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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
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Title
A name given to the resource
Leeds, Odeon Merrion Centre
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Projection box of Leeds cinema in 1964. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
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Ideal Kine, 10 September 1964, p. 18
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-19
Contributor
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Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
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Published with permission
Relation
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3151
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
Leeds, West Yorkshire
1960s
projection box
West Yorkshire
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Wimbledon (London), ABC
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box and projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
Projectionists in projection box of London cinema in 1964. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ideal Kine, 8 October 1964, p. 21
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/16651
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
1960s
ABC
London
projection box
projectionists
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Piccadilly Circus (London), Plaza Theatre
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Projection box of London cinema in 1964. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Kinematograph Weekly, 4 June 1964, p. 20
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2503
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
London
1960s
London
projection box
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
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Title
A name given to the resource
London, The Empire, Leicester Square
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box in the 1960s
Description
An account of the resource
Projection box of a London cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Kinematograph Weekly, 7 January 1960, p. 19
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-03
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/912
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
London
1960s
London
projection box
projectors
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Keighley (West Yorkshire), Regent Picture House
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box in the 1960s
Description
An account of the resource
Projectionist in the projection box of a West Yorkshire cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Ideal Kinema, 10 March 1960, p. 27
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-03
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/47626
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
Keighley, West Yorkshire
1960s
projection box
projectors
West Yorkshire
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bayswater (London), Queens Cinema
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box in the 1960s
Description
An account of the resource
Projection box of a London cinema in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Ideal Kinema, 11 May 1961, p. 115
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-03
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15772
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
London
1960s
London
projection box
projectors
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Port Talbot (South Wales), Plaza Cinema
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box in the 1960s
Description
An account of the resource
South Wales projection box in the 1960s. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Ideal Kinema, 8 December 1960, p. 38
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-07-03
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kinematograph Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/18212
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
Port Talbot, South Wales
1960s
projection box
projectors
South Wales
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Boxes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michael Pigott
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photo
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Southend (Essex), ABC Cinema
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box and projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
Three projectionists in the projection box of a Southend cinema in 1962. Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kine Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Ideal Kinema, 12 July 1962, p. 30
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-06-29
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Kine Weekly / The Ideal Kinema
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Relation
A related resource
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/14608
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.gif
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
Southend, Essex
1960s
ABC
Essex
projection box
projectionists
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
<em>Kinematograph Weekly </em>/ <em>Ideal Kinema</em>
Subject
The topic of the resource
trade press scans
Description
An account of the resource
Items relating to projectionists from the trade papers <em>Kinematograph Weekly </em>and its supplement <em>The Ideal Kinema</em>. All items used with permission from Screen International.<em><br /></em>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<em>Kinematograph Weekly </em>/ <em>The Ideal Kinema</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<em>Kinematograph Weekly</em> / <em>The Ideal Kinema</em>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-10-24
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Screen International
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
All items used with permission from Screen International.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Images
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Advert: Projectomatic (1956)
Subject
The topic of the resource
automated projection
Description
An account of the resource
An advert for a Projectomatic automated projection machine.
Used with permission from Screen International.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<em>Kinematograph Weekly</em> / The<em> Ideal Kinema</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<em>The Ideal Kinema</em>, 6 December 1956, p. 1
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-11-01
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
<em>Kinematograph Weekly</em> / The<em> Ideal Kinema</em>
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Published with permission
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1950s
1950s
1960s
automation
-
Embeddable Moving Image
A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation.
Embed Code
The twitter embed code in raw html
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yKRNB-cQ-o4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mining Review: Woman Projectionist in Bishop Aukland (1966)
Subject
The topic of the resource
women projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
This video contains an extract from an edition of the film magazine Mining Review. This particular item focuses on the daily routine of Dorothy, a cinema projectionist.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKRNB-cQ-o4
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
YouTube
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-10-11
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Embedded video
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1960s
||||osm
Bishop Aukland
1960s
North-East England
women projectionists
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bill Pearson in the projection box at the Robin Hood Cinema, Birmingham (1967)
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection room
Description
An account of the resource
Bill Pearson in the projection box at the Robin Hood Cinema, Birmingham (1967)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1967
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
projection box
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Letter
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Letter of redeployment
Subject
The topic of the resource
redeployment
Description
An account of the resource
This letter to Mrs Joan Pearson details some of the issues arising from the installation of the super-widescreen Cinerama projection system at the A.B.C. Bristol Cinema, Birmingham. In this instance it was felt that the size and weight of the film prints would present a safety issue for a woman projectionist.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1963
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
widescreen and 3-D
women projectionists
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Letter
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Notice of closure - Aston Cinema, Birmingham
Subject
The topic of the resource
closure
Description
An account of the resource
Letter to Joan Pearson informing her of the closure of the A.B.C. Aston Cinema, Birmingham and her redeployment to the A.B.C. Sparkbrook, Birmingham in July 1969.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
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Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
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Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
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.jpg
Language
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English
Type
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Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1969
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
women projectionists
working conditions
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Hand-written poem
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Title
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Poem: Goodbye Dear Box
Subject
The topic of the resource
poem
Description
An account of the resource
A poem written by Joan Pearson on the occasion of the closure of the A.B.C. Aston, Birmingham in 1969.
Goodbye dear box 'this soon we part /
To leave behind a broken heart /
With no more laughter in our voice /
We have to go we have no choice /
But your dear soul will still remain /
As we all say this last refrain, /
Goodbye
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1969
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
women projectionists
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
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Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Letter
Dublin Core
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Title
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Single Manning
Subject
The topic of the resource
single manning
Description
An account of the resource
Letter from the National Association of Theatre and Kine Employees (N.A.T.K.E.) providing details of the start of single-manning in 1969.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
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Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
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.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1969
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
working conditions
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
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Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection Team - A.B.C. Aston Cinema, Birmingham
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Members of the projection team - including Joan Pearson and D. Neale (chief) - in the projection box of the Aston Cinema, Birmingham in 1968.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
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.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1968
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
projection box
team relations
women projectionists
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Letter
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projectionist Efficiency Competition 1963
Description
An account of the resource
A letter from the district manager of the A.B.C. cinema chain congratulating the team from the Robin Hood Cinema, Birmingham (lead by Bill Pearson) for winning the Projectionist Efficiency Competition, 1963.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
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Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book.
