Spencer Christiano is Senior Projectionist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, where he is responsible for all assigned technical and projection aspects of the 1,010-seat Samuel Goldwyn Theater , the 966-seat David Geffen Theater , the 286-seat Linwood Dunn Theater , and the 283-seat Ted Mann Theater . He is a co-editor and co-author of The Art of Film Projection: A Beginner’s Guide (2019) , a comprehensive outline of th
Originally from Rochester, New York, Spencer was Chief Projectionist of the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum for 6 years, where he supervised projection operations in two archival exhibition spaces; and was Technical Manager of the Cinema Theater for 9 years. He has coordinated technical operations for film festivals including The Nitrate Picture Show (2015-2019) , the Domitor Conference of Early Cinema (2018) , the Rochester Jewish Film Festival (2014-2019) , the ImageOut LGBT Film Fest
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Los Angeles, California) Chief Projectionist (August 2021 — December 2022) •