NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Got a couple of calls about the volume for Dog Man being too low...turns out the show playlists did not have volume cues added so the feature was only as loud as the pre-show Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added volume cues to all Dog Man  show playlists on the LMS and theaters 1 & 2 Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Mo' Better Blues was delivered and brought to booth 1 this evening Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Malcolm X  and added a few stills from the last reels to the shared drive Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Tossed the Dog Man standee from behind 3/7 Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues/schedule for tomorrow and initialed for confirmation Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entra...

To do this evening/ was completed: Thank y'all for your patience while I was out sick this week - L New preshow content downloaded and ingested. Old playlists and forecasts removed from servers. Set up the AJA converter and HDMI cable Alec brought to 4/6 for the programming screening.  The Aja is back in T1 - (L) Looked at I'm Still Here , cues all good. Inspected reels 5 - 7 of Malcolm X, all good. Mo Better Blues print arrived. Now Showing snipes up for new first-runs. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built ALL new A1 playlists plus some SE/Rep shows - Lillian  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Tech'd more w/Desmond - Quick n the Dead. Adjust volume tomorrow accordingly, but 7.0 is what we have down. I changed the lenses and ran loops for tomorrow - Lillian  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested In the Mood for Love to the TMS. Ingested Pariah trailer. - Lillian Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/vide...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues:  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the special event show playlist for The Fall on the lMS and transferred it to theater 1 Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Short Cuts screening in theater 1 this evening went smoothly Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Additional Love Hurts one sheets and new The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie posters were delivered and stored behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded and ingested the remaining pre-show content for The Fall  to the LMS Swept Away  failed to ingest locally to theater 3 this afternoon (started ingesting this to the LMS but the transfer will take the rest of the night) Outgoing/Shipping (content): Removed all feature content for Mufasa , Sonic 3 , and Wolf Man from the LMS and local servers this evening + deleted  Short Cuts after its screening Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Remember to check I'm Still Here tomorrow! Keys open tonight. The cinema team are watching a Sundance screener in T4 tomorrow off of Desmond's laptop. I set up an AJA receiver in the T4 booth and grabbed the Transmitter from under the curtain in T1 and left it in 4/6, with an ethernet and HDMI cable, to be set up in there tomorrow. Swept Away DCP is unzipping onto DCPIII on the T1 iMac. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Downloaded and ingested the Feb 25 Misfit Alley preshow clip, removed the Jan 25 one from the Very Curious Girl playlist and swapped the Feb 25 one in. Also deleted all outdated Misfit Alley, Ridiculous Sublime, ABC, and Re-Consider This preshow clips. Added lights up cue to the Glory feature in the playlist and scheduled it. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: This is looking ahead a month but the March Sundays on Fire selection is going to require soft subtitling. I found an application for this which ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Swept Away zip file downloading to T1 desktop currently.  Downloaded and ingested Denzel preshow content. Playlists built for Glory and A Very Curious Girl. Inspected the last two reels of The Quick and the Dead, as well as all of Zu Warriors. The latter print is labeled as 1.85, but the frames seem anamorphic with letterboxing inside of a 1.85 frame. IMDb says the film is 2:35.1, so I guess we'll just have to throw it on screen. Print is in good condition. New 35mm letters up on the marquee. 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: Weekly update is out. Whenever we tech Pieces , can we do it in the 1.66 ratio? According to IMDB this is the intended ratio of the film, and was shown in 1.85 (technically cropped) in the U.S. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Please build Glory playlist and finish the A Very Curious Girl playlist. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received The Quick and the Dead print from Sony. Downloaded the DCP of The Fall from DCU and ingested it to the LMS and transferred it to T1 John sent along the link to download the Swept Away DCP. We are not showing this until March, but might as well download it now and leave it on the LMS. Please download on the T1 iMac tonight. Jack, I emailed you the link. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Sony will confirm the date for California Split pickup, will be before the weekend. Print/video Inspection: Checked Wages of Fear for ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Second round in theater 2 ended a couple minutes behind schedule from a manual start at the top of the round Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The Handmaiden screening in theater 2 this evening went smoothly Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Additional posters for Mickey 17 were delivered and stored behind 3/7 this evening Ordering/Receiving (content): Uploaded a handful of keys for held over first runs and double checked that all upcoming first run and special event feature content was ingested and saved to the LMS Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Pieces  this evening and uploaded some stills to the shared drive (this is only four reels so I placed the print on house reels in the interim) Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: A guest in theater 7 (final round Nosferatu @ 9PM) noted the light beneath their table was not wo...