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1963
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
team relations
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Photograph
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projection team - Bristol Cinema, Birmingham (1962)
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of the projection team at the Bristol Cinema, Birmingham in 1962. From left to right: K. Patel, D. Brinkworth, Joan Pearson, D. Thom, K. Jones, J. Fielding.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
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Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1962
||||osm
Birmingham
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
projection box
team relations
women projectionists
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Letter
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
A4
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Title
A name given to the resource
Letter of Promotion
Subject
The topic of the resource
promotion
Description
An account of the resource
Copy of a letter to Joan Pearson concerning her promotion to the position of co-second projectionist, includes details of wages.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1961
1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
women projectionists
working conditions
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan Pearson - A.B.C. Aston Cinema, Birmingham
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Joan Pearson in the projection box of the Aston Cinema, Birmingham in the 1960s.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
28/09/2017
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Joan and Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
Engliah
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Birmingham
1960s
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book images
Description
An account of the resource
Items selected from scrap books collected and owned by Joan and Bill Pearson
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap book
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Te University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-19
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Images owned by Joan and Bill Pearson, licensed for use to The Projection Project
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Scrap book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1951-1989
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joan Pearson - A.B.C. Aston Cinema, Birmingham
Subject
The topic of the resource
projection box
Description
An account of the resource
Joan Pearson in the projection box of the Aston Cinema, Birmingham in the 1960s.
Creator
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The Projection Project
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Joan and Bill Pearson's scrap books
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-09-28
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joan Pearson
Bill Pearson
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
image
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
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Birmingham
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1960s
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1960s
Joan and Bill Pearson
Midlands
projection box
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projectionists' Memories
Subject
The topic of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University of Warwick
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.mp3
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Sound recordings
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Unknown: H.M.J.
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Florence Barton
Date of Interview
1985-12-19
Location
The location of the interview
Unknown
Transcription
Any written text transcribed from a sound
1960 it was turned into a bingo hall and because it came quite as a shock to me and I was given quite a few choices of where I'd like to work and in the end I decided to go to Leicester so I went to the Picture House, Leicester. I was only there about three years, I didn't like it because they were what I call lousy projectionists. And the thing that finished it was I came back from being away for three days and they left me on the machines and it kept going wrong and losing the loop. So I opened the top spool box and stopped the machine, it was badly damaged and it had been and it wasn't done by me because it was up there, for me it would have to be down the bottom, they didn't realise, they hadn't enough brains to realise all that. Anyway I got on the phone and the Manager was quite short and sharp, I said "Look, when you've finished throwing your weight about remember I’m in charge in this projection room now I want a new copy here before the evening show!" Because this was in the afternoon ''Never mind about what's the matter, I want it and if you don't I'll go over your head to London!" so he did that and he came up to me and he asked what was the matter and I showed him and of course he was in on it. They wanted me out, the Manager, the so-called second chief and the doorman I think, any rate there was three of them and what they tried to do was nobody's business. Well H.C. came he was the area engineer and he said to me "I'll see you first Bart." so I went into one of our rooms up in the projection suite and he listened to me and I said "You know damn well I didn't do it" and he said "I know that my dear but I've got to question you the same as everybody else'. So he had the other two in separately of course and he came back and he sent for me again and he said "Who do you think did it?" I said "Well I'll tell you H.C.," I said "Well as far as I'm concerned they're all guilty from what I can gather they've made a right muck-up of it". So those three got the sack.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
One-to-one interview
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
PT00H02M28S
Bit Rate/Frequency
Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio)
320kbps
Additional Information
Clip (c) Coventry History Centre. Used with permission.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sabotage (Florence Barton)
Subject
The topic of the resource
sabotage
Description
An account of the resource
Projectionist Florence Barton describes an incident in Leicester where a deliberate act of sabotage was carried out in order to try and sack her.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Coventry History Centre
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Interview with Florence Barton
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University of Warwick
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-03-20
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Coventry History Centre
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.mp3
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Sound recording
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
1960s
||||osm
Leicester
1960s
Midlands
team relations
women projectionists
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Projectionists' Memories
Subject
The topic of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Projection Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University of Warwick
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
.mp3
Language
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English
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Oral History
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Unknown: H.M.J.
Interviewee
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Florence Barton
Date of Interview
1985-12-19
Location
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Unknown
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I knew there was going to be another Chief there and I knew I was going to be it but J didn't say anything ‘cause there was three fellers that had been fighting for it and they were very rude to me and so forth and of course when they found out that I was going to be the Chief they were ruder still. I didn't know that there was two of the bosses from London standing over with Deakin just in the entrance to his office and I listened to them and they were being rather rude to me so I just looked them slowly round from the point of their shoes right up to their head, and then I looked all round t hem and I said "You know gentlemen I'm going to let you into a little secret. The Company knew where the brains were because they put the right one in the Scala''. And I heard some clapping and there were these two bosses from London and Deakin clapping me.
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Clip (c) Coventry History Centre. Used with permission.
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Becoming Chief Projectionist (Florence Barton)
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chief projectionist
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Projectionist Florence Barton describes the process of becoming Chief Projectionist at Scala, Coventry in the face of male competition.
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Coventry History Centre
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Interview with Florence Barton
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University of Warwick
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2017-03-20
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Coventry History Centre
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recording
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||||osm
1960s
||||osm
Scala, Coventry
1960s
chief projectionist
Midlands
women projectionists
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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English
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Sound recordings
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Unknown: H.M.J.
