how to make quick & easy backyard movie screen?

[NuclearNed]

I need an outdoor movie screen for this weekend, but I don't want to rent one or spend much money buying/making one. I'm thinking about a sheet stretched over a rope or something like that. has anyone tried this and had any luck?

 

[darkewaffle]

Would a side of the house/garage/etc work?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Bedsheet with clothespins on the rope and tied down at the lower corners.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Would a side of the house/garage/etc work?

Location and texture could be a problem

 

[EagleKeeper]

Given the OP that created this thread, I am disappointed.

1) Lack of story

2) Lack of demonstrated ingenuity

:thumbsdown:

 

[NuclearNed]

Location and texture could be a problem

location is a problem... it will be up in the wooded section of my property

 

[NuclearNed]

Given the OP that created this thread, I am disappointed.

1) Lack of story

2) Lack of demonstrated ingenuity

:thumbsdown:

boooo.....

 

[SandEagle]

how about a sheet stretched across a rope?

 

[waggy]

Bedsheet with clothespins on the rope and tied down at the lower corners.

/this.

the kid next door does this often and it looks fine.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Bedsheet with clothespins on the rope and tied down at the lower corners.

This is probably your best bet.

 

[NuclearNed]

Bedsheet with clothespins on the rope and tied down at the lower corners.

Here's my best idea so far...

I have a free standing porch swing that has an A-frame type support structure. I'm thinking about first stretching/duct taping a dark sheet onto one side of the structure, then stretching/duct taping a white sheet over the dark sheet. The dark sheet should help keep light from going through, and hopefully make the picture better

 

[NuclearNed]

come to think of it, I think we once had some silvery satin sheets... those might be just the thing

 

[Phoenix86]

So your next story will have a video. Awesome!

 

[BoomerD]

How big? Use some sheets of plywood painted white. The more sheets of plywood...the bigger the screen.

 

[NuclearNed]

How big? Use some sheets of plywood painted white. The more sheets of plywood...the bigger the screen.

It doesn't have to be huge... naturally the bigger the better, but I think the sheet on the swing a-frame idea is what I'll try first

 

[vi edit]

4x8 sheet of luan (1/4" or less) is like $7 and it weighs next to nothing. A quart of primer is a couple bucks. Paint. Hang however appropriate, enjoy.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I'd suggest 4 x 4x8 sheets of plywood and make a screen that's 14 feet 3 inches x 8 feet.

Or ... get 5 sheets of plywood and make it 16x9