Training for Non-Technical Cinema Employees

194 students

Employees in the cinema – that means you, right? – you are expected to be responsible for the quality experience of your patrons. Even if you don’t think so, the patrons think so.

A key component to responsibility is knowledge.

Whether the topic is safety or the presentation quality of the picture and sound, non-technical employees have rarely had an opportunity to grow in the field that they are surrounded by. That changes with these courses. The road to accomplishing technical judgement begins now.

The internet is filled with jargon and old data…and junk…and distractions. Sometimes the info is correct, but it is just presented at too high a level, and too fast.

These courses are meant to train from the ground up, avoiding those usual internet terrors. But only to those who are interested. Please – Have Fun.

Artistic Intent – Why We Are Here

The Producers and Directors all believe that if they make their vision come to life – make their story into a movie – it will be shown in a way that allows the audience see and hear what they created with the same splendor they realized. Were they wrong?

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- Artistic Intent…Protecting the Dream
Quality Management Basics

If something is managed properly, then there is control over the quality of the items being delivered, and assurance that the end user will be satisfied. Quality Management | Quality Control | Quality Assurance

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Cinema Basics – Audio

Some say that a movies sound is 50% of the movie. So, it better be good, eh?

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Cinema Basics – Picture

Sound has nuance. Picture has a thousand words for nuance. Let's learn some.

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Making Measurements

Your picture and sound equipment get calibrated according to a schedule that management thinks is appropriate for your facility – sometimes in 6 month or 12 month or 18 month intervals. But we all know that things happen in between. With the right tools, you can become the judge.

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Accessibility Equipment

Some of our customers use the large speaker systems to know what the actors are saying, some read the words with special "closed caption" equipment...some listen to special tracks on headphones. The equipment is called Accessibility Equipment. We have to understand it and test it to make certain our customer gets the best experience possible.

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Emergencies

Life happens in real time. Sometimes we read about it. More rarely, we are there. And after, we wish that we could have practiced a little bit before being thrown into it.

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- Emergency You

Instructor

cj flynn

I came late to the cinema exhibition world, beginning with installations and training and marketing and quality assurance in 2002 with the film to digital transition all over the EU, and even China – from Sligo to Shenzhen is the catchphrase I use. It was a great time with great people. This project is my way to give some of that back.

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History and Fate have led to this point, working in the audio recording business in the 70s during its initial transition to digital, in computer automation for audio consoles and other high end gear in the 80s and 90s, then in video equipment as it went from heavy iron to digital.

And then somehow being a projectionist at the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals in the early 2000s and making certain that systems were set up properly for a manufacture who had to report to DCI and doing bug-searches and white papers and ...wow, it has been fun.

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Cinema Test Tools

Quality Assurance Tools for the Non-Technical Cinema Manager…plus