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Florence Barton
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1985-12-19
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Unknown
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Well you were responsible for keeping the machinery clean, greasing it and oiling it. The machines had to be cleaned every day because one little tiny piece of dirt on it going through the machine would scratch it. The only thing you didn't clean was the screen that had to be done by special experts but otherwise you were head cook and bottle washer of the whole blithering place. The heating, the lighting, the ventilating of the theatre, the care of the films, getting them ready and packing them away, doing all the book work for it you had to put down what condition they were in and where they came from and where you'd got to send them. And if you had a film for the first time then you rehearsed a little bit of it. Well my argument is this; if you can't do it properly don't do it at all. The only thing I ignore is housework.
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Duties around the cinema (Florence Barton)
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routine
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Projectionist Florence Barton describes the work that she was expected to do around the cinema.
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Coventry History Centre
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Interview with Florence Barton
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University of Warwick
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2017-03-20
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Coventry History Centre
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recording
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||||osm
1960s-1970s
||||osm
Covntry
||||osm
Leicester
||||osm
Sevenoaks, Kent
1950s
1960s
1970s
maintenance
Midlands
outside the box
South-East and London
-
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Unknown: H.M.J.
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Florence Barton
Date of Interview
1985-12-19
Location
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Unknown
Transcription
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I was given what they called the 'Projectomatic', Instead of the Gaumont getting them I got them, because most of the men who had it didn't stand by it, they went next door and had a pint or something like that or on the roof and had a cigarette and by the time that they came in there was frantic noises coming from the Manager's office because the film was off the screen. In other words I worked with a lot of men but believe you me those that had got what I call brains I could count on that hand and I went in god knows how many cinemas, and would probably have some fingers left. That's why I wasn't at all popular because I was so good at it.
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Clip (c) Coventry History Centre. Used with permission.
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Projectomatic (Florence Barton)
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automation
Description
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Projectionist Florence Barton describes getting the first Projectomatic automation machine in Coventry in the late 1950s. She also gives her unfavorable opinion of her male counterparts.
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Coventry History Centre
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Interview with Florence Barton
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The University of Warwick
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2017-03-20
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Coventry History Centre
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recording
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1950s-1960s
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Coventry
1950s
1960s
automation
Midlands
women projectionists
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Interviewer
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Richard Wallace
Interviewee
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Phil Fawke
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2014-12-04
Location
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Birmingham
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And of course in those days you had carbon arcs as well which burnt away, they had to be carboned up every time, at the end of every 20 minute reel. And while I was at the Regal, Foleshill Road at Coventry they had hand-feed arcs there. And if you can imagine trying to run a show on your own, which sometimes you were on your own. On a change-over trying to feed two arc lamps up when one’s round here and the other one’s round here, it’s a bit difficult because if the things come close it gets blue, if they get apart it goes brown you see. It was just terrible really. You had a job. You used to have to sort of feed the one up hoping that it didn’t burn away enough while you’ve got enough time to lace the other projector up, rewind the film and get the dot as well to change over.
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Cinema
Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
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Routine between change-overs (Phil Fawke)
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change-over process
Description
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Projectionist and cinema manager Phil Fawke describes the process of changing-over a film including replacing the carbon rods in the arc lamps.
Creator
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Phil Fawke
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-09
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Richard Wallace
Phil Fawke
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24797
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/48440
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5886
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1940-1980s
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Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
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Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
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King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
Phil Fawke
presentation and showmanship
running the show
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Richard Wallace
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Phil Fawke
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2014-12-04
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Birmingham
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You used to have to go in the morning as well you see to clean up. I mean a projection room in the old days used to be absolutely… the floor used to be absolutely polished. ‘cause most of them were wood block floors and all lino, thick lino. They were absolutely polished to perfection, everywhere and all the passageways would all be painted red paint and… And really, you prided yourself in the job. You just, you loved doing it really. You’d check all the lamps. They’d be checked every day, all the exits and everything. Then you would clean the projectors, you’d clean the mirrors in the arc lamp. There’s lot of little jobs that you sort of did. Chat to the cleaners. But then, of course, when the show was on, you didn’t really have much time because every 20 minutes you changed over you see, not like today, you just switch a button. I mean when I worked at the MAC I could start the film and go in and watch it. Sit down and watch it! You couldn’t do that you see, unless you were the chief and somebody else was doing it. There was a lot of things. Maintenance you did, you had to maintain… all cinemas had secondary lighting which was primary batteries. You used to have to check them and check all the equipment, check the boiler house. That was another thing you used to have to do. There's lots of jobs that you sort of did which you just did naturally. Have a cup of tea, of course. You always had a cup of tea.
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Cinema
Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
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Cleaning and taking pride in the job (Phil Fawke)
Subject
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cleaning
routine
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Projectionist and cinema manager Phil Fawke describes his morning routine and the process of cleaning the projection box.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Phil Fawke
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-09
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Richard Wallace
Phil Fawke
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24797
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/48440
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5886
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1940-1980s
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Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
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Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
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King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
maintenance
Phil Fawke
projection box
routine
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
Oral History
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Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Richard Wallace
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Phil Fawke
Date of Interview
2014-12-04
Location
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Birmingham
Transcription
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Rewinding the film you had grooves in your fingers winding the film. You know, it did really hurt you ‘cause you used to have to hold the film to check it all when you were making it up to make sure that the joints were all… And you didn’t have a machine to make a joint on, you used to have to scrape it with a razor blade either side and stick it down yourself. Yeah, all cement joints, yeah. They were all cement joins then. And you, if, you, you use to have to check them all, which, sometimes you didn’t check them because there was too many of them. You didn’t have time to check them. I mean, I’ve known a film come late and you’re making it up as you’re showing it. So you can't… Hadn’t much time to check it. You’re showing it on one and you’re making the next one up to put on, and then making the next up ‘cause the film’s arrived late.
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PT00H01M00S
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320kbps
Cinema
Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
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Checking joins and making-up prints (Phil Fawke)
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making-up prints
checking
Description
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Projectionist and cinema manager Phil Fawke describes the process of repairing film damage.
