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SoCal Outdoor Movies

SoCal Outdoor Movies

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4.42 
(12 reviews)
  • San Marcos, CA
  • Outdoor Movie Screens
  • Travels up to 120 miles
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SoCal Outdoor Movies is operated by the original patented inventor of inflatable movie screens and inflatable projection screens. Your in good hands with SoCal Outdoor Movies


12 Reviews

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Stacey F. • February 22, 2021

Nice people. Not on time.

The tech person did call me and let me know he was going to be late for the event. He was stressed at the event and had a few technical issues. So, we ran late. The tech person was very nice and he did get the movie going. My guests were fine with the delay. For the price, he should have been there on time with everything working.

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Outdoor Movie Screens
SoCal Outdoor Movies

Response from SoCal Outdoor Movies:

I'm terribly sorry about our tardiness, no excuses and we have to do better, thank you for that reminder. However all technical issues were related to the corrupted thumb drive you asked us to play last minute. No prior mention or notification that you wanted to play a thumb drive before your movie. You totally surprised us with your thumb drive request.

We will gladly give you a 50% discount to on your next event to give us a chance to show you we're capable of being better and on time.

When we couldn't get your corrupt thumb drive to work. We used our laptop to fix your thumb drive file system in order to play your happy birthday song and intermission videos. This took time to fix.

Respectfully when you talk about technical issue coupled with your ending sentence "For the price..... "everything working" is not an accurate statement and out of context. It leads a reader to think we brought poor equipment to your event that didn't work.

Normally when someone wants to add media before or after the movie they let us know at booking. To enable us to get a copy a head of time. This allows us verify media and bring right equipment. To ensure a smooth, seamless transition between added content and movie.

I can assure you that this would have worked better if you had asked us to do this at booking. I am terribly sorry we're late at setup but please dont leave readers with the impression we bring anything less then state-of-the-art equipment to our events.

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Jerry .. D. • November 3, 2020

Excellent movie night !

Great times. Rich set up everting and all we had to do was enjoy !

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Outdoor Movie Screens
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Jeff B. • October 18, 2020

Outdoor movie party success

Very professional, COVID-safe, and courtesy set up and take down. High quality movie picture with great surround sound set-up. The remotes were explained and everything went perfectly. Highly recommended for backyard party!! Would love to do it again! Camera pic doesn’t do it justice but you can see the set-up.

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Joe D. • October 10, 2020

Drive in movie in our backyard

This was the best experience. Richard was on time and had us set up in a hurry. System was simple to operate and take down was quick too. I would highly recommend SoCal Outdoor Movies.

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Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens
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Michelle S. • September 27, 2020

Excellent

Great idea did covid party! Richard was great, screen quality excellent along with sound.

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Outdoor Movie Screens

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John G. • September 3, 2020

OUTSTANDING IN EVERY WAY

Very good. The sound quality was outstanding as was the picture. Richard arrived with everything and showed me how to operate, although it was simple.

I highly recommend them for your backyard movie experience.

Hired as:
Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens
SoCal Outdoor Movies

Response from SoCal Outdoor Movies:

Thank you, it was a pleasure to be the source of your entertainment last night and I appreciate the kind words.

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Jill L. • June 6, 2020

Fantastic!

Our experience was wonderful and a night we won’t soon forget.

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Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens
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Amanda R. • February 20, 2020

Great service, great products and great people!

This company was beyond accommodating! I would definitely recommend! We changed the time several times and added an extra rental the day before, Rich made it happen!

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Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens
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Manuel D. • October 9, 2019

Great Job

Great Job

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Ariel O. • September 10, 2019

Sooo many things went wrong

We have used other companies previously and we were sorely disappointed with our movie experience by comparison.

- The sound was extremely poor. At first the sound was tinny and painfully clinky in the front but not near loud enough in the back.
-I was led to believe that I was buying an outdoor movie experience for 1000+ people but they only brought 3 low quality speakers. The company tried to pass the blame on the power supplies but other companies have been further from the power source with much better sound.
- The movie started an hour late because their DVD player was broken and they didnt have a back up, many families had to leave mid-movie or before the movie started because it was past their bedtimes
(It was an elementary school event playing a kid movie)
- Why didn't he test the DVD when he got there? We weren't aware of the issue with the broken DVD until after the movie was supposed to start.
- Previous movie companies brought several ways to a play video, they made sure no one sat too close to the front projector and speakers. They tested the movie right away leaving time to fix any glitches. Their sound was much better and their screen and power cords were stretched much further than tonight.
- Previous movie companies brought a microphone to connect to speakers to make announcements, which I assumed was included. We weren't able to let crowd know when movie was about to start and give them safety directions (like not running over cables)  or not running in front of projector.
- Crowd was too close to projector and left no room for a walkway leading people to trip on power chords and walk in front of the projector creating a shadow.
-I provided 3 extension chords with 3 separate power supplies. I was never told the distance of the cords would be a huge issue prior to the night of. They were not that far.
- movie was bleeding off screen
- the company needs to communicate better with host on what is expected.

