Inflatable Backyard Movie Screens - 5 Tips When Buying a Backyard Movie Screen
As summer approaches backyard movies are getting more and more popular. Whether you are planning on buying an inflatable movie screen for a birthday party or planning on creating your own summer movie festival there are several things you should look for when buying your screen.
Look for screen that is made for outdoor movies - Most screens made for the outdoors are inflatable and should hold up to the wind. Depending on the size of the screen they will have different tolerances for the wind but they all should have tethers and stakes for staking into the ground. The nice thing about inflatable screens is that if the wind does gust most of the time the screen will flex and not break like a solid frame model. If you can't stake it into the ground because of the landscape or you are showing it on pavement you should make sure you have some weights or sandbags.
Understand How It Inflates - Although most inflatable movie screens are similar as to how they inflate some have internal fans and some have external fans that inflate. Also some will inflate quicker than others and might take more than one person to do it. There is no right or wrong system and a lot of it is determined by the size of the screen you use but you should be aware of it so when you do go to inflate the screen there are no surprises. Also one thing to remember is that all screens have zippers that are used to open when you deflate the screen. It is good to know where they are before you try to inflate it so you don't have any problems on show night. Opened zippers are the number one problem when a screen doesn't inflate properly.
Get a Screen With Black Borders - Some manufacturers try to get the screens as large as possible by having the screen go right to the edge of the inflatable. Although this might seem like a good idea but by not having a black border around the screen it doesn't give the film the "pop" it should get and some of the picture may seem to fade out at the edges. Since you are outside you can't get the viewing area as dark as possible like you can inside due to ambient lighting, streetlights, stars and the neighbors house so you need as much help as possible to make the film bright.
Get the right size screen for your backyard movie theater - Bigger is not always better. You need to look at the size of your backyard, where you are going to show the movie, where everyone is going to sit before you can determine the size of the movie screen. Just like in a real movie theater, sitting in the front row is not always the best seat. If you have a small backyard a smaller screen will be just as good as a more expensive bigger screen. Also take into consideration the aspect ratio of the screen. Widescreen movies with a 16:9 ratio works best with newer widescreen movies as opposed to the 4:3 ratio.
Consider the type of projector that you will use - A HD projector will show a much better picture and you can get a larger screen and people will be able to sit closer and not see any pixel lines if they did with a standard projector. Also a HD projector works better with widescreen and a 16:9 ratio screen.
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Look for screen that is made for outdoor movies - Most screens made for the outdoors are inflatable and should hold up to the wind. Depending on the size of the screen they will have different tolerances for the wind but they all should have tethers and stakes for staking into the ground. The nice thing about inflatable screens is that if the wind does gust most of the time the screen will flex and not break like a solid frame model. If you can't stake it into the ground because of the landscape or you are showing it on pavement you should make sure you have some weights or sandbags.
Understand How It Inflates - Although most inflatable movie screens are similar as to how they inflate some have internal fans and some have external fans that inflate. Also some will inflate quicker than others and might take more than one person to do it. There is no right or wrong system and a lot of it is determined by the size of the screen you use but you should be aware of it so when you do go to inflate the screen there are no surprises. Also one thing to remember is that all screens have zippers that are used to open when you deflate the screen. It is good to know where they are before you try to inflate it so you don't have any problems on show night. Opened zippers are the number one problem when a screen doesn't inflate properly.
Get a Screen With Black Borders - Some manufacturers try to get the screens as large as possible by having the screen go right to the edge of the inflatable. Although this might seem like a good idea but by not having a black border around the screen it doesn't give the film the "pop" it should get and some of the picture may seem to fade out at the edges. Since you are outside you can't get the viewing area as dark as possible like you can inside due to ambient lighting, streetlights, stars and the neighbors house so you need as much help as possible to make the film bright.
Get the right size screen for your backyard movie theater - Bigger is not always better. You need to look at the size of your backyard, where you are going to show the movie, where everyone is going to sit before you can determine the size of the movie screen. Just like in a real movie theater, sitting in the front row is not always the best seat. If you have a small backyard a smaller screen will be just as good as a more expensive bigger screen. Also take into consideration the aspect ratio of the screen. Widescreen movies with a 16:9 ratio works best with newer widescreen movies as opposed to the 4:3 ratio.
Consider the type of projector that you will use - A HD projector will show a much better picture and you can get a larger screen and people will be able to sit closer and not see any pixel lines if they did with a standard projector. Also a HD projector works better with widescreen and a 16:9 ratio screen.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kendall_Parker
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