When you were about to throw the film onto the screen when it was 35mm, there was always that little heart-missing-a-beat moment. You’d think, ‘Is it all going to come together? Is it going to be the right way? Is it going to be in rack? Is the sound going to be right?’ And then when it’s correct, then you can relax. It was exciting. – John Neal, Curzon Cinema, Clevedon

ARCHIVES

The Cinema Projectionist Archives hold a range of audio-visual resources documenting the working lives of cinema projectionists in Britain from the 1890s to the 2010s. Here you can find extracts from audio interviews with projectionists, videos, documents, magazine articles and possibly the world’s largest online collection of images of projection box. Navigate through the material by decade, theme, or type of material. Explore our archives >>

TOURS

The Cinema Projectionist Archives hold a range of audio-visual resources documenting the working lives of cinema projectionists in Britain from the 1890s to the 2010s. Here you can find extracts from audio interviews with projectionists, videos, documents, magazine articles and possibly the world’s largest online collection of images of projection box. Navigate through the material by decade, theme, or type of material. Take one of our tours >>

VIRTUAL PROJECTION BOX

Over 80 audio clips from projectionists and commentary from the research team to be uncovered as you explore the interactive Virtual Projection Box.

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