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Projection Team of the Year 2009: ABC/Odeon Bournemouth

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Written by: Dion Hanson. Images by Thomas Hauerslev, unless noted. Date: 15.12.2009
Darren Payne and his Projection Team: Ian MacPherson, John Pritchett & John Forster. Sir Sidney (right).

The Chief Darren Payne started his career at the Arts Centre Poole in 1987 working on both live stage performances and film presentations before moving in the following year to the A.B.C. in Southampton.

All too soon in 1989 the first Cannon multiplex opened and Darren transferred to this site staying there until a vacancy for the rank of Chief Projectionist became available at the prestigious ABC  Bournemouth.

In 1999 Darren decided on a major career change and left the A.B.C. to join Odeon. However, he needn’t have bothered as just a few short months after Odeon & A.B.C. joined company. Darren then becoming Chief of both sites and is still there to this day.
 
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Sir Sidney is telling stories. He started in 1939 as a projectionist, at age 14.

The two sites have nine screens in total with seven projection boxes on different levels as well as different buildings. To run the two sites successfully requires both a dedicated and fit projection team. It is easy to assume that because there is a picture on the screen that everything behind the scenes is running smoothly and we all probably know of a cinema where the crew is anything but harmonious. But at Bournemouth they all work together as a true team, Darren has even stopped changing smocks as he flits between the ABC and the Odeon. The two sites are a joy for any engineer to work in, something not often found in an older conversion, plus every member of Darren’s team makes an excellent brew. I keep saying team but at this point we should name them, they are Darren Payne, Ian MacPherson, John Pritchett, John Forster. The two poor souls who got the short straw and are running the shows today are Bret Miley and Jarek Szczygiel.

I am pleased to now ask our President to make the initial award to Darren and his Team of the Year for 2009 from the ABC and Gaumont Bournemouth.
 
 
 
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