NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: A very unpleasant night of trying to be in three places at once while troubleshooting a variety of issues; Lillian wrote in her blog about the problem with the lights in theaters 3 and 7 which, unfortunately, continued to affect these auditoriums throughout the evening and was only complicated by the private event in theater 5 (which also had its own issues) and the print in theater 1 Presentation Issues: The wall lights in theater 3 did not go fully dark during the second round despite Wyatt having flipped the breaker switch to turn off the ceiling lights (which had initially turned off the wall lights during the tests this morning following the fire alarm fiasco) so the audience watched Gran Turismo in half darkness as did guests for Barbie  during the third and final round Something triggered the mute command on the sound rack to theater 7 twice this evening -- truly no idea what caused it since no one or nothing in the booth touched the button...

To do this evening/ was completed: Hey everyone, so the kitchen did a fire alarm test today, which triggered the booths. I didn't realize it was the kitchen since we weren't made aware of this in advance, but we figured something just got bumped this morning by accident. Reset the booths, but theatres 3 & 7 gave Jack and I quite a bit of grief. Tried resetting the panels, breakers, rebooting the system, fire alarm cues, and even then they wouldn't budge, so we killed the breakers for the ceilings lights (36 & 28). For now, since we only have two options (house lights down and cleaning lights), we're going to be using cleaning lights for preshow and house lights down for the feature. MOD is aware and Wyatt is helping out with this since Will has a private event/35mm tonight. MOD will walkie us a few minutes before the next round to make sure we're prepped for the switch with lights, but if we're not available, they'll do it. I called Juan about this a...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Wild at Heart screening in theater 1 this evening went smoothly (had to turn the volume up to compensate for the noise from the fans that were running to keep the room cool) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received and uploaded new Talk to Me keys from Deluxe Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  Wild at Heart  and packaged it for return shipping (this can be shipped out with  The Island  after its screening tomorrow night) Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Reorganized the poster cubby behind 3/7  Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked and added start credit times for all Bottoms screenings Marquee updated?: Added Bottoms to the marquee Posters updated?: Received additional Dumb Money and new Ghostbusters  posters   C...

To do this evening/ was completed: Alec n I had our cinema meeting this morning. We're good on content! We'll be meeting with the NewFest folks next week. More to follow... AC techs came to work on the units this morning. They're up and running on the first floor now for T5, 3/7.  For The List (private event) tomorrow, I'm using my Amazon account. Image and sound has been roughly tech'd in T5, meaning we can confirm both are working but we'll have to check levels tomorrow morning when I rent it. I'm still logged in on the PC so we can bring it up right away. I made a playlist for this with just preshow, so we'll go over the device switch tomorrow, but all you really have to do is make sure you're on BluRay Flat Zoom, volume is correct, and press play on the PC/open the dowser. No switching on the processor for audio, you'll stay on Digital 1. T5 is, of course, small, but you can do this somewhat comfortably in there, plus you can look out the por...

