Upcoming Webinars

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Webinar Recordings

It Takes a Museum: Discovery Place's Award-Winning Year of the Engineer Program

In 2018, Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina, partnered with 250 STEM leaders to provide 2,500 experiences to expose 250,000 guests to the wonders of STEM. It all started with a rough-cut screening of the film Dream Big, which sparked the idea to not just show the film but to have a “year of the engineer,” with all forms of programming centered around engineering. In this webinar, you'll learn how Discovery Place's divisions all worked together to create this award-winning program and how you can apply the same principles to develop your own programs to extend giant screen learning and enhance the visitor experience.

Secrets of GSCA Membership

In this webinar, find out where to access the demographics of a giant screen movie-goer, what it takes to become a Certified Giant Screen™, and guidelines for giant screen production. Unlock the mysteries of great education programs and award-winning marketing campaigns. Discover exclusive member benefits and resources. Presented by GSCA staff Tammy Seldon and Kelly Germain.

PR 101: Launching a Film Using Featured Talent

Looking for a creative way to launch a new film? Two GSCA member museums share tips on using featured talent to launch a giant screen film.

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science made the star of their Extreme Weather 3D marketing campaign an object instead of a person—The Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV). The TIV, dropped off by filmmaker Sean Casey, rolled up to the museum to much fanfare and was positioned in front of the museum for three weeks. Maura O’Neal, DMNS’s Communications and Media Relations Manager, shares highlights from the campaign and how their TIV social media campaign garnered the greatest organic reach and engagement of any other post to their page, resulting in the film performing 28 percent stronger than their average IMAX film attendance. 

For IMAX Melbourne's campaign to launch A Beautiful Planet, astronaut Marsha Ivins was interviewed 31 times in 5 days, spoke at multiple special event screenings, met with numerous school children, and more to help promote the film. Kate Piasecka, PR and Brand Manager at IMAX Melbourne, shares how their comprehensive, GSCA award-winning campaign leveraged one of the film's stars for a total audience reach in excess of 3.4 million people, resulting in multiple sold-out event screenings and box office returns 15 percent above their goal. 

Kate will also be presenting marketing campaigns at the Giant Screen 101 session on September 20 as part of the 2018 GSCA International Conference and Trade Show.