Projectionist
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| - | :''[[Sleazoid Express|Sleazoid Express: A Mind-Twisting Tour Through the Grindhouse Cinema of Times Square]]'' by [[Bill Landis]], [[Michelle Clifford]] | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| - | '''''Sleazoid Express''''' (1980-1983, and later editions) was the house journal of the [[Grindhouse]] movie scene in [[New York]] circa 1964-1984. Edited by Bill Landis, a [[projectionist]] and devotee of the crime-ridden sleaze houses, the magazine not only captured the genre affections but the whole [[Times Square]] milieu of drugs, violence and prostitution. Typical films shown in the movie houses, which centred around the city's 42nd Street, included ''[[Bamboo House of Dolls]]'', ''[[Blood Sucking Freaks]]'', ''[[The Corpse Grinders]]'', ''[[Mad Monkey Kung Fu]]'', ''[[Miss Nymphet’s Zap-In]]'' and ''[[The Ultimate Degenerate]]''. | + | "The final scene in the film ''[[Cinema Paradiso]]''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjtJkBUVFVY] is a [[montage (filmmaking)|montage]] of [[Deleted kissing scenes in the film 'Cinema Paradiso'|deleted kissing scenes]] from the movies shown at the local movie theatre Cinema Paradiso, where the protagonist Salvatore used to hang out as a kid, keeping the old [[projectionist]], Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), company. |
| - | The book describes in detail the unaique blend of people who made up the theater-goers, including black [[pimp]]s, low-grade ''[[mafiosi]]'', [[Transvestism|transvestite]]s, [[Latino]] gangsters, "[[Trade (gay slang)|rough trade]]" homosexuals, aggressive [[lesbian]]s, [[trench coat]]-clad [[paraphilia|perverts]], and thrill-seeking [[square (slang)|squares]]. | + | During Salvatore's childhood, the audience of Cinema Paradiso can frequently be heard [[booing]] whenever there are missing sections, causing the films to suddenly [[jump cut|jump]], bypassing a critical romantic kiss or embrace. These missing sections are "[[censored]]" for being 'pornographic' by the village [[priest]]. The deleted scenes are piled on the projection room floor. Most of them are kissing scenes. |
| - | Far from representing a marginal off-shoot of the movie business, the grindhouse films would be later plundered for ideas and imagery by mainstream cinema, while the trash ethic and aesthetic of the magazine itself would be effortlessly copied by many others. | + | At the end of the film Salvatore takes home an unlabeled film [[reel]] and discovers that it is a very special montage. It contains all the [[Deleted kissing scenes in the film 'Cinema Paradiso'|deleted kissing scenes]] that the village priest ordered to be cut from movies. Alfredo [[splice]]d all the sequences together to form a single film sequence." --Sholem Stein |
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| - | :Bitch Goddess: Madame Olga Works the Cameo, (see [[Olga (film series)]]) | + | |
| - | :The Findlays and Ameros Invent the Roughie at the Globe, (see [[Michael Findlay]]) | + | |
| - | :Bloodthirsty Butchers at the Lyric: Times Square's Militant Auteur, Andy Milligan (see [[Andy Milligan]]) | + | |
| - | :The Anco Does a Gendertwist (see ''[[Glen or Glenda]]'') | + | |
| - | :Race Relations Within the Empire (see ''[[The Intruder]]'') | + | |
| - | :Blood Horror: Chopping 'Em Up at the Rialto (see ''[[Blood Feast]]'') | + | |
| - | :Taking Their Show on the Road: Times Square Mondo Movies (see ''[[Mondo Cane]]'') | + | |
| - | :The Liberty and the Cinerama: Showcases for Eurosleaze (see [[Eurosleaze]]) | + | |
| - | :Bitch Goddess of the Apollo: Ilsa, Queen of Pain (see [[women in prison]]) | + | |
| - | :Peeking on Female Rough Trade at the Harris | + | |
| - | :The New Amsterdam Presents Celebrity Crime | + | |
| - | :Orientalia Comes to the Deuce | + | |
| - | :Lost in the Roxy | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | A '''Projectionist''' is a person whose profession entails the operating of a [[movie projector]]. |
| - | *[[Sexploitation]] | + | In some movie theater chains, but not all, booth work is done only by the management. The level of automation also varies by chain. Some companies feel that shows should be started manually to ensure that someone makes sure framing, sound, etc. are working correctly. Other companies make use of the available technology to cut down on needed labor in the booth. |
| - | *[[Grindhouse]]s | + | |
| - | == External links == | + | Digital movies are still in the introduction stage of the business life cycle. Most prints are still made of physical film (several reels) that must be spliced together. Projectionists "build" movies by splicing ads, trailers, [[Public Service Announcement|PSAs]], and the film reels into one large circle of film. Projectionists also "break down" movies after their run is over, thread movies through the projector, clean projectors/the projector booth, fix any presentation problems that occur (including brain wraps, static wraps, mis-frames, sound problems, etc), and maintain humidity; especially in theaters that use ELF platter systems. |
| - | *http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Bill_Landis | + | |
| - | *http://www.sleazoidexpress.com/ | + | |
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"The final scene in the film Cinema Paradiso[1] is a montage of deleted kissing scenes from the movies shown at the local movie theatre Cinema Paradiso, where the protagonist Salvatore used to hang out as a kid, keeping the old projectionist, Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), company. During Salvatore's childhood, the audience of Cinema Paradiso can frequently be heard booing whenever there are missing sections, causing the films to suddenly jump, bypassing a critical romantic kiss or embrace. These missing sections are "censored" for being 'pornographic' by the village priest. The deleted scenes are piled on the projection room floor. Most of them are kissing scenes. At the end of the film Salvatore takes home an unlabeled film reel and discovers that it is a very special montage. It contains all the deleted kissing scenes that the village priest ordered to be cut from movies. Alfredo spliced all the sequences together to form a single film sequence." --Sholem Stein |
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A Projectionist is a person whose profession entails the operating of a movie projector. In some movie theater chains, but not all, booth work is done only by the management. The level of automation also varies by chain. Some companies feel that shows should be started manually to ensure that someone makes sure framing, sound, etc. are working correctly. Other companies make use of the available technology to cut down on needed labor in the booth.
Digital movies are still in the introduction stage of the business life cycle. Most prints are still made of physical film (several reels) that must be spliced together. Projectionists "build" movies by splicing ads, trailers, PSAs, and the film reels into one large circle of film. Projectionists also "break down" movies after their run is over, thread movies through the projector, clean projectors/the projector booth, fix any presentation problems that occur (including brain wraps, static wraps, mis-frames, sound problems, etc), and maintain humidity; especially in theaters that use ELF platter systems.
