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Topic: Showing Films And Getting Paid For It!
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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler
Posts: 452
From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted July 06, 2012 06:46 AM
I put a 16mm show featuring 'Tweety Pie' and 'The Comancheros' on at a nursing home. When all six (after an extensive ad. campaign!) of my audience were wheeled in I wondered, rather unfairly perhaps, if they would last the show out. After reel two, with one more to go, I asked if it was worth carrying on as all but one old lady had been wheeled out again. She was in a poor state but was very insistent that John Wayne was her favourite so we finished the show.
One of the nurses, obviously not a film fan, remarked that surely it would have been easier to put a DVD on, 'but not as much fun', said I, and hopefully the old dear would have agreed.
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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1461
From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 06, 2012 08:06 AM
I used to do film shows on a semi regular basis, it was great fun and I'm sorry there's no real demand for it now that digital projection has taken the magic of reel film away to a great extent.
I'll re-post here what I said in previous threads:
2003: quote:
This Saturday was another great opportunity for a Super 8 Film Show, and this time to an ever changing bunch of children – possibly the most appreciative audience!
Friends of mine were once again staging their annual Craft Fayre/Open House. As they had in the past, they asked me if I would put on a film show for the young ones, this turns out to be quite a lucrative move for the hosts, as with the kiddies captivated in the sitting room cinema, the parents tend to relax whilst being fed mince pies, tea and mulled wine, and consequently spend more money on all the odd looking craft products.
For the day, and as the Fayre had a Christmas theme to it, I put together a Christmas reel comprising Peace On Earth, The Madagascar Penguins Christmas Caper, and of course the old favourite Snowman. This lasted for about 50minutes and proved a great success although I’m not convinced that Peace on Earth is universally popular among young children as the message is quite dark.
I also took along a number of short subjects and The Lion King full feature; the latter was very much the hit of the day both with the children who were captivated by it and the parents who enjoyed the 90 minutes of freedom. The film ended with a round of applause!
As ever the GS 1200 attracted a lot of attention, during the day several of the little people got to “help” me thread it up and rewind the films, it also intrigued a number of the Dads who found themselves drawn to its alluring ways; the gentle purr, the smell of the warm mechanism and the bewitching light being all too irresistible…
In all the show lasted for nearly 6 hours as there was a constant change over in people all through out the day and the old GS performed faultlessly, in fact I feel it probably did it some good getting to be used for so long in one sitting – a little like taking the car on a long trip.
Hopefully I’ll be doing it all again next year…
2006:
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... until a few years ago I did regular, fortnightly, film nights through the winter months at a local resource centre for people with learning dissabilities. These were great evenings and became very popular.
We charged an entrance fee that was ostensively to cover the cost of refreshments ie; a packet of crisps, ice cream and a drink, the film show being incidental and thus free.
In reality of course, the proceeds more than covered the expenditure and each evening contributed to the coffers in the amenity fund (the centres that is, not mine ).
Incidently, the centre eventually invested in a digital projector because the film nights had been so successful, sadly though I hear that the film nights have been discontinued now due to lack of interest and the digital projector is just used to watch the football on...
May be I should get back there this winter with the GS 1200 and revive the old cinema magic !
Mike ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Auntie Em must have stopped wondering where I am by now...
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 06, 2012 09:43 AM
I do a Christmas show every year for a local church group of kids and their parents. It has always gone well and the parents are appreciative. I have found that the attention span of kids is small these days, and it is best to splice up a variety of shorts onto a 1200ft reel rather than try to show a feature length film. As Mike points out, the 'Star' of the show is usually the GS1200 which kids and parents alike are very attracted to.
I think a lot of nursing homes, assisted living centers, and church halls now have very large flat panel TV's and even digital projection, so the large screen film show has perhaps lost some of its unique impact.
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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 06, 2012 10:33 AM
I concur with Paul, that we have to keep the audience' mood, especially if they are kids. As the projectionist, I feel bad when they talk each other or play something else when movies go too boring.
For example, showing King Kong full feature will loose the kid's attention for the first two reels. Thanks that we are in super 8, so we have plenty digest or mini feature to show. Lakshmi has confirmed that King Kong three parter is straight to King Kong chase and NY scene. This will be good for kids.
I do not splice different films into bigger reel, only for full feature or mini feature. I am using 2 projectors instead like shown on photos at the above old post. It is just like DJ-ing, i.e playing with two turntables ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) (I do this btw for occasional parties, if you want to know my side of hobby).
cheers,
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Winbert
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