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Using The Clyde |
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Get Creative at The Clyde! The
Clyde Theatre is now equipped with 35 mm projectors, a high-quality digital
projector, a Blu-Ray DVD player, stage lights,
microphones, and the ability to show PowerPoint and other computer-generated
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With a little imagination, you can pep up your business, organizational, church, or personal events and celebrations by staging them at The Clyde. The Clyde is available to rent whenever we aren’t
showing movies, either during the day or late at night. The cost is
reasonable (see rate page attached), and the space is warm and welcoming. What can you do at The Clyde in the
daytime?
If you’re interested in exploring the idea of having an event at The
Clyde, just contact Blake or Lynn Willeford at
360-730-7915 or info@theclyde.net . (The Clyde seats 258--243 in the auditorium
and 15 in the balcony.) |
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Rates and Terms |
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Renting The Clyde for a Performance or Digital Presentation
The Clyde is available to rent for
performances or digital presentations during any hours when the theater is
not being used for our scheduled films, which means day time (ending by 4:00
pm) or late nights (starting at 9:30 or 10:00 pm). It can be used to show digital slideshows
of your vacation, pre-wedding slideshows, PowerPoint presentations, DVDs,
conferences, training sessions, end-of-season game films, etc., as well as
live shows. Basic Rental Rates: Rental rates vary depending on how
much set-up, presentation, and tear-down time is required by our staff. In
general we charge: $150 for performance or simple
showing of a DVD of no more than 2
hours containing material for which you own or have licensed the rights. (see below) $ 175 for PowerPoint presentation of no more than 2 hours containing material for
which you own or have licensed the rights In each case we would open doors 30
minutes before your presentation starts, and allow time for clean-up for a
total time of up to 3 hours for that fee. Add: $25 for staffing snack bar $25 for providing microphone and
simple stage lights (digital use only) $25/hour for any more complicated
set-up $50 for each additional hour of
theater use Rehearsal/stagecraft time would have
to be negotiated. Providing Permissions
There are some legal restraints on what can be
shown by someone leasing The Clyde. For instance, you cannot show your own
DVD copies of commercial films, as they are licensed and sold to you “for
home use only”—not even if you’re showing it for free. Copyright law requires
you to have written permission for free showing or proof of payment of a
licensing fee to show a commercial film in a public place. A hefty fine of up
to $250,000 can be assessed to a commercial theater that breaks this law, and smaller but still nasty fines to the people or
group who showed the DVD. To protect ourselves, we insist upon receiving
written permission (or emailed from the appropriate company) to license
before we allow you to show a DVD at The Clyde. Costs associated with licensing vary enormously.
The makers of some religious or political films, for instance, may grant
permission for some church or movement-associated groups to show a film for
free because it serves their purposes of spreading the word (or The Word, as
the case may be). Sometimes a local filmmaker will allow his or her film to
be shown for a minimal amount in return for your selling the DVDs at the
theater. But your standard Here’s how to license a film: 1. Look up
the film at Internet Movie Data Base www.imdb.com.
Scroll down to find the distributor of the film. Sometimes IMDB will offer
you a link directly to the distributor. 2. Contact
a licensing house that deals with that distributor and ask about obtaining
public performance rights to the film you want: Swank Motion Pictures (most
major and many minor distributors) Criterion Pictures (many
minor distributors) Tell
them your specific needs, for instance, you want permission and public
performance license for a one-time showing to a closed invitation-only party
during off-hours at a commercial movie theater, or you want a one-time
license for a fund-raiser during off-hours at a commercial theater and you
will charge admission. They’ll tell you the cost of the license and any
restrictions. 3. If the
distributor is not handled by either Swank or
Criterion, Google the distributor or the film name, and using the Contact Us
button at the distributor’s website, explain what kind of rights you’d like
to buy and what sort of event you are planning. They’ll give you a price. 4. Send a
copy of your permission to us at |
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