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Welcome

Hello and welcome to my site. I hope that you find it of some use and interest. This web-site looks at the world of the Projectionist, the Projector and the cinema industry as a whole. Its aim is to provide information about this part of the entertainment industry. There are links to industry organisations and bodies, chat rooms, discussion lists and more. To start exploring the site simply click on one of the links above.

To find out a bit more about me and the website, then read the introduction section

Join the Projected Picture Trust

You may not know, but I am actually the chairman of the Projected Picture Trust, and I urge all projectionists and people who love traditional projectors and engineering to become members.

To all those who have, or had, some interest in projected moving images, past and present.

Perhaps you're already connected with today's cinema, technical or otherwise, but have an interest in vinage equipment, or you have been retired from the business so long, you would wish to revist "the good old days".

Take hear and consider joining The Projected Picture Trust and help preserve the magic of cinema. Apart from equipment restoration, the Trust provides help and assitance to non-commercial community cinemas and museums exhibiting film related artefacts.

The Museum of Cinema Technology has perhaps, the largest colleciton of all types of film equipment in the UK. The Data Archive within the musuem holds over 3000 items including technical manuals, film related documents, press cuttings etc. Membership of the PPT will give you access to these amenities as well as the collections with the Trust's regions.

You can join us today by signing up online via Paypal.
http://www.ppttrust.org

BKSTS CTC Projectionists' Handbook - Digital Supplement

http://www.bkstsctc.com

Wanted: Projectionist Stories

Two documentary filmmakers based in London and Sheffield (one of whom is a projectionist) are currently seeking projectionists to take part in a new film regarding the digital revolution in film exhibition. More of a sensitive character study than an overtly historical film, we're hoping to meet and spend time with some of the more colourful and eccentric characters from the projection booths around the country. Whether you're still working, facing redundancy or retired from the job we'd love to hear from you.

SYNOPSIS

A revolution has taken place at the heart of the film exhibition industry, and the fallout has left many a projectionist nostalgic for a heyday when he was applauded and respected as a showman. Digital cinema is here to stay, but the future for the average projectionist is less certain. The projection booth has always attracted a certain kind of eccentricity, but where do these skilled showmen go once the reel runs for the final time?

CONTACT: jc_lowe@blueyonder.co.uk

The Operator's Creed

This was found in a 1935 Projectionist Diary, but is just as true today as it was then:

THE OPERATOR'S CREED
Remember yours is one of the most highly skilled jobs in this modern wonder age and technical developments succeed one another with bewildering rapidity.

Concentrated within the spool - box is the consummate artistry of playwrights, actors, producers and camera-men. You are the last and the most important link in a great chain.

According to your diligence and craftsmanship, so has this artistry, this anxious care, this enormous expense, been wasted or justified. Yours is the task of taking thousands of your fellow men and women away from the cares of an often drab and colourless existence, transporting them on your magic carpet to a land of make-believe and sending them away refreshed to tackle the world of reality with renewed zest and high courage.

To achieve this you have to master a formidable list of highly technical subjects, you have to be resourceful in emergency, calm in danger, and unremitting in sacrificing your time and, if need be, your person in the interests of the public you serve. A noble and inspiring calling that is surely, if slowly, receiving the recognition it deserves.

For ten years I have run this site, providing all the information and time for nothing. If you think it is of value to you, perhaps you would consider making a donation, thanks.

SHELTER BOX

a Cornish based charity which is sending aid to diaster areas. They send a dry shelter with a warm bed, light and heat, clean water, cooking aids and tools for ten people.
http://www.shelterbox.org/

Film International

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Freelance Projectionist & AV Technican Available

for evening and weekend work. Prices on application. To see what experience I have, then please click here. You can contact me by either sending an email or phoning me on . View my availability here