Image: Digital Projector
digital projector
An image of a digital projector (left) standing alongside a 35mm projector (right) in the Department of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick.
Richard Wallace
Richard Wallace
The University of Warwick
01/11/2017
Richard Wallace
Published with permission
.jpg
English
Image
2010s
Arrival of digital (Neil Thompson)
digital transformation
Projectionist Neil Thompson descibes the arrival of digital projection in his cinema, including the timeline of the digital conversion.
The Projection Project
Interview with Neil Thompson
The University of Warwick
29/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Neil Thompson
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25181
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
2009-2014
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Arrival of digital (Phil Fawke)
digital projection
Projectionist and cinema manager Phil Fawke describes his experience of the arrival of digital projection, the changes in the number of projectionists over time, getting used to using the digital projector and the benefits of digital on picture quality.
The Projection Project
Interview with Phil Fawke
The University of Warwick
09/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Phil Fawke
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24157
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
2000-
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Digital projection (Mick Corfield)
digital projection
job losses
union business
Projectionist and BECTU representative Mick Corfield describes the moment he knew digital projectors would replace projectionists.
The Projection Project
Interview with Mick Corfield
The University of Warwick
08/12/2015
Richard Wallace
Mick Corfield
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24153
.mp3
English
Sound recording
interview extract
2005-
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