Hired as:
Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens
SoCal Outdoor Movies

Response from SoCal Outdoor Movies:

-- We gave customer $200 off day of event, 50% off next event and lifetime 25% off there after. We also included plan to solve all future problem by adding 2 generator to support customer needs efficiently.

Truly terrible situation that saddens us as a company greatly. We agree that there were some problems however our customer has heavily exaggerated and dramatized it. Please review video collage of photos gathered from social media from your event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00qQIPWml1s .
Fact is everyone enjoyed this outdoor movie night. . and the picture bleed is minimal if anything see for yourself.

.READER NOTE: When booking your outdoor movie event with us or other companies. Be truthful about your venue layout and distance to power. This is important to avoid dirty power problems and other issues listed above prohibiting a proper setup.

--- Ariel, all equipment was tested before your event. I'm sorry we forgot backup dvd player and were caught off guard when it didn't work. This was quickly remedied with a drive to BestBuy 1.8 miles away to buy new one. Total round trip from your location to BestBuy and back was appropriately 16 minutes. This is true and I apologize.

--- However you tricked us when you promised we would have a power source 50ft away but in reality it was 175ft away. We did not come prepared for our power outlet to be 175+ ft away from our setup area. Thankfully you were able to help with us with your 3 extension cords, thank you!. .. However the distance to power is the root to a majority of your issues aforementioned above in your complaint.

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Taylor M. • May 3, 2019

Sound quality was very poor, but good customer service.

Sound quality was very poor, but great customer service.

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Outdoor Movie Screens
SoCal Outdoor Movies

Response from SoCal Outdoor Movies:

Thank you so much for appreciating and recognizing my great customer service. It was a pleasure to serve you. Sorry you felt my sound did not have the quality you sought for your event. I did my best to make your homemade audio/video love story that you gave me to play sounded the best it could https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k-npLUxm_4.
I can assure you that digitally mastered media sounds superb through our equipment. Congratulations on your wedding proposal and may you have decades of happiness together.

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Avi R. • September 10, 2018

Very Professional, had a great event.

We decided to have a backyard movie for our daughter's sixteenth birthday. We used the smallest inflatable screen they have available. Because of when the party started, there were already teenagers in our backyard when the person came to setup. He was able to get the screen inflated, and set up the AV system without disturbing the party at all. He showed me how to use the equipment, made sure I was comfortable with it, and then left.

We played a Bluray disc, and both the sound and the picture were fabulous. (You need to supply your own movie. I am not an attorney, but my understanding is this is due to copyright laws) The person texted me when he was on his way back. He was right on time, and broke down the system quickly, again without disturbing the party.

SoCal Outdoor Movie's quote for the event was significantly lower than other companies and they did a terrific job for us. I would use them again, and have already recommended them.

Hired as:
Video Services, Outdoor Movie Screens

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Past Booked Events

April 07, 2022 • 5:00pm - 8:30pm School Assembly
October 08, 2021 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm School Assembly
July 10, 2021 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm Carlsbad Country Day
May 30, 2021 Teen Birthday Party
April 03, 2021 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm test event
March 13, 2021 • 5:30pm - 10:30pm Children’s Birthday Party
March 13, 2021–March 14, 2021 • 5:00pm - 1:30am Camp Event
March 12, 2021–March 13, 2021 • 5:00pm - 1:30am Campus Event
February 21, 2021 • 7:00pm - 10:30pm Corporate Event
February 20, 2021 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm Teen Birthday Party
December 13, 2020 • 4:00pm - 9:00pm Religious Celebration
November 01, 2020 • 6:00pm - 11:00pm House Party
October 30, 2020 • 7:30pm - 10:00pm Halloween Party
October 30, 2020 • 6:00pm - 11:30pm Corporate Event
October 17, 2020 • 4:00pm - 8:00pm House Party
October 03, 2020 • 6:30pm - 10:30pm Dinner Party
September 26, 2020 • 7:30pm - 10:00pm Teen Birthday Party
September 02, 2020 • 7:30pm - 11:30pm House Party
July 18, 2020–July 19, 2020 • 7:00pm - 12:00am House Party
June 03, 2020 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm Graduation
February 16, 2020 • 4:30pm - 9:30pm Personal Occasion
February 15, 2020 • 6:00pm - 11:00pm Personal Occasion
October 04, 2019 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm Personal Occasion
September 14, 2019–September 15, 2019 • 5:30pm - 5:30am House Party
September 06, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nonprofit Event
August 02, 2019 • 7:00pm - 10:30pm Worship Service
June 14, 2019 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm Teen Birthday Party
April 30, 2019 • 6:30pm - 10:30pm Surprise
September 08, 2018 • 7:00pm - 9:30pm Children's Birthday Party

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