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Technical Screening Toolkit

Ensure your screenings run smoothly from start to finish

Type Document

Category Resource

Resource Title Technical Screening Toolkit

URL bit.ly

Authors Euan Bright, Film Hub Scotland

Date 2026

A fail-safe guide to setting up and troubleshooting your tech, of particular use to film societies and festivals who use community venues.

This guide from Film Hub Scotland includes:

How to run films from DVD/Blu Ray/Video files/DCP
Setting up your screenings with workflows and playlists
How to test your picture/playback/sound
A step-by-step screening day checklist
Troubleshooting common technical issues.

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This resource was produced by Euan Bright and commissioned by Film Hub Scotland, with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.

Watch a recording of resource author Euan Bright introducing the guide and how to use it.

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