A Personal Safety Factor for Projection Practice

The dangers inherent to the projection of nitrocellulose film are so obvious, and the accidents, when they occur, are so spectacular that practically no attention is given to other hazards in the projection room This is to be expected in an industry where practically no knowledge concerning the equipment and its operation ever appears to the outside world. Only the joint coöperation of the manufacturer of equipment, the sound supervisor, the theater manager, the projectionists, and intelligent public safety officials can make the profession of projecting motion pictures a safe one. Some of the observations of the author, who is closely associated with safety officials in the State of Ohio, are given in the paper.

Print ISSN

0097-5834

Published

1940-06

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J10080