Projectionist
Overview
Movie projector
A movie projector is an opto-mechanical device for displaying moving pictures by projecting them on a projection screen. Most of the optical and mechanical elements, except for the illumination and sound devices, are present in movie cameras.-Physiology:...
. In the strict sense of the term this means any movie projector and therefore could include someone who operates the projector in a home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
show or school. In common usage the term is generally understood to describe a paid employee of a movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
. They are also known as "operators".
The need for professional projectionists arose from the commercial showing of movie films to the general public in buildings specifically designed for the purpose, which began towards the end of the first decade of the twentieth century.
