NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Dogville screening in theater 1 this evening Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Uploaded additional keys for Ungentlemanly Warfare  and Love Lies Bleeding + began ingesting feature content for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to the TMS Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Spent the majority of the evening inspecting Odd Couple for Sundays on Fire (the print is in decent condition overall) and uploaded a few stills to show the color fading Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked, updated end credits information, and initialed for confirmation Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes: Updated the first run white board in 4/6 with information for...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Dogville keys came and were uploaded Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes came in via Deluxe, but it hasn't been ingested yet Outgoing/Shipping (content): Reinspected and packed up Runaway Train , on the cart with a pickup scheduled for tomorrow. -AL Print/video Inspection: Took a look at Dogville in Theater 1. It's looking and sounding good. I bumped up the volume a bit and added the lights up cue for the credits.  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Checked the tension on the take-up spindle on P1 in T4. Took it apart, cleaned it, and adjusted the belt slightly so there should be less of a jolt on the take-up reel when the motor starts. -AL Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): I filled out the rest of the cue sheets for next week. All that's rea...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: During the  Runaway Train screening in theater 4, reel 4 snapped at its countdown as I was preparing to change over to it from reel 3 on projector 1 (I had mistakenly placed too much tension on the film around the analog sound head). This forced me to stop the machine and temporarily bring the house lights up, after which I radioed the MODs to let them know about the delay and quickly spliced the torn film back together, taking care to loosen the tension around the sound head and start again. This lasted just a couple minutes and the two remaining change overs in the print were completed without error Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: NoBudge #39 intro, screening, and Q&A with the filmmakers went very smoothly + mics were returned to the booth to charge Runaway Train screening in theater 4 went well despite the brief interruption described above Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):...

To do this evening/ was completed: We got the schedule from Matthew today. I scheduled the TMS up until Thursday, 5/9. I started filling out the new cue sheets for 5/3 - 5/9. This can be continued.  Threaded up and ran the first reel of Runaway Train in T4   whilst Will got the Q&A in T1 sorted.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the playlist for Antonia's Line  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Double checked the NoBudge playlist.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received the slide for Antonia's Line from Cristina  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Scheduled a pickup and made labels for Eyes Wide Shut . Print has been brought down to the kitchen! Getting picked up tomorrow.  Print/video Inspection:  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Ran loops and adjusted the projectors in T4 today for Runaway Train , which looks beautiful.  Cue sheets updated/chec...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Double checked the show playlists for NoBudge #39 and Runaway Train  tomorrow evening and both are in order 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: Checked temperatures in booths 3, 5, and 7 periodically since the A/C units in each went down earlier today (the booths are cool and all projectors are running normally for the time being) Noticed a couple of "filtered air intake" warnings on the touchscreens in 3 and 7 but the machines kept functioning normally (I left the door to booth 5 open to let the warm air out) Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked against the TMS and everything is in order Marquee updated?: Removed Eyes Wide Shut and Deliverance and added letters for Fleischer Cartoons ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Lotta folks around this part of town due to the marathon. Glad I left early this morning. I've never seen so many people in a Connecticut Muffin. 3/5/& 7 air cons went down this afternoon. We'll be okay in 3/7, but we should periodically check in on 5. It won't be the end of the world, but MOD is on it to get the techs in here to fix the AC units.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Deleted content we no longer need.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Saw Mr. Lane today at Eyes Wide Shut.  Also had a very, very fun time projecting this print. Show went well!  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Reinspected all 8 reels of Eyes Wide Shut . Print has been packaged up, but I'll get it out Monday morning.  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: T1 projectors cleaned!  Cue sheets updated/checked...

