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Projector tech stuff

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We got our brand spanking new projector set up. It’s got full HD resolution (1920×1080), and the lumens value (telling us how strong the light is) is 2000 ANSI. We absolutely adore it, but there’s a ‘but’.

Bit of free advice for those planning on starting up their own outdoor screenings here: if you’re on a tight budget, it’s better to sacrifice resolution for lumens – having for example 4500 ANSI lumens from your 1024×768 projector means you can start a little earlier in the evening, and the difference in resolution is only noticeable to the picky few.

On to building a shading stage for the screen now!

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CTAYKA!

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Early attempt at solarpowered outdoor cinema. In Shiryaevo the House of Culture was closed to the public, so we built a cinemascreen for the lawn outside, and used the sun as a projector for a shadow theatre. Pictured is our recreation of the first frame of the first film made by Sergei Eisenstein, after he quit agitprop street theatre and  turned to film instead. Ctayka, meaning Strike, performed by the kids of Shiryaevo for the 2011 biennale.

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It’s a Sunshine Socialist Cinema!

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An outdoor cinema powered by solar panels. Re-distributing surplus of light from day to night. A Sunshine Socialist Cinema, showing films that provide fuel for discussions of general leftwing topics, or socialism. Free entrance, open to all interested parties.

Run by Kalle Brolin, Kristina Müntzing, together with a study group in the ABF (the Workers Educational Association).