To do this evening/ was completed: A quieter evening than usual gave me a chance to prep for the new screening of Speed Racer next week.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Keys for  Mitchells vs. the Machines, Oppenheimer, TMNT and The Equalizer 3 are uploaded  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: I did a photo pass on Speed Racer to pull my cues from. What a stunner of a print. I hope to catch a screening this weekend before running it next week.  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Jared walkied me checking in about the heat in 3/7 so I went down and saw, nay, felt the heat in the room. Like, potentially even worse than Booth 1 at Williamsburg hot. I saw the fan already up in the attic blowing to Theater 3 so I assume this is already a known thing. I was looking in the blogs about this ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Scheduled the week in TMS and filled in all days of the cue sheets. New preshow content (Class of 08 trailer and Action preshow for Oldboy)  ingested and added to the listed playlists/packs. Kung Fu Panda ingested to T2. Tech'd Speed Racer with Desmond, during which two odd things occurred: first the image was showing an even shadow on top and bottom, basically a shadow letterbox. Right after I noticed that the projector (P2) was smoking near the lamphouse/dowser--killed the motor and lamp immediately and opened the port glass window. Switched over to the other projector to finish the tech, and then tried to replicate the issues on P2 afterward with Alec and both the letterbox and smoke had dissipated. So not sure what happened really. We should run a scope reel tomorrow during admin to see if the plate really needs filing. Changed the battery in T6 IMB - Alec (Jack observed) Ordered ethernet cables for the USB extender, will use this in T5 for th...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Deleted Back to the Future, Cat Video Fest, Fearless playlists. Content we don't need is off the TMS.  Tech'd In the Line of Fire . Got the credits info. Opening logos and credits are soft, but it's quite a loud movie overall. I think 5.0 is just fine.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Chair out in T1. Chair put back!  Transferred Perdita from Fugazi drive to DCPIII for WB.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received keys for Bottoms, Barbie, Old Boy, Talk To Me Bottoms  KDM opens up on Thursday, the day of release here. We can properly tech first thing in the morning.  Outgoing/Shipping (content):  Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Updated the Asset doc until end of Sept. Added tracking info for Death Wish 3.  Maintenance/cleaning: Checked in on the devices for T5 again and whilst they bot...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Barbie show playlists were not scheduled at all in theater 1 tomorrow (or they were and were accidentally deleted) but these have been added back to the schedule and the credit offset times were adjusted accordingly Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Printed return labels and scheduled a pickup for Back to the Future  (this is on the cart with the shipping labels attached) Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked against the TMS and schedule Marquee updated?: Removed Back to the Future  and added letters for Speed Racer Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes: Brought a handful of zip ties down to booth 1 since we have so m...

To do this evening/ was completed: Checked in on the T5 Fidelio receiver and was able to get a connection while playing Blue Beetle-- not sure what causes the signal to go in and out like that, especially after restarting the device. Will look into it further during admin this week. Someone needed a device in T5 so thankfully this wasn't an issue today. Back to the Future went very smoothly in T1--re-inspected the print after the show and packaged it up for outgoing. Film start time was off by five for Back to the Future --just want to reiterate that special event features always start 35 minutes after the preshow begins. Built upcoming SE playlists and got rid of the old ones. 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...

To do this evening/ was completed: A quieter night! Strange to have Oppenheimer out of here... Presentation Issues: Handed out a closed captioning device to a patron in T5. The device stopped working about halfway through the film, maybe a bit more. When I got the device out, it had been charging, so I figured that wasn't the issue. I went down to see if it just needed to get turned off and on again, but the problem is that it wouldn't connect. I brought a second device with me and tried that, too, but it wouldn't connect. I went to the T5 booth to scope out the receiver and nothing looked off, but I reseated it and that didn't work either. The devices are working in other theatres. I tested the devices again in T5 during a different movie and they still wouldn't budge. I handed out passes to the young woman and the two other folks she came with. They were in good spirits.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (post...

To do this evening/ was completed: We received the batteries for the Doremi IMB in Th6. I'll change it next time I'm here. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built and scheduled the In the Line Of Fire playlist. We'll need to get the credit offset for this. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Back to the Future went well! Rewound the print for tomorrow, and cleaned the projectors after the screening. Put the DJ stuff away. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): We got more Equalizer 3 posters which are in the caddy. Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected the last two reels of The Dark Knight . All the reels are tails out on the shipping reels, in the cans. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Downloaded and ingested all new preshow content and then built all 9/1 first run playlists. Inspected Rosemary's Baby (7 reels)--print is in good condition overall--some decent base scratching on the first few reels but nothing too much--decent unbroken emulsion scratch in the second half of reel three. 4/6 swept and mopped. Uploaded new Talk to Me keys--they were set to expire tomorrow. 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?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: John and I had a Zoom meeting with the folks for 32 Sounds , which screens in about a month. Philip, the point of contact for tech will be here in advance on the day of to setup in the booth (this will be very easy), but we're planning on having him in a few days prior to the event so he can scope things out again and perform some tests.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  I adjusted the Back to the Future playlist(s) so that the trailers have the right volume.  Started downloading the new content for 9/1 to the DCPII drive...forecasts, trailers, etc. Please continue!  Adjusted volume for Love on the Run preshow in the playlists that need it.  Tech'd Bonnie n Clyde .  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Staff screening for Old Boy is out! Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): We received Rosemary's Baby and The Dark Knight today. I brought both to T1. I was hav...

