Ever want to be a projectionist?

[VIDEO] This video is most interesting we meet with Julia who works with this Texas movie theater company Alama Drafthouse and she talks about her job as a projectionist. She works with film projectors that use both 35mm and 70mm films. She has to insure that the projector is working normally and she has to thread the film during the screening.

She notes that most theaters are using digital projection now. I won't say her job is obsolete - especially if she works at a company that still utilizes film when possible - however since film exhibition is mostly digitized the skills she talks about are not necessary in general. Still to be responsible for the quality of a film exhibition in general is necessary in a public place of amusement.

If you're an aspiring film maker, perhaps you have an opportunity here. You can see upfront how the public responds to films. Perhaps one day it'll be your film that public will see and decide that it's good enough to enjoy a long and profitable run at theaters everywhere.