2 weeks ago I worked in the cinema for the Transformer movie premier in Cineleisure's Cineplex. So yea, they need 80 people to take care of the crowd on that day itself. It was Wednesday night. If I am right there are around 6-8 theaters showing Transformer show during the premier. Imagine 1 cinema can fit around 350 audience, it will be total of 2500++!!! people coming to watch Transformer =_=". CRAZY!!!
So yala, the work begin on 7pm, ended on 12am. Was finding parking, then I saw this sign on one of the parking slot...
I stoned for few second... "AMAZED" by it. Maybe some of you seen this before, but it was my first time in Cineleisure. This special PINK parking slot is located near the the escalator or lift. OK la understandable, cause female are more prone to some dangerous stalker or crazy people following them in the parking area. BUT!!! the management should had just written there "FEMALE DRIVER ONLY" instead of "female SINGLE drive only". Hehe, I know it meant for those female driver who driving alone to the parking lot, but it gave me another impression said that only females that are still single and available are only allowed to park on the pink parking spot... I wonder how about those females that are not single and not available... tsk tsk pity them... lol jkjk
Susposed to be there at 6 30 but I reached there earlier, so I walked around the place. I went to the entrance and I saw this....
Stoned again... lol... The yellow board there shows "reserved for Megatron, park at your own risk". FAINT FAINT FAINT!!! haha Cineleisure got very interesting signs and things around... lol
After all the stoning, work started around 7. I was assigned to security team, the coolest team there... haha... but so much things to do!!!... have to check their bags, use the metal detector to scan their body for "unwanted" metal... lol... and guess what??? everyone who being scanned with the metal detector... 9 out of 10 got beeping sound... hopeless equipment... =_=".... then we have to check their pocket to see are there anything suspicious. It sounded like very fun to use the metal detector right? you come and try... after scanning few hundred people you felt like your hand going to be dislocated already, haha.
Below are some pictures where we kept their handphones, PDAs, laptops, electronic devices and also even CALCULATOR!!!. YES!!! calculator... the UIP(United Internation Picutures) are so strict that whatever electronic devices are not allowed into the cinema even things like old handphones, no colour/camera hanphones, and ya CALCULATOR too... =_="
We kept their belongings in the box, and then we shifted it out to Petaling Streets for Mega Super Sales!!! haha nola... we just kept their belongings in the envelope with a serial number attached to it.
Sorting out the envelope according to the number arrangement before the shows ended.
The next day is the real stuff, I am stationed at Time Square cinema. My task is to deliver the Transformer movie reels to the cinema manager and collect it back at the end of the day, that is 3:30am, for 7 days. =_="
Above the pictures are the Transformer movie reels. Is so HEAVY!!! each box contain 2 movie reels. I think roughly got 3-5KG. So heavy... crazy, hehe. There are once I deliver the movie reels late, because I drove like a Ferrari driver and I lost my way, so panic man, even the manager so worry about it, no Transformer movie for Time Square, ngek ngek. When I delivered it finally, he said, "wah I sweating already man, waiting for you". Haha!!! by the way he is nice feller =)
My second task was to be in the cinema for every Transformer's screening for at least 5 min in the cinema to check around in case anyone recording, then I can go 'lepak' around. Basically it was an easy job, they paid me to watch all the shows, muahaha!!!
Oh ya, we caught a guy recording using his hp for around 20 mins++. Aih poor feller, want to record also use cam corder mah...lol jkjk. Me and the GSC staff standing behind the cinema keep watching on him and purposely let him record longer then only we catch him. The GSC management brought him to the security department. What happen next I not sure... hehe... is up to the UIP (United International Pictures) management.
The best part was, I am not working under GSC but I am representative of UIP, so I am not required to follow any instruction from any of the management staff at GSC but instead they treat me like a manager, all the staff calling me 'sir'... lol... it feel kinda weird tho, but get use to it after the 1st day. So I am the "BOSS" muahahaha!!!
My first time entering Gold class cinema and Imax Cinema too. It was quite cool, especially the IMAX cinema, the screen is so huge, even if you sit in the middle row you will have some difficulty watching the show, cause the screen is MEGA big.
That's how the screen look like in the picture is the screen, not very clear but roughly you can see how big it is. I think the screen is a quarter bigger of than normal cinema screen, but its still very big.
As for the gold/premiere class cinema, nothing impressive just that it has mini bar outside of the theater. The sit is very big, thats all, the screen and sound system is all exactly the same. Unless you don't know where to spent your money to, then you can try pay 40 bucks to sit in the gold class cinema. Honestly speaking paying 15 bucks to watch Transformer in IMAX theater is way much better than watching in Gold/Premiere class. Hehe.
Got the chance to went in to the project room too. First time in my life I get to went into the projection room, it was so so so COLD!!! I guess they have to maintain a low temperature for the projection machine to be able to operate properly. The projection machine look like a big computer server. Should took a better a picture of it, but don't dare... hehe. Oh ya it's also part of my task to check every projecter room once awhile for any recording devices. Nothing much to check there, just walk around to show them then I am actually doing my job... haha... and pretend to look every corner of the room... as if I am doing inspection like that... lol.
But none the less I guess is a good experience working there as a 'checker', sounded like the checker game right... hehe. Is fun la, you don't have fix time when you supposed to be in the cinema, even if I am not the manager there wouldn't do anything cause I am not their staff... ngek ngek... in other word I loiter around Time Square, went to Borders's book shop to read some comic book, hehe. Easy job, easy money, free movies, higher status/authority even than the cinema manager but ... there is always a 'BUT'...
The 'but' are... you required to be there for SUPER MEGA ULTRA long hours. Have to reach there around 11am and can only reach home 4am in the morning. To be there on the 1st screening of the show till the end. The last show ended at 3am, by the time the technician pack up the movie reels, it's already half and hour gone. Driving back home also took around 20-30min, SO TIRING!!!
The worst thing is, walking around in Time Square alone like zombie. Walking aimlessly without any direction try to utilize the remaining time. It was so boring and tiring. I only have 5 hours of precious sleeping time everyday end up I slept in the Gold class mini bar area there... lol...working 15 hours per day is totally madness.
Thank God it only last for 1 week...
You know in the media, you will always hear this phrase, "be the 1st to watch Transformer on the premiere opening", something like that. How to be the 1st to watch? Is like there are more than 10 thousand people watching at the same time in Asia. The media should rephrase it to "be the 1st ten thousand to watch Transformer"... lol
Be the 1st to watch doesn't make sense to me,
hehe is just a random thought.
Anybody still want to watch Transformer?
I don't mind watching again...
after watching like don't know how many times already =P
Oh ya Hairy Potty is out... I mean Harry Potter... lol
So yala, the work begin on 7pm, ended on 12am. Was finding parking, then I saw this sign on one of the parking slot...
I stoned for few second... "AMAZED" by it. Maybe some of you seen this before, but it was my first time in Cineleisure. This special PINK parking slot is located near the the escalator or lift. OK la understandable, cause female are more prone to some dangerous stalker or crazy people following them in the parking area. BUT!!! the management should had just written there "FEMALE DRIVER ONLY" instead of "female SINGLE drive only". Hehe, I know it meant for those female driver who driving alone to the parking lot, but it gave me another impression said that only females that are still single and available are only allowed to park on the pink parking spot... I wonder how about those females that are not single and not available... tsk tsk pity them... lol jkjk
Susposed to be there at 6 30 but I reached there earlier, so I walked around the place. I went to the entrance and I saw this....
Stoned again... lol... The yellow board there shows "reserved for Megatron, park at your own risk". FAINT FAINT FAINT!!! haha Cineleisure got very interesting signs and things around... lol
After all the stoning, work started around 7. I was assigned to security team, the coolest team there... haha... but so much things to do!!!... have to check their bags, use the metal detector to scan their body for "unwanted" metal... lol... and guess what??? everyone who being scanned with the metal detector... 9 out of 10 got beeping sound... hopeless equipment... =_=".... then we have to check their pocket to see are there anything suspicious. It sounded like very fun to use the metal detector right? you come and try... after scanning few hundred people you felt like your hand going to be dislocated already, haha.
Below are some pictures where we kept their handphones, PDAs, laptops, electronic devices and also even CALCULATOR!!!. YES!!! calculator... the UIP(United Internation Picutures) are so strict that whatever electronic devices are not allowed into the cinema even things like old handphones, no colour/camera hanphones, and ya CALCULATOR too... =_="
We kept their belongings in the box, and then we shifted it out to Petaling Streets for Mega Super Sales!!! haha nola... we just kept their belongings in the envelope with a serial number attached to it.
