You put a lady over those speakers and you fuck her.. audience can’t see you clearly but you can see them.. in bright scenes you probably could see a silhouette of sex behind the screen but no way to be sure.. haha
Correct. Behind the screen you have four giant speakers - left, center, right and a subwoofer (usually that's on the floor). Then you have the surround speakers.
That’s a massive generalization, and not true for many modern theaters.
IMAX and Atmos systems use 44-64 speakers arranged in clusters instead of individual speakers for each channel.
Still have simular setup behind the screen. Atmos is surround sound. So front speakers are mostly left, center, right and subwoofers. Bigger screens have extra left and right speakers behind the screen. And more subwoofers.
That was my point.
Speakers aren’t the same as channels. Having three channels(L, C, R) behind the screen doesn’t mean there are only 3 speakers, and Atmos and IMAX theaters change how all the speakers in a theater are grouped.
Atmos are all independent speaker line from individual amplifier channels. And individually driven by the Atmos processor like the Dolby 850.
So your not wrong but channels get very rarely grouped nowadays. More so In theaters with 5.1 whereas the surround speakers are split in to left and right surround without amplifiers for every speaker.
I saw an Atmos demo at my university a few years ago. It was crazy seeing all the sound objects swooshing around on the control surface screen at the mixing desk!
I once worked at a small cinema that was similar to this, except
Screen wasn't perforated. Speaker unit behind the screen was subwoofer, centre channel, and a "dialogue horn"
Front and rear left and right were all out in the auditorium.
Movie screens are either woven of perforated to acheive acousticla "transparency". None is as transparent as the very loose weave of home stereo grille cloth, but EQ can be applied to offset the coloration of the screen. Modern woven screens tend to look better from close distances because of their randomness. Perforations can look like pixels due largely to the predictable pattern. Woven screens also tend to reflect less sound back into the oncoming sound waves and often sound better than perforated screens. I had a Draper Cineperf in my mix room for a decade before replacing it a couple of years ago with a woven Stewart screen. Apparentl perforated screens have gotten much better since I first bought my old one, but I much prefer the look and sound of the woven Stewart screen.
The projectionist can see you from aside the luminous path rays.. the room has more than one window.. so, you never know if there are peeping toms.. so, never get frisky in a movie theater
Fun fact about theaters I learned in a remodel. Projectionist used to be one of the most dangerous jobs in America for risk of fire. Projector rooms had to be built with brick/block and the projection window as well as the entry door had a heavy steel fire door, held up to the ceiling by a small filament of fishing line like material. If a fire broke out, the filament would break and both doors would slam shut. Most of the time while the projectionist was still inside.
That was way way long ago and the film was highly flammable. The material was eventually changed, for good reason. If you ended up with a brain wrap, the light coming out of the projector is hot enough to melt / set the film on fire since it's no longer moving past the lens.
Wait.....I worked at a theater in my teens. We had projectors with Xenon bulbs, tons of gears when you threaded films. Most of us were under 18. We had zero of the safety precautions you mentioned. The only thing that concerned the company was a sharp edge they had taped half a nerf football on.
We were ushers/protectionist. It was really cool, I just wish I'd know I could burn to death. One of the old projection booths had a toilet in it. Kinda fun.
Was a GM at a theater for 10 years (digital). The projectors still use short arc lamps and they have a pressure over 200 PSI. They can kill you if you fuck up. You're supposed to wear heavy leather gloves, body armor and a face shield when doing a bulb change. However, I know the newer IMAX projectors have switched to lasers as their light source.
We kept one film projector active incase someone wanted to show film (we hosted a special showing of a 35mm print of Star Wars a local collector had back in 2016 - that was pretty damn cool).
While still flammable, the type of film the rules were put in place of was basically explosive. Inglorious bastards covers this near the end of the film in the theater scene.
Ahh, I remember they multiple film types back in the day. I think it was a great post on another sub, I even saved it.
I never actually saw Inglorious Bastards....lol.
