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Cinema Projectionist Careers

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Work Environment:

Being a cinema projectionist, you'd handle equipment which shows movies/films within cinema-theater, and ensure that film-screenings go well.

Within an older-cinema, you might operate many mechanical-projectors simultaneously within different rooms. Within modern cinema-theaters work is accomplished using digital projection-systems rather than film reels and mechanical projectors.

Your job would comprise:

  • being liable for alarm, heating, ventilation and lighting systems within cinema theater
  • ensuring that movie/film run well through projector

  • taking care of projection equipment
  • loading film-reels on film-projector in correct order
  • making sure that sound system is working appropriately
  • getting and examining film-reels
  • joining film lengths if they split/break
  • storing films securely
  • transferring film reels to different cinemas

Qualification, Education and Experience:

To work as a cinema projectionist, your age should be at-least eighteen, according to film classification regulations.

You'd discover it helpful to have technical abilities into sound equipment, cameras, electrics or electronics. Enrolling with a film-club could be an excellent route of improving knowledge of projection equipment and film formats.

Generally, you do not official qualifications; although employers might want you go through with an entrance exam to verify your technical skills.

For trainee cinema projectionist posts, you must directly apply to cinemas.

Training Details:

You'd get training at the work. At present, most of the cinema theaters belong to large leisure firms who generally give in house training.

You might take short training courses to assist you to stay updated with latest formats and digital technology like training courses provided through BKSTS. For further details, check the website of BKSTS Cinema-Technology Committee.

Skills and knowledge:

  • fine coordination, eyesight and hearing
  • capability to execute routine tasks quickly
  • reliability and outstanding time keeping
  • capability to identify and fix mechanical errors
  • concentration to details
  • interest into cinema and film
  • excellent practical abilities
  • a readiness to work by yourself

Salary and Other Benefits:

  • Remuneration for cinema projectionist can be about £13,000 to £18,000 for a year.
  • Chief cinema projectionist within bigger cinemas might get around £23,000.

Working Conditions:

Generally, you'd begin work in afternoon and carry on till around mid-night. Several cinemas carry out shift scheme, comprising weekends.

You'd work within air conditioned and windowless projection box. Generally, you'd work alone throughout screenings.

Within few cinemas, you might need to climb stepladders to look after curtains and screens. Dealing with conventional film projectors could be rather physical, since you have to bring and lift bulky film reels.

Different Opportunities:

You can work within a smaller independent movie theater, or in a big cinema-chain at multi-screen complex.

Openings might be publicized in regional press, at regional movie theaters, or by websites of bigger cinema-chains.

Within bigger cinema chains, you can advance to chief projectionist, or cinema-manager.

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