters for Parallel Mothers were delivered this afternoon; I removed The 355 from the lobby and put one up in its place with a "coming soon" snipe Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Tech screened the first two reels of  Single White Female and From Beyond in theaters 6 and 1, respectively, with Cristina this morning; aside from a minor issue in 6 (the sound never switched back from projector #1 and I couldn't figure out why until I flipped the changeover back and forth) both prints look and sound good --  From Beyond is definitely showing signs of its age with the occasional scratch marks throughout and brittle reel heads -- and are ready to be screened without issue Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (ever...

To do this evening/ was completed: Completed next week's schedule on TMS and updated cue sheets. Note: Start credit times for Flee and 35mm screenings were left blank. Ingested new keys for Macbeth and Flee. Cow drive brought back to 4/6. 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): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Schedule first run playlists for Friday 1/21 - Thursday 1/27 and update cue sheets. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built new first run playlists and trailer packs for next week. Built and scheduled a playlist for the Single White Female preshow. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for Jackass Forever . Ordering/Receiving (content): Parallel Mothers and Cow DCPs arrived. Parallel Mothers has been ingested to TMS and Cow to Theater 3 for the screening on Friday. Outgoing/Shipping (content): The Desperately Seeking Susan print was picked up. Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Single White Female and also ran a reel in 6 to confirm the soundtrack type and check sound overall. No problems with the sound, print is pretty scratchy but nothing crazy. Watched a reel of From Beyond and Now and Then in Theater 1, both looked great! Asset tracking doc updated/che...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested keys for Cow and  Parallel Mothers Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Trivia at hi-res went smoothly; all gear was returned to 4/6 Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Desperately Seeking Susan print left by theater 5 for pickup tomorrow Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): The film schedule for next week was sent out later than usual tonight due to a bookings delay but I tried to get as much done on the cue sheets as possible (first four rows of times were added; Alec will build the week's playlists during admin hours tomorrow) Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Received keys for Parallel Mothers , please ingest them. The Desperately Seeking Susan print is on the cart for return. Please leave it by the side entrance at close. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Ingested the Lovecraft_40min preshow clip. I think what was preventing the TMS from recognizing it was that the asset map file was named ASSET MAP (1) instead of just ASSET MAP. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up the Digibeta in Theater 1 again for the staff screening of CS Blues today. I rewound the tape and put the player away, reconnecting the blu-ray/booth PC to the Christie HDMI input. There was also the film feast pre-screening of Face/Off in Theater 3. Projected it from the projection MacBook via the HDMI blu-ray input. This has been reconnected to the blu-ray player as well. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received posters for The Batman and Morbius with its new release date. Received a new trailer dri...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: During Susan  I accidentally hit the changeover button while threading up reel 3--the screen was black for one second before I hit the switch again. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Attempted to ingest PS_SE_Lovecraft_40min but was unable to locate with the ingest scan. I can see the folder on the DCPII hard drive. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Desperately Seeking Susan 35mm screening went smoothly--no buzzing occurred during the presentation. Removed the DCP and playlist from TMS after the show concluded and placed the print back in its shipping box. The reels are taped up but only with the pieces of tape that were on them when they were on house reels.  In T6, it seems like only the manual igniter on Projector 2's lamphouse works, pressing upward toward auto hasn't been working for me. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspectio...

To do this evening/ was completed: I tested the show playlist for Minions before showtime in theater 2 this morning and the picture/sound were fine. The DCP backup for  Desperately Seeking Susan looks/sounds great. The mono soundtrack was a bit low so it needed to be played even louder than the print version. I made notes for volume and credit/crawl offset times for Jack to use later if needed. I also ran some alignment loops through both projectors in theater 6 to check how much shadow was cast on screen from each aperture plate; projector 2's is barely noticeable once its pushed in but projector 1's plate definitely needs filing down as it sticks out on the right hand side of the screen -- this isn't exactly a hindrance but is definitely cutting off some of the picture. Gaff tape on the port glass only makes the shadow look fuzzier so I left it untouched to give the shadow a more refined edge beside the curtain Ingested Moonstruck, FebLove, Fun, KillSisterKill 20min/40min...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested Desperately Seeking Susan DCP to T6 as a backup should the sound issue reoccur during tomorrow night's screening. Preshow playlist has been updated. 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?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: I checked reels 3-5 of Casper in theater 6 to try to recreate the sound issue from yesterday and could not hear any buzzing or droning in the speakers. I tried letting the film run with and without the analog sound reader loop secured to it but that didn't have any effect either aside from the usual dip in volume when that clasp is undone; Alec asked that I also try turning on the CNA-200 console to reselect the Dolby-SR sound setting as the film played -- just to see if using it would have any effect on soundtrack playback -- but there was none I screened reel 1 of Desperately Seeking Susan in theater 6 following the Casper  sound check; switched the audio over to mono from the CNA-200 and picture/sound playback was fine -- some slight scratching and crackling throughout but these did not hinder the quality of the projection Presentation Issues: There were various temperature alarms in theater 2 (air intake, card cage exhaust, integrator temperat...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Major sound issues with 35mm projector 2 in T6. It's been covered in the email circulated earlier today but essentially something was consistently amiss with either the soundhead on P2 or the sound processor itself. No issues with Projector 1, each reel I ran on that projector played smoothly. Show ultimately had to be canceled 4/5th of the way through. Cue times for round 3 in T2 were listed incorrectly. Adjusted them accordingly. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Placed mixer and XLRs in their respective bins before T6 intro. Desmond didn't think it was necessary to use a mic. May be relevant going forward, depending on anticipated crowd size.  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. Cue times f...

