The power of participation in community cinemas

The power of participation in community cinemas

What else can a film society do beyond just showing films? Why is it important to connect personally with your community around film? What fun…

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Films as social objects

Films as social objects

By their very nature, films elicit comment and reaction. How can you best stimulate this and develop further interaction and participation? This series of blog…

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More extended participatory activities in community cinemas

Doing even more… You’ve generated a buzz and interest in what you’re doing, but what sorts of things can you do to take it to…

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Still from Ratatouille

Valuing your members

What’s the point of being a member of a film society? If all that your members get is just money off admission, then you really…

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Knowing and extending your audience

What do you know about your audience? Do you know everyone’s name? Why not try to find out? Then you can find out what they…

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Still from Milk, starring Sean Penn

Audience power

How do you give your audience more power over what they watch? The main locus of power in film societies is in the programming, which…

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Making your audience feel special

Making your audience feel special

All those people who turn up, help, follow you on Twitter are important to you. Let them know it. This post continues my thread of…

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A participating audience at community cinemas?

How much do people participate, and what more might they do? The last item in this thread opened up the promise of what an increased…

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The Participatory Film Society

The Participatory Film Society

Imagine this scenario: You go to a community cinema, buy a ticket at the door, sit down in near silence with a few other souls….

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