To do this evening/ was completed: Scheduled the coming week in LMS. New first run features ingested and playlisted. Presentation Issues:  Lifeforce  35mm went smoothly aside from one presentation hiccup. I noticed during the preshow that the P1 scope lens was positioned in the mount a bit further out than usual with the black line kind of far from the mount "line". So I repositioned it anticipating a little bit of a focus adjustment when it came time to change over to reel two. When I did change over, the lens was very out of focus, and the first moment of the reel featured a title card which was not legible. Print has been re-inspected, will get shipped out soon. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Started building the A Very Curious Girl playlist.  I tried loading in the Feb2025 Misfit Alley clip, but it kept saying that it was missing elements, even though all the elements were in there. - MC  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & tr...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ran loops in theater 1 and focused both scope lenses for tonight + ran the first reel of Lifeforce  to double check sound levels and cleaned the projector after Ran house checks in all theaters before the first rounds began (threw a feature on screen in theater 3 since this server does not have a house check file -- picture and sound are in perfect working order here) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded and uploaded keys for Babygirl and  Nickel Boys  Cristina sent over a slide for A Very Curious Girl ...converted this to DCP and transferred it to the LMS and theater 3 Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept and mopped booth 1 this afternoon Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleani...

To do this evening/ was completed: Built the NoBudge43 playlist with all of the correct volume/picture cues. The NoBudge slide doesn't live on the LMS currently so I finished the playlist in T1 IMS. We can re-ingest the slide soon. Scheduled SE playlists for the coming week. Content transferring over. Old brunch letters down, new letters up. 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: Presentation Issues: The second round in theater 2 did not begin as scheduled and needed to be played manually since the show playlist was paused Preshow Clips/Playlist: Double checked the  North by Northwest show playlist before its screening this morning and raised the feature volume Quality checked the show playlist for  The Wages of Fear  and raised its feature volume Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: North by Northwest  played without issue (removed the feature content from the LMS and theater 1 after the show) California Split screening in theater 4 went smoothly NFL programming was put on at Trees Lounge Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  California Split  following its screening and packaged the print for return shipping (reached out to Sony about arranging for a courier to come pick up the print thi...

To do this evening/ was completed: No issues this evening.  Put both ADA seats back in T3 once the screening was over.  Closed captioning device also resting/charging back up in the hobbit hole.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Continued building playlists. Waiting on Denzel PS content and The Fall DCP (reached out for an eta as they confirmed the keys/DCP were issued.)  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: (kid of unrelated) but not sure why I couldn't find the smb (share folder) on the computer(?), but the DCP of Curious Girl successfully downloaded to Almodovar and I wound up putting it onto the preshows/trailers drive as the Almodovar wasn't showing up, even after quite some time. It's on the LMS under its French title,  La Fiancée du Pirate Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received and ingested the keys for The   Handmaiden and Short Cuts !  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/vide...

To do this evening/ was completed: More Plex/Projector trouble in Trees. Content from Plex kept freezing (I restarted the iMac last week and this seemed to fix it but it kept happening today). I was downloading A Very Curious Girl on the 4/6 iMac (more on that below), but when the issue with Plex kept happening I canceled the download, restarted the iMac, and also cleared a lot of large old files from the internal hard drive, which I think was a factor in the computer being a bit laggy lately. At least it was super laggy when I was trying to sort out this Plex issue, until I restarted it and cleared things off the internal hard drive. Smooth sailing since then I believe. Pretty strange about the projector turning itself off, I will have to look into it during the week. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: California Split went nicely. Full room so I cranked the volume to 8.0 on both processors and recommend doing the same for the sho...