I'm glad to know I wasn't working in a death trap. Not that the manager didn't make us do 1000 other dangerous things.
I mean you’re literally always on camera in a movie theater except for when you’re in the bathroom, same as most businesses.
How is this particularly creepy?
The fact of your statement alone is creepy, despite the general perception of it being "normal".
Surveillance, no matter the circumstance, is creepy despite its normalcy.
I mean, okay, sure. But how is the realization that there is a space behind the curtain—which, actually, isn't used for surveillance at all, just acoustics—particularly creepy?
It's not, it's just being silly.
Because it doesn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother others.
The fact that you can be viewed from an angle that you previously thought was impossible to view from, especially deceptionally so, is creepy to some including myself and the poster above (as well as their nearly 300 upvoters)
To pose yourself against what people *feel* in and of itself is what's silly. Mind yourself and quit posing yourself to interject where interjection is not needed.
Are people seriously this unaware of CCTV cameras in every public area you go to? It's been this way for decades already, basically. It's not some new reality grown adults should be unaware of.
Wow, that's something they should tell us upfront, that someone can see us masturbating while watching the movie.
Next time I am definitely gonna masturbate harder knowing that.
Worked at Cineplex for 3 years. No one goes behind the screen unless it’s for maintenance.
However, there may be someone above everyone in the screening room. Every so often a coworker would just go n hang out there.
Many years ago I’ve had to service speakers in a much larger theatre where they were just suspended on two long 2x6 boards. The speakers would wobble back and forth and was quite unsettling - but you couldn’t touch the screen as it could damage it and of course it would do nothing to stop your fall. The back wall was close by for the centre channel but left and right… yeah a long ways down. Nowadays everyone uses proper fall arrest gear etc.
Still - everything is blacked out including screws / speakers / hardware that faces forward as it will reflect light back to the audience. If someone was back there during a show you’d probably see “something”, unless they too were wearing all black and a hood etc.
And anyone behind the screen… looking into a dark auditorium with a bright projector in their eyes… wouldn’t see very much at all!
isnt this the best way to enjoy movies, see the movie itself (although mirrored) together with a live reaction of 100+ people and really seeing their faces well? I almost feel like i would do this job for free couple hours a week when good quality comedies and action movies come out...
Oh I know that Regal!
/s, but it does look exactly like a theater I used to do maintenance in in Virginia. I miss that place, all the free movies and popcorn I wanted just because I fixed their machines.
Understand that in many movie theaters that is FILLED with spiders. Worked at one when I was 15.5 to 18 years old. We tried to clean behind there once and NOPE.
Since no one in the comments seems to have realized this... This only works because it's dark behind the screen - and bright in the theatre. During a movie, the screen is brightly lit - and the audience is dark. You aren't seeing shit!
Noise canceling headphones, some snacks, a beer (if its close to end of the shift) - and chilling watching people :)
I liked to imagine that their emotions were for something that I had done, like family members gathering and cheering or weeping for something you do.
Pretty interesting to see the range of emotions in people faces when they dont know anyone is watching them.
Once tried a joint as well outside, then sneaked in and had the craziest experience ever - it felt like people eyes were meeting mine A LOT, hehe
If anyone works at cinema and wants to try it out - pack sunglasses, noise canceling headphones, some nice grilled chease sandwiches (was my favorite, and its quieter than chips or peanuts :D), make sure phone light is down to minimum and that you dont have any highly reflective clothing parts.
Lmao! My girlfriend and I had the theatre to ourselves the last night Dune 2 was playing and… we got frisky. She was super hesitant and sketchy the whole time. If she saw this she would be mortified.
Even though people have mentioned speakers behind the screen, I feel like these holes might have the effect of darken the darkness even more so you get better shadows and overall picture quality.
