Ken Layton wrote:Wait till you you've got to set up a ladder in the middle of a show and climb up to the "projector" to quiet a screeching fan. All while the customers are yelling at you. Don't forget some smart alek kids can throw half-filled soda pop cups and popcorn tubs up there onto that 'platform'. Then the dried soda attracts flies buzzing through the projected image.
Build a mini-room enclosed floor to ceiling with a locked door and a wall ladder inside? This should address air handling, noise, flies, etc., and you wouldn't even have to suspend it--just put it on a platform. What are some options for checking the sound and picture remotely? I read in one of the threads that someone uses CC cameras to keep an eye on the screens from the concession stand, but that's not good enough quality to check the picture. Having a manager or other employee pop in at the beginning of the film would work, but are there other options?