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): Yes Day finished converting in booth 1 and was locally ingested to theater 6 for the private event on 2/2 + locally ingested the  Truck Turner feature content to theater 2 for Shouting at the Screen on 2/20 (the Almodovar drive is back in 4/6) Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept and mopped booths 4/6 Replaced the light bulb above the main entrance to theater 7 since the one originally in this fixture was flickering ADA seats in row 1 of theater 2 were put back between rounds this evening Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues/schedule and initialed for confirmation Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Brought down the  Dog Man  standee from the 4/6 booth to 3/7 to get it...

To do this evening/ was completed: Vlad came in today and put switches in for the spots in T3 and T4. The switch controls the power to the outlet the spots are plugged into, so we'll still need the remote to turn them on when switched on. Please leave them switched off at all times unless we are using them for an event. They of course will not turn on at all if switched off so this will prevent the lights in 3 coming on when we use the remote in 4 going forward. -AL February schedule is now fully posted -AL Lifeforce on house reels. Tech'd with John, volume logged. Packaged up Killer Klowns, it went out today. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built all new A1 playlists for the week of 1/31. Deleted 1/17 playlists - FYI the preshow for Last Showgirl has been deleted as we're getting new preshow from Kat. - Lillian  Trailer Updates: Ingested the Monkey trailer, Drop Dead Fred trailer & built new trailer packs for 1/31. - Lillian Special Events/ AV set up: Rem...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Dark Angel  screening in theater 1 went smoothly + recorded the Q&A to the desktop in booth 1 Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received a blu-ray for Yes Day (for the private event on 2/2) and started the process of converting it to DCP in booth 1 (it is currently running through DCP-o-matic and saved to the Almodovar 2 drive) Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Put a seat back in theater 4 at the start of the second round Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues and adjusted the timing of couple show playlists on the schedule Marquee updated?: Added letters for Presence  to the front Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: Updated the whiteboard...

To do this evening/ was completed: Alec stopped by this morning to pickup the speaker tripods for WB.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Tech'd the preshow Don't Go In There and new Ridiculous Sublime .  Tech'd Presence , Wages of Fear , took another look at the playlist for Dark Angel . Brought the sound up a bit to compensate for bodies.  * North By Northwest KDM opens tomorrow.  *KDM for The Handmaiden not delivered yet.  *KDM for Short Cuts not delivered yet.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Dark Angel ready to go.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Received/ingested Army of Darkness to the TMS.  Received the file for Shouting at the Screen, Truck Turner , which I downloaded to the desktop. This is transcoding in DCP-o-matic to the Almodovar drive. Should take a little while longer. Please ingest it tonight, if possible.  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Deleted SE playlist...