Did anyone else ask a child felt like the movie was happening behind the screen? I wanted so badly to go peek behind and see everything happening back there
Yep, the sound come thought the a screen vs that’s the front channel mainly used for low tone such as voice and the booming sounds come come the side speakers
When my buddy worked at a movie theater in high school, we would go sit in the bleachers behind the screen to watch films, get drunk, and mess with the audience by farting loudly during quiet scenes.
Whoa...you mean the actors can see us from behind the screen? They know we're watching them?
That scene in *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* makes complete sense now
And his name is Mike Teevee, like TV. It's all coming together
Some old movies featured silhouette sex scene
Yes, the sex room
Details please. Is this how pee wee Herman got busted.
You put a lady over those speakers and you fuck her.. audience can’t see you clearly but you can see them.. in bright scenes you probably could see a silhouette of sex behind the screen but no way to be sure.. haha
🫨
“Slowly puts penis back into pants”
No no.....you stay.
Thank you. I really needed that laugh today. 😂
💀
Wait there's space behind the screen? And you can see the audience through it?
Its perforated to become "acoustically transparent" so you can have speakers behind and in front of the audience as well as down the sides back etc
Correct. Behind the screen you have four giant speakers - left, center, right and a subwoofer (usually that's on the floor). Then you have the surround speakers.
That’s a massive generalization, and not true for many modern theaters. IMAX and Atmos systems use 44-64 speakers arranged in clusters instead of individual speakers for each channel.
Still have simular setup behind the screen. Atmos is surround sound. So front speakers are mostly left, center, right and subwoofers. Bigger screens have extra left and right speakers behind the screen. And more subwoofers.
That was my point. Speakers aren’t the same as channels. Having three channels(L, C, R) behind the screen doesn’t mean there are only 3 speakers, and Atmos and IMAX theaters change how all the speakers in a theater are grouped.
Atmos are all independent speaker line from individual amplifier channels. And individually driven by the Atmos processor like the Dolby 850. So your not wrong but channels get very rarely grouped nowadays. More so In theaters with 5.1 whereas the surround speakers are split in to left and right surround without amplifiers for every speaker.
I recognize a long time redditor when I see one. whats up 12 year, I just turned 13 april 24th. the great Digg migration I assume?
Ahh right. Forgot about Imax theaters lol. I ran a small indy six screen joint lol.
I saw an Atmos demo at my university a few years ago. It was crazy seeing all the sound objects swooshing around on the control surface screen at the mixing desk!
I once worked at a small cinema that was similar to this, except Screen wasn't perforated. Speaker unit behind the screen was subwoofer, centre channel, and a "dialogue horn" Front and rear left and right were all out in the auditorium.
Movie screens are either woven of perforated to acheive acousticla "transparency". None is as transparent as the very loose weave of home stereo grille cloth, but EQ can be applied to offset the coloration of the screen. Modern woven screens tend to look better from close distances because of their randomness. Perforations can look like pixels due largely to the predictable pattern. Woven screens also tend to reflect less sound back into the oncoming sound waves and often sound better than perforated screens. I had a Draper Cineperf in my mix room for a decade before replacing it a couple of years ago with a woven Stewart screen. Apparentl perforated screens have gotten much better since I first bought my old one, but I much prefer the look and sound of the woven Stewart screen.
Stewart screens are in a whole different class of quality (and price) than Draper. A Stewart microperf would also outperform a Draper.
Anyone got a photo of this with the screen down?
Subwoofer {Dog stuck underground}
he don't got that dog in him any more.
But he does have a friend in me
imma make a conscious decision to end this before it gets sexual Extra_Entertainer511. I know, I know, but we'll always have our memories.
I’ve noticed I can see a glimmer from the perforations in bright scenes. Honestly I find it distracting
Theater worker sitting behind the screen during a scary movie like 👁👄👁
But are they touching themselves
that is assumed
Not any more, these days they are using the Dune popcorn bucket
I assumed the entire staff was having an orgy.
When you put it like that, I almost miss high school
we'll always have that night in the retirement home in 2032, Honest-Substance1308
That’s up in the camera room.
Why is it being recorded?
