Hundreds watch as inflatable cinema screen shows films in City Park (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Hundreds watch as inflatable cinema screen shows films in City Park
10:56pm Sunday 28th October 2012 in News
By Marc Meneaud, Aire Valley Chief Reporter
Crowds enjoy an animated film on the inflatable cinema in City Park
Film fans wrapped up warm and braved near-freezing temperatures to watch animated films on the UK’s largest inflatable cinema screen in Bradford’s City Park.
An estimated 500 people turned up to watch spooky animation Coraline, ahead of a guest appearance by the American creators of the film at next month’s Bradford Animation Festival.
The inflatable screen, which was put up in City Park for the screening on Saturday night, is called the Air Screen and stands 50ft tall, by 25 ft wide, using a sound system usually used for outdoor rock concerts.
David Wilson, director of Bradford City Of Film, said: “I think the people who came prepared with warm blankets and flasks of hot drinks enjoyed it!”
Viewers also watched a series of animated short films on the Air Screen, which was provided by the Cambridge Film Trust.
Mr Wilson said he had contacted Cambridge Film Festival director, Tony Jones, about bringing the large screen to Bradford after Mr Jones visited a screening of the film Room At The Top in City Hall, to co-incide with the opening of City Park.
Mr Wilson revealed more plans for public screenings in City Park, which may include the return of the giant inflatable screen or a ‘water screen’ which uses projections onto a ‘screen’ made of a fine mist of water.
He said: “I would certainly like to bring back the screen.”
Mark Shapiro, of LAIKA, the creators of Coraline, will appear at Bradford Animation Festival (BAF), giving a behind-the-scenes look at the US studio’s latest feature animation, ParaNorman.
The festival runs at the National Media Museum from November 13 to 17. Tickets are available on 0844 8563797 or at baf.org.uk.
Comments(15)
idleone
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12:58am Mon 29 Oct 12
RuggerTyke wrote:Yep quite right.
Meanwhile the 'New' Victoria rots . .
Several million spent so far on the odeon and god noes how many thousands on this pointless "distraction". Spend the money on what matters and give us back one of our historic buildings. Take a leaf out of Leeds council ( a proper one with proper councillors who take PRIDE in their city ) and restore not demolish.... Total muppets!.
justjustice
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1:59am Mon 29 Oct 12
impossible
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4:39am Mon 29 Oct 12
impossible
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4:42am Mon 29 Oct 12
Walruss
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5:07am Mon 29 Oct 12
That's wrong by the looks of it.
I do wish T & A reporters would read their work first.
The pic shows that it is clearly wider than it is tall.
Call me pedantic but yet another sloppy piece.
Joedavid
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6:36am Mon 29 Oct 12
Walruss wrote:You beat me to it.
". . . stands 50ft tall, by 25 ft wide."
That's wrong by the looks of it.
I do wish T & A reporters would read their work first.
The pic shows that it is clearly wider than it is tall.
Call me pedantic but yet another sloppy piece.
Joedavid
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6:37am Mon 29 Oct 12
Pity Poor Bradford
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7:56am Mon 29 Oct 12
Also there were only about 200 there. There was approx 12 rows of seats with 20 seats a row. That makes 240. Not all seats were occupied.
Did they do two counts? One at the start. One at the end. Then combined the figures?
angry bradfordian
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8:12am Mon 29 Oct 12
Pity Poor Bradford wrote:They probably used the footfall counters that have provided all the other City Park data. 250 people walked past on the way in and then counted on the way out.
I was there with my daughter. It was freezing but she enjoyed it.
Also there were only about 200 there. There was approx 12 rows of seats with 20 seats a row. That makes 240. Not all seats were occupied.
Did they do two counts? One at the start. One at the end. Then combined the figures?
mad matt
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8:52am Mon 29 Oct 12
impossible wrote:Well, let's face it, there's certainly enough hot air provided by Bradford council to inflate it for free!
Let's make the whole of Bradford inflatable and have done with it !
Walruss
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9:28am Mon 29 Oct 12
mad matt wrote:Probably not such a good idea.
impossible wrote:Well, let's face it, there's certainly enough hot air provided by Bradford council to inflate it for free!
Let's make the whole of Bradford inflatable and have done with it !
I wouldn't want to feel let down again.
(Just saying what you were all thinking)
;-)
johnhem
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12:05pm Mon 29 Oct 12
if they ever have a ballot asking for a vote of confidence in bfd council the question would be a, do you think the council do a good job... or b, do you think the council do a good job. (though with this lot they'd probably get that wrong too)
dorny1971
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12:46pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Joedavid wrote:Great idea - we should have just chucked them into a nearby derelict building. They'd have loved that!
Empty cinema a stone throw away and they sit out in the cold, something not right in Bradford.
thatsnotmyname
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1:17pm Mon 29 Oct 12
dorny1971 wrote:Things are happening, it's getting sorted by some great ppl. Good news soon.
Joedavid wrote:Great idea - we should have just chucked them into a nearby derelict building. They'd have loved that!
Empty cinema a stone throw away and they sit out in the cold, something not right in Bradford.
RuggerTyke says...
11:14pm Sun 28 Oct 12