NPP Projection Blog

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Made a point of listening to The Bad Guys preshow and feature with the more crowded weekend audiences, I think it sounds good at the volume I have it set to in the playlist. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Placed a copy of the STB setup guide under the curtain in Theater 1 and taped another copy to the wall in the booth. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): Ordering/Receiving (content): Outgoing/Shipping (content): Print/video Inspection: Took down all info for the blu-ray for the Our Vision Media private event except volumes for each of the shorts. All four shorts are in one title/chapter on the blu-ray and it has no menu. Wrote down timecode for the start and end of each short, there is about 30 seconds of black and silence between each one. The first is in a different ratio than. the others so we can at least change the projector macro and masking during the first break. Finished ins...

To do this evening/ was completed: The hosts for the private event will be dropping off a blu-ray tonight. Presentation Issues: I tried to recreate some of the issues that came up with the HDMI connection in Theater 2 last night. Though I didn’t get any IMB or Marriage errors, something is definitely up with it. Both blu-ray and the laptop appeared fine at first, but after switching between the two a few times the picture from the laptop eventually froze on screen, with a dark blue bar across the screen towards the top, and did not go away even when I connected the blu-ray player. I checked the settings for the channel and compared them to the HDMI channels in Theater 1, and all the settings were correct. I’ve told Chris from DMS about this, and it will be looked at during the visit on Tuesday. He also mentioned an alternate way of projecting an HDMI connection with a CPL played on the DCP channel, which I will try next time I’m in and the theater is not open for screenings. Had no iss...

To do this evening/ was completed: Removed Lost City and Batman content from TMS. Presentation Issues: Major presentation issues during Shouting at the Screen. Teched the feature Blu-Ray after Round 1 in T2 and before the preshow for Shouting with the talent and Cristina. Both techs went smoothly, picture and sound were good to go. Preshow and slideshow intro for the event went smoothly, but when it came time to transition to the feature, I got a critical error alert from the Christie. To my recollection this occurred after I switched the HDMI cables on the Christie to switch over to the bluray player. The IMB status had turned from green to red. I attempted to restart the projector after striking the lamp, but I was prevented from doing so on the touch screen so I ended up unplugging the power cable and reconnecting it. At this point, the Christie was indicating there was a marriage failure, and I was initially unable to resolve that. I was in touch with Alec at this point and he ran ...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a playlist for the Shouting at the Screen preshow and scheduled it for tonight. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Pre-set most of the equipment for Shouting at the Screen. Left the PA speakers on their stands on either side of the screen behind the curtains. Ran an extension cord from the outlet behind the curtain on the right side of the screen over to the speaker on the left and taped it down. Have XLRs for both speakers connected to the mixer, and three very long XLR cables for each mic which will extend to their three seats in the back row. Set the mic levels but the hosts may want to do a quick check before the theater opens. The converter for the laptop to projector connection is ready to go as well, and there’s a spare laptop which will be used during the show to adjust the volume, and play a YouTube clip after the film. Went over all the different components with Jack, should go smoo...

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: High Tide screening went very smoothly; the reels were rewound onto their shipping reels and placed back in the shipping container 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?: Removed High Tide and added letters for Addams Family Values Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes:

To do this evening/ was completed: Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built a playlist for the private Sonic screening on Friday morning, loaded it to Theater 1. Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Mic was set up last night for the High Tide intro, I just placed a mic stand under the curtain in Theater 4. Double checked the changeover audio transition on the Theater 4 35mm projectors after a blip with the sound at the end of reel 1 during the Babe screening on Sunday. Confirmed that as long as the changeover button is pressed on the projector which the second reel will be projected from after the sound processor is turned on and before the show is started there won’t be any issues with the sound switching seamlessly between reels. Typed up a reference guide for the Spoons set-up for Booth 1. Ordering/Receiving (posters & trailers): The new Trail Mix drive came in, no Thor trailer on it so I didn’t update the PG trailer pack for next week. Ordering/Receiving (c...

To do this evening/ was completed:  Presentation Issues: Preshow Clips/Playlist: Built and scheduled the Addams Family Values playlist and updated cue sheets Trailer Updates: Special Events/ AV set up: Blade Runner screening in theater 1 went smoothly 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?: Removed Happiness of the Katakuris and added letters for Drag Me to Hell Posters updated?: Cleaning lights on for the night?: Yes Projection cart by entrance?: Yes Additional Notes: