How do they match: Motion Picture Projectionists

  • Motion Picture Projectionists

  • Projection Manager
  • Projection Technician
  • Projectionist
  • Projector
  • Projector Booth Operator
  • Projector Operator
  • Booth Manager
  • Cinema Projectionist
  • Digital Projectionist
  • Film Projector Operator
  • Motion Picture Projectionist
  • Movie Projectionist
  • Technical Projection Guide

  • Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

  • Project motion pictures onto back screens for inclusion in scenes within film or stage productions.
  • Clean the projection booth.
  • Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.
  • Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
  • Observe projector operation to anticipate need to transfer operations from one projector to another.
  • Operate special-effects equipment, such as stereopticons, to project pictures onto screens.
  • Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
  • Remove full take-up reels and run film through rewinding machines to rewind projected films so they may be shown again.
  • Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
  • Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.