New project: roving drive-in

[electricfox]

For the past year I've been running a project I'm dubbing "mobmov " (short for Mobile Movie). Basically, I run a projector and FM transmitter out of my car, and show movies to people like a drive-in. We show in lots of different places around Berkeley and SF. If any other VTer's are around in the SF bay area, I hope you come check it out sometime. It's all free, I just do it for fun and to meet people.

[DigitalSkyline]

cool concept...

The only thing is the old "FBI Warning" on most movies about public performances

But I say, the hell with em, Stick it to the man!

[CelticRaven]

Bryan,
I had no idea mobmov was a project of yours until this post and your personal site. btw: totally cool personal site.

Anyway, I came across your site when reading about the topic a few weeks back as a few friends and I have been doing this for over a year, at least in our own backyards. Started looking online after reading an article about http://www.thespoon.com/drivein/ "guerilla drive ins". It's soo much fun. Good luck in your endeavors.

[Garreg]

That's amazing.... brilliant idea!
Wish we had the weather over here in the UK for projects like that I'd have to have a projector, FM transmitter and millions of umbrellas

How does the FM transmitter work... what do you use, how, etc.. etc... you got my attention

[electricfox]

Well, the thing is Garreg, everyone's in their cars, so cold is not a problem. Gets too cold, they can turn on the heater. If you have the inclination, I'd say try it.

I really want to spread the idea to other places, so if anyone is interested in trying it out, there's an application form on the mobmov site. If I accept you (I will), you'll get custom video titles for your mobmov, ability to take signups on mobmov.org, plus a mailing list, and tutorials about how to set it all up.

[mresell]

It's kind of like the french do outside with a sheet and a bottle of wine. I miss drive-ins. They were fun. How do you handle the copyright issues tho?

[CelticRaven]

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/usc...1----000-.html

to perform or display it at a place open to the public or at any place where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered

guess it depends on the definition of "substantial"

...hey all you people watching the movie...you're my new best friends!! welcome to the circle

[electricfox]

mresell: Everything that I show is either in the public domain (cartoons and commericals), and I request permission or purchase the rights to show anything else (feature films). I don't get a huge number of people at any one showing (10-15), so the studios typically allow it, or charge me a low fee which I'm happy to pay (through Swank usually).

The only slight objection I might get is about trespassing on some of these old abandoned parking lots at night in the warehouse district, but so far no one's seemed to mind.

[awen]

I had no idea people were doing that... I need to get out more... maybe catch a movie. *wink*