A Giant Screen is set to project news and images along Oxford Road
December 2011
The two by four metre screen which is being installed on the side of the Mabel Tylecote building at Manchester Metropolitan University this weekend (10 December) is part of Corridor Manchester’s improvement works to the area.
It will raise awareness of what the Corridor partners – Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester, Manchester City Council and the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust – are trying to deliver along Oxford Road.
With funding from the European Regional Development Fund, the screen will be strictly non-commercial and will promote the Corridor’s five main priorities for the Oxford Road area; employability and skills, research and innovation, transport, environment and infrastructure and pride in the area.
Science or fashion
Approval for the new cross city bus scheme or the regeneration of Grosvenor Park are the type of Corridor news stories that will be featured on the screen, which will also be used to open the doors to the institutions of Oxford Road and showcase what goes on inside.
Anything from scientific research to images from graduate fashion week could be put on the screen to bring the institutions along Oxford Road to life for the hundreds of people who pass them every day.
The screen will also be used specifically to raise awareness of sustainability and environmental issues and keep the public up to date with how the partnership is working together to reduce carbon emissions across the Corridor area.
The first images should be projected on or around the 14th of December with the council’s Manchester Loves Christmas campaign and archive images of Oxford Road from the North West Film Archive.
Moving and still images
The screen will begin broadcasting officially at the beginning of the New Year with a mixture of moving and still images.
The launch of the screen will coincide with the installation of free WIFI and some exciting public artwork which aims to educate about sustainability in the nearby All Saints’ Park. The park is also home to the i-trees project – part of a living laboratory which investigates how we can make our cities less vulnerable to climate change.
After the general introductory phase, content will be curated by Corridor Manchester, with a system for approval of content. Please contact us by e-mail: info@corridormanchester.com
Related news: ‘Screen helps city to see bigger picture’ – Manchester Evening News
December 2011
The two by four metre screen which is being installed on the side of the Mabel Tylecote building at Manchester Metropolitan University this weekend (10 December) is part of Corridor Manchester’s improvement works to the area.
It will raise awareness of what the Corridor partners – Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester, Manchester City Council and the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust – are trying to deliver along Oxford Road.
With funding from the European Regional Development Fund, the screen will be strictly non-commercial and will promote the Corridor’s five main priorities for the Oxford Road area; employability and skills, research and innovation, transport, environment and infrastructure and pride in the area.
Science or fashion
Approval for the new cross city bus scheme or the regeneration of Grosvenor Park are the type of Corridor news stories that will be featured on the screen, which will also be used to open the doors to the institutions of Oxford Road and showcase what goes on inside.
Anything from scientific research to images from graduate fashion week could be put on the screen to bring the institutions along Oxford Road to life for the hundreds of people who pass them every day.
The screen will also be used specifically to raise awareness of sustainability and environmental issues and keep the public up to date with how the partnership is working together to reduce carbon emissions across the Corridor area.
The first images should be projected on or around the 14th of December with the council’s Manchester Loves Christmas campaign and archive images of Oxford Road from the North West Film Archive.
Moving and still images
The screen will begin broadcasting officially at the beginning of the New Year with a mixture of moving and still images.
The launch of the screen will coincide with the installation of free WIFI and some exciting public artwork which aims to educate about sustainability in the nearby All Saints’ Park. The park is also home to the i-trees project – part of a living laboratory which investigates how we can make our cities less vulnerable to climate change.
After the general introductory phase, content will be curated by Corridor Manchester, with a system for approval of content. Please contact us by e-mail: info@corridormanchester.com
Related news: ‘Screen helps city to see bigger picture’ – Manchester Evening News