Creator
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Phil Fawke
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-09
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Richard Wallace
Phil Fawke
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24797
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/48440
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5886
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24157
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recording
interview extract
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1940-2006
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Regal/Vue, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
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Regal, 511 Foleshill Road, Coventry
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King's Norton Cinema, The Green, King's Norton, Birmingham
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mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
film damage
Phil Fawke
preparing the print
presentation and showmanship
working conditions
-
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
Oral History
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Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Richard Wallace
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Phil Fawke
Date of Interview
2014-12-04
Location
The location of the interview
Birmingham
Transcription
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I knew it was coming. It had been experimented on two or three times, but they hadn’t got it completely perfect though. But when it was perfected it did come rather quick. I must agree and the changeovers in the cinemas was very, very quick really when you think of it. I don’t think there's a multiplex in Birmingham now that could show a 35mm print. About 90% is digital now. Put a lot of people out of work really. When you think that when I started there was five projectionists for one theatre, and then there used to be three projectionists for a multiplex of about 12 screens. And now it’s one technician for a multiplex. It’s changed, hasn’t it? I used to be scared. I was really scared stiff at the MAC when I was left with the digital. I think because a lot of the controls are very small and you’re used to, sort of, dealing with a big thing and then you’re suddenly dealing with a panel this big that controls everything. I think it just sort of distracts you in a way when you’ve been for years and years looking at all this big equipment and big knobs and all that sort of thing. I got through it all right but it used to scare me a bit, I must agree, for fear I’d press the wrong buttons or something. And I never. In all fairness I thought digital, load of bunkum, you know. I thought that the quality would never, ever be as good. But I must agree, I've seen it and I've got to agree it’s not just good, it’s better. Plus the fact you don’t get all the scratches. I mean some of the Sunday stuff we used to get there was so many joints in. Well it was an insult to charge people to watch it really. Scratched and all joints and flashing all over the place. Really, really terrible.
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One-to-one interview
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PT00H02M30S
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320kbps
Cinema
mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
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Arrival of digital (Phil Fawke)
Subject
The topic of the resource
digital projection
Description
An account of the resource
Projectionist and cinema manager Phil Fawke describes his experience of the arrival of digital projection, the changes in the number of projectionists over time, getting used to using the digital projector and the benefits of digital on picture quality.
Creator
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Phil Fawke
Publisher
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-09
Contributor
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Richard Wallace
Phil Fawke
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mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
digital projection
film damage
Midlands
multiplexes
Phil Fawke
presentation and showmanship
team relations
working conditions
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Projectionists' Memories
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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They had a manager in Merthyr Tydfil who was a nice guy. But rumours had reached head office in Golden Square in London that this man was not what he was supposed to be. He was in fact running the cinema for his own use. He was giving out free tickets everywhere. You could, I mean you’ve seen it in The Smallest Show on Earth but at the Castle Cinema in Merthyr Tydfil you could literally buy a ticket with a pound of butter or a chicken, literally. The man lived off the cinema. He had a unique system where if the district manager was seen getting off the train the station manager used to ring the. And it would take approximately 20 minutes to walk from the cinema to … or from the station to the cinema. For this the station manager used to get two complementaries a week.
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Castle Cinema, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil
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Smallest Show on Earth for real (Mike Williams)
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unconventional cinema management
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes a Welsh cinema with unconventional entry policies, comparing it so scenes from the comedy film The Smallest Show on Earth.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/10210
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1956-1964
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Castle Cinema, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil
1950s
1960s
audiences
Mike Williams
team relations
Wales
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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As a rewind boy my job, it was very easy, basically as stated by NATKE, the union, my job as a rewind boy was to start work at ten o’clock in the morning, rewind all the film that had been left over from the night before because projectionists didn’t rewind their own film. It was a rewind boy’s job. So from 7:30 onwards in the evenings the projectionist didn’t rewind his own film, it was left for the rewind boy. So that was my first job in the mornings when I went in at ten o’clock. Then I would have to sweep the box out. Top to bottom, end to end, I would have to sweep that out, this, this meant removing all the heavy rubber mats. My chief had a theory about keeping dust down, you had to soak wads of newspaper in water, wring it out, throw all the wads, pieces of newspaper all around the box, all over the floor, right out as far as the rewind room and then sweep it all up. Being as it was wet newspaper it would keep the dust down. Once you got all that collected and put the mats back down again then it was time to clean the machines. By the time you’d cleaned the machines, set up the arc lamps ready for the show, it would be time for the projectionist to lace the machines up and on with the show. Then I would be a general dog’s body from the time the show started until it was time to go home at eight o’clock at night. I would rewind every reel, as it came off the machine, I’d be taking it out to the rewind room, rewind it, bring the next reel out for the projectionist to lace up. That went on right up until eight o’clock at night. But, now we’ll come to the truth. In actual fact because I loved the cinema so much, I used to go in at eight o’clock in the morning and I used to do everything I was supposed to do by the time the projectionist come in at half past nine. So they would come into a pristine box and pristine machines and I could get on with doing whatever the projectionists were doing be it washing fittings down, rewiring, cleaning fittings wherever, I was one of the team. And my rewind jobs had been … and this was recognised because eventually I’d have no film to rewind when I come in in the morning they would all do their share and rewind the film at night because I suppose Micky, as I was called then, was a nice guy and they done it to help me out, you know. It was that sort of job, I didn’t care what time I went in in the morning, I didn’t care what time I finished at night. Sometimes the chief would say to me at four o’clock, “Go home, Mike, you've done enough for today”. And I’d have an early night. Other times I’d stay there ‘til midnight while they had a press show on ‘cause we used to run press shows in those days. After the show closed you’d show a film for the press. That would go on ‘til one o’clock in the morning. Quite illegally, I wasn’t allowed to be in the theatre at that time of night according to government rules. But I would help them out with the press show. It didn’t matter, the building was more of my life than being at home.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Routine as a rewind boy (Mike Williams)
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duties as a rewind boy
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes his routine as a rewind boy.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
career progression
maintenance
Mike Williams
outside the box
preparing the print
routine
team relations
training
Wales
working conditions
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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We were shown things like how to put the footlights on at the right tempo. Some films you put them up fast, other films you put them up slow. You see we also used to rehearse films, they don’t do that anymore. But sometimes we used to have delivery of films on a Thursday, sometime between Thursday and Sunday that film would be played, only the features, second features didn’t really matter, but the main feature film bearing in mind that we were a first run house, we used to run parallel with the West End. So feature films would have to be run through and the chief or the manager or the senior second would sit in the auditorium and cue them so the sound was all right all the way through. And you’d run by that cue sheet then all through the week. Frank used to consider that a necessity and, again, it worked. No need to change it, you know. It was a good system. And it worked.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Rehearsing films (Mike Williams)
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preparing screenings
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the process of rehearsing film to get them ready for screening.