To do this evening/ was completed: Added to the dry erase board in 4/6 with first run and special event titles through the month of September Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates:  Special Events/ AV set up: Barbie private event in theater 6 went smoothly (a seat was removed for one of the party guests and put back after the show) Marie Antoinette  finished running through DCP-o-matic and was saved to the DCPIII drive; the drive is on the desktop in 4/6 and the content can be ingested closer to the event date Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Content from the drives in theaters 2 and 3 ( Like Water for Chocolate  and  First Slam Dunk ) finished ingesting and were brought back up to 4/6 Feature content for The Mitchells vs. the Machines became available this evening and was ingested to the TMS (CCAP version only; playlist has yet to be built and still needs 9/1 forecast content) Outgoing/Shipping (conten...

To do this evening/ was completed: See notes below in maintenance section in response to Will's reel issue last night.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Playlist for First Slam Dunk is made and scheduled on the TMS. Looks and sounds great! Cue sheet info below.  Double checked the Cat Video Fest to make sure volume is good. It just has such an up and down mix, so it's hard to tell. Tried to break even.  Tech'd Grand Turismo . Sounds fantastic. All set for today.  Letters up for The Island and Gran Turismo.  Wild at Heart print on to house reels. Marie Antoinette DCP still transcoding in T1. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The DJ key is back in the DJ box in the storage closet in Trees.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested First Slam Dunk to T3 Ingested Generic Anime preshow to TMS.  Like Water for Chocolate has been ingested into T2.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Hard Targ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Fearless  screening in theater 6 went very smoothly;  Rush Hour 2 private event in theater 7 ran without any issue (the blu-ray was returned at the end of the show) Eliel was present for any troubleshooting needed after Lillian and I set up karaoke for Susan at Trees Lounge (we had some difficulty finding a spare DJ key for the audio panel) but everything worked out Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): In the Line of Fire feature content became available around 10PM and was ingested to the TMS  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection:  Fearless  was re-inspected following the screening in theater 6 + packaged and scheduled for return shipment Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept up booth 6 after running the film print this evening Cue sheets updated/checked (every...

To do this evening/ was completed: Had our cinema meeting. Got a couple techs and meetings setup for Friday. We're on track with NewFest happenings.  Filed down both 1.85 plates for the T6 projectors, they look good now. Ran loops for tonight and checked the soundtrack on the first reel of Fearless . It’s definitely Dolby A and it sounded really good, including the dialogue. All set for tonight! Checked the motor casing for P2 in T6 again, still looking really good! Started converting Marie Antoinette to DCP, it’s for a private event in T6 on 9/11. Got a warning on the T6 Christie that the IMB battery is low. The Doremi IMB for the ShowVault server uses a circular lithium battery. I tried finding a nearby store which had it but it didn’t look very promising so I ordered one on Amazon. There were none with Prime shipping so I chose expedited and it said 28th/29th for the delivery. Chris said it will be fine for us to wait until then to replace it. Scheduled Gran Turismo staff scree...