To do this evening/ was completed: Busy night with Challengers ! Made the rounds. Checked in on T5 booth and gave it a bit of clean.  Presentation Issues: Not a major issue since it was fixed asap, but the house lights down cue didn't automate in T6 during final round ( Monkey Man ). I checked the playlist and it had nothing missing. Had no issue until last round. Quick controls worked just fine, nothing wrong with the IMS page either, but worth noting since we've had a recent scuff with this one. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built almost all of the rep and SE playlists for 5/03, just waiting on the slide for Antonia's Line , along with the Event Memos info for the Doc n Roll features.  Trailer Updates: Couldn't find the Do Not Expect trailer in the TMS despite being in there on the ingest log page, so I rebooted the TMS and it showed up. This has happened before. Just a heads up in case anyone has experienced this.  Scheduled The Fall Guy on the TMS for Thursday.  Spec...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Had a great show of Eyes Wide Shut in T1. Something really satisfying about projecting a film you basically know by heart. Plus it's a great-looking print of an already great-looking movie. SRD was fine throughout the show. Jeremy borrowed an extension cord and power strip from us for the Trees event. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Cohen & Tate got picked up. Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Kuroneko . Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: We got air cans, left some stocked in both booth 1 and 4/6. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Put out the letters for the 35mm titles but you'll have to use some of the N's from the rental when it comes down. Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by en...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: None Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built and scheduled Matilda and Dogville playlists. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Brought Antonia's Line up to 4/6 and put it on house reels. Packed up Cohen & Tate , printed a return label and scheduled a pickup for tomorrow. On the cart. Inspected (most of) Kuroneko . This 100-minute movie comes to us on 8 (eight) reels for some reason, which explains the two large cans. I inspected 6 and will finish the last two (incredibly short) reels tomorrow. Though this was struck in 2010 it's lived a life. Nothing crazy, just rougher than you'd expect for such a new print! The image looks really good though so this will play very well. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Checked tomorrow...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Got the new trailer list and content from Kat. Downloaded and ingested what's available.  Built all A1 playlists for the upcoming week of 5/3.  Downloaded and ingested the preshow for Fall Guy Trailer Updates: Updated trailer packs!  Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested the DCP of Dogville !  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Ran a reel of Dirty Dancing in T1 and Runaway Train in T4 for Cristina today. Volume and other such info on their respective cards.  Note about the projectors - some lenses/plates were a bit mixed up in T4. Let's try to keep these organized! Thank you thank you Runaway Train lenses are set in T4.  Cristina and I watched and went through bits of the Fleischer Cartoons . Looks and sounds great! Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Yes Maintenance/cleaning: Cue shee...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: The dowser shut randomly during the pre-show to the final round in theater 1 (this is not the first time this has happened recently) and needed to be opened via the VNC Viewer/touchscreen  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Placed the turntable case on bar stools at Trees to give Donwill some height for his DJ equipment prior to the Shouting at the Screen event Hot Potato screening for Shouting at the Screen this evening in theater 2 went very smoothly following a mic check + slideshow/feature volume tech Knicks game this evening was put on at Trees Lounge Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Dogville redelivery link was sent and the download has been started through an Aspera extension (currently 4.5 hours remaining before the download finishes) Uploaded keys for Matilda Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checke...

To do this evening/ was completed: We're to receive a new downloadable link for Dogville . Not sure if it's coming in tonight, but keep an eye out for it!  Took a seat out in T3 (3410). Chair is on the dolly from 4/6 resting in the landing area.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: KDM opened up this morn. Tech'd Challengers , which sounds looks and sounds great.  Noticed the lamp and dowser were still on/open after the staff screening, so added cues to close and turn everything off before T2 opens tomorrow.  Took a look at Civil War  this morning (in reference to last night) and adjusted the playlists so that the house lights up cue hits two minutes after the original cue time, so there's five minutes instead of 7. I told MOD about the change and updated the cue sheets. Onscreen, it looks way more presentable this way. Updated the formula on the cue sheets and the rest of the times for this upcoming week.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set u...