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The Projection Project
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Mike Williams
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
chief projectionist
Mike Williams
preparing the print
presentation and showmanship
team relations
Wales
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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I would do publicity for them, taking publicity around Cardiff and putting show cards everywhere around the City. I organised a few publicity schemes while I was a rewind boy for God sake. I borrowed an elephant one day to take to the cinema because I thought it was a good thing to do. And the cinema thought it was wonderful, you know, they hadn’t had many elephants go to the cinema. Good days. A film called Jumbo, you probably remember the film called Jumbo with Jimmy Durante in. And at the same time Chipperfield’s circus was in Cardiff, so I thought, logical, on my way home, on my bicycle one day I popped in and said, “Could we borrow an elephant to go to the cinema?” And they thought it was great. They marched this damned elephant down through Cardiff into the cinema on the Sunday night. Wonderful publicity. And of course, kudos for me, you know.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Publicity (Mike Williams)
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cinema publicity
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes undertaking publicity activities, including borrowing an elephant from a visiting circus.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
career progression
Mike Williams
outside the box
routine
Wales
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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There was no formal training at all. Not at all. I literally learned lacing up by standing behind projectionists and watching them. And then I was allowed to do it myself. But where we extolled in my opinion was, we were taught showmanship. How to put a film on the screen. One of Frank Saunders’s … one of the things he drummed into me from the very first day I met him, I think maybe the second day, we stood at the back of the auditorium in the morning and the screen was open. The tabs were open, the skirtings were open. And he said, “Mike,” he said, “you see that down there? It’s the screen,” he said, “and I never want to see that again.” And I sort of looked at him, gone off, and I said, “What do you mean?” He said, “That screen there,” he said, “when the tabs open it’s the punters’ window on the world. They don’t want to see a screen, they want to see a picture on the screen and lose themselves in their imagination.” He said, “That's the job that we do. If you show them the screen, they lose the imagination, it becomes a picture on a screen instead of a picture in its own right.” He said, “I never, ever want to see you open those curtains on a blank screen.” And I only ever done it once and he sent me home. Literally, I thought I’d had the sack. Said, “You don’t do that in my theatre, you go home now and think about it”. Remember in those days visiting the cinema was a night out. So if you could extend the night out for the enjoyment of the audience, that's what showmanship is all about. If people can come out and they’ve been to Brazil and they’ve been to London and they’ve been to Rome and they’ve enjoyed the experience you feel good. You really do feel good. It’s a strange thing. When I … for a short time I was trainee manager, assistant manager, and I used to stand at the back of the audience at night when they were coming out, as the cur… the tabs closed, and stand at the back of the audience and it was good to feel how they felt. ‘Cause it would emanate from them. And you could tell that an audience had been entertained, you could feel it. And at that … it made you feel good, that you knew the performance had been a success. It’s a little like … and it comes from the stage days, you know, you’re only happy with a stage production if the whole production has gone right. We used to feel the same about the cinema. It had to run right, it had to give people entertainment. It had to feel as though they moved into a magic kingdom. That’s what cinema was all about. It should still be all about but it’s not unfortunately. But that's the showmanship, you just felt satisfaction with the job. A lot of cinemas didn’t bother, you had no showmanship in a lot of the suburban cinemas, would be lights out, screen open. And that was it. And there was an awful lot of that going on. An awful lot. They used to make us feel a little sick, you know, seeing the way we projected film and seeing the way somebody else, oh, dear me. Really terrible, really terrible and I mean, I, I went not long, not long before I got married, I went as a chief operator to the Capital Cinema in Blackwood. And it was run on a shoestring, literally, absolutely literally. Only two operators there
one working, one not working. Simple as that. So you had to do everything including cleaning the toilets, literally. And it was awful, awful. If you film, with the footlights on, the guy that ran the place used to play hell with us. “Do you think I can afford to pay for electricity to have lights on here?” you know, and that's how suburban cinemas were run. It was scandalous really.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
Capitol Cinema, 8 Hall Street, Blackwood
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Presentation, training and distinction between urban and suburban cinemas (Mike Williams)
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presentation and showmanship
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Projectionist Mike Williams provides an overview of presentation and showmanship in cinemas. He outlines how he was trained by the chief to uphold particular aesthetic standards and the impact that this has on the experience of the audience.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/28108
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English
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Capitol Cinema, 8 Hall Street, Blackwood
1950s
1960s
audiences
chief projectionist
Mike Williams
presentation and showmanship
training
Wales
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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We used to … you’ll like this, we used to rehearse gramophone music. Note the gramophone, that’s all we had in those days was the non-sync, you know, and on Sunday afternoon we’d go in and Frank Saunders would run through the records we could use that week. We couldn’t use any records that weren’t sympathetic towards the film we were showing. And I brought in a rock n roll because it was rock n roll records in those days, I brought a rock n roll record in one day because we were showing The Tommy Steel Story and I suggested that we play this record and he went absolutely bananas with me. “We don’t play music like that in cinemas! We don’t play vocals in the intermission. Vocals are not on.” And, of course, I don’t know whether it applied to the rest of the country but we weren’t allowed to play music before 5:30 on a Sunday. We used to open the cinema at five o’clock, and had complete silence until 5:30 and then you could put a record on and play. A legal obligation in those days, yeah. Sunday cinema had only just come in, you know, and they’re very chapel around here, you see. And a lot of the chapels came out at 5:30 so it was all right to play music after 5:30 but not before chapel come out. So Sunday afternoons we used to go in, play the music that Frank Saunders thought was applicable and in all fairness it used to work.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Music (Mike Williams)
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music in the cinema
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the process of selecting music to be played in the auditorium prior to film screenings.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
chief projectionist
Mike Williams
presentation and showmanship
sound and music
team relations
Wales
working conditions
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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English
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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Every other day, you had 24 hours off. So in those 24 hours you could work evenings at suburban cinemas. And I done quite a bit of that around Cardiff, they’re always looking for operators to fit in ‘cause they never have enough staff. ‘Cause they didn’t pay really good wages. But you do it for a giggle for one night, it doesn’t really matter what you got out of it, you know, it was just you were running the show for everyone, bit different. You have free tea and free coffee and perhaps they send you out a bag of chips and a piece of fish ‘cause that’s standard fair for a projectionist. Actually I got … never ate fish and chips in the Olympia. Never, I can never, ever, do you again … I was thinking about this a few weeks ago, we never had fish and chips in the Olympia because there wasn’t a fish and chip shop in the vicinity. So normally it would be sandwiches done by mum. Or if you had a bit of money you go across to Woolworth’s across the road. You’ll like this, our main treat in the Olympia, Frank Saunders used to call me into the … usually on a, on a Friday when he was making up film, he’d call me in and he’d give me some money and he’d say, “Now go and get our lunch for today, Mike.” And I knew what it was ‘cause he’d trained me well, I used to go across the road, down a lane, and there was a dirty old bake house down there. And I used to buy a loaf of hot bread and I’d walk back through the back end of Woolworth’s, you could walk right through Woolworth’s in those days and I’d buy half a pound of butter and tin of Fussell’s milk. Go back to the cinema, in slices the hot bread, spread it with butter and pour Fussell’s condensed milk on it. And that was, that was Frank Saunders and my treat on a Friday. We used to really love it. But it was very … because the hours were so strange, once we started working, or I started working shift work the hours are so strange. Half past nine to half past three doesn’t give you a mealtime really. You go home and you have your dinner at home. Half past three to half past ten, you have breakfast before you leave home, you’re leaving the house by lunchtime so you don’t bother with it, you just go into work and do your shift and come home and have supper when you get home. It’s a very laid back life in actual fact.
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00:00:00-:00:00:26: Working in suburban cinemas during time off
00:00:26-00:02:13: Mealtimes in cinemas
Cinema
ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Mealtimes (Mike Williams)
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mealtimes
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Projectionist Mike Williams discusses the impact of working routines on mealtimes.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
chief projectionist
Mike Williams
outside the box
routine
team relations
Wales
working conditions
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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Normal procedure: our films used to arrive mainly on a Thursday morning, right? They could arrive, if you had a Monday start, they could arrive on a Monday morning, if they were crossed over from another cinema. They could arrive on a Sunday or a Saturday depending how FTS, Film Transport Services, delivered them. But mainly they came up on a Thursday. So Friday morning they would then be carried upstairs. Now, we were lucky, we only had a projection suite on the first floor. Some cinemas had to carry these damned heavy boxes right up to god. We were lucky, unless we were showing Todd-AO because they were very heavy, and a lot of them. But then you feel sorry for the guys that had Cinerama, who had three times as many. But anyway, that was Thursday morning they’d arrive. Friday morning would be make up day. Chief would come in and out to the rewind room and he would make up the programme for the following week. Now, in those days every join in the film had to be checked and because Frank was a bit meticulous most joins would be remade. In those days you had to scrape off the emulsion, scrape off the base and join the film together with film cement. Nowadays they use a form of Sellotape which is very easy and very quick. It wasn’t in our day. You physically had to check that every … that was a long arduous job and he would be doing that probably up until about four o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday. Then they’d be put away in the lower spool racks until Sunday when the feature would be taken out and played through for chief to edit the sound, edit the way it was played and it would be shown on the Sunday usually lunchtime-ish. Then it would come out again and it would be shown through the week as per normal. Then on Saturday the process would be to break it down again. Now what we used to do in those, in our cinemas, on a Saturday night we used to use what they called blind spools, a spool with only one side on it. So you put your film on the top of the projector, put the blind spool on the bottom with a film block in the middle, lace your film on that and when you come to the end of the reel you take your reel of film off and it would be ready to put in the box, in a can and sent away again. That was basically it. The only thing you would have to break down physically is the adverts, the news and the trailers.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Making-up and breaking-down film prints (Mike Williams)
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making-up and breaking-down film prints
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the process of making-up film prints ready for screening and breaking them down once finished.
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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English
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
chief projectionist
film damage
Mike Williams
preparing the print
routine
Wales
working conditions
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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There were so many other jobs that a projectionist used to do beside projecting film. Electrical cleaning, all the signage in the cinema would be cleaned by the projectionists, some degree of painting would be done by projectionists, rewiring would be done by projectionists. So it was quite a complex job besides showing film. We even looked after the heating in the cinema. Constant trips down to the boiler room to make sure the boiler was blowing all right, you know. All part of the job, all part of the job. I used to hate cleaning … my favourite hate job really was cleaning house lights where you would have to go up into the ceiling void and take these sheets of glass out looking down at the bottom of the cinema, sort of thing. Dangerous, but we never thought about it. Go up there with buckets of hot water and wash the nicotine, such a filthy job, all part of the job, you know. You’d go in early that morning, get up there and start scrubbing house light fittings and hope you’d be finished by the time the show started. I fell through the ceiling in the cinema once, at the Olympia. Again it wasn’t long after we’d been converted and we’d started working in the morning on reinstalling a microphone run. And we got as far as both sides of the stage, went up to start the show. Now Frank Saunders said to me, trusting guy, he says, “Mike,” he said, “you might as well go down there and put that run in while the show’s on.” He said, “Don’t make too much noise, but run it up over the top, straight across the ceiling, down the other side,” he said, “and we’ll finish it off tomorrow.” “Oh,” I thought, “this is nice, I’m trusted.” So up I climbed, up the cat ladders behind the screen, right up on top of the proc arch that used to be, which was a new, false ceiling. Brand new in fact. And I started to lay the cabling across and I stepped backwards without stepping on a rafter and it was just plasterboard. And I landed on the stage, really, really … it was quite a drop, if you can imagine a Todd-AO screen which is quite a height, you know, and I went right down the front of that, landed on the floor, the hammer went flying out into the audience, luckily there weren’t many people there. But there was one guy in the front clapping. And I was quite upset, I said, “Are you being funny?” “No,” he said, “good effect that!” And we never found the hammer. Never, ever found that hammer. But it was right up until the days I stopped going to that cinema even as a cinema goer it still had a patch in the ceiling, it used to break my heart every time I seen it. It was a round patch in the ceiling where Michael had fallen through, the chief had … he spent a lot of time, Frank, cutting out a piece of plasterboard to fit that hole and getting it up, up there and painting it so people wouldn’t know I’d done it.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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00:00:00-00:01:00: General discussion of jobs done by the projectionist around the cinema.
