He subsequently worked as a projectionist and helped unionize the projectionists in central Nebraska. The first of these was a 17-minute Super-8 version for home projectionists. As theaters converted to all digital automated screens, Regal also removed projectionists altogether. Union projectionists refused to show it at some theaters that had accepted it. Additionally, theater owners and projectionists who exhibited the film were arrested. Closed shop working by projectionists was common in British cinema chains until the early 1980s. Most of the trained projectionists at the Odeon retired, or were made redundant in 2011. In the United States, projectionists were sometimes 'pooled out' to theatre companies via their union. He deduced that projectionists believed the reel had ended. Projectionists had to be told at later showings to prepare for this transition. Three songs were posted on Projectionists MySpace.