Inside A Film Projection Room | PVR Cinemas | Cheat Sheet

Do you know how films are projected on to a film screen digitally? On Cheat Sheet, Sneha Menon Desai meets the projectionists of PVR cinemas to understand how a DCP & KDM are used along with the projector to screen movies today.
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[@Vahmrick60]

I was a projectionist for many years back in the day. Never seen a digital booth. Nice, informative piece.

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[@RajeshSingh-op4ur]

Sir maine toh suna h ke dcp 20 years phle aati thi ab band ho gyi h but inke paas toh dcp h howw??

[@4b3-s.jagadeesh35]

How do you play 3D movie in theater ? And what is the format of that 3D movie or it gets sidebyside version 1080 format or any other format

[@nujbabu5692]

I am mad passionate about the films and its making process but with the help of film companion i am learning everyday some new stuff's whether if its about the process, scripts, insights ... film companion has become one of my favourite channel now !!

[@neelimak2101]

Films are more than just actors and directors ! Film companion is like a digital film school in itself . Great job Sneha ! Looking forward for more such videos :)

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Thank you Neelima, Stay tuned for more quality content!

[@SurajKumar-uk7ov]

Even his not with us anymore, but he inspire me everytime I see him here... I'm very thankful to you guys for this memorable video...😌😌😌

[@venky123ize]

in the olden days during the reels concept there used to be arc lamps delivering high temperature most of the projector operators used to suffer from diseases

[@samruddhipawaskar131]

1.Set n Production design 2. Cinematography 3.Dubbing Studio experience please make videos on these topics!!!😊

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Working on all of them! Thank you.

[@reshamgudhekar4525]

Thank You Film Companion.😀 Getting to know this is so rare...you guys have been doing such a fabulous job by giving us insights into diverse topics related to films and film-making. I hope you take this ahead and bring more of it for the viewers. Congratulations on your 3rd Anniversary. #FCTurnsThree

[@PraveenKumar211287]

thanks for showing us the projector room really awesome to know how a cinema is projected in modern days hats off to the anchor who exchanges information to fulfill the need of the viewers

[@skanjilal2608]

Too good, I am sure many of us do not actually know how are modern movies screened / projected, thank for this info

[@shoubhikrc]

Lovely episode. I have always wondered how things worked inside the projection room and thank you for giving us a first person perspective into all that goes in for running a movie! More power to you guys!

[@shamims178]

Great work FC, I'm enjoying all the videos as I stumbled upon your channel today and this is my 15th for the day :) Minor thing - opening shot, the girl enquires about letting the shoot inside the projection room while the guy responds about letting her come inside with 'shoes' on (and aslo looks down at her shoes)....trust me i'm a keen watcher :) But keep up the goos work.

[@greendeserted]

Sneha Menon Desai: You are one of the most articulate hosts in the digital space today. Your questions are to the point and there is lot to learn. FC, unlike other digital channels, is concentrating on everything (I mean it EVERY) related to the magical world called cinema. It is a treat to watch content on this channel. Really appreciate the effort. We need more. I have a suggestion for your next episode or any subsequent episodes. Sync sound is one of the major things that filmmakers are trying across India. They prefer it over dubbing the entire film. Please do an episode with the likes of Nakul Kamte or Shajit Koyeri or Resul Sir to educate us about it. What sync sound really means? How hard or easy to shoot a film with sync sound? What does it bring on board and how does it elevate a film? It will help us understand cinema in a better way. Kindly do not stop working. Indian film buffs need you. Regards, Vivek Prakash Mysuru

[@ShreyTyagi]

Vivek Prakash Very rightly said.

[@FilmCompanionStudios]

Thank you so much Vivek. It's comments like these that push you to want to do better going forward! - Sneha

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[@2snish]

Wow, So informative ! Also kudos to the owner for showing the real faces behind the projectors. So much unappreciated work behind the scenes !

[@ViswajitSaha]

Your channel content is awesome. I have never seen Such things before in a brief and simple way

[@kaustic79]

Thanks for this wonderfully enlightening series. Could you do one episode on outdoor shoot? How are outdoor shoots conducted in crowded areas?

[@Platforms795]

Thank you very much...it was really unknown to me but today I know about this

[@ZeranZeran]

I could not find any videos like this from America. This is so cool. I hope I can work in theatre someday. Thanks for great videos guys.