To do this evening/ was completed: No issues this evening. Quite a quiet night on my end. Waiting to hear back from the folks with Dogville . Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Went over the A1 and SE playlists for this upcoming week to double check everything.  I watched the last bit of Civil War this evening and noticed that the first bit of credits are against a white backdrop, which is where the lights first come up. I'm going to take another look at this tomorrow as I think we should change the cue in the playlist so that it doesn't obstruct the image or take folks out of the movie a little too early.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Checked the TMS schedule for any missing KDMs. Uploaded new keys for Civil War and La Chimera .  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected the last three reels of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Print report is a...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled Challengers staff screenings and sent out the email. Reminder to add staff screenings to the theater blocking calendar! I added them for the last few weeks. Trailer Updates: Ingested the longer Hitman trailer and added it to the R pack for 4/26 checked volume on all new trailers and updated the list on the whiteboard, Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): DCU should be sending a new Aspera link for Dogville . They sent one at the beginning of the month but it expired. Uploaded new keys for Monkey Man and Panda 4 Received Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Ingested The Fall Guy Outgoing/Shipping (content): Printed return label for From Beyond , scheduled a pick up for this and River Wild for tomorrow. Both prints on the cart. Print/video Inspection: Teched Follow That Bird , all set for today and tomorrow. Inspected the first th...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: 10 Things I Hate About You screening in theater 3 was a success despite a smaller than expected turnout From Beyond intro, screening, and Q&A in theater 1 this evening went very smoothly + recorded the Q&A following the film (this is saved to the desktop on the sound rack in booth 1) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received a Back to Black one sheet and stored it behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected From Beyond  following the show and placed everything back on shipping reels/in canisters for return shipment Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked + initialed Marquee updated?: Removed the letters for the  10 Things I Hate About You  screening from the front and 35mm side (both marquees a...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: I built out the rest of the NoBudge Playlist. It should be set for Monday. I also built a new La Chimera playlist. Made the intro slides for NoBudge and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights . I also started building the playlists for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and Runaway Train . Dogville, Matilda, and  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: I ran loops in Theater 1 for From Beyond tonight.  Checked the setup for the laptop for the From Beyond Q&A, all good. The slideshow is open on the laptop with the bluetooth remote. -AL Spotify playlist is open for the private event in 3/7 on the rack PC. No intro anymore, just the slide on screen for seating with the playlist, then the movie at 7. -AL Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Keys for Challengers uploaded.  Started an ingest of Matilda to Theater 2. Reingested La Chimera for this coming weekend....

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added the 10 Things I Hate About You playlist to the scheduling tab on the TMS for tomorrow night's private event Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The River Wild screening in theater 1 went very smoothly + cleaned the projectors following the show and readied the plates/lenses for From Beyond tomorrow night Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Matilda  feature content became available through EclairPlay and was ingested to the TMS Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting  Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights (the print is in excellent condition) and uploaded some stills to the shared drive Re-inspected The River Wild after the show and placed everything back on shipping reels/in canisters Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked against the TMS and ad...

To do this evening/ was completed: Lots of downloading and ingesting.  Tech'd Despicable Me to make sure everything is looking/sounding good.  Took a look at both 10 Things I Hate About You and The Paperboy in T3 and T4, respectively. Adjusted for volume and ratio.  Built the playlist for 10 Things I Hate About You .  The keys for Follow That Bird open up tomorrow morning! Can tech then. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Checked the playlist for and made some adjustments to From Beyond since the intro slide was in there for the Q&A when it's actually just going to be a slideshow, which we have and will use out laptop for. Cristina will advance it onstage just like Spoons.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Reached out to Chenelle about the slide for 10 Things since I noticed we didn't have one. Received! Ingested and added to the playlist. Update: they want the intro slide to be used for preshow (paused on) along with a Spotify playl...

