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7 Exhibiting and Layout
Setting up the Equipment
Britain's first specially built 16-mm. cinema is the Cameo at Skegness, officially opened by the Chairman of the Council on Easter Saturday, 1947. This was a red-letter day for showmen and amateurs alike, for the opening portrayed the latest and greatest triumph of those who had worked so hard to make the 16-mm. machine a "truly professional model."
The Cameo's auditorium measures 81' in length by 26' wide, and has comfortable seating accommodation for 368 people, but the most unusual feature is the provision of sliding doors — a type of exit never seen nor permitted in standard 35-mm. cinemas in Britain.
A 9' 6" perforated screen is used, with a length of throw approximately 75 feet.
The ceiling is perfectly flat, and in order to minimise the echo from its surface it has been specially sprayed with a coating of granulated cork. Visibility is also good, for the bottom of the screen is well above the heads of the audience. Within the operating box the floor has been raised about three feet, thus allowing ample height for projection and obviating the possibility of anyone's head getting in the way of the picture, a principle which should be followed by every 16-mm. operator when setting up his equipment.
In setting up your equipment then, you must see that the bottom of the screen is at least four feet above the heads of the seated audience, but on the other hand it must not be too high, nor cause the people sitting in the front rows to view the screen at an uncomfortable angle. In some cases the screen may not
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