Monday 31 May 2010

Today will be mainly travelling on trains to bletchley and then showing films.

Saturday 29 May 2010

Really enjoyed Dave and Julie's BBQ today. Just heading home before work at #BAFTA tomorrow

Friday 28 May 2010

Really enjoyed the flute playing at lunchtime

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Has a screening room full of really attractive women :-)! Just not able to talk to any of them :-(

Tuesday 25 May 2010

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Please find this weeks news headlines, available as ever from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php

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THE EMPIRE 2009 by Julie Edwards

A beautiful book by Julie Edwards of a year of Primere's at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square.
You can get more details here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1243809?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget

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2010-05-25
Technicolor shows off 3D system at Cannes - Technicolor showed off its new 3D system for 35mm projectors, dubbed Technicolor 3D, to producers and exhibitors at the Olympia Cinema in Cannes on Monday.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2010-05-25
Cineworld starts off year ahead - Cineworld plc, national cinema chain are ahead of expected total revenue by 13.9 pct. The UKs second largest cinema chain after Odeon, Cineworld has seen a growth of 13.9 pct mainly due to box office revenue from the success of films like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland.
Source: International Business Times

2010-05-25
Thousand cinemagoers flock to Kubrick festival - NEARLY 1,000 people flocked to this year’s Oxford Mail Film Festival, hosted by the Phoenix Picturehouse in Walton Street, Oxford.
Source: Oxford Mail

2010-05-25
`Avatar’ Digital Aliens Spell Doom for Europe’s Independent Movie Theater - The Prince Charles , a London movie theater that’s more likely to screen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” than a James Cameron blockbuster, is struggling to pay for Hollywood demands to go digital.
Source: Industry News

2010-05-25
Appeal court rules on Odyssey cinema case - The High Court has been asked to make a new judgement on a cinema operators bid to cancel its lease at the Odyssey complex in Belfast due to noise issues.
Source: BBC

2010-05-25
Macao Digital Cinema Festival Convenes May 27 in China - The first annual, Macao, China International Digital Cinema Festival and Entertainment Technology Expo and Macao 3D Summit is being held May 27-29. China
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2010-05-25
International Datacasting Corporation Rolls Out 3D Live Networks Around the World - International Datacasting Corporation, /quotes/comstock/11t!idc (CA:IDC 0.28, -0.02, -5.17%) -the global leader in advanced solutions for broadband multimedia content distribution via satellite--announced today a series of new orders for its 3D live solution prompted by the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM).
Source: Wall Street Journal

2010-05-25
Oxford cinemas get £500,000 facelift - TWO cinemas in Oxford city centre are being refurbished this month and next at a cost of
Source: Oxford Mail

2010-05-25
Leading Canadian Cinema Chain Selects Christie DLP Cinema Projectors to Double Capacity for 3D Showings - Christie® announced that Cinemas Guzzo, a Canada-based leading independent cinema chain has purchased 57 Christie Solaria™ series digital cinema projectors, which utilize Academy Award1-winning DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN).
Source: DCinema Today

2010-05-25
Multiplex Industry growth in Indian cinema exhibition industry - The cinema exhibition industry in India is growing at 10% per annum driven by multiplexes, which are expanding rapidly in major metropolitan cities as well as second and third tier cities.
Source: New Gadget World

2010-05-25
ShoWest and Our Future at the Movies - ShoWest is billed as the largest motion picture convention and trade show in the world. It brings together theater owners
Source: Kodak

2010-05-25
Bangkok cinemas burned by rioters - Several major Bangkok movie theaters have been reduced to ashes, victims of an ongoing uprising against the Thai government that claimed the lives of 44 people in the past week.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2010-05-25
Work has officially started this week on the construction of Newquay - Work has officially started this week on the construction of Newquay
Source: WTW Cinemas

2010-05-25
Conservatives shelve plans to freeze TV licence fee - THE Tories have reined in plans to freeze the TV licence fee and force the BBC to reveal the salaries of its highest paid stars......He claimed there will be no
Source: Times Online

2010-05-25
XDC Has Begun Utilising A Eur 100 Million Credit Facility to Finance the Rollout of Digital Cinema in Europe - The loan, consisting of two tranches of EUR 50 million, has been structured by BNP Paribas Fortis with the participation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KBC Bank. XDC has fulfilled all the conditions required in order to proceed with the first drawdown of this loan facility on 21 May 2010.
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-05-25
Cinematic Change and the End of Film - On Thursday, the day after “Carlos” had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, I was surprised to learn it had been shot on 35 millimeter film.
Source: Arts Beat (BLOG)