To do this evening/ was completed: Dropped DCPII off at the data recovery location, will let y'all know what happens next.   Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added the feature to the Shouting at the Screen playlist. Checked the From Beyond playlist and it's good. Not sure if the Nitehawk logo will be needed for the Q&A since they'll have the slideshow, but it'll be paused with the projector switched over to the Blu-Ray channel for the laptop. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Started downloading one of the Doc n' Roll DCPs ( Free Party ) through FileMail. Going onto the DCPIII drive Outgoing/Shipping (content): I remade the Ambulance return labels because they were FedEx Ground and Academy specifically requests we ship 2-Day. We should also always use Express Saver as the default service when we create shipments, never Ground. Also remember to put the film title as...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: First round in theaters 1 and 2 were placed five minutes ahead of schedule on the TMS and needed to be adjusted (theater 2 started early and the MODs radioed about it) Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: A Series of Unfortunate Events intro and screening in theater 1 went very smoothly (cleaned the projectors after the show and set the scope lenses and plates for tomorrow night) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Removed La Chimera feature content from all servers following its brunch screening this morning Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  A Series of Unfortunate Events  and readied everything for return shipment (a return label was included with the print -- this is going back to Frank Heller -- and I scheduled a pickup for tomorrow) Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checke...

To do this evening/ was completed: T3 and T2 still strong and steady!  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Adjusted the Sasquatch Sunset playlists so that the house lights up cue at the end comes on at a more proper time.  Went through and checked the new playlists for the week of 4/26, and checked new first run features.  Added the rest of the shutdown cues on the TMS - careful not to add one where there's a manual start. Noticed this tonight after T7 third round and moved it.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Games in Trees went on well! Put it all back on Plex once they finished.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished the rest of Antonia's Line   Uploaded images to the drive for social!  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes. TMS, too.  Marquee updated?: Poster...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: The only series of unfortunate events today was on screen in Theater 1, and it went well! Albeit with some notes below. Theater 2 and 3 are holding strong. I preloaded the first playlist in 3 just to make sure the KDM validated, which it did, although for some reason it didn't start come the scheduled time (this could be a IMS2/IMS3 difference, that it won't start at the scheduled time if a playlist is already loaded for playback). Think that made MODs nervous but I started it a few minutes late when they called me. No issues after that. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Toward the end of the first reel, about 3-ish minutes before the end, of ASOUE I noticed the focus going in and out. This was on projector 1. It was more like what I've seen before, not so much the picture going soft and staying soft at the changeover cues (as with Ambulance on Thursday as Lillian mentioned), though...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: MODs noted the lights did not come up during the credits for Ungentlemanly Warfare (there was no lights cue) so I added the missing house lights UP cue to its show playlists Built Challengers show playlists for the week of 4/19 Built show playlists for all first run titles for the week of 4/26 (CCAP and OCAP versions) and all available special event content ( Deliverance  and  Eyes Wide Shut  for now) Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Began ingesting Deliverance feature content to the TMS & converted and ingested a slide for  Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Downloaded and ingested "PS_SE_SheWantsRevenge_5min" & all  Challengers  pre-show files + ingested Back to Black  and I Saw the TV Glow trailers for next week's trailer packs Downloaded and uploaded keys for Despicable Me and ...

To do this evening/ was completed: School screening in T1 went just fine this morning, as did the staff screenings.  No cancelling shows today! Chris came in this morning to work on T2 and T3. The IMS was replaced entirely, but the OS in the old IMS was also replaced, so we can use it as backup. We figured the more secure thing to do would be to just install a new IMS (thought it probably would've been just fine with the old IMS, newly restored). T2 was back up and running and I received the KDMs with enough time to upload them and ingest any content we didn't have prior to this happening.  T3 had its power sources changed, despite the fact that the PIB gave us a tough time when first powering the projector back on. We'll want a new one. I believe we used the spare the last time we had issues with it in T3. Everything is working properly now though, and despite needing to hold off on seating for a little while in 3, which proves to be a fickle working environment, we were a...

To do this evening/ was completed: T2 server went completely down on us this evening. I did my best to troubleshoot, but it's just that the equipment has gone south on us (not the projector, the server). Alec and I both contacted DMS and one of their technicians will be coming in to assist tomorrow so we can finally sort this out. We did have to cancel the last two rounds and I so appreciate MOD for being patient with us, I know you folks have got to interface with patrons directly and it's a major bummer when this stuff happens.  Weekly update is out. Few new bits added to this week tech wise, and hopefully we can get everything sorted with T2 to safely proceed.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Scheduled more of the TMS. I built playlists for Abigail the other day but they mysteriously disappeared (?) so I built them again.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Ambulance went very well in T1. Incredibly fun movie and was nice to see our very own M...

