The sound track book of the theatre (undated)

Page scan 000116 from The sound track book of the theatre

Record Details:

Title:
The sound track book of the theatre
Date:
undated
Publisher:
Chicago : The Sound Track
Volume:
The sound track book of the theatre
Leaf #:
000116
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 22, 2024
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110 SOUND TRACK THEATRE BOOK 5. Put the reel in the upper magazine and lock the reel-latch, pull down the film until the leader is just above the floor, and insert the film in the fire-trap rollers. 6. Close the upper magazine door. (This is important — it removes a fire hazard) . 7. Thread the film over the upper feed Fig. 2. Main frame of the Model "K" sprocket. Close the guide roller. 8. Grasp the film with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand about four inches below the upper feed sprocket, and place the film in the studio guides. Simultaneously, grasp the film with the left hand at a point immediately below the intermittent sprocket, and then place the film in frame at the aperture, allowing about four inches of slack film to form the upper loop. Hold the film over the intermittent Fig. 3. The Model "K" intermittent movement sprocket, then close the rear gate with the thumb of the left hand. (Fig. 7). 9. Make about a four inch loop (the size of the loop will sometimes vary a frame or so, depending upon the sound head used), and place the film under the lower guide roller and over the lower feed sprocket (Fig. 8). 10. Thread the sound head and insert the film in the lower magazine. Close all the doors. 11. Run the mechanism to the proper starting point on the film. Stop it at that point, and you are all ready to go when Fig. 4. The film gate and the cast iron back plate