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February 18, 2015 04:23PM
I've not taken any theater assignments yet and am a bit confused. The assignment is an on-screen ad check. You must check 3 separate auditoriums and must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to showtimes at each of the 3 screens being checks. What if it is a smaller theater, with two evening show times, and show times for all the movies are within 15-40 minutes of one another? How is that possible?
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February 18, 2015 04:32PM
Does it say 30 minutes before each show time or before the first? The only time I've done an ad check it was for two screens only and was so easy. Had my timing been better it wouldn't have taken me much over an hour. Today I saw a bonus for one five minutes from an audit and thought it might work out. The showtimes were 1:30, 1:45 and 2 and then nothing until around 4 pm. That third screen basically knocked the assignment out since I'm not sure it would be possible to get them all with only 15 minutes between. Otherwise it would have been easy to catch the 1:30 and 2.

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February 18, 2015 04:52PM
It says "ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO SHOWTIME AT EACH OF THE THREE SCREENS BEING CHECKED."

So I'm just not sure how it is possible to do this at the theater in my area.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2015 04:55PM by LauraJeanne.
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February 18, 2015 05:51PM
I only glanced at the address and the number of screens before checking show times and the location. Once I figured it wouldn't work without hanging around for hours or leaving and returning there was no point. I would like to add this. It was my first and only theatre shop of any kind. The ad checks definitely seem to be some of the easiest and can sometimes be done in just a couple of hours. I was really glad a friend very familiar with both the company and this type of assignment was around to give me a lot of advice, including beware of the report form because it al out always includes a question or two not on the paperwork you have to print.

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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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February 18, 2015 06:48PM
I usually arrive 30 minutes or so before to the first screen show and the rest usually take care of themselves once you are in the theatre. I have done shops where there were 5 screens or so.

The ads appear before the trailers and the showtime listed is actually the start of the trailers. Luckily, the showtimes somehow allowed me to complete the shops. I have never had a movie shop rejected. If the showtimes are tightly closed together, they usually ask you to bring a partner. Unless there was a reimbursable ticket for my partner, I have never had to do it.
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February 18, 2015 07:08PM
I have done a lot of these. I get there 30 minutes before the first show to talk to the manager etc. The ads generally run 15 minutes before each advertised show.
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