To do this evening/ was completed: Mike and Bob were on site around 7PM to look over the issues with the projectors in booths 1 and 4. Bob ran a loop of film through projector #2 in theater 1 to see how the gate moved and to test the tension against the film strip. He noted how tense the knob was, that there was wear and tear on the sprocket, the GR-234 gear was worn out, and that the gate bands (SH-11) needed to be changed. Moving to theater 4, he tested the voltage coming from the projectors, specifically the part inside it that powers the changeover mechanism, and both showed no signs of power. He asked if I had access to the projector schematics (I did not) and said the circuitry would need to be rewired to allow for the power to feed to the changeover motors. Bob said he would need to come back to properly service the projector in theater 1/potentially rewire the projectors in 4; Alec reached out to Mike about swapping parts from the projectors in theater 4 to use on projector #2 ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Download new trailer content for next week as it gets uploaded to the Google Drive. Right after I left for the evening I got a message from Jerry saying two film technicians who he’d been trying to get to visit the theater all week would be coming by tonight by 7pm. They won’t be able to look at anything on screen of course, but fingers crossed they can still work out the issues we have with the 35mm projectors in Theaters 1 and 4. If not, I’m still in contact with CTS for a visit next week before opening. Put up a 35mm changeover checklist in booth 4/6 on the wall by the breaker boxes. It’s similar to the one above the rewind bench in booth 1, but a bit more specific to the Theater 6 projectors. A lot of it is probably review, but it’s there for reference in case.  Casper is on house reels, heads out on the rewind bench in 4/6, ready for its screenings this weekend. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built and scheduled preshow playlis...

To do this evening/ was completed: Built playlists for Minions and Rocky IV ; removed  The Matrix Resurrections  from the TMS and server 6; removed  The Matrix Resurrections  and  Nightmare Alley  from the front facing poster cases   and replaced them with  Scream  and  Belle Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested TLR_BLKCINEMA_FEB preshow content Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Rolling Stones: CS Blues screening in theater 1 went smoothly; Alec set up the turntables in Trees Lounge for the afterparty earlier this afternoon - turntables were brought back to 3/7 at the end of the night 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): Updated TMS schedule and cues for  Minions  and  Rocky IV Marq...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Had a glitch with the sound processor in Theater 1 during the first round in which the channels were being sent to the wrong speakers on the DCP input. I asked Jerry what the problem could be and he said it was likely a server glitch, I restarted the sound processor and IMS between rounds which fixed the issue. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded the new Black Cinema trailer from the Google Drive for this week’s event playlists. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: CS Blues Digibeta screening with intro in Theater 1 went well. Packed away the Betamax player and video converter and reconnected the blu-ray player to the booth monitor and Christie HDMI inputs. Set up the turntables in Trees Lounge before opening. When the after party finishes turn off the amp under the bench and disconnect all cables from the mixer before packing it away. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received prin...

To do this evening/ was completed: Downloaded "Generic_Anime_10min" preshow to the DCPII hard drive and ingested it to the TMS along with the 20 and 40 minute preshows Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built show playlists for both versions of Belle and scheduled them Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Paid in Full  screening in theater 6 went smoothly (and returned the spotlight remote to 4/6) 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 (for upcoming week 1/14-1/20) Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Download the 10min Anime preshow clip to the DCPII drive, ingest it along with the 40min and 20min clips. Build the Belle playlist following the trailer list for this week, schedule all first run playlists for Friday 1/14 - Thursday 1/20. Presentation Issues: When teching Red Rocket in theater 7, I noticed the sound levels were quite high. I opened the Dolby CP750 remote control application and adjusted the alignment for the speakers in this theater. I think this is probably what lead to a customer complaint about volume in this theater, some of the trailers and our preshow content were very loud at their normal fader levels. Shouldn't be a problem now. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested the Scream and Singers and Actors preshows. Downloaded the 40min and 20min Anime preshow clips to the DCPII drive. Built new first run playlists for the week, with the exception of Belle , it’s preshow content is still loading onto Google Drive. Tra...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested Red Rocket from EclairPlay and keys for Belle ,  Licorice Pizza ,  Scream ,  Sing 2 , and  West Side Story ; removed the staff screening playlist of The Tragedy of Macbeth from TMS and servers 3 and 4 I had some technical difficulties ingesting the Scream and updated generic   preshows this afternoon; it failed to upload through the desktop/ingest from the DCPII drive so I tried ingesting it directly to the IMS in theater 1 but it could not recognize the file -- I am not sure if it is missing file elements or if there is something corrupted in the files themselves (update: I have since restarted the TMS to see if this assists in allowing the files to ingest properly -- the reboot was unsuccessful) Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Took out Red Rocket posters from the trivia shelf to hang in the lobby Ordering/Receiv...

To do this evening/ was completed: Received drives for Minions and Scream 5. Ingested Scream 5 to TMS. Put up letters for Paid in Full on marquee. Held off on ingesting Scream preshow as the download hasn't finished yet on Google Drive. Presentation Issues: Second round in T7--patron complained the volume was punishingly loud during the preshow, specifically the trailers, I believe. I went in there and the volume sounded completely normal, and I spoke with the serving staff, who stated there'd been no irregularities with sound. Stuck around for a little bit to make sure, then brought the volume down slightly during the feature.  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): Yes Marquee updated?: Yes Posters updated?: Cleaning l...

To do this evening/ was completed: I looked at a reel on projector #2 in Theater 1, and the adjustments I made over the weekend seem to have helped somewhat, but there is still a shake in the image, especially when I increase the gate tension. With the gate tension loosened all the way I think it looks OK, the shake is very faint and only really noticeable in moving shots and even then it’s very light, so I have it set that way and I tightened the set screw for it so the knob is stuck in place and the gate tension can’t be increased. I think it’s watchable this way, but I’m hesitant to make a definite decision without a fresh set of eyes to look at it. If we tech the Desperately Seeking Susan print in there this week that would be a good opportunity to determine if we should go ahead with 35mm screenings in this theater. I also spoke to Jerry from DMS about their impending visit and he said they’ll be visiting “definitely this week.” I fear, since my adjustments have not resolved the ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: The masking/masking cue(s) malfunctioning in theater 6 continued to be a problem through the evening as the curtains did not revert back to their normal flat setting after the 3:30 screening of  West Side Story ; I tried using the macro to move the curtains back but that failed so I manually changed the masking back to flat for the duration of  Sing 2  and to scope for  The Matrix Resurrections  (after the final show I changed the setting back to flat as Nightmare Alley plays first tomorrow 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?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Got a call from Theater 6 when the 3:30 West Side Story started that the masking did not open to scope. I ran the macro just in case it didn't go through somehow and went up to check the theater. It seems the macro is not working since the curtains were still at the flat setting when I got there. I simply manually set them to scope with the motor under the curtain. I'll check tomorrow if restarting the server resolves the issue, if not I will bring this up when DMS visits next week, should be an easy fix for them. In the meantime I made an alternate playlist for Matrix Resurrections tonight, which is the only other scope feature playing in there today. This playlist has no cue to set the masking to flat at the start of the preshow, so please set the curtains to scope manually (button #1 on the motor) after starting the preshow (it's a manual start) so the curtains will be preset for the feature. If restarting doesn...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested the new mask PSAs. Trailer Updates: Removed the Turning Red trailer from the PG trailer pack and replaced with Minions since the former title is getting a streaming only release. Special Events/ AV set up: I took another crack at resolving the jittery picture from projector #2 in Theater 1. I got it to the point where it’s not really noticeable from the booth but you can still definitely see it in the theater, especially during mobile frames. I looked at the DCP I made from the file Desmond sent and it looks good, I’ve made a playlist with it and scheduled it for the weekend. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Started ingesting Rocky vs. Drago to Theater 2. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Checked the 355 and Tragedy of Macbeth playlists, added house lights up cues to both. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes, adde...

