Film Lesson #5: How To Set Up A Film Screening
Are you wondering how you want to screen the first feature film you ever made to people before you get it in film festivals? Here are some tips on how to do so.
Step #1: Ask To Rent A Theater
Go to a theater in or near where you live and ask to rent their theater so you can play your film. It gives anybody the opportunity to watch it for free. A local theater would be much cheaper than a major theater though. Here's the movie theater I ask to play my movies.
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, Home of The West Virginia International Film Festival, in Charleston, West Virginia.
Step #2: Invite plenty of people
Invite enough people to come, approximately about 20-30 people, even if the theater has over 100 seats. That includes, but doesn't limit to, your family, people you work with and people your parents work with. It's even A.O.K. to ask random people who walk by the theater to come see your flick as long as you can tell they're friendly. Make sure you bring you give them a perfect amount of refreshments, and if the theater you're renting allows outside food or drink, it doesn't even have to be popcorn, it can be this!
Step #3: Do A Pre-Show Speech
It's always polite and makes people feel welcome to do a short speech before the movie even starts.
Invite enough people to come, approximately about 20-30 people, even if the theater has over 100 seats. That includes, but doesn't limit to, your family, people you work with and people your parents work with. It's even A.O.K. to ask random people who walk by the theater to come see your flick as long as you can tell they're friendly. Make sure you bring you give them a perfect amount of refreshments, and if the theater you're renting allows outside food or drink, it doesn't even have to be popcorn, it can be this!
It's always polite and makes people feel welcome to do a short speech before the movie even starts.
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