[@dhruvbhatnagar4180]

Very informative. Didn't know film projection was such an expensive affair

[@SoloTravelerFilms]

great effort by FC , thank you. I wants to know about marketing and distribution process. hope you guys do a video on it. love for sneha mam ❤.

[@Vikesh_khare]

You can make a part 2 of this video and cover the process of managing the different aspect ratios in projection. For example: "mard ko dard nahi hota" is released in 1.85:1 aspect ratio but most of our theatre have CinemaScope screen, that is 2.35:1. So what do they do to fit 1.85:1 movie in 2.35:1 screen. You can also start your video from film coming out of editor's room to the projection room in theatre. - lots of love to Anupama, Sneha and Film Companion team.

[@florichi]

Most theaters do nothing except using the Flat lens setting they set for the screen. Most ads are in flat format, so on a cinemascope screen there are black bars on the sides. For the movie you just build the show without the scope lens macro.

[@ShamanthKuskur]

As usual another wonderful & informative video. Here, I humbly, suggest few areas where u can make future vids on : 1) Set / Production design. Films like Bajirao Mastani, Bombay Velvet and Special 26 had great set/production design. 2)Cinematography 3)How songs choreography is planned. 4)How background score for a film is made. 5) How Film posters are made.

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Such good ideas! Thank you :)

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Shamanth Kuskur film posters in Bollywood are mostly copied 😁

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[@arnavbhadora3426]

We need more videos of cinema theatre like this......like part 2 of this..plzzz

[@aadityaraj1983]

Nice video. This was very informative. It wiped off the thought from my daughter's mind that the actual characters in the movie are sitting in the projection room 😂😂.

[@ganeshkomatla7920]

I love film projectors, thanks for introducing digital projector Explaining.

[@sujayjawak6736]

Hello! Greetings! Great video. You nicely coverd up the process that happens when a movie reaches the theatre. Could you do one where you show what happens at the distributor's end. How the distributor encrypts the movie and protects it from leaking and make sure it reaches to the theatres safely and on time. How the KDM is timely sent to the theatres and what challenges they face etc. Thank you

[@TechnoDelight]

These are brand new information. Thank you.

[@sujathaharisri4546]

Kudos to the channel for posting this information 👏👏👏👏

[@etechnanban6478]

Thank you guys....

[@Anandvyshnavi]

Wonderful experience this video's...we have so many doubts regarding projection room...we glad to know all the details now.thanks

[@ranjanbarik9104]

Thank for looking all the things inside the cinema hall.. Please make a videos about how to new cinema brings into cinema theater and about its cost ,how many days is running...

[@fri-review10]

In 2019 this video was one of my fav

[@sarabjitsidhu6928]

Thanks for sharing. In old days full film comes inside big iron box with 16-18 big reels.

[@TheScooterLifeIndia]

This was best, always wanted to know what's there inside :)

[@TECHNDJ]

I have experience in watching a full movie in my very known theatre . The theatre room is very small but has 6 ACs to cool the Sound processor and The bulky Sony 5K cinema projector. Actually I can't hear the sound from the consumer zone. So I used a separate headphones into the dolby atmos sound processor. And that's the cool experience I got in watching a movie.

[@NM-gc7vc]

Hi what will be approx cost of Sony 5k Projector and dolbt Atmos processor with speakers

[@shinojbass]

Pls add briefly explanation about the sound system. It is more important ( if dolbyatmos)

[@gauravraturi]

How about a video - an Actor Sharing his approach for doing a scene in the constraints of frame/directors vision/his role

[@erikmolnar6585]

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[@RAJ-wx7cr]

thank u so much for this video

[@vikhyathkamath]

Man, I want to work in a cinema hall! Where showing people movies is your daily job!

[@123kampu]

Film companion ... just a suggestion, your channel is very informative but for only english understanding viewers, I feel few technicians are not comfortable with english, these interviews can be in hindi ... I guess then it will be easy for technicians / artist to express more, and the lay man can understand it clearly ... hope you get my point. Cheers!

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[@zaynabbas9300]

Informative video in respect about projection room and expertise required by the team to show a movie via digital DLP projection. There is no reel , its just files containing data / info. It is quite simple if compared with 35 or 70 mm film projectors that used to show movies for 70 years or so. There was a special feel of projection booth with two 35 MM celluloid film projectors in old days, the art of threading, change over, splicing, film gate on projectors, the mechanical sound of spools ___ that magic is all gone.

