F. H. Richardson's bluebook of projection (1935)

Record Details:

Title:
F. H. Richardson's bluebook of projection
Date:
1935
Publisher:
New York : Quigley Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume:
F. H. Richardson's bluebook of projection
Leaf #:
000654
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
{"Media History Digital Library","Jeff Joseph"}
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 04, 2024
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636 RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION or the projectionist or both for the destruction of its happy illusion, and there is dissatisfaction. (13) In a considerable majority of our theatres ears are often obliged either to hear unnecessarily loud sound, or else are under constant strain to distinguish more than an occasional word or sentence of the dialogue. Where either condition obtains, discriminating theatre patrons (and their number is rapidly increasing) either lose their taste for motion pictures or else seek some place of entertainment where sound projection is better managed. If there be none such available, the interval between their Fig. 153. — Double-channel amplifier with built-in monitor speaker in top panel. Compare with position of amplifier in Fig. 141. theatre visits lengthens very noticeably and the theatre box office suffers. (14) Such conditions are not ordinarily due to any fault of the projectionist. The fault rests squarely on the shoulders of the management or the manager. It is due entirely to the fact that either he has not installed any system of volume control, or if he has one it fails in its purpose. The monitor horn unfortunately cannot be made to