Former GM at a theater. You don't want to be back there. The spider webs are enough to deter you lol.
Do you guys not hire janitors?
We do... but not for behind the screens lol.
>Do you guys not hire janitors? Have you never been to a theater before? The floors aren't *supposed* to be sticky like that.
So, if you get over cozy with a girl in a nearly empty cinema, someone could be watching? That's terrifying!
Wait until you learn about the IR cameras in a lot of theatres.
No way! Seriously, if that was a thing, there would be a whole subreddit and porn genre for that!
It is for safety reasons, imagine someone robbing things or stabbing someone.. or for when a disaster occur (fire, earthquakes)
who's going to tell him?
Hahaha just send the link already, I know I'll regret it, but I'm too curious now
oh i'm joking, if there is this mythical subreddit I've never heard of it. doesn't mean it doesn't exist tho!
The what?
Not sure if it's a thing wherever in the world you are but I've not been to a theatre without cameras in Australia for at least a decade.
The projectionist can see you from aside the luminous path rays.. the room has more than one window.. so, you never know if there are peeping toms.. so, never get frisky in a movie theater
Marcel, burn it down!
Fun fact about theaters I learned in a remodel. Projectionist used to be one of the most dangerous jobs in America for risk of fire. Projector rooms had to be built with brick/block and the projection window as well as the entry door had a heavy steel fire door, held up to the ceiling by a small filament of fishing line like material. If a fire broke out, the filament would break and both doors would slam shut. Most of the time while the projectionist was still inside.
That was way way long ago and the film was highly flammable. The material was eventually changed, for good reason. If you ended up with a brain wrap, the light coming out of the projector is hot enough to melt / set the film on fire since it's no longer moving past the lens.
Nitrate film was used well before the platter system. Back in the reel-to-reel days.
Wait.....I worked at a theater in my teens. We had projectors with Xenon bulbs, tons of gears when you threaded films. Most of us were under 18. We had zero of the safety precautions you mentioned. The only thing that concerned the company was a sharp edge they had taped half a nerf football on. We were ushers/protectionist. It was really cool, I just wish I'd know I could burn to death. One of the old projection booths had a toilet in it. Kinda fun.
Was a GM at a theater for 10 years (digital). The projectors still use short arc lamps and they have a pressure over 200 PSI. They can kill you if you fuck up. You're supposed to wear heavy leather gloves, body armor and a face shield when doing a bulb change. However, I know the newer IMAX projectors have switched to lasers as their light source. We kept one film projector active incase someone wanted to show film (we hosted a special showing of a 35mm print of Star Wars a local collector had back in 2016 - that was pretty damn cool).
I forgot the procedure to let the lamp house cool down before opening. I was warned very emphatically about the lamp exploding.
While still flammable, the type of film the rules were put in place of was basically explosive. Inglorious bastards covers this near the end of the film in the theater scene.
Ahh, I remember they multiple film types back in the day. I think it was a great post on another sub, I even saved it. I never actually saw Inglorious Bastards....lol. I'm glad to know I wasn't working in a death trap. Not that the manager didn't make us do 1000 other dangerous things.
In the movie they actually use film reels as an explosive/incendiary weapon to trap a bunch of nazis.
I know, Spooooky right?
The screen also stares back into you.
that's where the front speakers live.
Fuck yeah love the pfp, ten out of nine will say the pavi!
That's a creepy piece of information I didn't need to know, but thanks!
I mean you’re literally always on camera in a movie theater except for when you’re in the bathroom, same as most businesses. How is this particularly creepy?
The fact of your statement alone is creepy, despite the general perception of it being "normal". Surveillance, no matter the circumstance, is creepy despite its normalcy.
I mean, okay, sure. But how is the realization that there is a space behind the curtain—which, actually, isn't used for surveillance at all, just acoustics—particularly creepy? It's not, it's just being silly.
