Richardson's handbook of projection (1927)

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HANDBOOK OF PROJECTION FOR Do exchanges, or some of them, deliberately attempt to force the projectionist to do their inspection and repair work free of cost? 287 Do film inspectors themselves often abuse film? 288 Does the "inspection" in many exchanges detect anything except the very worst faults ? 288 Is there any excuse for the utterly wretched condition in which some exchanges send out films?.. 288 Should projectionists demand overtime pay for inspecting and repairing films received in bad condition ? 288 Rewinding Does improper rewinding of film cause great damage thereto ? 270 and 332 Does the process known as "pulling down" cause great damage? .' 271,333 Is rewinding film at high speed bad practice? 333 Should the motor driven rewinder be geared down in speed ? 333 What should be the maximum rewinding speed?.... 333 Aside from decrease in damage to film induced by slow rewinding, what other thing is in its favor? 333f 334 Is it highly essential that the rewinder elements be in alignment with each other? 332 Should a good film splicer be a part of the rewinder table equipment ? 227 Where Films Should Be Kept In what location in the projection room should films be kept, and why ? 288 Moistening Dry Film Describe the method of re-moistening dry films 289 How to Inspect Film How would you proceed to inspect films? 290 Removing Emulsion How may emulsion be removed from film? 290 Cleaning Film Tell us what you know about cleaning film 290, 291 Measuring Film How may film be measured as to its footage? 292 xxiv