Sorting out the envelope according to the number arrangement before the shows ended.
The next day is the real stuff, I am stationed at Time Square cinema. My task is to deliver the Transformer movie reels to the cinema manager and collect it back at the end of the day, that is 3:30am, for 7 days. =_="
Above the pictures are the Transformer movie reels. Is so HEAVY!!! each box contain 2 movie reels. I think roughly got 3-5KG. So heavy... crazy, hehe. There are once I deliver the movie reels late, because I drove like a Ferrari driver and I lost my way, so panic man, even the manager so worry about it, no Transformer movie for Time Square, ngek ngek. When I delivered it finally, he said, "wah I sweating already man, waiting for you". Haha!!! by the way he is nice feller =)
My second task was to be in the cinema for every Transformer's screening for at least 5 min in the cinema to check around in case anyone recording, then I can go 'lepak' around. Basically it was an easy job, they paid me to watch all the shows, muahaha!!!
Oh ya, we caught a guy recording using his hp for around 20 mins++. Aih poor feller, want to record also use cam corder mah...lol jkjk. Me and the GSC staff standing behind the cinema keep watching on him and purposely let him record longer then only we catch him. The GSC management brought him to the security department. What happen next I not sure... hehe... is up to the UIP (United International Pictures) management.
The best part was, I am not working under GSC but I am representative of UIP, so I am not required to follow any instruction from any of the management staff at GSC but instead they treat me like a manager, all the staff calling me 'sir'... lol... it feel kinda weird tho, but get use to it after the 1st day. So I am the "BOSS" muahahaha!!!
My first time entering Gold class cinema and Imax Cinema too. It was quite cool, especially the IMAX cinema, the screen is so huge, even if you sit in the middle row you will have some difficulty watching the show, cause the screen is MEGA big.
That's how the screen look like in the picture is the screen, not very clear but roughly you can see how big it is. I think the screen is a quarter bigger of than normal cinema screen, but its still very big.
As for the gold/premiere class cinema, nothing impressive just that it has mini bar outside of the theater. The sit is very big, thats all, the screen and sound system is all exactly the same. Unless you don't know where to spent your money to, then you can try pay 40 bucks to sit in the gold class cinema. Honestly speaking paying 15 bucks to watch Transformer in IMAX theater is way much better than watching in Gold/Premiere class. Hehe.
Got the chance to went in to the project room too. First time in my life I get to went into the projection room, it was so so so COLD!!! I guess they have to maintain a low temperature for the projection machine to be able to operate properly. The projection machine look like a big computer server. Should took a better a picture of it, but don't dare... hehe. Oh ya it's also part of my task to check every projecter room once awhile for any recording devices. Nothing much to check there, just walk around to show them then I am actually doing my job... haha... and pretend to look every corner of the room... as if I am doing inspection like that... lol.
But none the less I guess is a good experience working there as a 'checker', sounded like the checker game right... hehe. Is fun la, you don't have fix time when you supposed to be in the cinema, even if I am not the manager there wouldn't do anything cause I am not their staff... ngek ngek... in other word I loiter around Time Square, went to Borders's book shop to read some comic book, hehe. Easy job, easy money, free movies, higher status/authority even than the cinema manager but ... there is always a 'BUT'...
The 'but' are... you required to be there for SUPER MEGA ULTRA long hours. Have to reach there around 11am and can only reach home 4am in the morning. To be there on the 1st screening of the show till the end. The last show ended at 3am, by the time the technician pack up the movie reels, it's already half and hour gone. Driving back home also took around 20-30min, SO TIRING!!!
The worst thing is, walking around in Time Square alone like zombie. Walking aimlessly without any direction try to utilize the remaining time. It was so boring and tiring. I only have 5 hours of precious sleeping time everyday end up I slept in the Gold class mini bar area there... lol...working 15 hours per day is totally madness.
Thank God it only last for 1 week...
You know in the media, you will always hear this phrase, "be the 1st to watch Transformer on the premiere opening", something like that. How to be the 1st to watch? Is like there are more than 10 thousand people watching at the same time in Asia. The media should rephrase it to "be the 1st ten thousand to watch Transformer"... lol
Be the 1st to watch doesn't make sense to me,
hehe is just a random thought.
Anybody still want to watch Transformer?
I don't mind watching again...
after watching like don't know how many times already =P
Oh ya Hairy Potty is out... I mean Harry Potter... lol
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