To do this evening/ was completed: The private event tomorrow morning has been moved to T1 so DMS can work in T2. Also the parts for T3 came, so they can replace those while they're here. T2 controls were offline when I got in this morning. I reseated all three boards (and cleaned them and the cage of some dust as well) then powered it back up, re-armed the marriage, and it came back online after that. Played a full A1 playlist after that to make sure it held on and it did. Will be taking the DCPII hard drive to a date recovery service on Sunday (the next time they're open). Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordered Abigail posters, they should be here tomorrow. Ordering/Receiving (content): From Beyond print arrived. Converted the Fleischer program to DCP and ingested it to Theater 2. Ingested 10 Things I Hate About You to theater 3. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video I...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: I made sure to be in theater 2 as the features for the last tow rounds started in case there were any issues and, thankfully, none arose and each screening played as scheduled (also scheduled a shutdown following the last round) Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built show playlists for Follow That Bird  and From Beyond (which includes slides for its intro and Q&A -- the timing of these may need to be adjusted)  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Mind Game screening in theater 2 this evening went smoothly Returned the wireless mics from theater 1 to their charging ports in the booth  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received an additional IF one sheet and stored it behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Follow that Bird feature content was ingested to the TMS + received two canisters containing the Antonia's Line print which were brought to booth 1 Keys for 10 Things I Hate About You ,  La Chime...

To do this evening/ was completed: Quick cinema meeting today, but we're doing just fine on content. See maintenance notes below. Weekly email will be out first thing tomorrow morning instead of this evening. Apologies for the delay.  Staff screenings are out, but I'll be updating this once we receive the keys for La Chimera this evening (within the next hour or so as per the info I received!). Should the keys be active tomorrow morning, I'll reply with the screening info. We still need: 10 Things I Hate About You, Follow That Bird, Deliverance, Challengers . Reached out to Chenelle about the BluRay for  10 Things I Hate About You. UPDATE: we're actually getting a DCP of this. John and Chenelle will update us soon.  Presentation Issues: I had a phone call this morning with a technician from Adaptive Signs to to go over the issues with the display board in the lobby, but as I walked down there, I realized the board was working and obviously the software was fine, too. Th...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Civil War  did not start as scheduled in theater 2, this was the final round, despite the pre-show playing without any issues, and the MODs alerted me to this as I was in booth 1 waiting for the Q&A there to finish. I went to booth 2 to assess the problem and, seeing the same connectivity failure alerts from yesterday, powered down the bulb and began the process of rebooting the machine. Once the bulb was cooled off I rebooted the projector and waited for it to connect to its server but, despite the green lights up and down the touch pad and on the marriage button on the side panel, the projector was still not showing up on the TMS and the IMS webpage could not be connected to. I tried to remarry the projector and server but was initially barred from doing so as the touchpad was preventing me from entering any numbers (as needed for the password to login under "marriage") but once I did log in the touch pad told me t...

I sent an email to DMS regarding the issue in Th2 from last night, seems eerily similar to what's been happening in Th3. I asked DMS to order the same replacement parts for 2 as they did for 3. Touch panel controls have been restored. Th6 seems more benign, maybe a dislodged ethernet cable, but let's keep an eye on it. -AL Got the screws out of the replacement surround for Th3. Mount has been attached and it'll go up on the wall on Thursday. -AL Lillian and I replaced the LFE driver (subwoofer) that was removed from T2 and brought to T1. Then Lillian replaced the other bad one in T1. Woohoo! -AL To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: When I was running the reels of Eyes Wide Shut and Series of Unfortunate Events in Theater 1, I did a changeover from Projector 1 to Projector 2, but the sound was still coming from Projector 1. I didn't have a reel playing off Projector 2, but it's something to keep an eye on. (MC) Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a pre...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Lots of troubleshooting and connectivity issues this evening in theaters 2 and 6 that Lillian detailed in her admin blog + I will be keeping my eye on these servers/auditoriums throughout the evening (update: the final round in theater 2 played without issue but none of the light cues did triggered during the credits and the house lights had to be brought up manually -- I am not confident the server will successfully shut down either so another reboot tomorrow morning could be useful) Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Cohen and Tate  screening in theater 1 went very smoothly, as did the Q&A with director Eric Red, however, he did not have his Zoom profile set up to allow for screen sharing so he was unable to see the crowd from our video feed Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Cohen and Tate ...

To do this evening/ was completed: T6 IMS went down towards the end of the first round ( Dune ), but since it was already in playback, the feature continued to play as normal. Then, during preshow in T2, the projector gave us a communication failure warning and a power supply fan warning and, yes, the APC is something, but we've been having network issues all day, apparently, or at least MOD has been having them, too. I powercycled/reseated T6 and that did the trick. We were late to seat in that theatre, but the rest of preshow/trailers were absolutely fine once we advanced the playlist. T2 (different-ish story) but this happened right after T6. Since the KDM error popped up on T2, I knew there was a strong, strong chance the feature wouldn't play and once the lights didn't go down during trailers, that was it. So I radioed MOD and told them we needed to powercycle (I should have done this earlier instead of gambling on it working and to MOD,  again I apologize). basically ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): I saved the Paddington DCP we made in case we need it for any private events in the future. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Went through more of the 35mm trailers, almost done. Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes checked for tomorrow, all set. Marquee updated?: Updated the brunch titles and put up the text for tomorrow's marquee rental on the 35mm side. Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Ran a surround check and tech'd the first round show playlist in theater 3 prior to opening to make sure the server was functioning normally  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Dawn of the Dead  and  Paddington  played in theaters 1 and 2 this afternoon Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Don't Be a Menace...  and Reality Bites prints were on the cart awaiting pickup this morning Removed Dawn of the Dead and Paddington from their respective servers after their screenings concluded this afternoon Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept up around the 4/6 booth  Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Removed all letters from the front and 35mm sides to make space for the ABC and Netflix rental texts which Alec will put up tonight P...

To do this evening/ was completed: T3 remained steady for the last two rounds this evening. I'm curious as to why this seems to be happening--as Alec mentioned--over the weekends.  Q2 Annual Reviews submitted.  Ran through all new information received in regard to the rentals and other forms of private/special events we have on over the next few days, with a notes on a few things happening towards the end of the month.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Kept on building playlists for this upcoming week, 4/19, and seeing as how the DCPII drive went down, (not our only way of receiving content, but it's used more for this organizing more than anything else) I had a look through our TMS content in comparison to the new trailer sheet to double check we have everything sans the trailer we'll be receiving on Tuesday.  Trailer Updates: Built the R trailer packs (we will add the trailer for She Wants Revenge  to the packs and playlists that need them on...

To do this evening/ was completed: We have two back to back marquee rentals on Monday and Tuesday, both for shoots in the morning. I'll put up the copy for Monday tomorrow night. The rental for Tuesday is using the front and the left (35mm title) side. This is probably going to have to go up during the day or early evening on Monday since there's the 35mm screening Monday night. I wrote down all the copy for Tuesday and put it up on the whiteboard, there's quite a lot of text. The Monday event will be shooting in Trees as well as out front, and they have three music videos they want to have played on the projector screen and TVs. I downloaded them all from Youtube and added them to our Plex, they are in the library titled "PinkPantheress 4/15"  Theater 3 went down again. I was expecting it because it's happened the past two Saturdays in a row, but it still managed to catch me off guard, happening during the first round. MOD radioed me that the movie shut off t...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a pre-show playlist for the Sunday show of A Series of Unfortunate Events  with a slide for Desmond's introduction Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Tried troubleshooting the issue with the DCPII drive to try and salvage the recording of the Cabaret  panel from last night to no avail Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded files for "TLR_NWB_TheRescuersDownUnder" and ingested these to the TMS (files for "TLR_SE_SheWantsRevenge" will not be available until end of day Tuesday and is needed for repertory PG-13 and R/special event R playlists) Continued downloading and converting NoBudge shorts files to DCP ( Health Not Wealth , Goose Egg , and Junior Associate ) and stored them on the DCPIII drive Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated...

