[jeffprenevost]

Hi. Looking for general advice/consulting/pointers for a nonprofit (SRSLY Cinema in Chelsea, MI) which is going to show outdoor movies through the summer. 20 - 40' wide image, crowd of 500 - 1000, movies at dusk. Need lots of lumens... good sound... equipment budget is $20K. Looking at Sanyo projectors w/ 7,700 and 15,000 lumen output. Don't know ANYTHING about sound systems in general, and, in particular, for a large venue like this. (I'm in charge of equipment acquisition. Gulp.)

If there's anybody out there with expertise in a "backyard theater setup" for 800 of your closest friends, and/or with passion for helping out a good cause...

Thanks!