2010-05-25
Kathy OMeara on how part of the Ward Anderson stable acquired Pearl & Dean cinema advertising - Most cinemagoers munching their comestibles in the back row of the local multiplex will be oblivious, but transitions within the cinema industry are set to cause reverberations of a scale equal to that of Eyjafjallajokull or any of its volcanic comrades.
Source: Marketing.ie
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Monday 24 May 2010

580 miles driven, 1 training course, 1 museum run, 8 films run, 108 visitors, 2 friends visited, 1 quick visit to Flix, tidying. My weekend

Sunday 23 May 2010

Today's trip involved picking up a box of journals and a set of keys before running all the shows at Bletchley because Ken was ill, and then heading to Beeston for dinner with Simon before driving back to London later this evening!

Friday 21 May 2010

Cinema by Satellite: Cinedigm to Double Network of Satellite-Enabled Theaters by End of 2010 http://ping.fm/kmAZw
NEC Display Solutions and Cine Project Extend Collaboration http://ping.fm/MiJeW
'Head Projectionist/ Technical Manager / 35mm / Digital Cinema ... http://ping.fm/qRw7f
Cinema Expo to honor Pathe Theatres B.V. http://ping.fm/xF0WF
RealD names Mayson president of Consumer Electronics division http://ping.fm/32AiD
MasterImage 3D Expands Operations With Launch of European Office http://ping.fm/aqcDV
Cinedigm Announces Six Independent Exhibitors Sign onto Phase 2 Deployment Program http://ping.fm/U552W
First 3D cinema screen comes to Borehamwood - Borehanwood Times http://ping.fm/jpVrE
Cinedigm adds six independent exhibitors to digital program http://ping.fm/TlvZ8
STV finally rid of Pearl & Dean cinema advertising - This is London http://ping.fm/KbL1E
Arqiva provides satellite distribution for SuperVision events http://ping.fm/dlbfH
Odeon, UCI ink deal with Universal http://ping.fm/10VN7
Christie Chosen Again By D-Cinema Korea for Second Phase Digital Cinema Deployment http://ping.fm/X31Jo
Sonic Equipment Company Signs 150th Digital Conversion http://ping.fm/3StNJ
IMAX signs new theatre deal in Russia http://ping.fm/2qfgq
STV finally rid of Pearl & Dean cinema advertising - This is London http://ping.fm/4irVG
NEC Display Solutions and Cine Project Extend Collaboration http://ping.fm/81auu
A quick film business blog round up http://ping.fm/UNum8
First 3D film to be shown at York's Reel Cinema - The Press, York http://ping.fm/hfAu0
Driving Traffic to the Booth http://ping.fm/Mbj6L
Pearl & Dean sale is 'good news' for cinema - Media Week http://ping.fm/tqi6S
BFI strikes 3D deal with Samsung - Screendaily.com http://ping.fm/ggGUA
European box office, cinema admissions and feature production, 2009 http://ping.fm/kdlXO
Cinedigm adds six independent exhibitors to digital program http://ping.fm/F2RGE
China Film Group Selects Ballantyne Strong for an Additional 200 NEC Digital Cinema Projectors for Mainland China http://ping.fm/7aPwf
3-D here to stay in Vermont theaters http://ping.fm/IlokQ
Screening strategies: Harkness' Andrew Robinson eyes range of choices for digital-cinema conversions http://ping.fm/1iOBQ
Christie Is A Star Attraction as the Cannes Film Festival’s Technical Partner http://ping.fm/YpWqS
China Film Group orders 200 NEC digital-cinema projectors http://ping.fm/8hA6A
Cannes chooses Christie digital technology for fourth year http://ping.fm/n3Ckz
Pearl & Dean sale is 'good news' for cinema - Media Week http://ping.fm/rja0v
Harkness Screens' Perlux 220 debuts in India http://ping.fm/7D8VT
BFI strikes 3D deal with Samsung - Screendaily.com http://ping.fm/943HU
Hoyts Corporation buys Berkeley Cinema Group http://ping.fm/aozWV
Kinoton offers d-cinema remote online service http://ping.fm/9EGPK
Europe’s First All Digital, All 3D Multiplex Cinema Opens in Carmarthen http://ping.fm/NY8OD
Birmingham cinemas set to screen football film premiere. - Sunday Mercury http://ping.fm/cuobR
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. Subsidiary Closes $172.5 Million New Credit Facility - http://ping.fm/zfv5f
China Film Group orders 200 NEC digital-cinema projectors http://ping.fm/O24Ih
Arqiva provides satellite distribution for SuperVision events http://ping.fm/oJ675
Harkness Screens' Perlux 220 debuts in India http://ping.fm/2E2nn
Cinedigm to double network of satellite-enabled theaters by 2010 end http://ping.fm/Q6dBb
How environmentally friendly are 3D glasses? - The Guardian http://ping.fm/kLZgi
Leading Canadian Cinema Chain Selects Christie DLP Cinema Projectors to Double Capacity for 3D Showings http://ping.fm/7puwQ
Meet the people who will run town cinema - Harborough Mail http://ping.fm/A8DQT
UK Film Council Lets Multiplexes Catch Up http://ping.fm/KE6O1
Projectionist shows how things work in the reel world - The State Journal-Register http://ping.fm/x2Jkx