To do this evening/ was completed: Short Cuts ingested to LMS, as well as 5min Thriller 1.2 item. Playlists built for Short Cuts, Wages of Fear, The Handmaiden. Inspected California Split and put it on house reels. It's in good condition. Stills uploaded to Drive. New 35mm letters up on the marquee. Nosferatu drag event went smoothly. Equipment broken down afterward. PA tripod stands in 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?: 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: Built the cue sheets for the week of 1/24. Our cinema meeting went well! We're waiting on Short Cuts, but we're looking good on content California Split came in this evening and Jack is inspecting it. Staff Screenings have been scheduled and the weekly update is OUT.  - Lillian  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built North by Northwest , California Split , and Lifeforce  playlists. -AL Scheduled shows for the week with the exception of Short Cuts , Wages of Fear , and Handmaiden which still need to be built. -AL Downloaded PS content Thriller V1.2 for Wages of Fear and Handmaiden - I am currently ingesting the 15 and 25min but the 5 min is still downloading to the desktop. - Lillian Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Converted the new song for tonight to DCP and added it to the playlist. -AL Set up the mixer, wirelesss mic receiver and speakers in T2 tonight for Nosferatu . Double checked the spots settings for red/...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: During the intro to Evil Dead 2  in theater 1 the show playlist advanced despite the pause cue being triggered -- the automatically scheduled shutdown played since I forgot to take the server off its scheduled mode -- which caught us off guard and briefly interrupted the discussion but everything was back on track in a matter of moments after I manually reset picture and sound for the hosts to continue speaking Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up for trivia at Trees  Evil Dead 2 screening in theater 1 went smoothly (save for the mishap described above) and the projectors were cleaned after the show concluded Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Downloaded and uploaded keys for several held over first runs and the upcoming  Presence North by Northwest ,  Presence , and Wallace & Gromit  feature content was made available through...

To do this evening/ was completed: FOFIF Year One screening and Q&A went smoothly. Mixer setup broken down afterward. Denzel trailer ingested and added to R 1/24 packs. A1 R playlists built. Tech'd all of NoBudge43, volumes and ratios logged. Will build playlist tomorrow. Also looked at the new Malice video for tomorrow's drag show. Volume good. Loops ran for tonight. Cleaned the projectors as well. Anora, Conclave, Flow, Moana content removed from IMSs, still on LMS though. Killer Klowns 35 went smoothly as well. Print re-inspected and packaged up. Presentation Issues: T4 spotlight remote triggered T3 spotlight again. I was aware of this issue before hitting the lights for the T4 intro, so I was very careful with the remote but still the light in T3 was triggered. So this goes to show how careful you need to be. T3 light was only on screen for about 90 seconds. -Looking into possibly installing switches for the outlets these are plugged into so we can switch them off when ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Some notes on shipping as there seemed to be a little confusion lately  I try to double check, too!) - usually we have info for multiple prints in a single email that John can forward to us, detailing what we've booked and which depot each print needs to go back to unless there's specific instructions for a circuit to another theatre. Some of this can be kind of confusing at times, so I've printed out  the instructions from Park Circus for where to send Warner Bros/MGM prints. It's hanging in the booth. Park Circus is an international distro that works with multiple Library/Studio archives and has different depots/facilities. You don't need to put Park Circus on the shipping label.  Deleted the staff screening playlists.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the Evil Dead 2 playlist.  Waiting on the Denzel trailer for the R trailer pack so we can build the rest of the playlists for 1/24. Should be in by EOD. Ke...

To do this evening/ was completed: Converted the last two NoBudge43 shorts. All have been ingested to LMS and transferred to T1. Printed a label for Thieves Like Us and scheduled a pickup for tomorrow 12 - 6 pm. There's a Park Circus/Vision Media label on the box of the print, so that's where I've designated the return. Reached out to John W for confirmation. Print by the side entrance. Built a playlist for Wednesday's Nosferatu show with the new version of Malice's dance number included. 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: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Clue screened to a near sold out crowd in theater 2 +  Thieves Like Us screening in theater 4 went smoothly (and the projectors were cleaned after the show) NFL programming was put on at Trees this afternoon Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Uploaded keys for Come Back to the Five and Dime... to the LMS and theater 4 + downloaded an updated version of Handball  for NoBudge and converted it to DCP this afternoon Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  Thieves Like Us  and packaged the print for return shipment 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: Figured out why the schedule for the weekend was showing so many warnings yesterday. Shows were scheduled several times on top of each other, mostly 3-4 times but one Babygirl was scheduled like 7 times over, so Screenwriter was warning about overlapping schedules. I don't know if this would have affected playback, I deleted the redundant schedules before opening. Not sure why this happened, did anyone use the IMSes to schedule the weekend initially? There weren't any duplicate  Wolf Man or SE schedules (these SPLs were built later in the week). Not sure if that's what happened or it would be what caused the glitch (I'm sure no one actually rescheduled things 4 times), but in any case let's only use Screenwriter to build and schedule playlists going forward. It's very top-down software. Made an alternate cue sheets template with an intermission row we can use while we have The Brutalist if it's helpful. It's called ...

