International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

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Pictured here is one of the five review rooms at CFI where customers' films are projected at the Hollywood facility. COVER STORY: CFI Review Rooms Boast the Finest in Projection Equipment Consolidated F i 1 m Industries i CFI i . one of the country's largest and most modern film processing laboratories, is the site of the latest in projection equipment operated bv skilled professionals emplo) ing Standard techniques. This Hollywood concern, founded in 1920. maintains and operates five full) -equipped review rooms for use by its customers in viewing all t\pes of commerical films from lOmm black-and-white or color educational films to 35mm anamorphic <>r widescreen color spectaculars. Ml rooms have high-gain aluminized screens, and are equipped with CFI-de\ eloped scene counter systems, for which the company was presented a technical award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1956. These scene counters operate a read-out device located at the base of the screen, which allows the viewer to identify scenes by number during projection so that minor intensity and color corrections may be indicated on the light cards or timing cue sheets for use in making subsequent prints. In keeping with CFI's policy of utilizing only the most modern equipment available, in 1963. all three 35mm projection booths were furnished with pairs of Zeiss-Ikon "Xenosol III" lamphouses. Two of these booths are equipped with 2500 watt lamps, and the other with 1600 watt lamps. In addition to the Simplex Projectors! which are used exclusive!) I. the 35mm booths are also equipped with Bell and Howell J\\ lOmm Projectors. The 16mm review rooms offer the use of Eastman Model 25 Projectors equipped for optical sound reproduction. All 35mm rooms have provisions for both optical and magnetic pick-up of sound tracks, with one room having two additional playback channels for magnetic pickup. This room console is equipped with four volume controls. The CFI projection booths are manned by members of Local 165. 1ATSE. Howard Bishop, Al Bourne and Ed Lemare each have over ten years" service with CFI. and Dane Hansen, head projectionist, has been at CFI since 1936. The projection staff of five men is rounded out by Herbert Starke, projection engineer. These men are charged with maintaining constant color temperature, screen brightness and field uniformity in compliance with ASA Standards. CFI's pair of 16mm review rooms have a seating capacity of about twelve each, while the three 35mm rooms seat thirty-five, twenty-five and eighteen respectively, bringing the total to slightly over one-hundred. These one-hundred seats offer Consolidated's customers comfortable viewing of their prints in a convenient and professional fashion. iP PROJECTOR CARBONS Better Light! Lower Costs! RINGSDORFF CARBON CORP. East MeKeesport. Pa ASHCRAFT equipment Available from leading theatre supply dealers North American Philips Co., Inc. Motion Picture Equipment Division 100 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N.Y. America's headquarters lor all theatre equipment supplies National THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY International Projectionist March, 1964 11