The COVID-19 lockdown has meant that venues have had to get creative when it comes to engaging with their audience members, whether it’s doing online film clubs, watch parties or being more engaged on social media.
However, for some venues all of this might seem incredibly overwhelming, so The Bigger Picture has compiled a list of useful How-to Guides to get your started!
How-to Guides
Watching together
- How to host a Facebook watch party in your Facebook group – Social Media Examiner
- How do I go live on Facebook?
- Live stream on Youtube
- How to use Netflix Party to binge-watch with your friends – Newsweek
- Guide to online film clubs – Cinema for All
- How to choose the best live video platform – Social Examiner
Make your experiences accessible
- Learn how to adapt your computer – Abilitynet
- Technology for disabled people – webinars – Abilitynet
- Accessibility features – Zoom
- Closed captions how-to guide – Facebook Live
- Social media accessibility – Queens University
- Social media playbook #accessibility – GDS
- Subtitling, BSL, audio description and speech-to-text services – Inclusive Cinema
- Best Practices for Online Subtitling – Engage Media
- How to add SRT files to videos in Handbrake – rev.com
- Substital: Add Subtitles to Videos – Google Chrome Add-on
- Youtube Subtitle Downloader – Google Chrome Add-on
Get audiences participating
- Learn how to plan and run an online workshop – Hotmart
- Planning a workshop – MindTools
- How to run a remote workshop – Openscapes
- Running online workshops – Enabling Learning
- How to host an online workshop – Nora Conrad
- Stay connected during the Coronavirus – Ofcom
- Making the most of the internet – Age UK
Webinars and industry updates
- Digital Perspectives – Together Films
- #CJCinemaSummit industry insights
- Screen International Talks
- UNIC: The International Union of Cinemas
Extras
- Arts and creative resources for older people (and anyone else) in isolation – Baring Foundation
- Guidance for working online, and online safeguarding if you’re working with vulnerable people – Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance
Compiled by Inclusive Cinema – find more resources to develop your inclusive practice at BFI FAN’s inclusivecinema.org