[@Martin90903]

Very informative finally got knowledge behind project room.

[@milindsarode4176]

Thanks for sharing this video...very informative

[@madhuchary5099]

i got good info of projector room. thank you

[@ChitraharRangoli]

Nice, Informative video.. thank you

[@wrohit4all]

great series by FC...can we have video on what and how things happen on edit table

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Thank you Film companion, bring this back. I love it. Hope one day film companion achieve the red Diomand button from KZbin channel soon 💐.

[@bharatmisr]

really like your Cheat Sheet series. would love to see how a DI/colorist goes about their job in Bollywood.

[@subratadebbarma570]

Thanks cheat sheet. I always wanted to see this, what is it inside a projecrion room. Could have showed us more little who have been nice if you could have been more detailed.

[@imprakrut]

This was very informative!

[@JITINJOSEPH17]

Difference between 4k and 2k projector. How does qube, UFO, PXD works. Difference in Dolby atmos, auro 11.1, DTS X

[@vyshakhpg8335]

2k and 4k differs mainly in its resolution. 2k has a 2048×1080 and 4k has 4096×2048 resolution. As per the pixel rate increases.. clarity and the depth of the visual increase. Qube..Ufo..pxd are digital cinema technology providing companies. They use many brand of projectors and servers to do it. Dolby atmos and auro 11 are different sound providing technologies . It provides sound processors.. speakers and allows to tune and set sound system as per the theatre auditorium requirements .

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Omg Sneha is sooo cute!❤

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[@peckerdecker]

Incredible. Thank you very much for sharing how modern cinemas project. Mr pecker decker.

[@pritesh.chotai]

Loving all the videos from Cheat Sheet! 😃 Can we have the next video from the dubbing studio? ☺️

[@FilmCompanionStudios]

Yup, we're hoping to line one up soon.

[@bhupenderkumar2623]

In our times in prjector room there used to be big size reel spools holding films in length of many meters etc. etc. realy it used to be a big set up.Now a days it iz pleasant to see modernization in projector rooms.

[@bboyneon92]

You were holding on to the Transformers DCP with all your life! 😂😁

[@Sumit_pandey]

This was fantastic 👍👌☺️

[@TheJoshyJohn]

Volunteered in MAMI , happy to see this

[@suyogsontakke]

I was very curious to know this.

[@canvasstudio6875]

Thanks for this

[@akshayaram1862]

Hello ma'am how much it will take to setup a IMAX formats theatres in India ? I mean cost and location and most importantly through which ways it will take things very sooner to launch in india.

[@patricktrindal2182]

The window is front of the projector is an anamorphic lens, correct? I’ve always wondered if I was right on this.

[@sandipbanerjee7895]

Thank you for introducing us to Digital Projection System. In the yesteryears you needed a Projector Operator 's Licence to operate a reel type cinema projector machine. Do you now require a Licence for operating Digital Projection Device ?

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Enlightening. Subscribed.

[@GauravBondale]

Awesome Journey 👍 Keep it up 👍

[@Dipikkeyang9190]

I want to make my own short movie so please suggest my ,,what tools should I buy first,

[@prarthanamadhavan3408]

Interesting series...can you also do a Cheat Sheet on screenplay writing?

[@FilmCompanionStudios]

We'll definitely try to. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@abbaajaan4900]

prarthana madhavan i am glad you want to know more about screenplay writing. There is nothing more in screenplay writing. It's more or less same like writing a novel. But yes it's more technical to write shooting draft. We have to care about sluglines, transitions, parentheticals, action, dialogue formatting etc. But nowadays softwares like final draft, celtex has made this job more easy for the writers. 😊

[@Raghuandkishor]

Girl centric scenes with weddings and delieveries in the icu..thats doday,s sceenplay writing

[@jagga10]

This clip is fine for Digital Films in reality the projection room word derived when films were projected in 35mm formats and for cinema projectionist it was a constant work. Now you just shove the hard drive get the code and off you go

[@niveditasundaram8271]

Very nice and interesting. Tku

[@samiatariq5719]

Plz can you make a video of movie/serial make what needs like camera projecter etccccc. And people flying in sky with the help of belt usee kya khete hai

[@annamalaimuthuraman3524]

Thank u very much

[@santoshnair3492]

thanks to guide the projection room

[@luckygonsalves]

I am a projectionist at mridang takies ,srinagar road ajmer ,have good information by this video

[@ranjitkumarthakur8665]

Thanku u mam..... I like your video... Very nice

[@shuchi2262]

huge fan of cheat sheet !!