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): Downloaded the last of the NoBudge #43 shorts from the shared drive and continued converting them to DCP The Wages of Fear feature content was made available via Deluxe and ingested through Screenwriter to theater 1 Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked and adjusted cues + checked the schedule for tomorrow and all theaters are highlighted (my assumption is that content needs to transfer overnight but I am not certain what this display means -- I am not seeing anything queued on the transfer tab) Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: New forecasts and preshow content downloaded and ingested. A1 1/24 PG playlists built. We are waiting on an SE trailer for the Denzel series that will play in the R-rated trailer packs, it's not available yet so I did not build any R-rated playlists, as you'd have to remove the incomplete trailer pack and add it a second time once the missing content is available. So those will get built soon. Tech'd Nosferatu event content with Desmond. All set. Tested the lightboard settings, all good. Run of show doc updated. Added cue sheet info for Clue and Thieves Like Us  - Lillian Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):  Ordering/Receiving (content):  I see North by NorthWest is ingesting to the T1 server but I've got it ingesting to the LMS since we'll need it there anyway, and to build the playlist. - L Received the folder of files for NoBudge...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Alec was on site throughout the evening to assist with setting up for the  Mad Max screening in theater 1 + helped with the breakdown and moved all gear back to its proper storage Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Updated posters for Mickey 17  and Sinners were delivered this afternoon in addition to one sheets for The Woman in the Yard  (organized the poster cubby and added titles to the trivia section) Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Mad Max DCP was returned to the Morricone Youth Orchestra members Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Noticed a wall sconce in theater 7 was out this evening (left side of the auditorium facing the screen...will look for an additional bulb to replace this with) Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked the cues and ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Tech'd The Brutalist, PS content and Wolf Man feature but will check the PS content for the latter tomorrow morning. All the cues for the Brutalist (intermission cues) are working just fine. I tested in both T2 and T1.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: 15min preshow for Wolf Man was reuploaded, ingested all three preshow bits and built the playlists for Wolf Man. Added Wolf Man to the 1/17 schedule on the TMS and did the whole TMS schedule for Thursday. Added Clue/Year One to the TMS. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Alec was with John and the band this morning to setup for tonight. Everything's in place and ready to go. They'll want the DCP muted. I added that cue to the playlist. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content):  Received the slide for Evil Dead 2, ingested! Ingested the Horror V2 preshow for Evil Dead Received and ingested keys for Clue  Outgoing/Shipping (content): T4 s...

To do this evening/ was completed: Killer Klowns on house reels. Wolf Man 25 min and 5 min preshow content downloaded to preshow drive. It looks like 15 min is still uploading, so I refrained from building playlists. New 35mm letters up. 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: Hey all, I put this in the Weekly Update I sent out today, but just want to remind you again here that, after tomorrow, we lose Anora, A Real Pain, Moana 2 and Conclave . Lots of titles! Everything we brought back on a split will leave us by Friday. Also, we had our cinema meeting and we're looking mighty fine on content. Staff party tonight! - Lillian  I'd give it another hour or so just to make sure, but Kat has been uploading the preshow for The Wolf Man . It's still in the DoxNotxIngest folder, but should be done quite soon! - Lillian  Staff Screenings are out and scheduled. Everything's been blocked on the calendar. - Lillian  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Be extra careful when scheduling in Screenwriter since it's 24hr time on there. Today's shows in 3 were scheduled 2 hours early. -AL Built playlists for Year One, Dark Angel, Clue . - Lillian  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Transferred all  Popeye pre-show content to theater 1 from the LMS (it was not on the server this afternoon) and scheduled its playlist on Screenwriter Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Popeye screening in theater 1 went very well Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Cristina sent a slide for the Dark Angel  intro this evening + converted this to DCP and ingested it to the LMS/theater 1 Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  Popeye  after the show and packaged it for return shipping (these canisters are at the foot of the steps in booth 1 and can have labels printed tomorrow/as soon as the prints on the cart are picked up) Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked the cues and schedule for tomorrow (two rounds as opposed to the usual th...

To do this evening/ was completed: We have a standard for including the Brutalist intermission on the cue sheets which we've gone over with the managers. Below the movie start time and above last call there should be an extra cell with the time the intermission starts. This is a part of the Brutalist's formula, make sure to include it on all cue sheets while we're showing this. -AL The Soundtrack app on the iPad in 4/6 has been taken off schedule mode a few times recently. It should stay on schedule, please put it back if you notice music playing in the building before the normal time (1:30pm weekdays, 10am weekends) -AL Made a lot of updates to the projectionist manual, including replacing Dolby TMS info with Screenwriter and generally tightening things up and reorganizing -AL We got new dimmable lightbulbs for the wall sconces, they are in 3/7 with the other lightbulbs. -AL Mic Input 1 on the Theater 1 Yamaha mixer has stopped working it seems. I marked this input so we...

To do this evening/ was completed: The prints did not go out this evening. I scheduled another pickup for express, but it'll be getting picked up the 14th earliest.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: We received the new schedule. I scheduled almost the entire week (sans a few special events and Thursday) but it's mostly done.  I started new cue sheets for 1/17, added the Brutalist formula. Everything needs to be filled out, but they're available to fill in.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Clue and Wolf Man  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes. Please double check in the morning.  Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Tech'd Voyage and Mad Max. Both looking good. Lights up cues set. Port glass windows cleaned in 1, 2, 4 and 6. Clue locally ingested to T2. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Posters for Companion  were delivered and stored -WB Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Swept and mopped in booths 1 and 2 -WB 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: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a show playlist for Mad Max  on 1/16 (this can be tested and adjusted tomorrow morning) Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Mad Max feature content was locally ingested to theater 1 Outgoing/Shipping (content): All outgoing 35mm prints were brought downstairs for their scheduled pickups tomorrow morning Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues/schedule on Screenwriter (cues will need to be updated once Voyage of the Rock Aliens is checked for credits) Marquee updated?: Removed Brewster McCloud from the brunch side and added letters for Clue and Thieves Like Us Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Sundays on Fire went very smoothly. Re-inspected the print afterward and packaged it up for outgoing. Return labels/pick-ups have been made/scheduled for it and Cotton Comes to Harlem + Brewster McCloud tomorrow 11 - 6 pm. John W brought over a CRU Drive with the new Mad Max DCP. Can get locally ingested to T1 tonight. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Attached the labels for Brewster onto the cans. As Alec mentioned in his blog, you can make labels tomorrow for the SOF print so we can ship them out together for Monday.  Presentation Issues: No major issues this evening, but Carly radioed me to let me know that cleaning lights were on when preshow started in T4 ( Flow ) and the music was too loud. I adjusted before patrons got in there and checked the playlist. There was a lens/masking change pack at the top of the playlist instead of DCP_Flat_1:85_PS pack. Similarly to what Alec mentioned in his blog from today, we're all still adjusting to Screenwriter so we need to pay extra close attention when building playlists. I have to double check my work and it can be a little confusing since some of these packs are in the same "section" now when they weren't before.  Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Please keep All We Can Imagine As Light on the serv...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Lights down cues were missing from Brewster and All We Imagine As Light playlists. Brought them down manually today and added a cue to the AWIAL playlist for tomorrow. Lights also didn't come up for credits for All We Imagine , there was a cue in the playlist on Screenwriter but not the playlist on T3. Remember to ALWAYS "Save and Sync" when you update a playlist on Screenwriter. Checked the other SEs and Rock Aliens was missing the lights down cue, too, so I added it and saved/synced. Second round Mufasa in Theater 7 was scheduled for 1:07 since the round before ended at 1:05 (when Mufasa preshow was supposed to start), I suppose to make sure content and keys were all good for it. However if there's overlapping shows like this it's best to ultimately leave the second show off the schedule so we start it manually and advance it ahead so it times out correctly. So if you're c...

To do this evening/ was completed: Made the rounds throughout the evening and kept an eye on picture and sound...brought up cleaning lights...cleaning lights...cleaning lights... Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built playlists for Killer Klowns from Outer Space  and  Thieves Like Us  (still waiting on feature content for Clue  and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and slide content for a handful of other special events) 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?: Added letters for Anora Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Hi folks - please take a moment to check in with your adp account to see if there's any changes to our income with the recent 401k enrollment changes. Chances are, nothing's changed, but take a look on the off chance you need to call them should you not want to be enrolled. Shoot me or Jess a message if you have any questions about it! Thanks  - LH  Removed 1/10 content from servers. 1/17 A1 playlists built. Re-inspected Cotton Comes to Harlem... Letters up for our returning first-runs. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Double checked the Space Jam playlist. LH Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: FYI - We likely won't actually be using the Mad Max DCP we got from Deluxe since the Morriccone Youth will be bringing their own DCP this Sunday, I believe. It's silent, of course. I don't think the Deluxe one will be... I want to keep it on the server for now, though. - LH  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers):...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ran into trouble with the HDMI cable connected to the AJA/the host's laptop during setup for Spoons this evening (took a few minutes to find the source of the problem but the adapter normally connected to the HDMI wire was not allowing the laptop to connect to the projector -- tried our own and got picture and sound -- removed the adapter and everything was resolved) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Mad Max feature content was made available this evening but has not yet shown up on the Deluxe FilmVault on Screenwriter Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Spent the majority of the afternoon inspecting Evil Dead 2 and uploaded stills to the shared drive Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights o...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Please put all mic stands (except for 3 in Theater 1 for Spoons, those can stay), in the Trees closet in the bag after using them for anything. These need to be kept in a consistent place, not scattered around the building. If the Trees closet doesn't work for storing them for whatever reason, feel free to propose a new location, we just need to pick one and stick to it. -AL Note: Just a friendly reminder here to try and make all slides ~ 20 seconds long. It provides a good amount of space for cues when there's an intro (especially when switching to 35mm or any special trailers), plus it's nice and smooth with a fade out. 10 seconds can be a little tight. Thanks!  -LH  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Tech'd the playlist for All We Can Imagine As Light. Volume is plenty loud at 5.0. Took a look at Flow just to make sure. LH  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Once the events were finished in T2 we had a ti...

To do this evening/ was completed: Cotton Comes to Harlem went very smoothly. Print heads out for re-inspection. Scheduled a few remaining Conclave shows for next week. Noticed at the end of the night some 35mm letters were still up. Took those down, no new titles up yet however. 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: Had a fun time running around the theater looking for mic stands today. I could only find 6 and I swear we had more than this. Please keep your eyes peeled for these, and if you see any return them to the bag in the Trees closet (where they should all be going after being used for events, except maybe 3 staying in T1 for Spoons). The bag is currently empty, there are 4 in T2 and 2 in T1, all of which will be used tomorrow -AL Weekly update is out - please get your eyes on it as soon as you can! I have notes on PTO changes and housekeeping in there, so confirm with me that you've ready everything. Thanks!  Staff Screenings have been built and scheduled on both the TMS and Google Calendar. I made a poll for old/current shows this morning since we're not opening Brutalist for another week.  LH Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built the following playlists for SEs/A1 this week: Conclave, Voyage...,Brewster McCloud, All We Can Imagine...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist:  Brutalist  and  Showgirl  preshow content ingested. Forecasts downloaded and ingested. All A1 playlists built with the exception of  Conclave.  Deluxe sent an email saying the content had been made available but so far it's not appearing in the portal. Could just take some time. Trailer Updates:   Special Events/ AV set up: Loops ran for the evening. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Brought in a lot of the VHS rips for the Plex and grabbed a couple from the Prospect wall that I promise I will bring back. - MC  Voyage of the Rock Aliens  DCP files finished downloading, unzipped. Currently ingesting. Outgoing/Shipping (content):  Billie Jean  express pickup scheduled for tomorrow 11 am - 6 pm with Alec's contact info listed. Print/video Inspection: Inspected reels 4 - 6 of  Popeye.  Excellent con...

