Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1932)

40 Better Theatres Section March 12, 1932 EXHIBITORS DEMANDED GOOD SOUND HEADS, SO LE ROY BUILDS THEM Le Roy makes the projectionist's job easier besides making money for the owner. See how that door opens to the right, and look at the big window in it. You can see what's going on all the time. Threading is a cinch. There's lots of room for fingers, and the film sprocket guide roller locks out of the way while threading. Damaged film and chances of fire are out. Le Roy has a stripper on the sound head sprocket. Ball bearing film rollers incorporate an entirely new feature for guiding the film against an instantly adjustable front edge guide. Film cannot get out of focus. Sound reproduction is perfect. The exciter lamp has no spring contacts: it is hooked up direct; can't flicker or die. These are just a few of the features of Le Roy. Write and learn about the others. 421 LYELL AVE., ROCHESTER. N. Y. Affiliated with Octo Engineering Association, Inc. Have YOU Secured Your FILM SCALE Yet? PROJECTIONISTS Why guess at the footage and running time when you can tell at a glance and avoid a delay. ONE DOLLAR BUYS ONE 203 E. 26th St. Film Scale Co. New York IMPROVE YOUR SOUND FREE BOOKLET on DeVRy PHOTO ELECTRIC CELLS HERMAN A. DcVRY 55 EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO No eonnaellon with other firm of ilmllar nam* viewed as one item, little effect one way or the other on the excellence of a man's work. The cold, hard-boiled fact remains, however, that the man who takes that attitude will never attain any real understanding of the various elements of the equipment he is handling, either as separate items or as an inter-connected whole, and no one but a very elementary mind would contend that a lack of such knowledge tends to produce excellence in results. It may be accepted as fact that, other things being equal, the man who knows his equipment thoroughly in all its phases, both as to practical work and theory, will be able to produce results superior in quality, and he will produce them more efficiently than will a man who has only a modicum of interest in his work. Some inquiries have also reached my office with regard to the number of types of fader employed in connection with R. C. A. equipment. There are two types; namely, a manually operated potentiometer, and a relay with remote switch controls. The first named is old type equipment, and the second supercedes the old type on the new models. PROJECTIONISTS DAILY RECORD FROM E. H. Straley, projectionist of the Matoaka Theatre in Matoaka, W. Va., comes the following: "Dear Brother Richardson, this is the first letter I have written to our department since 1918. I call it 'our department' for the reason that it is the projectionist's best way of comparing notes and getting real benefit from each other on a nation-wide scale. As a regular reader I have received much beneficial information and knowledge through the department. And now for my opinion of 2,000 foot reels. "We have Powers projectors, and I find that with 2,000-foot reels I cannot get my upper tension adjusted so that it will not jerk the reel in the upper magazine, thus throwing a heavy strain on the film. It is my experience that on 2,000-foot reels the film is thus strained for about 200 feet from the end. I believe this is partly caused by the extra pull on the end necessary to move the big reel. I know that this effect is not present on the Simplex or Motiograph as much as it is on the Powers, but I know there are a great many Powers projectors still in use. I would like to know if others have this same trouble, and if there is any adjustment that may be made to prevent it, should 2,000-foot reels finally become standard. "And now to set forth an idea of my own which I have been using since 1917, though I had to change it and modify it when sound came in. I hand you herewith a copy of my projection daily record. I believe every projectionist should be compelled to keep one. I keep the daily record but do not bother the boss with it every day. He is busy and would probably throw them in the waste-basket if I did. However, using the daily record as a basis, I make monthly records for presentation to the office. My boss appreciates them and recommends them. Here are a few of his reasons, of which there are many more: "First, they provide him with a statement of the repairs and replacements for the month. Second, they inform him which film service is giving the best results, both in pictures and sound. Third, he uses these records when buying film service and says it enables him to get much better service. Fourth, he is able to estimate whether or not his projection staff has been on the job PROJECTIONIST DAILY RECORD Theatre Subject F.' Sabject S. ^ CoBdition of Fiha. S. //%1^.<A <SC Ch,-^/^ Sute -^^j/^-L _r UATt^:./-^-.^. Ito/ Coinpany-ty?jt^r/ , No. RoeU--^ Company No. ReeU-X Error in Projection Time H S CAUSE CORRECTION REPAIR AND INSTALLING NOTES ^^.,.,^^6^^^^^^,^^ PR0JECT10NISTXiiUy<4L^