I just watched a (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3vNfYt/) of a guy in an IMAX projector room loading Dune 2 into the projector. But he first had to weave it through dozens of rollers. The film snaked all over the room, requiring the guy to duck under it to cross the room.
Why do they do this? Why can’t he just feed it straight into the projector and straight out?
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If the reel bit and the projector bit were built together in one machine, they’d be a lot harder to use and service. I also suspect that keeping the film far away from the heat of the projector is important. Routing the film all over the room is a small price to pay.
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