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Wednesday 19 May 2010

another awards ceremony - working not attending though.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

European digital cinema screens in 2009: http://tinyurl.com/33q28yt
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Hello All,

Please find this weeks news headlines, thanks to my sub editor Vicky Mansfield, available as ever at: http://ping.fm/1zANK

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BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport

Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Date: Saturday May 22nd
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THE EMPIRE 2009 by Julie Edwards

A beautiful book by Julie Edwards of a year of Primere's at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square. You can see a preview of the book at: http://ping.fm/kktW7

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2010-05-18

How environmentally friendly are 3D glasses? - Thanks to the success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, there are now millions of pairs of 3D glasses kicking around. But what happens to them?
Source: The Guardian

2010-05-18
France Looks Towards Digital Future - Grossing more money in Gaul ($155.90 million as of April 21) than in any other country beside the U.S., Avatar has turned France into Europe's digital frontrunner. UGC, which was initially reluctant to convert its theaters, inked a pact with Ymagis in February to digitize all of its 605 screens, including 373 in France. In April, the country's biggest circuit, Pathe/Gaumont combo EuroPalaces, added four digital Imax screens.
Source: 3D Cinecast (BLOG)

2010-05-18
Doha Tribeca Film Festival raises international awareness of new Arab cinema at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City - The Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Source: Arab News

2010-05-18
Has Cannes lost the plot? - If you want to know why film festivals (even Cannes, the biggest of them all) are struggling to maintain their relevance, start with Jean-Luc Godard.
Source: The Independent

2010-05-18
PVR Plans to Add 60 Cinema Screens - Cinema theatre operator PVR Ltd. plans to add about 60 screens to its network in the current fiscal year in a bid to keep pace with rivals Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. and Inox Leisure Ltd. in India's reviving movie-exhibition market.
Source: Wall Street Journal

2010-05-18
IDC to Expand Live 3-D, Digital Cinema Networks in Europe - (IDC) entered into a contact valued at 1.2 million euro ($1.5 million) contract with an unnamed pan-European content distribution company to provide its Superflex Pro Video product line for the expansion of the customer's 3-D live content and digital cinema content distribution networks, IDC announced May 10.
Source: Satellite Today

2010-05-18
Christie Chosen Again By D-Cinema Korea for Second Phase Digital Cinema Deployment - Christie®, a global leader in digital cinema, is pleased to announce that South Korea based D-Cinema Korea Co. Ltd. (DCK) has committed to installing Christie 4K-ready Solaria™ Series DLP Cinema® projectors in the second phase of their digital cinema deployments, countrywide.
Source: DCinema Today

2010-05-18
TMS Digital Cinema completes 250+ Sony 4K digital systems installations - Digital cinema engineering services provider, TMS Digital Cinema has completed 269 installations of Sony 4K digital systems in its first 180 days of operation at theater including Regal, Hollywood, and Muvico, among others.
Source: Business Of Cinema

2010-05-18
Christie projects at 63rd Cannes Film Festival - A new record has been set at this year
Source: Screen Africa

2010-05-18
MasterImage 3D Expands Operations with Launch of European Office - 3D company MasterImage 3D, LLC has expanded its operations with the opening today of its European office. Located in the UK
Source: Business Wire

