The trade organization Cinema Technology Community has released a comprehensive guide to drive-in movie screenings. The guide is in direct response to resurgence in drive-in screenings around the world as the cinema industry seeks to provide the big screen experience to movie-goers while adhering to government guidelines which have forced the closure of cinemas globally and the requirement for social distancing.
“We have received a growing number of enquiries and calls for advice from our global community since Covid-19 forced the closure of cinemas,” said CTC director Peter Knight, the author of the guide. “The CTC team designed the guide with the aim of raising awareness to all of the areas that need consideration prior to hosting a drive-in screening.”
The guide is available to CTC members on the CTC website and covers a wide range of topics including:
Timing
Location
Vehicle Management
People Safety
Vehicle Requirements
Electric Vehicles
Vehicle Parking and Recovery
Non-Vehicle Users
Site design
Weather
Dampness
Insects
Dust and Heat
Playback
Projectors
Screen
Sound
FM Transmission
LED Screens
Setup/Take Down
Ticketing
Health & Safety
Licences
The organization recently created a free six-month community membership. Since launching the community membership program, CTC has welcomed more than 170 new members from more than 40 countries. Members receive six-month free access to all members-only content including presentations, white papers, handbooks, test materials, podcasts, magazines, more than ten hours of video content including CTC’s complete Women in Cinema series and the CTC technology forum aimed at enabling the cinema community to seek advice, share knowledge and expertise and remain connected by sharing words, pictures and videos.
Cinema professionals wishing to join the community membership programme can sign up today online by visiting www.cinema-technology.com.