[MR] Movie Demonstration ideas

[J. C. Smith Ispán (hon.)]

Wow, what a cool idea.  Thanks for letting us know about it.

Barcsi Janos
 
JEFFREY C. SMITH 
 
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From: Garth G. Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
To: Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Sent: Tue, November 30, 2010 12:46:29 PM
Subject: [MR] Movie Demonstration ideas

Noble friends,

Recently the newest member in the Shire of Isenfir, Lord Sebastiana, was 
exploring Charlottesville. He discovered that our restored downtown theater was 
running a series of low-cost "oldie" movies, including THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN 
HOOD starring Errol Flynn. Lord Sebastiana made contact with the theater 
manager, and offered to have members of the Shire attend the screening in garb, 
with us being in the lobby early to show off our toys to the theater goers. He 
even managed to get us free admission.

Six adults, assisted by Lord Sebastiana's incredibly cute 2 and 4-year old 
daughters, worked the demonstration. It remains to be seen whether we gain any 
new members from the outing, but it was a great opportunity to gain some 
community exposure. We also gained the good will of the theater management, and 
are promised consideration for future films. Besides, we had a lot of fun. 
Little children were especially interested in my longbow, arrows and sword, and 
adults were impressed by our garb.

My own modest contribution to this demo (other than showing up), was to make 
bookmarks. These were computer printed with our contact information, the Shire's 
arms, and a very small photo of two heavy fighters whacking on each other. A 
hole punched in one end allowed a brightly colored piece of ribbon to be 
attached. My reasoning was that the business cards we usually give out probably 
are rarely looked at again. The bookmark has some utility, as well as size, and 
might be around for a while to remind the guests of who we are.

So the lesson I want to offer to the Tavern is, first, to think outside the box, 
so to speak. This theater has been here longer than any of us (it is a 
community-owned restoration of a classic movie palace), but none of the 
long-term members ever considered it as a venue. It took our newest member to 
recognize its potential. Second, we may have gained a small return on our time 
and effort, but this is one way to be recognized and accepted as a community 
asset.

My friends, take these idea and run with them!

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot
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