To do this evening/ was completed: I think the DCPII drive might have died on us, it's not being recognized by the computer or the TMS. R.I.P. I don't think there was anything on there that hasn't been ingested. Continuing to convert NoBudge shorts to DCP. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Checked the Zoom connection in T1 for the potential virtual Q&A after Cohen & Tate on Monday. It works well! The webcam is connected to the iMac, so we can do the Zoom call off that. Wireless mics are connected directly to the webcam, and they're also connected to the PA speakers. The iMac is connected to the projector as well. To get it on screen, just switch to blu-Ray 177 zoom on the projector and Non-Sync on the sound processor, have the PA speakers and Yamaha mixer on so the mic can be heard in the theater. Cristina will let us know once this is confirmed. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receivi...

To do this evening/ was completed: Read through the weekly update and took note of the many events during my upcoming shifts Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a PG rated trailer pack for the week of 4/19 (mislabeled it as "041914" but the content is correct) and CCAP and OCAP show playlists for Kung Fu Panda 4 , Godzilla x Kong , Dune 2  and a brunch pre-show for A Series of Unfortunate Events for Saturday only  (there is additional content needed for its Sunday pre-show) Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Cabaret pre-film panel discussion went smoothly and was recorded to the booth 1 desktop and transferred to the DCP drive Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): New posters for Furiosa were delivered and stored in the cubby behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded and ingested files for the Sasquatch Sunset pre-show and forecasts A and B for the week of 4/19 Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built The Ambulance and Mind Game playlists. Will sub out the slide for Ambulance tomorrow if need be. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Cabaret in Theater 1 tonight, with the panel discussion before. It's a full house so be mindful of the feature volume (I set it at 6.5 in the playlist) and remember to record the panel before the movie. No Q&A or anything after. Possible Zoom Q&A for Cohen and Tate on Monday. I'll test it out with the webcam tomorrow. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Despicable Me and Sasquatch Sunset  received and ingested.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Reinspected and packed up  Don't Be A Menace . Having this go out Monday as Academy asks loaners to ship things back early in the week. I'm here Sunday night, so I'll schedule the pickup then. Print/video Inspection: Teched Civil War , Cabaret , Paddingto...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: No problems with Theater 3 tonight, or anywhere else. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Added Hit Man trailer to the 4/12 trailer packs for Dune , Civil War , and Monkey Man . Special Events/ AV set up: Don't Be a Menace went really well. Left the reels tails out and will reinspect and pack up tomorrow. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded and converted the first two NoBudge shorts to DCP Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Started inspecting Runaway Train , it's in good shape. Got through the first four reels.  Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): yep checked tomorrow. Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Did the driver exchange with Yves from DMS this morning/afternoon. We took one of the drivers out of T2 and put it in T1. I've talked to Alec and Matthew about what we did today (which took a good amount of team work and problem solving but it went well!) and this is just sort of a temp fix until we get new gear. Arrival date for our new drivers is 4/16, Tuesday, for at least one of them. There will be a breakdown of everything we did in our email thread. Checked levels/ran pink noise multiple times and tested content.  Cinema Meeting was fast but productive. We're set on content - just waiting on the DCP of La Chimera (mentioned below)  Weekly Projection update for the week ahead is out! Please get your eyes on it. Lots going on.  Staff Screenings are out!  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): The keys for ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Communication failure alarm in theater 2 (dated 4/9/24 -- 9:01AM) says the connection to the ICP has been lost and use of the touchpad connected to the projector is also down Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added a volume cue and house lights up cue to the Dawn of the Dead show playlist so these can be tech'd tomorrow once the keys activate tonight Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Had to raise the volume during the screening of The Others  in theater 2 but otherwise it went fine Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Added the extra Tarot one sheet to the poster cubby Ordering/Receiving (content): Transferred Dawn of the Dead feature content to theater 1 + uploaded keys for Civil War and  Love Lies Bleeding Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Spent the majority of the evening inspecting A Series of Unfortunate Events  and uploaded some stills to the shared drive Asset tracking doc updat...

