Re: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

On 15 May 2024 00:16:41 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
 

Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:

>
There are two, and "wet spot" as the cause is
incredibly unlikely given the temperature
of the arc.  They're solid carbon (think old
carbon battery electrode) rods coated in copper.

>
When carbons are kept in the damp, they get absorb moisture... and then they
shatter when they get hot.  A competent projectionist can swap it out in
a matter of seconds without even stopping the film.

 Not where we were. The story we were told was that they didn't have
that many, so they had to use what they had and do the best they
could.
 We did eventually get a new! Base Theater. For its inaugural film it
showed /The Hindenberg/ (judging from IMDb, this as a pre-release
version shown to the troops to see how it went down).
 It was anamorphic widescreen. The projectionist forgot to use the
right lens. The Base Commander was in the audience. He was not happy.