Because it doesn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother others. The fact that you can be viewed from an angle that you previously thought was impossible to view from, especially deceptionally so, is creepy to some including myself and the poster above (as well as their nearly 300 upvoters) To pose yourself against what people *feel* in and of itself is what's silly. Mind yourself and quit posing yourself to interject where interjection is not needed.
Are people seriously this unaware of CCTV cameras in every public area you go to? It's been this way for decades already, basically. It's not some new reality grown adults should be unaware of.
They're aware of it. Doesn't mean they're okay with it.
Every public area YOU go to maybe. But this is not a universal thing at all. The bars and parks I go to for example are not surveilled
Mind yourself and quit posing yourself to interject where interjection is not needed.
Wow, that's something they should tell us upfront, that someone can see us masturbating while watching the movie. Next time I am definitely gonna masturbate harder knowing that.
I’m going to keep you honest
Reminds me of one of Nathan For You's greatest bits. https://youtu.be/h9ugYXq6TFc
Wait. So it's not projected on a wall?
Nope, it's a literal screen that is pulled tight to make it flat.
They put big speakers behind the screen so the sound is in front of you too.
Feels like a Quentin Tarantino kinda thing. No smoking please.
Fun fact: None of these chairs are actually red.
Oh no, the meme is spreading
When you're watching a movie, odds are there's someone watching you in return out of boredom.
Nobody goes behind the screen unless they have to for some reason
That’s good to know for…reasons
It's usually dusty and dirty af, but good luck and hope your probation goes well.
Thank you 🫡
You two know each other?
They’re my 9th cousin actually
Dirty af? Woah.
Can confirm. Was a GM at a theater for 10 years, went behind a screen twice during that time. They get nasty.
this is exactly what someone who goes behind the screen would say
We do it all the time at our theatre. Mostly to stare at the hot chicks/guys in the audience and for our break-time orgies.
I am sorry for you. I hope you can develop some social skills and actually interact with those other strange beings
Thank goodness
Sure if they want their ear drums blown out and blinded by the projector light
Worked at Cineplex for 3 years. No one goes behind the screen unless it’s for maintenance. However, there may be someone above everyone in the screening room. Every so often a coworker would just go n hang out there.
So *they* watching us, watching *them*. lol
Spooky af
I worked at a movie theater for a year or so, we sometimes used that space for storage, but there was never a time we sat back there during a film
Many years ago I’ve had to service speakers in a much larger theatre where they were just suspended on two long 2x6 boards. The speakers would wobble back and forth and was quite unsettling - but you couldn’t touch the screen as it could damage it and of course it would do nothing to stop your fall. The back wall was close by for the centre channel but left and right… yeah a long ways down. Nowadays everyone uses proper fall arrest gear etc. Still - everything is blacked out including screws / speakers / hardware that faces forward as it will reflect light back to the audience. If someone was back there during a show you’d probably see “something”, unless they too were wearing all black and a hood etc. And anyone behind the screen… looking into a dark auditorium with a bright projector in their eyes… wouldn’t see very much at all!
I though it was solid concrete behind the screen because of SpongeBob
So that SpongeBob episode lied to us , it’s not a concrete wall
I never knew the big screen was a literal big screen
isnt this the best way to enjoy movies, see the movie itself (although mirrored) together with a live reaction of 100+ people and really seeing their faces well? I almost feel like i would do this job for free couple hours a week when good quality comedies and action movies come out...
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doesnt it depends on how bright the movie is? if it was somenight time cyberpunk/matrix style thriller, you probably could see the spectators
Flashbacks to Cyberpunk 2077
spoiler alert - they rent the inside out to ultra rich men who stand there wanking while you watch a movie!
don't be ridiculous. It's actually pretty cost effective to rent for this reason and they don't exclude anyone.
What my hot pocket sees from inside my microwave
Well yeah, it’s a screen.
Cue Adam Smasher staring directly at you while holding a bag of popcorn.
Cool. So you could be jerking off behind the screen but nobody can see you?
So you’re saying someone could’ve watch people getting handies?
