NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: There is a seat out and a listening device in T1 for the same individual at 601. Screws are in 4/6. - L John should be here this evening with the BluRay/DVD for Fabulous Stains . Short came through for this which is dcping in 4/6.  - L Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Updated the playlist and cue sheets for Bicycle Thieves. Techd this today and since we're using the variable ratio masking preset in there for Obsession, I'm using the 1.66 masking (which has been adjusted for 1.37) for the weekend, then I'll change it back. - L I bumped the volume for I Love Boosters to 5.8, there have been some complaints about the mix at both locations now. I listened from a few different spots in T2 and it sounded good to me at this level. -AL Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Setup a mic and stand off to the side in T4 and tested it for this evening. Ran loops for Homeboys and double checked the playlist. All set! - L Ordering/Rec...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: During  M:I 2  the volume on the CP750 kept lowering on its own (mostly during reels 4-7 since this is when the film was at its loudest) and had to adjust it with the quick controls on the IMS Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: M:I 2  intro and screening this evening went over well, volume/technical issue aside, and the audience (a smaller crowd than this movie deserves!!) loved it + cleaned the projectors and shut the exhausts after the show Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content):  Print/video Inspection:  M:I 2 is tails out in booth 1 and can be rewound tomorrow Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues and updated playlists in theaters 3 and 7 that were scheduled incorrectly + began working on the cue sheets for the week ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Scheduled coming week in LMS. Tech'd Arrival, volume logged, playlist built. Image looks decent-to-good. Just the quality of the blu-ray. Looked at Dark Room Shorts with Cristina, volume and ratios logged. One short is 1.33 so we might have to adjust variable ratio masking, or not, if we think it's unnecessary for one short that would otherwise feature some pillarboxing. Ran loops for Mission tonight. Good to go. Hanging with the Homeboys reel one tech'd, volume logged, nice looking print. Transferred Maddie's Secret to T3 and checked it out. Looks/sounds good. Scheduled a playlist for tomorrow's screening: ten minutes of preshow starting at 10:55, feature at 11:05. Rewound Master print for weekend shows. 35mm marquee updated. *Patron named Zoe reached out asking if we had any posters to spare. We have some for The Drama, which I've set aside in 3/7. Waiting on her response.* Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer...

To do this evening/ was completed: The Master went smoothly. Will rewind it tomorrow for weekend shows. Arrival ingested to LMS and T6. 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: Downloaded and converted intro and Q&A slides + built and scheduled a show playlist for Hangin' with the Homeboys  on 5/27 Built a show playlist for the Dark Room Non Films short program on 6/1 (short films still need to be tech'd and have volume levels/aspect ratio changes adjusted for in the playlist) Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ran loops + swapped lenses and plates for The Master in theater 1 Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): The Rivals of Amziah King  posters were delivered and stored behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Transferred the last Dark Room short to the Shared drive and ingested it to the LMS 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?: Additi...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a staff show playlist for Backrooms Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Double checked The Last Emperor and Rugrats in Paris  show playlists Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Arrival should finish converting this evening Downloaded and converted "CCF_Final Film" to DCP on the George Ivan drive for DarkRoom; the rest of the shorts program was converted to DCP and ingested to the LMS Outgoing/Shipping (content): Removed  The Last Emperor and Rugrats in Paris  feature content from their servers this afternoon Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Marquee updated?: Brunch letters can come down tomorrow once the rain stops Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: Added 35mm titles through July on the...

To do this evening/ was completed: Really big and enthusiastic crowds for Obsession! Handed out and put back a listening device.  Chair put back in T1. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Started DCPing Arrival in T1. This should be done by tomorrow afternoon, I reckon.  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Tuner .  Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Inspected all of Strangers on a Train .  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: Both brunch shows went very well. Mic/mixer/stand from T4 all put away. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: I kicked up the light power on the T2 projector, for both the flat and scope light files. Looks good and brighter to me. The lamp is almost ready to be changed, so it was probably starting to dip in brightness a bit. I’ll change the lamp and put the power back down for the new one. 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: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: I Love Boosters  intro was delayed by 15 minutes due to Boots Riley and his team running behind schedule. No sign of Keke Palmer either so only one mic was used. I brought the slide up and stalled with music on YouTube via the projection laptop since the rack PC in booth 2 would not connect to the internet or Spotify. Started the feature 7 minutes past its scheduled time and raised the volume slightly Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Leviticus posters were delivered and stored behind 3/7 Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Double checked all cues and schedules for tomorrow and Sunday Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: Additional Notes: Ja...

