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The Importance of Partnerships: Post-Pandemic and Always

The need for creative strategy and support from partners is greater than ever, and Samantha Reaves from the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee shares tips on how to achieve results.

Stronger together. Collaboration is key. There’s no “I” in “TEAM.” Chances are, you’ve heard these before, as well as many other tropes touting the importance of teamwork. There’s a reason for it: organizations who work together effectively achieve better results. As our theaters reopen to the public, there is one thing I do know—partnerships and collaborations will be more important than ever.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020/Author: Administrator Account/Number of views (1303)/Comments (-)/
Categories: Blogs
Tags: Challenger Learning CenterSamantha ReavespartershipsCOVID

Capitalize on One of the Biggest Media Opportunities of 2020: The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22

Giant screens provide the world’s most immersive and educational cinema experiences for audiences of all ages to explore the universe and our planet. In the past year, over 15 million people experienced a giant screen presentation in one of the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s member theaters. GSCA members are encouraged to use their platform to join the global effort celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22.
Tuesday, February 04, 2020/Author: Administrator Account/Number of views (1479)/Comments (-)/
Categories: Blogs
Tags: Earth Dayclimate change

How Mary Jane Dodge Collected Autographs from All the Apollo 11 Astronauts

Member Services Committee Co-Chair Mary Jane Dodge of MacGillivray Freeman Films has been helping us capture interviews with giant screen veterans to help us celebrate the industry and the association. Now, we've turned the camera on her to find out how she collected the autographs of all three Apollo 11 astronauts. It's also a look back at her career in the biz, told with the enthusiasm that is uniquely Mary Jane.
Wednesday, November 06, 2019/Author: Administrator Account/Number of views (618)/Comments (-)/
Categories: Blogs
Tags: Mary Jane DodgeApollo 11

National Naval Aviation Museum Enhances the Apollo 11 Experience with a VR Themed Attraction That Gives Audiences a Firsthand View of the Landing and Mission Control

The Foundation Museum Support Company (FMSC), a division of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, which operates revenue-generating attractions at the National Naval Aviation Museum, is always exploring new attractions technologies. Since 2015, FMSC has been carefully navigating the potentially tricky introduction of the VR world into the museum. “Simply setting up a set of chairs where museum visitors can experience VR in the museum has never been the right concept for us," says Phillip Crabtree, General Manager of FMSC. “I wanted to bring VR into the museum that not only provided an amazing experience for the visitor actually wearing the VR headset, but also for the visitors observing those wearing the headsets. That’s where the idea for this new Apollo 11 VR Experience was born.”
Friday, October 11, 2019/Author: Administrator Account/Number of views (1568)/Comments (-)/
Categories: Blogs
Tags: National Naval Aviation Museumvirtual realityVRApollo 11themed attractions

Some Institutional Theaters Are Experimenting with Shorter-Length Documentaries

Screening documentaries that run 40-45 minutes has long been the norm at giant screen institutional theaters, but some theaters are experimenting with shorter versions

Screening documentary films that run 40-45 minutes has long been the norm at giant screen institutional theaters. In addition to technical and projection considerations, that length allowed time to rethread the 15/70 projector and program films on the hour. With the arrival of digital projection, several theaters are now experimenting with including shorter versions of documentary films on their schedule. Marlene Janetos asked theaters, producers, and distributors what they think about this trend.
Monday, July 08, 2019/Author: Administrator Account/Number of views (2207)/Comments (-)/
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Tags: documentariesrun timelengthprogrammingtheater operations
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