2010-05-18
Global options: Alternative content gains momentum In cinemas worldwide - Alternative content (or additional content as some prefer to call it) in cinemas has been slow to develop. From the early days of digital cinema, a small handful of exhibitors have experimented with showing programming other than movies in their venues. They have been very much in the minority, with most exhibitors preferring to wait until digital technology became more widespread to contemplate one of its potential benefits.
Source: Film Journal

2010-05-18
Cinedigm Digital Cinema signs up 6 more theater owners for digital upgrades - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. said Wednesday it has signed six more movie theater owners to its program for converting movie screens to digital.
Source: The Washington Examiner

2010-05-18
First 3D cinema projector comes to Borehamwood - FILMS will take on a new dimension from Saturday with Borehamwood's first 3D cinema screening.
Source: Borehamwood And Elstree Times

2010-05-18
Europe: Digital Screens More Than Triple in 2009 with 3D as the Driving Force - Record growth for Europe
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-05-18
China Film Group orders 200 NEC digital-cinema projectors - Ballantyne Strong was selected to provide 200 NEC digital-cinema projectors for China Film Group Corp. in theatres throughout the People
Source: Film Journal

2010-05-18
Questor share tip: 3D gives a new perspective on Cineworld - CINEWORLD has invested heavily in digital and 3D cinemas across the country. It is therefore important to consider whether 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland are a fad or a real, sustainable trend.
Source: Telegraph

2010-05-18
Apollo Cinemas: positive developments on digital - Discussions with Apollo Cinemas UK, which runs 17 sites nationwide, have produced positive statements on the future deployment of staff affected by digital projection.
Source: BECTU

2010-05-18
Ymagis and UGC Sign Agreement for the Deployment of Digital Projection Systems - Ymagis and UGC signed today their final agreement for the deployment of digital projection systems in all the complexes of the group. The deployment, which started in March 2010 in the four countries where UGC operates cinemas (France, Belgium, Spain and Italy), will continue in the coming weeks.
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-05-18
Screening strategies: Harkness' Andrew Robinson eyes range of choices for digital-cinema conversions - In an exclusive Q&A, Andrew Robinson, managing director of leading screen manufacturer Harkness Screens, discusses the role of screens in the transition to digital projection, and the options open to exhibitors who want to maximize the impact of the new wave of 3D movies.
Source: Film Journal

2010-05-18
All films will be 3D in 25 years, says Avatar's James Cameron - Avatar director James Cameron today told technology and media executives that 3D will replace 2D as the standard format for film and television in less than 25 years.
Source: This Is London
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Sunday 16 May 2010

has had a good day at Bletchley and then visiting Matthew and then Hannah and Jonny. 200 miles in great hire car - found the cruise control!

Friday 14 May 2010

the V&A museum is open until midnight tonight, anyone in London which fancies heading that way let me know.
really enjoyed 'Flute Group' at lunchtime today. Lots of fun killing Bohemian Rhap! Can't wait to play again.

Thursday 13 May 2010

was planning to pay two cheques in at lunchtime, but has realised he has picked the wrong envelope up!

Tuesday 11 May 2010

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Full-time projectionist needed at the Electric Cinema, Portobello Road.

Must have at least 2 years experience as a projectionist during working on and capable of running film on all formats - 35mm / digital / AV, making up and breaking down prints and ads + trailers, good people skills.

Hours of work - 40 / week or as required.

Please email mandyk@sohohouse.com with CV as soon as.
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Sunday 9 May 2010

However to the rude couple next to me - stop checking your phone every 5 minutes, if it's that important you shouldn't be in the cinema
Really enjoyed the film and attending the premiere - thanks Fred. Some pictures uploaded to Facebook
Is excited to be going to a world premiere tonight.

Saturday 8 May 2010

Is returning back to reality :-(

Thursday 6 May 2010

Can highly recommend the Lock Inn below Bradford on Avon lock. Fantastic food, service and atmosphere :-).

Wednesday 5 May 2010

There is no excuse for that bad a sound proofing in a cinema that new!

Tuesday 4 May 2010

So the film was due to start 6 minutes ago and the projector is just being laced now!

Monday 3 May 2010

We've made it to Bath, despite high traffic.

Sunday 2 May 2010

Is enjoying his canal holiday. Curretly at pub. Heading towards Bath and then Bristol tomorrow.

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