projection booth

noun

a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.

a compartment at the rear of or above an auditorium, in which spotlights and other lighting units are operated.

Origin of projection booth

1925-1930

First recorded in 1925-30

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I sat there in the projection booth and thought, “Oh my god, you could tell a story this way?”

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