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Home » Guide to Drive-in Theatres

Guide to Drive-in Theatres

Drive in Theatres are actually the simplest version of movie halls that gives people the whole lot of fun of enjoying movie, though not inside a hall. The whole set up erected for enjoying a good movie consists of a large screen, one booth where the projector is kept, one concession stand and the most important thing a huge parking lot, where automobiles can be parked properly. The screen for a Drive in Theatre can be a really simple one like, one large wall painted white. It can also be a structure of steel truss with a really fine finish to enhance your movie viewing experience.

The most exciting feature of these drive in theatres is that there the movie can be enjoyed, while enjoying the comfort of your car. Privacy and comfort is enjoyed together inside the car, while enjoying the movie from the car. Some of the managers of different Drive in Theatres create a play ground for children that are placed between the rows of cars and the screen. Guide to Drive-in Theatres is designed to give you a detailed idea about different drive in theatres that according to some are even better than the movie halls.

Patios are also placed there that a few people can take rest or have an open air experience of movie halls. Previously, in built speakers were there for the audio effect of the movie. Later on, the system of each speaker hanging from the window of each car came for felicitating a better experience of movie watching. The system was quite economical and the broadcasting system was not intervened by any external noise. The whole audio system was not even damage prone. The movie sound track is send through an FM Radio or an AM with a lower output power that can be received by a simple car radio. The audience can be picked up in a stereo on a high fidelity stereo already installed inside the car.

Guide to Drive-in Theatres takes you on a historical sojourn of the ideal good, old and traditional way of movie watching, that is at a Drive-in Theatre. Richard M Hollingshead Jr, the owner of the Camden, New Jersey, chemical company created the drive in theatre for experiencing a totally new way of enjoying movie. Richard M Hollingshead did outdoor theatre tests at the 212 Thomas Avenue, his own drive way, in the year 1932. This was the first and the movie viewing tool of the simplest form. He nailed a screen to the trees and a Kodak projector manufactured in the year 1928 was used to project the movie for viewing. Gradually he got a clear idea of the exact position for all the cars that each car can have a clear view of the movie. In the year 1932 he applied for a patent of the whole system he created for movie viewing under the open sky. On May, 1933 he got the US patent for his invention. From then onwards Drive-in Theatres have been offering the movie viewers with a wonderful experience.

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