hardypart@feddit.de to pics@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe 11-mile long, 600 lbs IMAX print of ‘OPPENHEIMER’i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square327fedilinkarrow-up11.83Karrow-down133
arrow-up11.8Karrow-down1external-linkThe 11-mile long, 600 lbs IMAX print of ‘OPPENHEIMER’i.imgur.comhardypart@feddit.de to pics@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square327fedilink
minus-squareSrElsewhere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoI read quite a few comments, admittedly not all. But I haven’t seen this asked. How is this 600 pounder handled? Forklift? Hoist? WTH?
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year agoSmaller reels that are spliced together as they’re fed on the feed platter you see. My dad was a a projectionist, he’d make these up when a film arrived then break it down to ship it. I’d go on and help him as a kid.
minus-squareroguestew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoCan confirm! I worked projection in high school and college. IIRC the longest one I built was one of the Lord of the Rings movies.
minus-squareChoco1ateCh1p@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoSo, in my hometown, we actually have one IMAX theater, and it is within 3 blocks of a Gold’s Gym. This is now canon as far as I’m concerned.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoYo! We need 3 guys to deadlift the double feature tonight. Who’s available?
I read quite a few comments, admittedly not all. But I haven’t seen this asked.
How is this 600 pounder handled? Forklift? Hoist? WTH?
Smaller reels that are spliced together as they’re fed on the feed platter you see. My dad was a a projectionist, he’d make these up when a film arrived then break it down to ship it. I’d go on and help him as a kid.
Wow. Very good, thank you.
Can confirm! I worked projection in high school and college. IIRC the longest one I built was one of the Lord of the Rings movies.
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Gold’s IMAX and Gym
So, in my hometown, we actually have one IMAX theater, and it is within 3 blocks of a Gold’s Gym. This is now canon as far as I’m concerned.
Yo! We need 3 guys to deadlift the double feature tonight. Who’s available?