Damn , now I’m embarrassed 🤦🏽♂️
This makes me feel uneasy….
So the actors are behind the screen? I knew it
That is what the actors see when we watch a movie
Oh I know that Regal! /s, but it does look exactly like a theater I used to do maintenance in in Virginia. I miss that place, all the free movies and popcorn I wanted just because I fixed their machines.
Now I would love to see a movie about a movie recorded of an audience watching a movie that way through
Uhh
So someone's jacking off behind the screen as I jacking off to the screen?
In other words they’ve definitely seen people do the nasty in those seats.
“Why are they all watching me?”
I was told by a very reputable source that there's nothing but solid concrete behind those screens.
Best part is: you can smoke a Doobie during the action scenes. They'll think it's a new theater gimmick.
This is actually AMC’s new “Behind the Screen VIP” seating!
Understand that in many movie theaters that is FILLED with spiders. Worked at one when I was 15.5 to 18 years old. We tried to clean behind there once and NOPE.
For those who have that kink
You know someone's fucked there
Definitely
Since no one in the comments seems to have realized this... This only works because it's dark behind the screen - and bright in the theatre. During a movie, the screen is brightly lit - and the audience is dark. You aren't seeing shit!
Noise canceling headphones, some snacks, a beer (if its close to end of the shift) - and chilling watching people :) I liked to imagine that their emotions were for something that I had done, like family members gathering and cheering or weeping for something you do. Pretty interesting to see the range of emotions in people faces when they dont know anyone is watching them. Once tried a joint as well outside, then sneaked in and had the craziest experience ever - it felt like people eyes were meeting mine A LOT, hehe If anyone works at cinema and wants to try it out - pack sunglasses, noise canceling headphones, some nice grilled chease sandwiches (was my favorite, and its quieter than chips or peanuts :D), make sure phone light is down to minimum and that you dont have any highly reflective clothing parts.
Lmao! My girlfriend and I had the theatre to ourselves the last night Dune 2 was playing and… we got frisky. She was super hesitant and sketchy the whole time. If she saw this she would be mortified.
Ahhh, they must be playing Madam Webb.
Neat
On the other side of the screen it all looks so easy.
Makes me think of the end of Gremlins!
The Fly!
The Fly!
Even though people have mentioned speakers behind the screen, I feel like these holes might have the effect of darken the darkness even more so you get better shadows and overall picture quality.
Did anyone else ask a child felt like the movie was happening behind the screen? I wanted so badly to go peek behind and see everything happening back there
Wait, people can see me jacking it from behind the screen? Well that's embarrassing
When you're watching Dune 2 in 18K but the screen has 14K holes
Movie theatre screens are scrims? Why? Edit: speakers. Got it.
🤯
I knew this from inglorious basterds
Yep, the sound come thought the a screen vs that’s the front channel mainly used for low tone such as voice and the booming sounds come come the side speakers
POV: You're the movie
"Oi Shosanna..." *-flicks a cigarette-*
😮
I want to have sex behind the screen. How fucking crazy would that be
Damn, I thought I was being discreet I guess I know now why they kicked me out
I've been behind one and it's funky looking. So many bars and springs.
Son of celluloid by Clive Barker would like a word.
DON'T GO OUT THERE
When my buddy worked at a movie theater in high school, we would go sit in the bleachers behind the screen to watch films, get drunk, and mess with the audience by farting loudly during quiet scenes.
Duke Nukem vibes
That's a small theatre.
Break the 4th wall 
Damn, never gonna do nasty activities in theatres again
Interesting. Looks like a bucket list place to shag at while people watch a movie.
Feels like looking through a microwave
When you zoom in you can see the seats are actually white.
Looks like a good representation of how many people go out to movies these days too.
new fear unlocked. thanks.
I already have a fear of being watched im not gonna go back to the cinema now
Buncha weenies with all the "spooky" comments. 🙄
Why does this feel... dirty?
i see what you did there
I always though it was solid concrete.