There are many things to consider when approaching such a project.
While having a projector show a video in a corporate environment is quite common, the home theater , especially the outdoor version is not.
Having a big screen and big sound system in your living room is not a home theater. What makes a home theater is the fact that a larger amount of people than would normally be in a living room would be able to view the video.
In many very wealthy people's homes, a home cinema can be easily identified by the close similarity to an actual cinema, with as many as 50 seats in one room.Some are smaller with just10 seats or so but the sense of cinema is very clearly visible. A home entertainment system is not a home theater or private theater.
If you have friends and family perform a play in your living room , does that make it a theater? Of course not.
Where some have come up with the idea of an outdoor cinema, which is similar to a drive-in theater, the idea does move closer to a cinema but is still not a cinema as there are no seats or places to park cars.
So it is in fact still not a theater. This, however, does not take away the fun of pretending that it is.
Some groups of people have made family fun movie nights by having children and parents construct cardboard cars which they have placed in a hall to create the sense of a drive-in theater for the kids.
This kind of event can be great fun. When searching for projector hire companies in Johannesburg, keep in mind that many of the hire companies do not like to have projectors outdoors.
The moisture of garden air can damage the projector. The same applies to the sound system .With sound hire in Johannesburg, many of the sound hire companies will caution against using sound outdoors , especially at night.
Sometimes the equipment is left out over night to the next morning, resulting in dew forming on the equipment and potentially damaging the equipment.
There are however some sound hire companies in Johannesburg and even video production companies in Johannesburg who will offer to provide the complete projector and sound hire but under supervision of a technician who can quickly move the equipment, should it rain and also pack equipment away after the evening is finished, removing the problem of early morning dew.
Also keep in mind that a sound system outside can cause sound to travel much further than a sound system inside. Also the PA system or sound system is likely to be much more powerful than your average home entertainment system.If you have neighbors close by or relatively unfriendly neighbors , you may have a problem.
Although the home movie night or outdoor movie sounds like a great idea, and it can be, always make sure you have the know how to have the system work without problems, while avoiding any legal or other problems.