To do this evening/ was completed: One of the busier nights I've had, but the event today went well and cue sheets are set for this coming week.  Presentation Issues: One of the spotlights in Theater 3 (the left most one if facing the screen or the stage right if you're facing the audience) was out. The other one is working, but the other still needs to be repaired or replaced.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added Rush Hour 2 DCP to the playlist Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The New Strains event in Theater 3 went nicely. Cristina came in with the filmmaker early to do a sound check where I did a little bit of on the spot volume changes, but everything went well. Aside from the spotlight issue noted above, the Q+A went smooth apart from a couple moments where the camera decided to be out of focus, which I adjusted quickly.  I put the Q+A recording on the Drive, but for whatever reason it's in two parts, the second of which is only the last 3 minutes, which is an...

Working on finishing the schedule for Sept., sorry it's late again! Will get it posted ASAP. -AL To do this evening/ was completed: Tech'd the New Strains playlist, was missing a few cues so I filled those in. Noticed our T3 masking quick controls weren't responsive to the 1.33/1.37 cue so Alec updated that in the IMS. Mics set up, should be a smooth show. Finished scheduling the week in the TMS and started working on the cue sheets. Re-inspected Hard Target and packed it up for outgoing--reached out to Universal and DHL, also updated the manual about Universal prints with the right email addresses to reach out to. We're Going to Eat You packaged up and scheduled for pickup tomorrow, both prints have been left by the side entrance. Viva came with shipping labels stating Prospect Park was both the shipping and receiving address so I reached out to Cristina to get confirmation on the right address, waiting to hear back. Tech'd Fearless with Cristina and logged volume-...

To do this evening/ was completed: Built all first run 8/25 trailer packs and playlists, as well as some special events playlists. Scheduled most of the upcoming week in the the TMS. Will finish up tomorrow. Set up an HDMI connection in Trees for the Short Film Presentation. Hard Target in T1 went pretty smoothly--print looked great, applause at the end of film. One changeover resulted in about a half second of black on screen, not sure if threading to 9 was insufficient. Print has been rewound, will be re-inspected tomorrow.  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?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Went to WB today for some maintenance. This morning McKegg informed me that one of the rollers had flew out of the projector when Chris was running a show the other night. It was one of the rollers for the holdback sprocket & pad roller assembly (bottom sprocket area in the gate). The Simplexes we have at Prospect are super similar and most of the Simplex XL/35 designs are just about the same with a few variations (our holdback section just had more screws and nuts, really) but anyway it was a loose screw that needed some tightening. This is impossible to do unless you actually take most of the apparatus out of the projector (sans sprocket, of course). There's a super small hex screw (i kinda wish they assembled these with longer screws) that holds the pad roller knob (plus pad roller) in, keeping it secure. Would've waited to do this, but there's a show tonight. Ran some film to double check. Sent some more notes and updates to Alec a...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Updated the PG-13 trailer pack for Gran Turismo  show playlists scheduled on 8/18 since these had a trailer for the feature built into it (replaced it with It Lives Inside which will play after A Haunting in Venice ) and added a 1 minute welcome slide to compensate for the shorter trailers Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Scheduled the show playlist for the private Barbie screening in theater 6 on 8/24 and added credit offset information to the cue sheets + adjusted the show playlist to have the flat "NoGPO" pre-show cue so it can run without any interruption Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Printed return labels + scheduled a pickup for the  Badlands print tomorrow Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept up around the 4/6 booth Cue sheets updated/checked (ev...

To do this evening/ was completed: Cleaned the projectors before the show in T1, ran loops, set focus. Sundays on Fire intro and feature presentation went very smoothly. Re-inspected the print afterward and packaged it all up. Put up letters for Back to the Future along with letters above stating "Upcoming 35MM".  Filled in start credit times for Blue Beetle tomorrow. We are all set on content for the next week. Downloaded and ingested Class of 08 trailer and built Bonnie and Clyde.  Asset tracking updated with Dark Night and Rosemary's Baby info. T1 swept and mopped. 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?: Projection cart by...

