In the nerve center of the theater
Posted by Reel Mountain Theater on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Inside the business end of a projector
Monday night, I was brought back to the reason that the theater is a great family business.
The event was simple enough, started with a phone call, and ended up with 4 Tiger Cub Scouts and their parents lined up in the lobby. Cub Scout uniforms on and perfectly adjusted, slightly dirty faces, smiles across their faces (the scouts were smiling, too).
We proceeded on a tour of the theater for this group of first graders. Good for me, I could relate with the age group easily- we understood each other. They each inspected their own piece of real (used) 35mm film, and we used our best detective techniques to determine what film they were each holding, then found the soundtrack and showed them the projectionist trick to trigger the lights up and down during a show.
Upstairs we went, and carefully looked over the running projectors, film platters and trailers (movie-speak for previews). These sharp Cub Scouts asked questions that had never been asked, and they were paying attention- I think they found it mostly interesting. THAT is what we're in it for. It's a unique opportunity to be involved in the entertainment of an entire community. We're proud to present Hollywood's finest products.... and to see what power movies have over us.
Last night Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT played at 10pm, the most current example of Hollywood making the most out of life. Whether it's fantasy, real life or perception of reality, it still astounds me to see how it can be portrayed on the big screen.
We know our customers are all different, why we book lots of different films, and why we're in the business- to have fun while keeping the presentation it's best.
If you would like to take a peek inside the nerve center of Reel Mountain: to see what view we have when we look down at the crowd- to see how the films are 'built' together- to find out how it all works, please call or email. We'd be happy to take you or your group on a tour. You'll go home with a slice of secret information, a piece of real film, and we hope ,(like the Cub Scouts) we can call on you when we're short handed because you too, will know how the theater works from the inside.
The event was simple enough, started with a phone call, and ended up with 4 Tiger Cub Scouts and their parents lined up in the lobby. Cub Scout uniforms on and perfectly adjusted, slightly dirty faces, smiles across their faces (the scouts were smiling, too).
We proceeded on a tour of the theater for this group of first graders. Good for me, I could relate with the age group easily- we understood each other. They each inspected their own piece of real (used) 35mm film, and we used our best detective techniques to determine what film they were each holding, then found the soundtrack and showed them the projectionist trick to trigger the lights up and down during a show.
Upstairs we went, and carefully looked over the running projectors, film platters and trailers (movie-speak for previews). These sharp Cub Scouts asked questions that had never been asked, and they were paying attention- I think they found it mostly interesting. THAT is what we're in it for. It's a unique opportunity to be involved in the entertainment of an entire community. We're proud to present Hollywood's finest products.... and to see what power movies have over us.
Last night Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT played at 10pm, the most current example of Hollywood making the most out of life. Whether it's fantasy, real life or perception of reality, it still astounds me to see how it can be portrayed on the big screen.
We know our customers are all different, why we book lots of different films, and why we're in the business- to have fun while keeping the presentation it's best.
If you would like to take a peek inside the nerve center of Reel Mountain: to see what view we have when we look down at the crowd- to see how the films are 'built' together- to find out how it all works, please call or email. We'd be happy to take you or your group on a tour. You'll go home with a slice of secret information, a piece of real film, and we hope ,(like the Cub Scouts) we can call on you when we're short handed because you too, will know how the theater works from the inside.
