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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
Raw film stock is supplied to laboratories on a plastic core. After a new print is manufactured, it is also wound onto a plastic core and shipped to the producer in this form. The film must be transferred to a [[ | Raw film stock is supplied to laboratories on a plastic core. After a new print is manufactured, it is also wound onto a plastic core and shipped to the producer in this form. The film must be transferred to a projection [[reels|reel]] before it can screened. | ||
Most distributors send films to theaters on [[shipping reel|shipping reels]], though films are sometimes shipped to theaters on cores in exceptional circumstances. A well-stocked booth must be able to accommodate film whether it arrives on a reel or a core. The projectionist must use a [[split reel]] to safely transfer film from a core to a projection reel. '''Film should never be projected from a split reel.''' | Most distributors send films to theaters on [[shipping reel|shipping reels]], though films are sometimes shipped to theaters on cores in exceptional circumstances. A well-stocked booth must be able to accommodate film whether it arrives on a reel or a core. The projectionist must use a [[split reel]] to safely transfer film from a core to a projection reel. '''Film should never be projected from a split reel.''' | ||