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Topic: UK Drive In
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Randy Loy
Expert Film Handler
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Registered: Aug 1999
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posted 07-07-2002 03:00 PM
Ken,Great photos! It sounds like attendance was good too! Are you planning to do this on a regular basis at the same location or are you planning to move everything around to other locations? It is my understanding that the U.K. has never had any permanently constructed drive-in theatres like we have here in the states. Am I correct? Has anybody else done what you are doing with a "portable drive-in." I know that Japan does portable drive-ins and I think it is a fascinating concept. One more question (sorry, I know I'm asking a bunch of them) but did anybody complain about sight lines since the parking area was not ramped and the screen height was relatively low?
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Ken McFall
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Haringey, London.
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-07-2002 03:12 PM
Hi Randy,the company I work for, City Screen, bought the screen last year for the Cambridge Film Festival, and I have done most of the full service hires. We recently did a similar Drive-In in Livingston Scotland, so distance is not a problem for us. We can work all year round as required. With regards to the sight lines, I was concerned about it myself, but on checking it seemed fine from most locations. I could have raised the picture another couple of feet but decided not to in the end. It has to be said the pics make it look worse than it was. Next Friday & Saturday 12th 13th July, I'm running the Cambridge Film Festival outdoor screening once again. In this case we will be using a speaker setup for sound. I'm aware that compared to what you are used to our setup is very basic, but I will upgrade the equipment bit by bit with time. I intend to go full 5 channel stereo in the next few months.
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Ken McFall
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From: Haringey, London.
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-07-2002 04:26 PM
Thanks for that Mike, look forward to seeing what you finally decide on. Keep it simple to start with that way its more reliable. I have to say I prefere doing the Drive-In shows as they are much easier from a tech point of view. Open air shows are more involved so open to more to go wrong.....Mind you the only problems we've had so far are the generators that we hire locally. Three failures in Scotland and two this weekend gone. We were lucky that we could use local power for the screen fan. Next weekend I'll take pictures of the whole setup loaded into the Luton van.... It all fits in one van if needed but for simplicity we use two vans for non Drive-In, outdoor shows as we need a home for the amplifiers behind the screen. Watch this space.....
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