To do this evening/ was completed: Just want to make note of it so that there's no confusion--Alec informed me the other day that we'd be shipping out Oppenheimer on Monday instead of the Walgreens situation, so I already scheduled a pickup. We're all set, but please bring down the print Sunday night and leave it by the black projection cart. It should be getting picked up between 8am and 6pm. I'll check Monday morning to make sure it's gone. Ask MOD for a hand if you need one!  Other than that...nothing major to report on! A rare, quiet evening. Some maintenance notes below as I changed a lamp tonight. Cleaned around the booth.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Built the playlist for Rush Hour 2  for the private on 8.23. We can tech Monday.  Built the playlist for the Barbie private on 8.24. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content):  Print/vide...

To do this evening/ was completed: Tech'd Out of Sight before T4 opened--5.0 volume worked well. Ingested Rush Hour 2 to T7, no issues with T3 today. Called the nearby Walgreens and they told that do keep their Fedex kiosk open on weekends but drivers do not come until Monday so the print is resting in 4/6 until then. Badlands in T1 went very smoothly--print re-inspected after the show and packaged up. Projectors cleaned afterward. Took down Out of Sight letters, will put up Back to the Future tomorrow. 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?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: As Alec mentioned in his blog today, we had a whole ladder and light fiasco, but I managed to get a hold of Vlad, who will be in first thing Monday morning (super early) to check out that light. Juan would've come in tomorrow, but he's away at the moment. Getting that ladder into T2 in the first place is something I still can't believe Alec and I managed to do! Thanks to team MOD for helping set it up and break it down in there. I sent a photo to Vlad so that he's got a reference point, but I let him know that he can call if need be and that I'll be there later in the AM.  Double checked to make sure T3 was off this evening after close.  Alec- I saw your note about Oppenheimer and I'll make sure this gets out on Monday instead. I scheduled a pickup. It'll get out of here between 8am - 6pm.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Jack - I took a look at Paddington this even...

To do this evening/ was completed: The fun just refuses to stop this week! About 20 minutes into the feature during the first round in T2 one of the fluorescent lights started flickering. Same thing that was happening in one, only resetting the emergency light breakers did not stop the flicker no matter how many times I tried, when I turned the breakers off the emergency lights would all come on (with the problem light not flickering), then when I turned the breakers on the light started flickering again and wouldn’t stop. Eventually I stopped the show and MODs cleared the theater. Lillian and I moved the big ladder from under the curtain in 1 and brought it into 2, and with the help of Paul, Wyatt, and Jared set up the ladder and I went into the ceiling to disable the light. I cut three wires to the power supply one which disabled it and activated the emergency setting, one which didn’t have any effect on that, and then one which deactivated the emergency light. We stored the ladder b...

To do this evening/ was completed: Hi all, this is Lillian. My notes are highlighted below, the rest is Will.  Earlier today I sent an email out detailing the issues and the resolve for T3. We lost two shows, which sucks, but I'm confident we'll be okay moving forward. Alec and I are pushing DMS for a permanent solution for what seems to be a somewhat consistent issue and I made it clear that we cannot have service technicians showing up as late as they did today. This happened not that long ago in T1 and we needed just as much time now as we did then. Time is one of our most valuable resources and we are a 7 screen theatre that opens up in early afternoon. I forwarded the thread to projection, but I'll do a recap here: Ultimately, we wound up putting the old IMS (which is also an IMB) back in as well as replacing the PIB. During some troubleshooting, I asked if Gabe could pull a log between the small window we'd have after rebooting. Chris took a look and mentioned som...

To do this evening/ was completed: Finished inspecting We're Going to Eat You and tech'd the print + trailer reel with Cristina. Print is faded but definitely presentable. Viva also tech'd, volumes logged. Ran loops afterward, cleaned projectors after that. Ingested Paddington to T2--playlist built and scheduled. Oppenheimer threaded up after cleaning the projector and platter--print running smoothly.  Tech'd Blue Beetle and new preshow content--the Policy Action piece is too quiet at 4.0--updated to 4.5. Blue Beetle volume brought to 5.5.  DMS was in today to switch out IMBs in T3--I'm sure Alec will have more notes but it was not an immediate success. T3 round one canceled. 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/...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested all pre-show content for  Gran Turismo and built its show playlists Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Oppenheimer screening in theater 4 went smoothly this afternoon + cleaned the projector and platter after it concluded;  The Living End in theater 4 this evening had to be started manually but ran as automated without any trouble Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Uploaded a bunch of new keys for upcoming first run and special events titles; ran  Rush Hour through Handbrake this afternoon and began converting it through DCP-o-matic this evening (approximately 17 hours left as of this writing) Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Viva  print was taken down to booth 1 Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked these agains t...

Alec Notes: I set up our new HDMI over ethernet extenders in Theaters 2 and 3 and they should remain there for good. I need to make a couple adjustments to the setups (which will mostly be after I setup the webcams) but there should be no issue connecting a laptop at the stage to the projector. Tested image and sound in both and they're fine. For Theater 2, I'm using one of the DVI ports so I had to use an HDMI audio extractor for sound, this is going into the Non-Sync input (again this might change, but for the time being this is where you'll get sound from a laptop on stage). For 3, sound goes through the Digital 1 input (but the blu-ray channel on the projector will need to be selected to get sound. I sealed the motor cover on P1 in Th6. Don't run this motor before the day Friday. Tried working on Dolby Digital for P1 in Th6, but no luck. I tried a different cable which I pulled from Th2. This isn't urgent at all as we'll never not have the backup option of S...

To do this evening/ was completed: Some technical issues with Trees during trivia, but otherwise juggling both events went well!  Presentation Issues: When I was setting up trivia in Trees, I noticed that the volume/speakers were running at a low output through the XLR inputs under the projector screen. I had to crank the microphones all the way to its highest volume for it to be heard.  However, when playing through Shay's computer, I was radioed midway through that it was super quiet. We tried to remedy the situation, but Shay said they're going to skip the round and come back next time. Something to look into tomorrow There also wasn't a mic in the DJ box, so I left one in there for the next trivia.  In Theater 6 for Lethal Weapon 4 there was still some lingering tape residue on the port glass for Projector 1 that wasn't ALWAYS noticeable, but there was a bit of a shadow of it onscreen. I tried cleaning it off with alcohol in between reels, but it wasn't quite...

Alec's notes: Lots to report today, mostly good.   The Simplexes in Theater 6 are ready to run for tonight. There are almost exactly the same as the Williamsburg machines (although different lamp houses), though with a couple small quirks which I made sure to point out to McKegg. He is in very good shape for this evening. There is a mic set up under the curtain in 6, and I left a second mic by the Christie in the booth to connect to the mixer between rounds (using 2 mics for the intro). Projector 1 is still leaking oil a little bit though it’s nowhere near as bad as it was when I got in today. The gasket on the back cover wasn’t great, so I took a cover off a Th2 Simplex and used that. Improved the leak very much but it’s not completely gone, though the print is not at risk of getting dirty tonight and the machine will continue to run fine. Roger recommended a sealant which we can apply to the original cover to stop the leak, I ordered it on Amazon. Should be here tomorrow, I’ll se...

To do this evening/ was completed: Big, big maintenance day.  **Reel one of Viva inspected for tech tomorrow. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Got the credits/volume info for Cliffhanger this morning.  Noticed we didn't have this, so I made the DCP for brief preshow segment for Material Issue . It's less than a minute. At the end of preshow before the intro. Jack and I set up for the Music Video Afterparty.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):  Ordering/Receiving (content): Received the print of Viva today.  Outgoing/Shipping (content):  Print/video Inspection:  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Where to begin! I'll keep this short since the emails are longer.  I swapped the power supply units in T4. P2's OG supply unit is now in P1. Suited and booted everything up, was able to test the lamp and make a few rearrangements. It's nice and bright. I broug...