NPP Projection Blog

Presentation Issues (from last night): -I have tried to solve the automated Scope masking issues in TH 1 & 2. I tried every permutation that I can think of. I have started the playlist manually with the TMS, manually with the IMS, and automated by scheduling it to start, always making sure that the masking was starting from Flat, and I cannot re-create the problem. I have let the cues fire through the Show Start at the beginning of the pre show, I let the cues fire through into the start of the trailer pack and then again coming out of the trailer pack into the feature (even though going into and out of the trailers only involves a lens change cue and not a masking cue, I still wanted to run the points were any macro execute cue was running). All of the automation worked fine for me, just as it did when I was testing automation after I fixed the automation cues from DMS's work. - Here are the variables that I have noticed during my deep dive into this in the case that it r...

Presentation Issues: -No presentation issues. Preshow Clips/Playlist: -Built all playlists to start running on 01/03/20 -Built ET playlist with Generic LilHawk and our House trailers STBJan, KidsInControl, CatVid, TIPVeruca and AllAges_010320 pack. - All 010320 playlists are running a tad long, around 1 minute. Bombshell is 2 minutes too long so I am actually scheduling this one earlier where I can. If we end up adding Oscar Shorts trailer to the adult trailer pack, we will have to make adjustments in scheduling so for now, I am only scheduling Fri-Sun. Trailer Updates: - I was mistaken, Deluxe does not have a 1/1 Trailmix drive listed on our dashboard as incoming. So we do not have an "Oscar Shorts" trailer. Could one be ordered individually? -Turned down the volume of the HN Portal to pre show level (3.5) I know we usually play these transitionals louder, but this particular one sound a bit painful to my ears at 4.0 I checked in both the smaller and bigger house...

Presentation Issues: -There were no presentation issues. - We had a great Little Women screening. 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): Everything looks good for tomorrow. Marquee updated?: Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projectors off for the night?: Yes Projection cart by TH5?: In 3/7. It's New Year's tomorrow! Nest: -Nick Dodge showed us why he gets paid the big bucks with his amazing Champagne Tower. Additional Notes: -Happy New Year! It's been a great year (and slightly plus) being a Hawk! Looking forward to 2020.

Presentation Issues: No issues today. I paid close attention to all the masking cues today to make sure they were firing correctly. Everything worked fine! 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: Took out a seat in TH3. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Checked and confirmed for tomorrow. Marquee updated?: Up to date. Posters updated?: Up to date. Cleaning lights on for the night?: n/a Projectors off for the night?: n/a Projection cart by TH5?: Back in 3/7 Nest: Additional Notes:

Presentation Issues: -In the last round in TH1 and TH2 the new scope masking cue didn't fire at the beginning of the playlist. Even though I had made the changes to the playlists AND tested them last night before I left and they worked. I am assuming this is because I didn't change the playlist in the TMS last night only in the IMS (because doing so would've broken the links in TH 3,5,7). And when the new day started, it got confused? Although, I would think we would have had problems in TH 4 & 6 as well... Curious. Either way, all new cues are built in every house and renamed everywhere. Macros work everywhere as well. I went from house to house at the end of the night and tested everything. - While I was doing this, and finished in TH3, I went to shut off the projector and accidentally shut off TH7 instead. Gil radioed me that the theater lost image (I think there was like 12 minutes left in Jumanji). I got it back up and stepped it back 5 min to restart the show...

Presentation Issues: There were no presentation issues. **Only got 1 call about masking (not bad, given yesterday- thank you, Karen) in theater 2 for Star Wars, the first scope show of the day in that theater. There is work yet to do with recalibrating the masking, so just be aware and let us know if you see any image running onto the curtain. Preshow Clips/Playlist: Deleted Hook & its playlist from TMS and associated screens. 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: Daily scrubbing of theater 1 35mm projector and platter. Cue sheets updated/checked (every shift): Checked for tomorrow and Wednesday, double-checked start credit times as well. Looks good. Marquee updated?: Up to date. Posters updated?: Up to date. Cleaning lights on for the night?: Projectors off for...

Presentation Issues: Little Women 35mm went very well. The print continues to look beautiful. When I came in and chatted with Erin about her day she mentioned getting a call for a masking cue not firing. We figured out that it had to do with Dan's (from DMS) work on the masking. We did some practical trouble shooting in between shows in TH4 and discovered that I had no TMS macro control over masking in TH 1, 4 & 6 and the cues were not firing within the playlists, but I did have control in the IMS. I tried to stay ahead of the manual masking changes in the upcoming shows but missed TH2 since I didn't even know he had gone in there. Servers had to radio me during the scope trailers since the masking was still on flat. I changed all the masking cues on each local server to match the renamed cues that Dan had made in TH 1,2,4,6 so at least we would have automation in the playlists. Once that was accomplished, I finished building the new macros in houses 3,5,7 to match ...