Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

• Audiovisual Technician
• Motion-Picture Projectionist

• Coordinate equipment operation with presentation of supplemental material, such as music, oral commentaries, or sound effects.
• Insert film into top magazine reel, or thread film through a series of sprockets and guide rollers, attaching the end to a take-up reel.
• Inspect movie films to ensure that they are complete and in good condition.
• Inspect projection equipment prior to operation in order to ensure proper working order.
• Install and connect auxiliary equipment, such as microphones, amplifiers, disc playback machines, and lights.
• Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
• Observe projector operation in order to anticipate need to transfer operations from one projector to another.
• Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.
• Operate equipment in order to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
• Operate special-effects equipment, such as stereopticons, to project pictures onto screens.
• Perform minor repairs such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.
• Perform regular maintenance tasks such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
• Prepare film inspection reports, attendance sheets, and log books.
• Project motion pictures onto back screens for inclusion in scenes within film or stage productions.
• Remove film splicing in order to prepare films for shipment after showings, and return films to their sources.
• Remove full take-up reels and run film through rewinding machines to rewind projected films so they may be shown again.
• Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
• Set up and inspect curtain and screen controls.
• Splice and rewind film onto reels automatically, or by hand, to repair faulty or broken sections of film.
• Splice separate film reels, advertisements, and movie trailers together to form a feature-length presentation on one continuous reel.
• Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.

• clean equipment or machinery
• install electronic equipment, components, or systems
• install or set up equipment
• make minor repairs to mechanical equipment
• monitor equipment or machine operation to detect problems
• operate audio-visual equipment
• operate sound-reproducing or recording equipment
• operate special visual effects equipment
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals