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I'm located in a small town that has an old theater, and there's a movement to rennovate the old theater. I've been asked to look into upgrading the sound system (which is pathetic). The theater seats about 500. It has the coolest name, too - the "Worm Creek Opera House".Our dream is to host an annual independent film festival here. The town is Preston, Idaho, where Napoleon Dynamite was filmed. Briefly, local kid Jared Hess shot a 10-minute short film that won a $70,000 grant at the Sundance Film Festival. With that money, he directed and produced Napoleon Dynamite. So the town is already on the map, so to speak, as far as independent film goes.
At this stage it looks like the theater rennovation will be largely a community volunteer project. Which means, I don't know if we'll have the money to hire a consultant. Apparently I'm the closest thing to a "sound man" in town, and I'm just a small-time audio dealer.
Not knowing diddly squat about theater sound systems, I downloaded a couple of papers from JBL's "Technical Library" and read them. Now I know diddly, but still don't know squat.
Can anyone recommend a book or other resource I can go to for more information about theater sound systems? I just want to learn as much as I can as early as I can, to hopefully avoid big mistakes in the project. Even if we are able to hire someone who actually knows what they're doing, the more one of us townsfolk knows the better.
Thank you.
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hmmmm community project, no money, volunteer project etc, famious theater.
Well why dont you contact on of the companys that do this type work professionaly. If you go for the big boyz they usually have some spare cash allocated budgets etc to charity sponsorship in exchange for free publicity etc. Harman Kardon comes to mind or even Lucas films they own the THX spec.
They could provide the kit or some of it and the consultancy to prevent the enormouse cockup that might occur as no one on the teams' very done it before. With the commuinty providing the workmanship to transform it.Good luck BTW.
Sound like a good marketing opportunity (and tax write-off)for them and others manufacturers and suppliers.
I hadn't thought of seeking a donation from a prosound company, but boy wouldn't that would be the way to go! I'll try JBL and TAD (I'm already a TAD customer, so who knows...)Thanks,
I would check with the motion picture industry. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is where I'd look first. Nowadays with 7.1 and THX there must be a standard, it's not like every theatre around has to figure these things out for themselves.
Excellent idea - thank you very much!Duke
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