To do this evening/ was completed: Hello! This is Lillian. Popped in for a few hours today.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: I built out the playlist for Dawn of the Dead and made sure to include the Nitehawk Festival trailer that Kat noted. It still needs to have the end credit/volume cues.  Brought up the volume for  Monkey Man  in the 4/05 playlists. I had a listen to this today. It helps with an increase. All in T1 today. - L Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Talked to Chenelle about a shoot happening next Monday. They're going to be using the marquee, but asked if it would be possible to manually switch the lights on during the day. I asked Lillian who said she would ask Matthew.  They also want to have videos playing in Trees on both the TVs and the projector screen, which is no problem. They'll send us the files and then we can make a playlist in Plex.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Received a poster for  ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Someone put extra gaff tape over the scope borders on the port glass window in front of projector 1 so the top of reel 2 of  Passenger 57  was briefly interrupted by me ripping those off in order to show the rest of the image behind it Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up for the Passenger 57  screening this afternoon -- screening went smoothly despite the picture adjustment described above Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Added the  Shrek 2  and  Joker 2  posters to the cubby behind 3/7 and tossed the boxes Received posters for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Ordering/Receiving (content): Uploaded additional first run keys Received a DCP combo pack featuring the Sam Raimi  Spider-Man trilogy Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected Passenger 57 after the screening, printed return labels, and scheduled a pickup f...

To do this evening/ was completed: No issues with T3 today, so far. Had some no shows for T3 first round, and T6, likely due to the eclipse.  Subwoofers in T1 still giving grief, but we're figuring this out with DMS.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built and scheduled a hawks w/babies playlist for the Godzilla matinee in T2 tomorrow as per the film schedule.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Passenger 57 is ready to go tonight! Ran loops. Playlist is set and scheduled.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Made and ingested two different Ambulance slides so we can test them out and have Cristina make a final decision for which one to use.  DCP of Dawn of the Dead should be getting sent to us soon. Confirmed NPP in the thread for delivery. Outgoing/Shipping (content): The Others DCP is packaged up and the shipping info is set (insurance is all good, as Dave requested) and we'll get this out tomorrow....

To do this evening/ was completed: Theater 3 held it together tonight. Will mentioned this in his blog, but the subwoofers in Theater 1 are not producing any sound right now. I know we're going to replace these, but they should still be making noise. Levels for the subwoofers show up normally on the CP750, and go out to the amp, yet nothing is reproduced by the speakers, including signal from the CP750 alignment mode. I checked the wiring to the speakers and it's all fine. I'm going to write DMS about it tomorrow morning. As far as presentation goes, I had Monkey Man to go on today (which is the only first run feature playing in there until Thursday). It doesn't sound bad per se, but there's definitely something missing. Will keep you all updated. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Deleted all last week's playlists and the Immaculate feature. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Ran a house check in theater 1 for Sundays on Fire and noticed there was no audio coming from the subwoofer -- I power cycled the processor and switched off/on all the amps in the booth to no avail...tech'd Monkey Man (it plays in this room all day and sounded fine without the extra layer of bass) and took note of the channels on the Dolby app on the T6 desktop (all appear functional) -- reached out to Alec about it and he said he'd take a look over it tonight Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: King of Comedy screening in theater 1 this afternoon; MODs asked that the NCAA women's championship game be put on in Trees Lounge Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded keys for Cabaret Outgoing/Shipping (content): Removed To Die For from theater 2 after its screening this afternoon Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected King of Comedy after the scree...