NPP Projection Close 1/31



To do this evening/ was completed: New Iron Claw keys uploaded. Continued downloading the last of the NSF shorts.

All set for content until 2/10.

Presentation Issues: Bit of a rocky evening with 32 Sounds. Jonah, the sound tech, couldn't seem to get audio into the wireless headphones and through our processor at the same time when he tried playing the feature from his laptop--he would only get it from one output. He was able to get audio into both outputs (headphones and processor) with other test clips, but not the feature. It seemed like each clip had to go through some sort of configuration individually. I could tell early on he was getting pretty flustered and he attempted many input reconfigurations within the software he was using. Nothing seemed to work, and we ended up teching audio in front of the crowd (on and off) while the preshow visuals played. I don't think it was that prominent to them though. I rewound some preshow bits once or twice to give us more time. We ended up about 25 minutes past feature start time when he finally straightened things out. He did this by totally foregoing the software he was using and connecting his audio interface (Focusrite Scarlet 18i8) directly to our CP750 via RCA cable, a different route to our processor than the initial set up of HDMI to audio extractor to HDMI/RCA to USB-C adapter. I was trying to communicate with him throughout all of this but it was clear he was feeling the pressure and there was often a delay in response to my questions and suggestions. Once the film started things went smoothly. He told me there was definitely something amiss with his software (QLab). The Q&A after the film was very much abbreviated but the audience had a good time. Looking back on it, things kind of came down to the wire yesterday too, during tech. We were about 5-10 minutes away from opening for round one and Jonah was still tinkering, but ultimately seemed satisfied. It probably would've been best for set up to have happened long before round one today, but I can see why the thought wouldn't occur.

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:

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