No matter where my career has taken me Cinema
has always remained a passion.
Passion is the repeated experience of joy in doing something. When one discovers
passion, it is usually because an activity seems to produce joy each time it is
performed. Normally, there is a diminishing return on the joy associated with an
activity. Not so when passion is present. The activity produces a surprising and
satisfying amount of joy, again and again. Passion is a meta-emotion—an emotion that
is felt only after observing other emotions over time. Passion is present when you
observe that the same activity consistently brings you joy.
For me the shared experience of cinema cannot be rivalled. But I am equally
passionate that the whole experience from the advertising & marketing, the visit to the
theatre, the staff, presentation, the picture and sound the wash-rooms all meet the
highest standards possible.
Having worked at theatres that entertain royalty, I will always strive to treat every last
patron royally.
Returning to my roots.
The first 12 years of my working career were spent in the cinema in an age of
fearsome chief projectionists and even more formidable ODEON managers, it was a
time when matriculate attention to detail was the norm, and every manager was
acutely aware of the impact attendance made to the profitability of his business unit.
Showmanship was a byword in the projection room and front of house. These days
technological advances in audio, digital projection, large format screens, 3D, High
Frame Rates, livecasts are all creating a fantastic opportunity for a new audience-
centric experience.
Yet sadly so many multiplex units today have all the excitement and theatricality of a
visit to LIDL’s.
I will endeavour to do everything possible to engage my audience, educate and
entertain. To provide an enjoyable, clean pleasant and safe experience.
I caught the cinema bug young and the biggest treats as a child always seemed to
revolve around the big screen. Seeing Great Expectations, Hamlet, the opera Madam
Butterfly are all testament to how important my school saw cinema as part of the
curriculum.
God willing I probably have a good 15 years of work ahead of me, It would be a real
privilege to spend that time in a job that I love.
A creative Industry
career experience at
a glance
From an early start in Theatre and
Film Projection at the age of 14 this
vast experience is now on offer to
your organisation.
Projection 16,35, 70mm Cinema
Management in regional and West-
End locations.
TV Departments of the worlds
largest Advertising Agency’s.
Experienced in Film to Video
transfers.
Managing Director Laser Display
Company specialising in large
scale outdoor displays, Club
Installations and Special Effects for
Film & TV.
Founder & First Chairman of
Terrence Higgins Trust
Lecturer in Computer Graphics
Thames Valley University
Website Designer and Social
Networking consultant.
Part of the team restoring the
former ODEON Newport and
establishing a Cinema Museum
© 2014 davidhewett David Hewett is seeking a position as a Cinema Manager in your organisation
Many people collect jobs and experiences in
pursuit of crafting a "winning" cirriculum vite.
That's backwards. My CV is a report card.
It's a by-product of what I've accomplished,
learned, and experienced.
I hope that this CV will reflect that journey.
