The Weekly Moviegoer – An Appreciation for Projection Problems

For most people, projection snafus are annoying. If the film breaks, if the sound system fails, or if the projector fails to start up at all at its scheduled time, audiences become irritated with the delay of their entertainment and, most of all, worried that the problem will not be remedied quickly, or at all. But for me, these occasional glitches and projectionist mistakes can be almost as enjoyable as the movie itself. Maybe its just me, because Ive been a projectionist, in addition to the many positions Ive held at movie theaters, but I think it has more to do with my appreciation for how strangely people act in times of incongruity.