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Renting A Big Screen

By Darwin Hachey


We live in a neighborhood that has a fun contest each year to find out which family is able to put together the best event for the smallest amount of money. Of course, all the usual things have all been done before, including a block party or two, pot luck evenings and a pool party.

Those types of events are fun, but they aren't really extraordinary. This year we won the contest. I really wanted to come up with something different, and this year I found exactly what I was looking for, an event that was unique and different.

The answer is simple. We planned an outdoor movie night! This experience was great and is able to you believe this outdoor event took place in Syracuse, New York. We have to really appreciate all outdoor events in these parts on a nice summer's evening.

I live in Syracuse, NY. So the darkness of the outside was great for an outdoor movie. Renting a big screen was the best idea. We were able to create this outdoor movie theater by renting a projector to shine on a bed sheet that we hung on the back of our house.

I found a film suitable for families - that was easy - and I used a rented projector to play it on a bed sheet that I hung over the washing line. You can easily have an exciting neighborhood party with the help of a movie projector.

All that I had to do was connect the projector to my laptop computer, then with one click, the movie started. You don't have to be a technical wizard to use this equipment. I would certainly do that again, as it seemed to be such a hit, although I might take it a step further and consider renting a big screen.

My children really loved the outdoor movie night that we created. They keep asking for us to do it again. Projecting the movie on a wall will make it seem such as we are really at the movies, so I am all for doing it again soon.




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