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Topic: Our Last Projectionist
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted February 23, 2014 05:08 PM
I heard a knock on the door last night and there was this person much taller than me, just standing there smiling. It was the young kid, now all grown up, that I had trained when he was 15 years old back in 2008 to do projection work.
It was great to catch up with him and chat about the old place, although over the years we all move on, as you do, you don't forget people.
He recounted the amusing story of when he did a private screening one night and went downstairs to check with the person responsible for that group, to make sure they were ready before starting the projector.
One lady saw and approached him, only to ask if he was lost and looking for his parents "he did look a lot younger than 15". He had to explain, and much to there surprise that he was in fact the projectionist ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Working in a cinema certainly had its stories and character's and interesting times, that's for sure. Glad we made a video back then to record the films and projectors, and its something he can show his own kids one day in the future... of a moment in time that is now long gone.
Graham.
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Graham Ritchie
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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted February 23, 2014 05:38 PM
I don't think so, he is busy completing an electical apprenticeship on the "big stuff" at the moment and doing really well, he hopes to later travel the world and later on work in Australia.
I did give him my old Eumig 940 projector and some films long ago, but forgot to ask him last night if he ever ran it ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
I did say to him once long ago, that one day he would forget about the place...he quickly replied that he wouldn't, so I guess working in a cinema has left its mark.
I do remember once, he told me he did all that mime/brake dancing stuff on stage at his high school, anyway, one night a bunch of girls turned up at the cinema. Chris ran upstairs to the projection room and locked the door. The girls were banging on the door for him to come out.....he was popular with the girls I told him to enjoy that attention, as the only people that chase me are debt collectors
I could write a book on that place
Graham.
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