Threading a 35mm Projector for the very last time.
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2012
- The theater I work at just got done converting our projectors from 35mm film to all digital projection. This is me, starting the very last 35mm movie that will ever show at our theater.
I was the head projectionist at a Hollywood Theater in Oklahoma. This was the projector I used and this is so amazing to watch. I recalled each and every step as it was happening. Love this.
Ah man... I miss doing that so much. I was a projectionist on and off for about 10 years and worked with over 70 different projectors. I remember my last days and the feeling that it was the end of an era, so I tried soaking in the memory as much as I could. Thanks for sharing the video!
Ahh I miss this job! Pretending I was a ninja, running from screen 1 to screen 12, ducking under, jumping over and dodging the interlocked films when I heard a noise that wasn't 'normal' to make sure I fixed the problem before it got out of hand! The whurrrrr and click clacks of the projectors, the psscht of the xenon bulbs starting up.... therapeutic!!
It's weird, but I enjoy watching someone do their job efficiently. Very smooth.
I think being a projectionist was my favorite job ever. I was also the manager on duty most of the time, so i'd be walking around in concession. I'd learned all the places to stand where i'd be able to hear the projector for each screen, and listen for the way the gears sounded, listening for problems like brain wraps, knew to recognize the sounds early and go running upstairs. One time i was mid-sentence with a customer and had to just take off sprinting and call down on the walkie to have someone go apologize for me. It was always fun racing to see how fast i could thread a machine. I really do miss that job. Its so sad its all just "insert disc, hit play" now.
Yes. Great memories. I worked as assistant manager in high school at a local theatre (1980s). Assembled the films from 20 minutes reels delivered in metal film containers. We had reel to reel Brenkert projectors. We eventually switched to platter systems. True 35mm film and Dolby optical sound systems. So cool. 😎😎 This was a great job. I have zero interest in the filmless theatres that have replaced the classic film systems.
Nice to see all us old timer projectionists seeing this. I could thread with my eyes closed.
Thanks for sharing this. Got to show my daughter what I used to do for a living.
Awesome the springs back such memories I can remember this exact process. Best job Thank you for posting.
That person loading the film will be able to tell his grandkids back in my day we were able to touch movies. His grandkids by then will probably just have the movie streamed into their brains if not actually be able to participate in the movie like total recall.
Such a big part of my youth... still the best job I ever had. Thanks for posting it!
Always good to see the film being taken to the take up plate on the plater before being threaded into the projector rather than thrown on the floor.
Oh man, I miss working with film. Digital projection took all the fun out of it.
Ladies and gentlemen 35/70 mm films will return for public request ✌🏻
I almost cried when I did this. I was a projectionist for 10 plus years.
Words cannot describe the fun on Thursday night building new movies.... it was like getting paid to have a party.
This bring back do great memories working st carmike back in the 90s ..good times
Please bring 35mm projectors back, America!
ridiculous? no dude, this shouldn't be replaced, that is art right there
You know, I'm always remembering my job as a projectionist and how much fun I had doing it. Your theater has the same lamp-houses, but we used a sliding aperture and a platter tree that had smaller heads as well as the speed mechanism mounted to the bottom of the tree itself.