To do this evening/ was completed: Tech'd Rugrats and Last Emperor. Updated both for volume. Good to go. Inspected all of Heroes for Sale. Good condition overall. Also tech'd Mission Impossible 2 and Master, volumes logged, both prints look great. Afterward I scraped a good amount of gaff tape detritus off the windows because you can see their faint shadows on screen so be aware. Updated Boosters playlist for tonight per Desmond's request, good to go. New Arrival disc was dropped off and put in original blu-ray case we received FYI. Started running it through MakeMKV, which can get converted 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): Yes Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built playlists for Backrooms (CCAP and OCAP versions), an infants playlist for Devil Wears Prada 2 on 5/26, and one for  Bicycle Thieves  which needs to be tech'd for volume and credits timing Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Amreeka intro and screening went well + brought the mic stand back up to 4/6 after the show and placed the mic and cable back beneath the screen Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Finished inspecting Mission: Impossible II this evening Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes (adjusted for the first round in theater 2 which had been scheduled incorrectly) Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes: Updated first run titles on the...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Made a playlist for the I Love Boosters intro and scheduled it for tomorrow. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Set up a mic in T3 for tonight's intro. It's on a stand. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Coyote vs. Acme and Tony posters added to the caddy. Ordering/Receiving (content): Ingested Backrooms to the LMS. Also re-ingested Ferris Bueller since we're showing it for brunch later in June. Strangers on a Train and Heroes for Sale prints came in. Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Rugrats keys don't open until tomorrow, so I couldn't tech it today. I did add the lights up cue to the feature in both versions of the playlist. Looked at Communion and added the feature to the playlist. FYI--there's an AGFA snipe at the top of the DCP which is louder, so there are two volume cues attached to it in the playlist. Started inspecting Mission:...

To do this evening/ was completed: Maddie's Secret ingested to LMS. Communion DCP downloaded and ingested too. Inspected the rest of The Master, put it on house reels. Good condition. Spoons and Boosters both went smoothly. Mics back in booth, T1 equipment broken down. The shutdown playlist overrode the pause cue in T2 during the Q&A portion. I caught it immediately and brought lights back down and mics back on. This happened before the director took the stage so the Q&A itself went smoothly. Also small FYI, the mic stands needed for Spoons need to be the ones with the larger microphone holders to fit the wireless mics. Had to get one of those from T3.  **Mixer cabling in T1 might need slight tidying.** Can do Friday. Double-checked cue sheets at end of the night but would recommend one more once-over. Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/...

To do this evening/ was completed: Staff Screenings have been posted on 7shifts, blocked on the calendar and scheduled on the LMS. - L had our cinema meeting - still waiting on a few bits n bobs (dcp of communion) - L Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Added the slide to I Love Boosters playlist for tonight.  Double checked the playlist for Last Emperor. We can check Rugrats out tomorrow since they're no longer working in T4. - L Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Setup for Spoons - yamaha, wireless mic mixer, spots board, aja connection and mics w/stands. Everything has been tested, you just gotta turn it on! - Lillian  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): We received two prints today - The Master and Mission Impossible II. I started inspecting the former, which you can continue this evening. - Lillian  Ingested The Bicycle Thieves   - L Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Looked at I Love Bo...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Finished setting up for trivia at Trees Lounge (giveaway posters, A/V connection, mic and cable)  Brought chairs up to 4/6 for the Jason and Shirley Revisited  Q&A...screening and Q&A went smoothly and the chairs/mics were placed back in storage after the show Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): "GoldieLoop_Trees.mov" file finished copying over to the Downloads folder on the 4/6 desktop Bicycle Thieves feature content was made available via Deluxe this evening but is not yet visible in the FilmVault menu Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Asset tracking doc updated/checked?: Maintenance/cleaning: Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Yes (spaces open for manual starts tomorrow evening) Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projection cart by entrance?: A...

To do this evening/ was completed: Updated LMS schedule with new showtimes for I Love Boosters.  Tech'd Jason and Shirley and the short that comes before it, volumes updated, lights up cue added. Set up mixer and mics beneath the screen, they're tested. Stolen Kingdom ingested to LMS.  Amreeka keys live tomorrow, same for Boosters. Blue Velvet picked up. No new prints in today, Master should arrive tomorrow. Trivia table out and ready. Built/scheduled a playlist for tomorrow's Boosters show with a Nitehawk slide for the intro, as a placeholder. Can't look at the feature today so we'll have to update this. Presentation Issues: T2 first round lights stayed at CLEANING when preshow started until MOD called. Hit the cue to bring them down. 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?: M...

To do this evening/ was completed: NoBudge went smoothly. Recorded the Q&A. Mics back in the booth. Ingested I Want Your Sex to LMS. Started downloading Stolen Kingdom DCP to Share drive, still going at the moment. Scheduled the week in LMS. Most of the I Love Boosters shows Monday through Thursday will be negative flips FYI. Looked at Jason and Shirley at the end of the night. Feature looks and sounds good. 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: We are all setup for NoBudge tonight! Ran through the entire playlist front to back. Tested mics/spots. No chairs. This should be a breeze tonight.  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Tech'd Monos and added volume/house lights up cues for credits. Feature has a hot mix so it's rest at 4.0 vol right now, but feel free to bring it up to maybeeee 4.3. Only 13 tickets sold, so I don't think that'll be necessary.  Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: The keys for I Love Boosters came in (the first round) for the special screening this week. Ostensible, there are slides in the DCP we received; an intro slide and a Q&A slide. The keys open up tomorrow morning, so please take a look first thing. Thanks!  Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Keys for Mario Bros, Project Hail Mary, and The Drama are in.  I reached out about the DCP of Amreeka and they sent it pretty much straight awa...

To do this evening/ was completed: Marquee updated 35mm and brunch sides. Cue sheets double-checked. 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: Double checked The Wiz in theater 4 this morning  Blue Velvet brunch screening in theater 1 went smoothly + projectors were cleaned after the show Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Waiting on feature content for Communion Outgoing/Shipping (content): Placed  Blue Velvet  back on its shipping reels and left the canisters in booth 1 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: