Working as a relief projectionist (Mick Corfield)
working at other cinemas
working with other projectionists
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes his experiences working as a relief projectionist in a variety of cinemas around the UK.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1989-
Starting a performance (Mick Corfield)
team relations
starting a film screening
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes the process of starting a performance.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6934
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1989-1992
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Meeting wife (Mick Corfield)
meeting wife
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes how he met his wife when they were both working in the same cinema.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6934
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1989
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Lack of presentation in multiplexes (Mick Corfield)
Americanisation of cinema
presentation
multiplexes
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes the erosion of presentation in multiplex cinemas.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25915
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1989-
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Family connections to cinema (Mick Corfield)
career progression
family
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes his appointment as a cinema projectionists and finding out that his father used to be a projectionist as well.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6934
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1989
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Digital projection (Mick Corfield)
digital projection
job losses
union business
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes the moment he knew digital projectors would replace projectionists.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24153
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
2005-
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Cinema as communal experience (Mick Corfield)
cinema-going
audiences
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield outlines the difference made to the cinema-going experience by viewing a film with an audience.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25915
.mp3
English
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interview extract
2001
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Automation (Mick Corfield)
automation
job losses
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes is experiences of automated projection systems on the work of projectionists.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6934
.mp3
English
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interview extract
1992-
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