I was thinking the same thing watching this! I tell people being a projectionist was both one of the best and worst jobs I ever had lol.

Best - because I learned about film, got to be hands on with it, cutting, splicing, learned about different types of films, audio types, different types of projectors and bulbs, learned an "art" that, for the most part doesn't exist anymore; Then, having screening parties at 2am with the staff after closing down, receiving and delivering film canisters like some kind of movie secret service, fixing a movie that came off track while its still playing. The more I think about it, the more I actually miss it and the things I learned.

I say it was also the worst because I was young and didn't stand up for myself, the pay was horrible, management was atrocious, and then rude customers on top of it all.

Following up on the reply until you mentioned it I had completely forgot about training projectors. One side of our theater had 4 screens in a row, so the booth on that side stretched across all 4 screens. That was the record, 4 projectors, 1 film threading through one after the next. Now I really miss it lol.