[@mayank974]

1. How many days before they get a DCP of a movie? 2. What happens with a DCP when a film goes off from a theatre? 3. Do they receive another DCP if there happens to be a cut or modification in a movie.. ? 4. Who decides the number of shows of movies to be shown? 5. How do films get leaked before their release?

[@edwinbrt71]

Anonymous Baba sometimes 2 days before sometimes 1 day before they will get Dcp

[@edwinbrt71]

3. No another dcp they will get extra pkg they will get any censored cut via email link

[@florichi]

1. We get our packages 1-4 days before we show the movie 2. We usually get an email from the distributor to please send the harddrive back. 3. dont know, never had that happen 4. the distributor most of the time. They usually are assholes and want their new movie to be played 1-3 times a day in the biggest auditorium. Warner wants us to play Tenet on the biggest screen and we need to reserve a second one because some seats need to be left empty because of Covid-19 restrictions. 5. they usually don't. Decrypting the DCP beforehand is really hard to do.

[@shreyawonder123]

cheat sheet is one of the best series in this channel. 👍

[@brajroy]

Thank you so much film companion. Really grateful!! I was always curious about the projection room... Thanks again!

[@filmybeatsfresh]

Can KZbin connected with server if I want to show in Cinema hall at the time when it's being premiered online ?

[@lifechallenges9945]

Best content. Plzz keep on😍😍love from Pakistan 🙏🔥

[@ShreyTyagi]

I was disappointed this time. 😕 I was expecting some more details like what is the approximate size of a movie file, if the projectors also use some kind of encryption or not (to prevent video bitstream capturing), can the movie be rewinded or paused while playback, in what resolution do they also recieve the movies in 4K (Like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali were made in 4K but does everyone receives the 4K format?). I was very excited before watching thie video but it was not detailed at all (unlike rest of your videos).

[@NishPadalia]

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[@Gang14128]

The aprox file size is around 8 to 12 GB. Yes you can rewind, play, pause anytime (they mentioned that in the video) very few movies go beyond 1080p resolution as for 4K you need a totally different projector. Some theaters can also do 10K but they are rarely used

[@majesticsid2264]

I think he said it was a 2K movie not sure. Thanks for the other details

[@FilmCompanionStudios]

Apologies. We'll work harder to pack in more the next time.

[@battlegroundmobileindiapub6581]

flim ratio is 2k 2048*858 and 4k 4096*2160 DCP is encrypted AES128 bit yes projectionist have control to rewind and push the movie

[@xstugee]

Forget the projection, where can I find this lovely, smiling beautiful lady...WOW!

[@jayantgupta7030]

pls do cheat sheet with raju sir & abhijat sir. I like to know more about their Writing process. this is humble request from ur loyal fan.

[@ankurplay8304]

Ankur zade Thank you film companion

[@sammathew1127]

Awesome info ✌

[@wishfulbuddy]

Thank you

[@praveenraj1216]

Great job

[@DJARRocking]

Good information but some important things not told Like the movies in India runs in three formats. The first and old dcp format is MPEG 2 which can said HD as it has 1080p resolution Second one is j2k format and it's 2k resolution 3rd one is 4k in some cinema ...Both 2k and 4k is jpeg2000 file format. The projector are on rent upto 15k /month for 2k And 10k/month for HD which is provided by Qube cinema and movies are distributed by Real Image only. There is no particular time for KDM...It's mainly depend upon how much big the movie is ...Big movies KDM are given in morning only to stop piracy...There are lots of thing inside a cinema

[@nithinharish557]

Can you do an episode on How the titles of movies are designed please?

[@bingestudio6444]

Reallly i liked yr way

[@jithinkichu]

Superb vdeo

[@AseemSehmi]

Really things are totally changed. 20 years ago I was allowed to visit projection room. That was totally totally different experience with absolutely different projectors and other equipments. Thank you Sneha. Your are doing really great.

[@vanji7772]

superb

[@_manojkumar_]

very very good video .

[@kalyanarajasekharbabu931]

Very nice expalnation s its crash course

[@patelsarkar1422]

Nice explain but how they run flim again n agian at exact time

[@mr.muzeem1251]

Where do you guys get DCP BOX

[@kaushikgoswami7480]

Exciting.