Motion Picture Projectionists

<ul><li>Insert film into top magazine reel, or thread film through a series of sprockets and guide rollers, attaching the end to a take-up reel.</li><li>Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.</li><li>Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.</li><li>Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.</li><li>Splice separate film reels, advertisements, and movie trailers together to form a feature-length presentation on one continuous reel.</li><li>Inspect movie films to ensure that they are complete and in good condition.</li><li>Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.</li><li>Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.</li><li>Perform regular maintenance tasks such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.</li><li>Remove film splicing to prepare films for shipment after showings and return films to their sources.</li><li>Splice and rewind film onto reels automatically, or by hand, to repair faulty or broken sections of film.</li><li>Perform minor repairs such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.</li><li>Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.</li><li>Observe projector operation to anticipate need to transfer operations from one projector to another.</li><li>Set up and inspect curtain and screen controls.</li></ul>