We are starting a new series of posts on the OAC blog, directed at helping outdoor movie enthusiasts discover new ways to enjoy their inflatable movie screen! One thing we are excited to discuss is the many places you can set up your portable movie screen. It is always enjoyable to watch a backyard cinema movie with your Open Air Cinema Screen, but a little adventure can add a lot to your outdoor movie experience!
Open Air Cinema has many customers around the world who use their inflatable screen and outdoor projector on the beach. We’ve found that those who do so often prefer our Pro or Elite screens, as they are extra durable and can handle the sand and dirt. But if you’re looking for a special place to hold your family or company party, and want to use your Open Air Cinema Home Screen, it will hold up great. If you live in Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Virginia Beach, Florida, Texas, or anywhere with a beach, setting up your outdoor movie screen near your favorite surfing spot will be a total blast!
Producing an outdoor movie on the beach can be highly rewarding, as it is a great environment to relax and enjoy the pleasures of outdoor movies under the stars. The cool evening breeze and soft sand will make for a comfortable experience for you and your guests. And the slope of most beaches provides a natural stadium style seating that will enable everyone to have a great view! Here are a few reminders for what to bring or remember for your Beach Side Outdoor Movie!
- Make sure to identify your power source ahead of time. You may need to bring a generator to power your fan, outdoor projector, and outdoor speakers.
- Bring extra extension cords if you’re plugging in from your beach house or public power supply.
- Blankets and wicker mats will keep the sand off your guests, and will provide comfortable seating. Beach chairs work well too, especially if your audience is older.
- Choose a movie that reflects the environment (it will make the evening extra-special): Jaws, The beach, The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, etc.
- Depending on the season and your location, provide treats that will add to the ambiance: sno-cones, Popsicles or ice-cream, barbecue and lemonade!
- Consider building a fire after the screening of the film. Make sure to provide enough distance between the fire and the screen! Don’t forget the firewood.
If anyone has produced a outdoor cinema beach event, post your story to the comments section below! We’d love to hear how it went.
Jaws presents some great opportunities to make your outdoor movie screen event memorable for your guests or family. Specializing the setting for your outdoor movie always makes for a great experience, so if you are in a boating community, this movie is for you! We’ve seen a number of Open Air Cinema customers who have produced beach-side screenings, where they’ve set up their pro or elite screen right on the sand!
We’ve also seen boat drive in setups, where the audience will watch an outdoor screen movie from their individual boats, listening to the sound through their radio transmitters. This requires the event producer to get a powerful transmitter that will produce a strong enough signal so everyone can hear the audio loud and clear. If you are unfamiliar with such transmitters, fell free to 
The best part about screening Scream on your Open Air Cinema inflatable movie screen, is that there are some really great ways that you can make the event memorable for your audience. For starters, you could have a horror movie cliche quiz or survey (just like Ghostface’s list in Scream), with the winner getting a special Halloween prize for getting all the answers right! You could also host the event wearing a Ghostface mask, making the screening extra scary as you dish out refreshments during the film. There are a myriad of games and activities that would make the screening special for your guests.
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home. She hires a psychic Dr. Fredrichs (Mark Fredrichs), who tells her that the being is not a ghost, but indeed a demon, and cautions them not to taunt the demon, but to contact demonologist Dr. Johan Averies. 
By screening Paranormal Activity at your Halloween party, you’ll leave your friends or family with an experience they’ll never forget! If you really want to scare your audience, you could plant a friend or family member around the periphery of the screening area, making strange sounds and moving objects in a paranormal fashion! 
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The Crossing
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Patriot
Independence Day
The Sandlot follows Scotty Smalls, a teenage boy who moves into a new neighborhood near 
The boys can’t afford another ball, so Smalls gets his stepfathers ball in his study that is signed by a nobody, “Babe Ruth”. The ball is quickly hit over the fence, and when Smalls realizes who the nobody was who signed the ball, the group sets out to recover it. The resulting scenes will keep your audience on the edges of their seats, as the boys come in near contact with “The Beast”!
This film has a PG rating, and so is not for small children, both for its mild suggestive content and violence. Who Framed Roger Rabbit would make a great outdoor movie or backyard cinema event for school and college crowds, and would be a really good pick for your next date night outdoor cinema! As we’ve noted many times before, animations do very well as outdoor movies, as their colors are crisp and bright, and the high contrast makes a stunning overall image. With Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you’ve got the bonus features of an animation, with the teenage and up content that normally comes with non-animations. The film will bring out large crowds, as it is a movie that people don’t watch as often as other movies. Nostalgia will always draw a crowd!
If you have screened Who Framed Roger Rabbit as an outdoor movie, we’d love to see images from the event, and would also be thrilled to hear your story. Please email us at community@openaircinema.us, and we’ll share your story (even if it does not have to do with Roger Rabbit!) with the rest of the open air community.
There are a couple things that really make Monsters Inc. an awesome pick for upcoming outdoor movie event. First, the film is of course loved by kids, but also has some really funny parts for the rest of the family. In other words, no one will be bored watching this movie, and the more audience members, the better. The movie is sure to draw a crowd. Even though most of your community members have probably seen this film dozens of times, Monsters Inc. is guaranteed to make your event a success.
Technically, the film makes a great choice, as it is high in contrast with bright colors. In other words, the image will appear brighter and cleaner than your average film because of these qualities. It will make your event producer’s night go that much smoother, and if you have a little bit of peripheral light, you’ll still be okay. Also, the soundtrack is bold and loud, and will easily be heard by everyone. Sometimes certain films will swing up and down from being too quiet or too loud, but with Monsters inc, you’ll be good to go the entire time.
Has anyone recently screened Monsters Inc. as an outdoor movie event? We’d love to hear your story, and see the images from the screening! Send us an email to 
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