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<h1>Sprocket School</h1>

'''Sprocket School''' is a collection of information, history, and suggested [[best practices]] for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.

'''Sprocket School''' is a collection of information, history, and suggested [[best practices]] for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is meant to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.

<mark>'''NOTE''': This project is currently in development.</mark> Some articles are only sketches of information to be included as this project grows.

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'''Visit our [[List of analog film exhibitors]] for a list of film-capable venues around the world!'''

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* Use the '''search box''' at the top of ~~the~~ page to search for a specific term or subject.

* Use the '''search box''' at the top of this page to search for a specific term or subject.

* '''[[Special:AllPages|Browse a list of all pages]]'''

* '''Browse pages by [[:Category:Contents|category]]''':

** 🆕 '''[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]''': Our in-depth guides to everything an exhibitor might want to know

** '''[[:Category:Equipment|Equipment]]''': articles about [[:Category:Projectors|projectors]], [[:Category:Projector components|projector components]], and various [[:Category:Tools|tools]].

** '''[[:Category:Film ~~prints~~|Film ~~prints~~]]''': articles ~~about~~ [[:Category:Film ~~gauges~~|~~film gauges~~]] ~~and~~ about things like [[cues]], [[leader]], and [[aspect ratios]].

** '''[[:Category:Film prints|Film prints]]''': articles about things like [[cues]], [[leader]], and [[aspect ratios]].

** '''[[:Category:Technique|Technique]]''': articles about [[:Category:Showmanship|showmanship]], [[:Category:Film handling|film handling]], and [[:Category:Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]].

** '''[[:Category:Resources|Resources]]''': resources we host, including a [[Technical_consultants|list of technical consultants]] and a [[Resources|list of external resources]].

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 <h1>Sprocket School</h1>
-'''Sprocket School''' is a collection of information, history, and suggested [[best practices]] for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.
+'''Sprocket School''' is a collection of information, history, and suggested [[best practices]] for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is meant to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.
 <blockquote>
 <mark>'''NOTE''': This project is currently in development.</mark> Some articles are only sketches of information to be included as this project grows.
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 '''Visit our [[List of analog film exhibitors]] for a list of film-capable venues around the world!'''
-[[File:FilmWrecker.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
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 </p>
-* Use the '''search box''' at the top of the page to search for a specific term or subject.
+* Use the '''search box''' at the top of this page to search for a specific term or subject.
 * '''[[Special:AllPages|Browse a list of all pages]]'''
 * '''Browse pages by [[:Category:Contents|category]]''':
+** 🆕 '''[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]''': Our in-depth guides to everything an exhibitor might want to know
 ** '''[[:Category:Equipment|Equipment]]''': articles about [[:Category:Projectors|projectors]],  [[:Category:Projector components|projector components]], and various [[:Category:Tools|tools]].
-** '''[[:Category:Film prints|Film prints]]''': articles about [[:Category:Film gauges|film gauges]] and about things like [[cues]], [[leader]], and [[aspect ratios]].
+** '''[[:Category: Film gauges|Film gauges]]''': articles relevant to [[:Category:35mm|35mm]], [[:Category:16mm|16mm]], [[:Category:70mm|70mm]], [[:Category:Super 8|Super 8]], [[:Category:8mm|8mm]], etc.
+** '''[[:Category:Film prints|Film prints]]''': articles about things like [[cues]], [[leader]], and [[aspect ratios]].
 ** '''[[:Category:Technique|Technique]]''': articles about [[:Category:Showmanship|showmanship]], [[:Category:Film handling|film handling]], and [[:Category:Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]].
 ** '''[[:Category:Resources|Resources]]''': resources we host, including a [[Technical_consultants|list of technical consultants]] and a [[Resources|list of external resources]].