To do this evening/ was completed: Team - please be advised that both The Last Showgirl and The Brutalist will not open this week, but at a later date this January. We are also bringing back Conclave, Anora, Flow and A Real Pain this week. We have all feature and preshow content needed except for the DCP of Conclave, which I've notified Matthew about.  PLEASE NOTE: Tomorrow, please schedule an Express pickup for Billie Jean for a  Wednesday morning pickup. It's imperative this gets sent out to another theatre asap. The label is attached to the box already. I would've scheduled a pickup today, but for express pickups you can only schedule the day of or the day before.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Received the new content list from Kat. Downloaded the preshow for The Brutlalist and the MUBI_Bird trailer. Also, I believe Kat accidentally put 1/3 forecasts in the email today but the new ones will be available tomorrow morning so keep your eyes peeled! ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Outgoing brunch letters down, Brewster McCloud up. Presentation Issues: Call from MOD for T5 last round: patron said the volume sounded low. Checked and it was indeed rather quiet. Checked the processor and volume was at 4.0 somehow. Brought it up to 6.3. This was very early in the show thankfully. Not sure why the 6.0 cue didn't fire, given that the 4.0 for trailers did. This playlist also had to be started manually. The playlist loaded but did not start itself. Same thing for round three T2. At the end of night in T5 MOD walkie'd to tell me the lights had not come up for credits. I assumed there had been some disconnect with the IMS but when I went to the IMS page everything seemed fine and I was able to use quick controls to bring the lights up. So not sure why cues aren't firing. Maybe it still is an IMS restart thing. The shutdown playlist did automate successfully, however. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up:  Howl's Moving Castle  in theater 1 played to a near sold out crowd this afternoon and the run of show went very smoothly Tested and adjusted the show playlist for Heat  for the private event in 6 this afternoon (the screening went well + removed the content from theater 6 IMS following the show) Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Re-inspected  Howl's Moving Castle after the show and scheduled a pickup for tomorrow morning (tracking ID: 771216439567) 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: ADA seats in theater 2 (2112-2114) gave us some trouble this afternoon fol...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Howl's went quite well in Theater 1. P2 lamp is starting to flicker a bit, I thought we changed this along with the P1 lamp during 2023 when we were having the rectifier issues, but turns out not so. I've ordered one to come soon so we can change it. The current bulb is hanging in so it'll be OK for the next few shows until we can change it. Cleaned the projectors after the show. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Added the rest of the January calendar Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: Got a customer complaint about the masking being correct for Nosferatu , which was a first.

To do this evening/ was completed: FYI - Popeye has been moved to T1! I updated the white board in 4/6.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Chenelle got back to Alec and I with some info on the company private event on 1/9, which will be an easy laptop situation. Alec is working it.  Checked in with John about the hold for Boom for Real (1/13) which will, as it turns out, likely get pushed back to a later date.   Checked in with Desmond about NoBudge #43, which isn't until the first week of February, but we should be getting updates on content in the. near future and will let y'all know when that comes through. - L Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Keys for Nosferatu will come in by Monday, 1/6. Info for Babygirl not yet available. Deluxe rep advised to reach out to the booker (feature hasn't been extended in their system by the studio), but we're still five days out, s...