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We can bring you a movie show anywhere; In a field, on a beach, up a mountain, anywhere!
We do not need to plug in to the mains supply or use a noisy generator.
The cinema seems to use a baffling combination of Solar technology and Audio Visual equipment. But it is really quite simple.
POWER
Eight large solar panels convert sunlight into electricity. The electricity is stored in batteries. The electricity in the batteries is used to run projectors, amplifiers and lighting into the night The next day, the solar panels convert more sunlight into electricity to recharge the batteries. Eight hours of bright sunshine in the day will produce enough electricity to run the cinema for at least eight hours at night. Fully charged batteries give us enough back- up power to run the cinema for at least ten hours in the event of bad weather. Our tent can be fully blacked out for daytime movie shows.
AUDIO VISUAL
A number of video players are linked through a video mixer which is connected to a video projector. DV cameras are used for filming and a laptop PC for editing. Audio sources are fed through a mixing desk and amplified to a pair of high quality speakers. We use specially developed software called vjamm to manipulate video and audio live in real time. This is useful for jingles, titles, slick links and live video jamming.
PREVIOUS WORK:
As seen at: Glastonbury Festival, Talk Action, Big Green Gathering, Wychwood Festival, Hesfes, Rhythm Festival and Bestival, all in the UK. Plus: Amsterdam for the Ruigoord Landjuweel Festival.
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