RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC
Fri, Dec 06
|In The Pines Studio
Cinema In The Pines and The Wisconsin Computer Club Presents: Raiders of The Lost Arc! Screening a Retro Vinyl video disc.
Time & Location
Dec 06, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
In The Pines Studio, 6746 Lone Pine St, Stevens Point, WI 54482, USA
Guests
About the event
Join Cinema In The Pines and the Wisconsin Computer Club for a unique movie viewing experience on Friday, December 6th! Our presentation of 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" will be on RCA CED SelectaVision, a long defunct home video format that utilized specialized vinyl disks to play movies. These machines were only available between 1981 and 1986, and were considered a commercial failure at the time, so few remain in working order today. Our player will be operating with an acrylic cover so attendees can see this unusual machine in operation.
This screening will be unique and educational! Come learn about this obsolete media form. The disc will be played on a RCA Selectavision Videodisc player projected onto our big screen. Alex Macomber (President of the Wisconsin Computer Club) will be there to talk about how it all works and a little history of it. He will also be…