00:01:00-00:02:58: Account of fallin gthrough the ceiling.
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Jobs around the cinema (Mike Williams)
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projectionist duties
accidents
cinema conversion
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the other duties carried out by projectionists outside the projection box including an accident where he fell through the ceiling of the cinema auditorium during a film screening.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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English
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
audiences
maintenance
Mike Williams
outside the box
routine
Wales
widescreen and 3-D
working conditions
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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One of the things I dislike is this modern trend to display projectors, film artefacts, whatever to the public. I don’t think … in the perfect show, in the perfect cinema, they shouldn’t be aware that there's a projectionist showing the film. It’s a magic window on the world and that’s where the picture is, not up there, down there in front of them. So that makes them forget what’s going on behind them, they … one of the greatest things as far as I’m concerned is the stopping of smoking in the cinemas. Because with that beam that you always had, you knew the picture was coming from behind you. Get rid of the smoke, that window on the world is clearer. Really. That’s what it’s all about. Feeding people’s imagination. Not letting them know that you’re feeding them, you think, you let them think that the screen does that for them. No, I think it’s terrible that there’s more and more trend towards showing people what goes on in the box as it were, especially as they’re hell bent on getting rid of these boxes. I think it’s terrible, really awful. You go to cinemas now and the Media Museum have done it, they’ve got a Cinerama projector stood as a, an artefact. I don’t want to see that. I want to walk into a plush cinema, through carpets, through plush walls, into my plush seat and sit and look at a screen. I don’t really want to look at the man behind me otherwise I’m going back to the days when there was a guy turning a handle. Which was most unimaginative. I think we’ve developed far further. No, I don’t think a projectionist should get any applause. He’s doing his job, doing it properly. If he’s doing his job properly they don’t even know he exists. In fact, a little extra on this, when we started showing Todd-AO we were given white dust coats to wear with Todd-AO on the pocket. But Mr Key, the manager, in his wisdom, forbid us from wearing them through the theatre. We had to take them off before leaving the projection suite. And when asked why, he said, “Because I don’t want people to see that we’ve got projectionists.” That’s where it stems from. And it’s right. We don’t want people to know that there are little men winding the handles. We want them to enjoy the film.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Invisibility of projectionists (Mike Williams)
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invisibility
presentation and showmanship
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the importance for projectionists’ work to be invisible.
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
Mike Williams
presentation and showmanship
routine
Wales
widescreen and 3-D
-
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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2015-08-25
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Cardiff
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Drinking, as a, as a projectionist there was a pub across the road run by an ex-assistant manager of the Olympia. I used to do all my drinking in there with the usherettes. And then I became a trainee manager and one evening I thought I’ll go across for a pint, just after I started as trainee manager and I'm walking down the foyer and Mr Key, the manager, “Where you going, Michael?” Said, “I'm going across for a pint, Mr Key.” “Right,” he said, “You’re not going to the Taff Vale are you?” I said, “Well, yeah.” “Oh, no,” he said, “You can't go there anymore, you have to go to the club behind.” He said, “Mention my name,” he said, “I'm a member there, they’ll serve you in there.” I said, “Yeah, but … I always go in the Taff there.” He said, “Staff go in there, you can't drink with the staff. You can be friendly with them in the cinema but you can't drink with them outside.” Sort of status quo thing, you know. And I never drank in the Taff ever again after that, shameful really. Shameful. Ah funny, they had funny, funny morals cinema people did, awfully strange.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Hierarchy in the cinema (Mike Williams)
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team relations
career development
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the impact of promotion on his relationships with other cinema workers.
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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1956-1964
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1950s
1960s
career progression
Mike Williams
team relations
training
Wales
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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Interviews with projectionists
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
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Cardiff
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I don’t think it’s the skill, I think it’s loving what they do. It’s not a skill. It’s something embedded in you. And I think you either have it or you don’t have it. And that's a deep love of providing a competent showing for the public. It doesn’t matter what the show is if the public like it and it’s presented properly that's the projectionist’s job. And that’s about it really. It, it’s not a, I felt I could do it when I walked into the projection suite the first day. I felt I’d come home. Nothing was unfamiliar, it felt right. Everything about it. With no training, and they were the first projectors I’d ever seen. But I felt right with my hand on the projector, I felt I was in the right place. And that basically has what a projectionist must feel. He must be competent and able to put on a show. Providing, providing that window on the world. That's what it’s all about.
