Бойцовский клуб
Chapter 3
Thetwoprojectorsrunning,youstandbetweenandholdtheshutterleveroneach. Onreallyoldprojectors,youhaveanalarmonthehubofthefeedreel.
Evenafterthemovie’sontelevision,thewarningdotswillstillbethere. Evenonairplanemovies.
Asmostofthemovierollsontothetake-upreel,thetake-upreelturnsslowerandthefeedreelhastoturnfaster. Attheendofareel,thefeedreelturnssofastthealarmwillstartringingtowarnyouthatachangeoveriscomingup.
Thedarkishotfromthebulbsinsidetheprojectors,andthealarmisringing. Standtherebetweenthetwoprojectorswithaleverineachhand,andwatchthecornerofthescreen. Theseconddotflashes. Counttofive. Switchoneshutterclosed. Atthesametime,opentheothershutter.
Changeover.
Themoviegoeson.
Nobodyintheaudiencehasanyidea.
Thealarmisonthefeedreelsothemovieprojectionistcannap. Amovieprojectionistdoesalothe’snotsupposedto. Noteveryprojectorhasthealarm. Athome,you’llsometimeswakeupinyourdarkbedwiththeterroryou’vefallenasleepintheboothandmissedachangeover. Theaudiencewillbecursingyou. Theaudience,theirmoviedreamisruined,andthemanagerwillbecallingtheunion.
YouwakeupatKrissyField.
