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added in a refurbishment of
a previous installation that
we had completed in 2014.
So, for 2022, eight good
cause cinema room installation
projects completed, "
Morrish enthuses.
There's no slowing down
in 2023, either. Morrish says
Together For Cinema has
been in touch with and/
or visited all seven of its
proposed installations for
this year including five at
children's hospices, a disabled
center for children and
young adults in Surrey, and
the Resources For Autism
center in North London.
One of its most recent
installations was done for
Andy's Children's Hospice,
part of St. Andrew's Hospice
in Grimsby, Lincolnshire,
only a few minutes from the
coast. There, they care for
children and young adults
and help families to " make
each day count. "
Andy's offers a number of
services to meet the needs
of all children and their
families in their catchment
area, and tailor the care
provided to each child, " always
remembering to inject
a healthy dose of fun and
laughter, " Morrish says.
After being contacted by
the estates and facilities
manager at St. Andrew's
in August 2021, Morrish
conducted a Zoom call and
eventually a visit to the
facility. In the meantime, he
enlisted Ben Cook, director
of Nottingham, Surrey-based
Sonic Vision to do
the design and installation.
" Once Ian had explained
the work that Together
For Cinema do, it was a
no-brainer for us to get involved
with this installation, "
Cook says. " Our day-to-day
business is to create breathtaking
experiences and what
better way to use those
skills? This was an opportunity
to create something
special for children that
have had their opportunities
minimized, as such our
goal was to create a space
that provides amazement,
enables some valuable family
time and hopefully helps to
make some smiles as well as
memories. "
As with many of Together
For Cinema's installations,
this one came with challenges
such as limitations
to which spaces can be
renovated; keeping a space
multifunctional; and working
around existing equipment
or room infrastructure. On
the visit with Cook, he and
Morrish saw potential in an
old storage room that was
basically a square shape with
double doors and still filled
with shelves, paint, an old
safe and lots of boxes.
" One doorway would
need to be blocked up to
allow the room to be oriented
correctly to enable easy
access. We decided to raise
the floor at the rear, thus
maximizing the size of the
screen and providing two
rows of seating with clear
line of sight. Additionally, we
decided to drop the ceiling
at the rear to accommodate
lighting control equipment,
the star ceiling projector,
and allow some height
speakers to be included, "
Cook explains of the design.
" At the front of the
room we included a timber
frame to accommodate the
4-x-3-meter star ceiling,
adding a stunning effect
and a real sense of height,
whilst also concealing some
of the room's less favorable
features. The color scheme
was put together to keep
the space vibrant whilst also
reflecting the St Andrew's
branding. "
In all, nearly 20 providers
donated products
that went toward Sonic
Vision's stunning results.
The video comes via a Sony
Ben Cook and Nottingham-based Sonic Vision turned an
old storage space into a colorful cinema room at the St.
Andrew's facility. Companies such as Monitor Audio, Sony,
Snap One, HDANYWHERE, Denon and others helped
make this and seven other Together For Cinema projects
possible last year.
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