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PT00H01M07S
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320kbps
Cinema
ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Feeling like a projectionist (Mike Williams)
Subject
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personal views on being a projectionist
Description
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the qualities required of a projectionist and the associated feelings that come with the job.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
audiences
Mike Williams
presentation and showmanship
Wales
-
https://cinemaprojectionist.co.uk/files/original/82427989fdb8445cd2247bd4228577e6.mp3
efed67ad8f982791045af627fde8d7a9
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
Description
An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
Oral History
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Interviewer
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Richard Wallace
Interviewee
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Mike Williams
Date of Interview
2015-08-25
Location
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Cardiff
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And I’ll tell you a little story now about the day I destroyed A Woman in a Dressing Gown starring Yvonne Mitchell, one of the black films in the ‘60s about suburban life, if you like. We were going to have a press show of it, and we were told we were having a green copy, brand new copy, and it was arriving on the so and so train from Paddington. Pick it up, get it over. So I was sent across to pick up the copy of Woman in a Dressing Gown. Now you know film cans as they used to come in a lead sealed box. I went across and I signed at the parcels office for this box of film and I started to stroll across to the Olympia which was about a mile, three quarters of a mile walk. And it was a heavy box. And it was raining. So I thought of an easy answer to this. Now instead of changing hands all the time I opened the film box took two cans of film out and tucked them under my arm. Easy. Same weight on both sides. Dropped the film in the rain, in the middle of Queen Street, the main thoroughfare. It cost a lot of money apparently to replace two reels of a green copy of Woman in a Dressing Gown and I wasn’t very popular for a day or two. But they let me get over it. It was never held against me. But it was quite a sight to see endless footage of this film unrolling in the rain in Queen Street. One of those things, one of those things. These accidents happen in life, you know.
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PT00H01M36S
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320kbps
Cinema
ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Destroying a film print (Mike Williams)
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accidents
film damage
Description
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Projectionist Mike Williams tells the story of how he accidentally destroyed a print of A Woman in a Dressing Gown.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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.mp3
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English
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia), 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
film damage
Mike Williams
outside the box
preparing the print
things going wrong
Wales
working conditions
-
https://cinemaprojectionist.co.uk/files/original/d9d6ea427cc878e4bd22b3eeb88afd92.mp3
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Richard Wallace
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Mike Williams
Date of Interview
2015-08-25
Location
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Cardiff
Transcription
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We used to sit and talk, Frank Saunders and I. He was the chief and I was a lowly rewind boy, and he used to tell me about the days he projected silent films with a pianist. Now I feel now, it’s silly really, but I feel I've touched the silent days because I talked to that man ‘cause he talked to me and you knew what he was telling you was the truth. He took me through silent films, he took me through sound on disc on films, he took … He had what he called his treasure chest which was a wooden chest which he used to keep all his mementoes in. And he had so many mementoes of different cinemas that he’d worked in. He knew so much about the cinemas. He was just such an iconic guy, he knew everything about cinema, brilliant man.
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PT00H00M47S
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320kbps
Cinema
ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Chief (Mike Williams)
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chief projectionist
Description
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes his relationship with his chief projectionist at the ABC (Olympia) Cardiff, Frank Saunders.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
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2015-12-04
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
chief projectionist
Mike Williams
team relations
training
Wales
-
https://cinemaprojectionist.co.uk/files/original/06662e75b3e0b3c34b35844427722673.mp3
961b52524d1a927f4992ba5a40224356
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Interviewer
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Richard Wallace
Interviewee
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Mike Williams
Date of Interview
2015-08-24
Location
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Cardiff
Transcription
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Within reason if you were caught off the machine it was an offence. And you would be admonished over it. Your job was to make sure that film … you wouldn’t be watching the content of the film, you would have to stand there and watch the focus and pay attention to the sound. That was your job, to mind your machine while it was running. Change over, that was the other guy’s job to do it. And you certainly wouldn’t go and read the paper or have a chat to somebody. That just wasn’t allowed. It was a very strict regime in that way. But it was the job. The job was to put out a perfect product on the screen. In those days arc lamps needed constant attention. It was your job to make sure that light on the screen stayed the right intensity all the way through a film, not go up and down which it would if left alone. You know, you’d have some disasters on the screen in some cinemas where projectionists had been reading a book, or reading a paper and they’d suddenly burn out on screen or nothing would happen on the screen. So it was your job to make sure that went out on the screen properly. That was part of your job. And it was never resented. That's what you had to do.
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Checking the film during screenings (Mike Williams)
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checking
aesthetics of projection
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Projectionist Mike Williams describes the projectionist’s duties when the film was on screen, noting the importance of checking films during screenings.
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The Projection Project
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Interview with Mike Williams
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The University of Warwick
Date
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2015-12-03
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Richard Wallace
Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7972
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1956-1966
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
1950s
1960s
light sources
Mike Williams
preparing the print
presentation and showmanship
routine
things going wrong
Wales
-
https://cinemaprojectionist.co.uk/files/original/b1bb6c762158873cb815daf30fda9400.mp3
82d6bba368c2819eae970418628ee606
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Title
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Projectionists' Memories
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Interviews with projectionists
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An account of the resource
Interviews with projectionists
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The Projection Project
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University of Warwick
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.mp3
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English
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Sound recordings
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Richard Wallace
Interviewee
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Mike Williams
Location
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Cardiff
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One-to-one interview
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320kbps
Transcription
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You’d know when you need to change over because you can see how much … some cinemas had bells on the, on the projectors that would start vibrating a couple of minutes before the end. We never had anything luxurious like that, you just used to look at the film in the spool box and decide you were near the end so you or the other projectionist would go round, strike up the arc on the other side, stand there, look out of the porthole. When the first cue dot goes through you start up, on the second cue dot … in between this you open the dowser, last thing, you open the dowser as late as possible, ‘cause you don’t want the heat playing on the film unnecessary, you open the dowser, second dot, pull the shutter and change the sound over at the same time with the other hand … simple as that. And then whip round quick and close everything down on the other side if you’re on your own. Again, very easy, can be carried out by one man very easily, but the legal ruling was there should be two men in a box, you know, so most of the time there was.
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PT00H01M05S
Date of Interview
2015-08-24
Cinema
ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
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Change-overs (Mike Williams)
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The Projection Project
Publisher
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University of Warwick
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Richard Wallace; Mike Williams
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http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7970
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.mp3
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English
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interview extract
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1956-1964
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ABC (Olympia) Cinema, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff
Subject
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change-overs
using the projector
Description
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Projectionist Mike Williams explains the process of changing over from one projector to another between reels.
Date
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2015-12-01
Source
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Interview with Mike Williams
1950s
1960s
Mike Williams
presentation and showmanship
running the show
Wales