CAMPUS THEATRE HOME MOVIE DAY 2025!

Rediscover Your Family History at Home Movie Day
Saturday, October 18 | 11AM–2PM | Campus Theatre, Lewisburg, PA

Do you have a box of old home movies tucked away in a closet, basement, or attic—tapes or reels you haven’t seen in years, or maybe have never been able to watch at all?

Join us at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg for Home Movie Day on Saturday, October 18th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and let’s rediscover those memories together.

What Is Home Movie Day?
Home Movie Day is a global event created by the Center for Home Movies, designed to celebrate and preserve amateur film and video. It’s a day for individuals, families, and communities to bring in their personal home movies—whether they’re family vacations, birthdays, school plays, parades, or everyday life—and share in the joy of rediscovery.

At the Campus Theatre, we’re proud to host a local version of this event, welcoming our community into the projection booth (and beyond) to learn how to care for and preserve these often-overlooked pieces of history.

Why It Matters
Home movies are more than just personal keepsakes—they're a powerful record of cultural, environmental, and community history. That parade in the background? That street corner that looks completely different now? That family recipe being cooked on camera? These are the kinds of visual records that offer glimpses into our collective past. And yet, so many of them remain hidden away on obsolete formats, slowly deteriorating.

That’s where we come in.

What to Expect
During Home Movie Day, our team of technicians, archivists, and educators will be on hand to:

• Inspect your home movies to evaluate their condition

• Safely project selected clips (when materials are in viewable condition)

• Offer tips on storing, cleaning, and preserving film and video

• Demonstrate the digital transfer process

• Show examples of already-digitized home movie footage, with expert commentary

Accepted Formats Include:
8mm, Super 8, 16mm (single or double perforation), 35mm film, VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Digital 8, MiniDV, BetaCam, and 3/4" U-Matic (Broadcast)

This is a free, drop-in event, and while we can’t guarantee immediate screenings or full digitization on the spot, we’re excited to start the conversation. Home Movie Day is about curiosity, discovery, and connection. We want to help you unlock the stories hidden in your footage—whether it's a 3-minute reel of kids playing in the backyard or a 90s birthday party caught on tape.

Come Join Us
We invite anyone with old home movies—or simply an interest in local and family history—to stop by, ask questions, share memories, and celebrate this unique form of storytelling.

📍 Campus Theatre, 413 Market Street, Lewisburg, PA
🗓 Saturday, October 18
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🎟 Free & open to all

Let’s rediscover the past together—one frame at a time.

Wax Monk Experiments in Sound and Light Online

Can be viewed at the Changeover Assembly YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofgt5EERRNHM8agy557DYQ

Frederick Wiseman’s “State Legislature” on16mm at the Campus Theatre

As part of Introduction to Film and Media Studies, Bucknell University screened Frederick Wiseman’s State Legislature on 16mm. Projection by Andy Seal. Video by Max Wilhelm.

What is the Resource page?

On the resource page you will find our Movie Theater Memories submission form, as well as relevant resources, films, and readings. 

The Campus Theatre’s Max Willhelm made a projection demonstration video that you can watch here and on the resource page.

“Film projection is the ultimate achievement of film preservation. It is the synthesis of a process in which archivists, curators, and technicians gather their expertise and talents in order to conserve, restore, and exhibit motion picture film as a cultural artifact in a private or public collection. The cinematic event is in itself the realization of film curatorship, in that it brings to the screen the results of all previous work undertaken in order to showcase cinema as a living reality, an experience to be shared with present and future audiences.” 

We at the Changeover Assembly would like to extend that practice of preservation to everyone involved in movie-going. The idea of a Movie Theater Memories form came to us because during this pandemic, we have had time to reflect on our experiences and memories of being out in the world. 

From the resource page: 

“We would love to hear about your most beloved movie theater experience. You may choose to stay anonymous but we ask that you name the theater. By submitting your story, you are consenting to be featured in our newsletter and on various social media sites. Thank you for your submission! Your stories help preserve the ritual of the cinema.”

No matter what your role is (viewer, filmmaker, projectionist, etc.) we want to hear from you. If you would like to include pictures or videos with your submission, feel free to email us at changeoverassembly@gmail.com.

The FILMS ON FILM section will give you links to where you can find the nearest theaters showing films on film. Unfortunately, Kodak has put their Reel Film services on hold due to the virus. Although, their app was the most up to date and user friendly service to finding theaters nearest you playing films on film. We hope they will continue the service at a later date. 

The PROJECTION ON THE SCREEN section has links that will lead you to lists of films that pertain to projection, projectionists, or projection booths. We have also begun to curate a list of our own. Your suggestions to our list are more than welcome! 

Lastly, the BOOKS, READINGS, ETC. section contains informational readings from multiple sources such as The International Federation of Film Archives and The George Eastman Museum. If you are looking for an introductory look into the world of film projection, we recommend The Art of Film Projection: A Beginner’s Guide curated by The George Eastman Museum. The book is simultaneously manual and manifesto. It is not too technical, and a great introduction as well as a refresher for seasoned projectionists. 

These sections and lists are ongoing and we would love to hear from you! We are excited to get to know you and how we can better serve the cinema community. Please, enter your email down below to get occasional updates of new posts and content. Also, at the top of our website you will find links to our Facebook and Instagram pages. We can also be reached by email at changeoverassembly@gmail.com. Thank you for reading! 

References:

Usai, Paolo Cherchi, et al. The Art of Film Projection: A Beginner's Guide. George Eastman Museum, 2019. 

Hello, and welcome!

Welcome to the Changeover Assembly website! 

This collective was founded to serve cinema enthusiasts and technicians alike. This site is intended to be educational, relevant, and historic. To fully understand the current importance of cinema, we must reflect on the past. We can do this by studying how films were made and shown, and relate that to the presentation of films today. Just as we see history in buildings and museums, history lives in the films made in the present. 

The overall experience of filmgoing would be incomplete without the people in the booth who are unseen and mostly unrecognized. We believe the projection of film for an audience is the synthesis of hard work, craft, and history. This practice must be remembered and appreciated. The light shining from behind the port of glass is a call for hope, projected from the past and onto the future.

Check out our About page to read our statement and find links to our social media.

Lastly, click here to share your favorite cinema experiences to our Movie Theater Memories forum. Your stories will help preserve the ritual of film-going for years to come. 

Thank you for reading! We hope you enjoy the site and any forthcoming events. This site will be continually updated as more resources make themselves available and as technology progresses. Please email us at changeoverassembly@gmail.com if you have suggestions, comments, or general feedback.