TOGETHER FOR CINEMA

BRINGING THE TOGETHER FOR CINEMA EXPERIENCE TO ROSE ROAD

Together For Cinema Founder, Ian Morrish, provides EI with a full report of one of the latest projects to be completed; Rose Road Association, Southampton, Hampshire.

The opening ceremony took place on September 15

Rose Road Association is located in Southampton, Hampshire. It is full of people working passionately to achieve their vision - a world where disability is not a barrier. They have been doing this since 1952 across Hampshire and the surrounding areas, working with children and young adults with complex multiple disabilities and health needs. They have become a much-needed extended family for many people and they do it with fun and professionalism.

On April 13, we got together in Southampton and it was clear that there was an opportunity for us to help. There was a large space available that Rose Road were willing to redesign to accommodate the proposed cinema room. The challenge is to find the right installer to project manage and install. By pure coincidence Iain Brown, (formerly of Kensington Home Technology), contacted me for a catch up. He had closed his London business and moved down towards the coast of Dorset and had set up Wessex AV. Iain had already completed four cinema room installations for TFC and once he heard about Rose Road he was on board.

Iain explains, “The room we were looking to use was being used as a general storage area. The space was open plan and quite large. Working with Mark Duncan, the facilities manager, we marked out a space which allowed us to create a good sized room, without having to move any of the ceiling mounted AC units and still providing the necessary fire exit space. The room we designed was about 6.5m x 6.5m and benefitted from having no natural light. It was established that although the room will be predominately used for movies, the space would also need to be used for team meetings and training.

“Once we had a room design, I then set about designing a system that met the brief. Like all the projects I have done for TFC, we look to incorporate the hardware that has already been generously donated as the basis of the design. I was keen to get as big a screen as possible, as we had a big room. We also had the space and receiver to install a 9.2.2 surround sound system which would give us great sound in the room.”

Iain explains, “Meanwhile Rose Road built the room in double quick time and within a couple of months the room was ready for us, painted and carpeted – and they were looking for an opening date in August! This was prudently moved back until September. But still a lot to do! We then had to push our suppliers to secure everything we needed and I had to move things around to get everything installed in time. As always, our suppliers came through. As with all projects there are snags that crop up in the install, but with the help of Mark Duncan and his team, these were overcome and we managed to be ready for the opening.”

Juno Hollyhock, CEO, Rose Road Association, adds, “Our children are rarely able to go to a mainstream cinema and enjoy a film with their families. Multiple barriers, both physical and social, stand in their way. Fast forward (see what I did there) to a meeting with Ian Morrish from TFC and his whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm left me in no doubt that they believed that we could have our own cinema room and they were utterly invested in making sure that this happened.

“We love our new cinema room and the looks on the faces of our children was so beautiful when they saw it. Many of them have sensory impairments and this level of audio and visual excellence helps to ensure that they have the fullest sensory experience possible.”

A longer version of this case study is available on essentialinstall.com.

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EQUIPMENT LIST AND ASSISTANCE

• AV Stumpfl (Screen): Decoframe, 16:9, 336 x 196 cm, Flex white CI micro perforated. • Camira (Cloth): Acoustic wall frame cloth. • Crestron (Control): CP3, TSR-302 and

CEN-RFGW-EX. • Denon / Sound United (AV Receiver):

AVCX3700. • Epson (Projector): TW6100. • OneAV (Cables): Various cables as required including 9 x HDMI cables, 200m of speaker cable and 200m of CAT6 cable with Patch Leads. • Karma AV (Fabric Wall Frame): 20 x 2.4m strips of acoustic wall framing, & rotary insertion tool. • Middle Atlantic / Legrand (Cabinet): C5

Credenza rack including cabinet, shelving, blanks, bars and drawers. • Monitor Audio (Speakers): 3 x WT380, 4 x CPWT260 in wall, 2 x C265 and 2 x

CW10 in black. • Sony (BluRay Player): UPB X800M2 with smart apps. • TDI Group (Accessories): Projector mount,

PDU, rack accessories, connectors. • Various: DVD donations. • Wessex AV (Various): Timber framing and acoustic mats. On top of the list above many other products and accessories were generously donated by Iain Brown of Wessex AV. Faradite, filming for the opening ceremony. HDANYWHERE, provision of film-crew, results to be released soon!