Advert: Projectomatic (1956)
automated projection
An advert for a Projectomatic automated projection machine.
Used with permission from Screen International.
<em>Kinematograph Weekly</em> / The<em> Ideal Kinema</em>
<em>The Ideal Kinema</em>, 6 December 1956, p. 1
The University of Warwick
01/11/2017
<em>Kinematograph Weekly</em> / The<em> Ideal Kinema</em>
Published with permission
.jpg
English
Image
1950s
Projectomatic (Florence Barton)
automation
Projectionist Florence Barton describes getting the first Projectomatic automation machine in Coventry in the late 1950s. She also gives her unfavorable opinion of her male counterparts.
Coventry History Centre
Interview with Florence Barton
The University of Warwick
20/03/2017
Coventry History Centre
.mp3
English
Sound recording
1950s-1960s
Coventry
Automation (Neil Thompson)
automated projection
Projectionist Neil Thompson describes the process of using automated projection systems from the 1980s onwards.
The Projection Project
Interview with Neil Thompson
The University of Warwick
29/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Neil Thompson
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3307
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25181
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
1980-2014
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Automation (Mick Corfield)
automation
job losses
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes is experiences of automated projection systems on the work of projectionists.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6934
.mp3
English
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interview extract
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