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17 daysI’m not a big fan of outdoor movies myself, but avoiding the wet butt is just a matter of bringing a picnic blanket (or any number of tricks one can use to avoid your normal blanket getting wet).
- 17 days
I’ve only ever done drive ins where they have speakers in the standing/sitting area and further out cars use their radios, do the speakers not exist and do they not transmit over radio at these?
- ButteryMonkey@piefed.socialEnglish17 days
Near me is a place where they do movies in a sort of park. Big screen they throw up for it, but its in a no-cars area, so no options for that.
Its wildly popular tho so idk how they actually handle it. Might just be a thing to basically bring kids to, nobody is gunna watch the movie but the kids burn energy and the adults socialize.
Its like a third space event to bring people to the third space? And it works really well. Even Bee Movie had awesome turnout, and that movie is crap.
- chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish17 days
I’ve done some outdoor sound setups for events.
I take pride in the fact that no one ever said it was too quiet.
All it takes is a willingness to turn the volume up and professional grade sound equipment.
How do you make sure their butts stay wet or is that the job of a totally different person?
- 17 days
Yeah, I’m an AV tech and I was going to say this is less an issue with outdoor movies and more a matter of people generally not understanding that a) audio quality contributes more to a good watching experience than video, and b) audio is more complicated to get right than video. Not necessarily difficult, it just requires a little more learning. (For example, recognizing the difference between what’s actually too loud and what’s just not balanced.)
- 17 days
I’m also an AV tech, more on the video side, and I’m fighting the urge to cuss you out. “Audio is more difficult” 🙄
- 16 days
Lol yeah, that’s fair. I should add that I was speaking more within the context of a typical outdoor movie night. There’s no video routing or switching, hardly any considerations of formats or frame rates. Pretty much just a laptop and a projector, maybe some quick lap through the picture controls if someone really knows and cares that much. I’ve speced out full multi-site switching rigs with broadcast and IMAG so I know video can get into the weeds just as much as audio. 😅
- chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish17 days
Also never underestimate the importance of a sound check with as many mobile sound dampeners as possible.
- nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish16 days
Picnic blankets are plastic table cloths under normal blankets are the cats meow.
We do a few free concerts a summer and have a blanket that folds into a
blanketshoulder bag. It’s got a moisture barrier and makes a great place to relax, eat, or doze off the band is boring.- 17 days
I’d be more impressed if the blanket folded into something other than itself.
- nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish16 days
Doh, thanks. I corrected it. It folds into a bag that has a small pouch for sunscreen or a book.
- 17 days
A wet butt sounds like a specific trauma resurfacing from the author’s past.
