Re:Running a Movie Theater Is More Expensive Than You Can Po...
by rob74 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @09:23AM
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One fact that still remains (and the article suspiciously doesn't mention) is that there's still less manual work involved with digital projection: no loading/unloading/changing film reels, which means reduced personnel costs.
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Re:Running a Movie Theater Is More Expensive Than You Can Po...
by OJFord on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:25AM
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A bit less, but you'd be surprised how much is similar. The films are delivered on physical drives, loaded and unloaded, sent back. There's keying in timings with lights & curtains & music etc., there's checking it actually worked (because yes you're right, there isn't a projectionist sitting there the entire time).
If all goes to plan it definitely is less, I suppose it's roughly the same work for 1 showing, but almost nothing for the rest. But not nothing, and obviously it does go wrong sometimes.