To do this evening/ was completed: Scheduled a staff screening for Tragedy of Macbeth in T5. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Spoons set up and event went smoothly. Equipment brought back to 4/6. One of the XLR cables was very tangled when I found it so wasn't able to wrap it properly before leaving. 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): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ingested the DCP backup of Mermaids to theater 1 IMS Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up and tested all mic/laptop/light control connections for 'Spoons...' event tonight Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received Rocky IV: Rocky v Drago DCP Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Tech screened The 355 this afternoon Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes Marquee updated?: Added letters for  The 355  and  The Tragedy of Macbeth  to the front marquee Posters updated?: Replaced Morbius with The Tragedy of Macbeth and added "now showing" snipes to both lobby poster cases ( The 355 and  The Tragedy of Macbeth are on display in the lobby) Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for the night?: Projection cart by TH5?: Nest: Additional Notes...

To do this evening/ was completed: Scheduled and tech screened The Tragedy of Macbeth ; all is in working order (deleted  Licorice Pizza   from theater 5 server to temporarily make space for The Tragedy of Macbeth - will have to transfer it back to this server once Spider-Man: No Way Home is removed from it tomorrow night) Presentation Issues: Ingested Paid in Full to theater 6 server Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Recorded the  Inspector Ike Q&A in theater 1 this evening; footage looks good and the audio is clear aside from guests' questions 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): Updated end credit times on all cue sheets to reflect the "10722" playlists on the TMS scheduler  Marquee updated?: Swapped letters for  Sleepy Hollow w...

To do this evening/ was completed: Built a show playlist for The 355 ; finished next week's schedule excluding The Tragedy of Macbeth  (unsure whether or not we are expecting a custom preshow for this title) Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): The Tragedy of Macbeth was delivered and ingested; downloaded and ingested new keys for  Sing 2 ,  West Side Story ,  Licorice Pizza  and  Nightmare Alley Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Viewed the show playlist for  Inspector Ike with Cristina and Desmond this morning - all preshow/light cues are functional and the image and sound are crisp; also inspected the first reels of Sleepy Hollow and Mermaids Desmond in theater 1 (ran Sleepy Hollow through projector 2 and noticed the image looked soft from some lateral shaking as it ran through the film gate - focused the i...

To do this evening/ was completed: Please update the TMS schedule with the 010722 playlists, if these new playlists have different end times than the ones previously scheduled be sure to update the cue sheet as well. Ingest Paid in Full to TH6 server from the DCPII drive. Take Sleepy Hollow off the front of the marquee and add Casper with dates. Presentation Issues: The shaky image from projector #2 in Theater 1 has returned, details below. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Ingested all new preshow and trailer content for the week, built new trailer packs and first run playlists. Built the Tragedy of Macbeth playlist as well. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Sleepy Hollow 35mm screening with intro in Theater 1. Projector #2 definitely needs to be looked at, the jittery image was very apparent tonight even though the gate wasn’t loose at all. This wasn’t an issue when I looked at the print yesterday, though William did point it out during the tech today. I tried adjusting the lens ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Ricci preshows ingested and sent to T1. 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?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: Yes Nest: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Download the Cristina Ricci series preshow and Mermaids video intro from Google Drive when they’ve been uploaded and ingest to TMS, along with the generic video intro which is already on the DCPII drive. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded the generic intro for the Cristina Ricci series. Made a DCP of the Paid in Full slide, ingested it as well as the Sleepy Hollow , Casper , and Speed Racer slides. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: William came in this afternoon and I showed him the Spoons set up so he can preset things for Jack on Thursday. I also mentioned about the wired mic we’ll need for the Inspector Ike Q&A as there are five people giving the Q&A. We’ll use all four wired mics and one wired. I tested the wired mic connection and it worked fine. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested new keys for Sing 2 . Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Ra...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Lamp in TH1 is good for now. The bulb in TH5 however is now over warranty hours as the bulb put in by DMS only has 700 warranty hours. The lamp is still fine and we have another one on order already that should be coming with the bulbs for TH1&2, so I’ll be able to change it soon. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Made intro slides for Sleepy Hollow , Casper , and Speed Racer . Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected the From Beyond print, it’s in good condition overall. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes, updated showtimes in 4 & 6 for the rest of the week on cue sheets and rescheduled shows in the TMS. The only missing content was Licorice Pizza in Theater 4 for a screening on Tuesday 1/4. Now that it’s been scheduled th...