projectionist
noun
pro·jec·tion·ist
prə-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nist 
: one that makes projections: such as
a
b
: a person who operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment
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Murphy, a longtime projectionist himself, led the team that found, restored and installed the 70mm projector at his home city theatre in Melbourne, Australia for the Ultra Panavision roadshow release of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Mays was at a movie theater in Sioux City, Iowa, when the projectionist stopped the film to make an announcement.
—Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
The organization brings together hundreds of workers at festivals, from projectionists to drivers and caterers.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 May 2024
Similarly, Cinema Paradiso tells the story of a child, Salvatore (played by Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, and Jacques Perrin at different ages), who falls in love with the flickering screen as he is introduced to it through the eyes of local projectionist, Alfredo (Phillipe Noiret).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Mays was at a movie theater in Sioux City, Iowa, when the projectionist stopped the film to make an announcement.
—Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
The organization brings together hundreds of workers at festivals, from projectionists to drivers and caterers.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 May 2024
Similarly, Cinema Paradiso tells the story of a child, Salvatore (played by Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, and Jacques Perrin at different ages), who falls in love with the flickering screen as he is introduced to it through the eyes of local projectionist, Alfredo (Phillipe Noiret).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
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projectionist
noun
pro·jec·tion·ist
prə-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment
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