projectionist

The visual is “absolutely sharp from edge to edge on a 90-foot screen,” said Bill Counter, a theater historian and retired projectionist.

“Warfare” premiered in the same theater as the candy-colored aerobics of “The Substance” and, for a disorienting moment, I wondered if the projectionist had swapped in the wrong reel.

Jason Beauchamp-Hughes, the general manager, has been told Cyril was a projectionist and army volunteer, whose wife was an usherette.

I was managing a theater at 17 years old and being the projectionist at the same time, which was insane.

Intermissions were central to this experience as projectionists transferred over physical reels, giving audiences a natural rest break for the loo and the chance to buy ice cream.