movies FactsAbo1975 2002-07-16 00:00:00 International Film Bureau Seventies-era students watch a film projected by a student projectionist. Shows that constant maintenance of equipment is necessary for satisfactory and successful film projection. 1975 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ color sound prelinger 2002-07-16 00:00:00 0 14:14 This film is designed to show student projectionists some of the steps to be taken in getting ready for good film projection. A classroom scene shows a high school boy beside the projector stand as he signals to his assistants to pull the window curtains and turn out the lights. As the projection begins smoothly, words on the screen suggest a careful study of the preparatory steps, which follow. The projectionist arrives early at the empty classroom with the projector, speaker, stand, screen, and films. He makes sure of the proper power supply and sets up the tripod screen in the best location at the front of the room. He next sets up the projector directly in front of the screen, attaches and anchors all cords, and finds the distance at which the projector will give the best image in terms of size and brilliance. He then cleans the aperture plate, connects the speaker, warms it up, and tests the tone and volume. He opens all film cans, checks the titles, and stacks the films in correct order. He next threads the first film and checks the projection and spare parts. The commentator explains the importance of proper darkening facilities as the projectionist tries out the draw curtains, which are mounted on a track in the ceiling about eighteen inches from the windows. When the class arrives, the projectionist and his class assistants begin the showing smoothly, and as the end title of the film appears, he turns off first the lamp, then the sound, and finally the motor as the lights come on in the room. [Educational Screen, Feb 1951] Motion pictures A-V Squad Projectionists Audiovisual education Teenagers Boys Classrooms Educational films Nontheatrical motion pictures <BR> 2005-01-13 09:36:44 AV Geek Skip United States 1 0 Motion pictures: Projection 400 MovingImage 1975 02288