Guerrilla movies
Posted on 31. Jul, 2006 by Cassandra in Uncategorized
Even we’re not old enough to remember the drive-in.
According to legend, there was a huge drive-in cinema in Goodwood [where GrandWest is today] a couple of decades back. Zebras also used to roam free and chew grass where Mavericks is today.
Blankets, Cortinas, beer and picnics were the order of the day along with heavy petting and not a great deal of movie watching.
The idea might be set for a rerun however.
California-based MobMov is a drive-in movie system built into a car, that pops up at different locations every week.
MobMov, which is short for mobile movie, was founded last year by
Bryan Kennedy, a 25 year old web developer who wanted to create a
guerilla drive-in for his friends. Before long, friends of friends
joined in, and MobMov went public, with movie showings announced
through mailing lists.The set-up is relatively simple: install a DVD player, projector,
and power inverter into a car, and use a low-power FM transmitter to
share a movie’s soundtrack to nearby car radios. [via]
Obviously its a nice social get-together idea, but could it be a nice opportunity for independent film makers in Africa to get their movies to the audience?
It seems that getting a small movie onto the circuit is most of the problem here – so this idea easily bypasses all the BS and gets the show on the road.
More info:
How to organise your own drive-in
Previously: Guerrilla shopping
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Aquila
02. Aug, 2006
Nice idea that one.
On the other hand I can’t help wondering of the possible legal implications of screening DVDs outside of the definition of “home use only”… Something about civil action & criminal prosecution with regard to public performance etc…
Guess if it’s anywhere else than clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, prisons, oil rigs, religious institutions and schools…
Cherryflava
03. Aug, 2006
Maybe if you’re not making a profit from the screening its overlooked.
Think the Mobmov site has information regarding that, but SA laws could well be different.
Juan-M
30. Apr, 2007
Ag the South African law probably does not even care. They overlook murders, rapes, molestations and many more, do you really think that will pay attention to a liitle dvd drive through special. My guess is hell no
Juan-Michael
30. Apr, 2007
I dont think the law really matters here. The law overlooks murder, rape, molestation and many more important subjects. Do you really think they gonna go out of their way to catch these guys giving free dvd drive through shows. My guess is hell no. So enjoy it while the law is still ignorant