Yay! I also saw that Exorcist/Friday 13th double bill in screen 3, with two car speakers mounted on the walls for the sound. I seem to remember this set up was advertised as ‘Studio Stereo’. As I worked at the nearby Odeon, I used to visit regularly. Most of the films shown in Screen 3 were of the more ‘exotic’ variety :)
I remember seeing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang here when I was 6 years old. I happened to look back to the projection room (I was fidgety) and caught a reel change-over. From that point on I wanted to be a projectionist, and eleven years later I joined the Odeon Swansea projection crew. The first film I showed was Moonraker, followed by Alien (which I wasn’t technically old enough to see).
I have to say, the time I spent there was the best period of my life. Putting on a good presentation, and the beauty of that 50 foot screen brought me so much pleasure. Breaks my heart to see what they’ve done to it
I think the Welfare was my first cinema experience – Mary Poppins in 1965 or 1966! I was three years old and still remember it!
Yay! I also saw that Exorcist/Friday 13th double bill in screen 3, with two car speakers mounted on the walls for the sound. I seem to remember this set up was advertised as ‘Studio Stereo’. As I worked at the nearby Odeon, I used to visit regularly. Most of the films shown in Screen 3 were of the more ‘exotic’ variety :)
I remember seeing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang here when I was 6 years old. I happened to look back to the projection room (I was fidgety) and caught a reel change-over. From that point on I wanted to be a projectionist, and eleven years later I joined the Odeon Swansea projection crew. The first film I showed was Moonraker, followed by Alien (which I wasn’t technically old enough to see).
I have to say, the time I spent there was the best period of my life. Putting on a good presentation, and the beauty of that 50 foot screen brought me so much pleasure. Breaks my heart to see what they’ve done to it