Movie Theater Memories

We would love to hear about your most beloved movie theater experience. You may choose to stay anonymous but we ask that you name the theater. By submitting your story, you are consenting to be featured in our newsletter and on various social media sites. Thank you for your submission! Your stories help preserve the ritual of the cinema.

Campus TheatreLewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Campus Theatre

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

 

The lists below are on-going. Don’t hesitate to email us at changeoverassembly@gmail.com with any suggestions.

FILMS ON FILM

These resources will help you find the nearest theaters showing films on film

 

  • Courtesy of Kodak. Enter your zip code to find the nearest theater playing a film on film. There is also an app available to download to your phone. Reel Film

PROJECTION ON THE SCREEN

Projection, projectionists, projections booths on the big screen

 

  • Courtesy of Sprocket School. Link to list.

  • Courtesy of Justin LaLiberty on MUBi. Link to list.

  • Our curated list:

    • Kings of the Road Wim Wenders

    • The Other Side of the Wind Orson Welles

BOOKS, READINGS, ETC.

 

  • FIAF Bestsellers

  • The Art of Film Projection: A Beginner’s Guide, George Eastman Museum

    • Listed in “The Art of Film Projection”:

      • Brown, Harold, Physical Characteristics of Early Films as Aids to Identification, 2nd Edition, edited by Camille Blot-Wellens

      • Cleveland, David, and Brian Pitchard, How Films Were Made and Shown. Some Aspects of the Technical Side of Motion Picture Film, 1895-2015

      • Kattelle, Alan, Home Movies: A History of the American Industry, 1897-1979 (Nashua, NH: Transition Publishing, 2000)

      • Kodak Motion Picture Film, 5th Edition, Kodak Publication No. H-1, Cat. 155 2280; Minor Revision, June 2000 (Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company 2000)

      • Lee, William E., and Charlton C. Bard, “The Stability of Kodak Professional Motion-Picture Film Bases,” in SMPTE Journal, vol. 97, no. 11, November 1988, pp. 911-914

      • Motion-Picture Projection and Theater Presentation Manual (New York: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 1969)

      • NFPA 40: Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film (Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2015)

      • Sætervadet, Torkell, The Advanced Projection Manual (Oslo: Norwegian Film Institute / Brussels: International Federation of Film Archives, 2006)

      • Shanebrook, Robert L., Making Kodak Film, 2nd Edition (Rochester, NY: Robert L. Shanebrook, 2016)

      • SMPTE Standard 196M-1995, Indoor Theater and Review Room Projection - Screen Luminance and Viewing Conditions (White Plains, NY: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 1995)

      • SMPTE Standard 301-1999, Theater Projection Leader, Trailer, amd Cue Marks (White Plains, NY: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 1999)

      • White, Deane R., Charles J. Gass, Emery Meschter, and Wilton R. Holm, “Polyester Photographic Film Base,” in SMPTE Journal, vol. 64, no. 12, December 1955, pp. 674-678

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