FAQ

Licensing

1. Do you offer discounts for school-based or nonprofit planetariums?

Our prices are based on the number of seats in your dome. Plus, we take your annual attendance and programming schedule into consideration to be sure the price is appropriate for you, our customer.

2.What licensing options do you offer?

We offer Flat Fee and Gate Share options. Our goal is to help make quality shows affordable for all domes.

3. What standard licensing terms do you offer?

Standard quotes include 1-, 3-, and 5-year terms. We also allow shorter licenses, including one-day showings for special events. Reef believes in helping domes and theaters show new and fresh content to keep your audience coming back to see more shows.

4. How do you decide the price you quote for shows?

If the show is a Reef Original or a show for which we are the exclusive distributor, we take into consideration the quality of the production, whether it is 2D or 3D, the resolution, and the year it was released in setting our prices. We apply our pricing based on the show you request, the quote, and the number of seats in your theater.

5. Do you license shows to single-projector domes?

Yes. We want everyone to see our shows. We apply our pricing based on the show you request, the quote, and the number of seats in your theater.

Content

1. What content is available from Reef?

Reef distributes content produced for planetariums and museums worldwide. This content includes fulldome shows and flat screen movies, including films for IMAX® and Giant Screen theaters.

2. What are Reef Originals?

Reef Originals are fulldome shows produced by our sister company, Softmachine Immersive Productions. Our current Reef Originals are:

Kaluoka’hina: The Enchanted Reef
Legend of the Enchanted Reef
Little Major Tom — Into the Unknown
The Secrets of Gravity
The Life of Trees
Realm of Light

3. What shows are best for students?

Our Catalogue is organized with filters to help you find the best shows for your audience. Please visit the Catalogue page on our site and use the Filter function, or contact us directly for one-on-one support.

4. Can you help me find a show to support our upcoming exhibit?

Yes! We have a wide variety of content and we are happy to help find a show that complements your programming. You can also use our Filters on the Catalogue page on our site to search for content that may pair with your next exhibition.

5. Why can I buy your shows from other distributors?

We have sub-distributors for our exclusive content to ensure the shows are available worldwide and are represented by companies we trust and consider our partners. Quotes are the same through Reef or our partners, and we work with partners to ensure their quotes are appropriate for the dome requesting the quote.

Marketing

1. Do you provide strategic marketing and promotional support when we open your shows?

Yes, we love planning new film launches and sharing proven concepts. We can provide ideas for you to implement that generate free publicity and high attendance to your theater. We also create custom marketing tools upon request.

2. What marketing materials do you provide?

Marketing materials are provided electronically to download and adapt for your local promotion. They include layered files so you can resize and create custom designs, from standard posters to giant building banners. Some films include standees to display in your lobby.

3. Do you provide digital ads and banners?

For our Reef Originals and exclusive films, we provide digital banners for social media channels and web banners in a variety of sizes. For non-exclusive shows we distribute, we provide what the producers give to us to support your promotion.

4. Do you provide educator guides?

Yes, we have Educator Guides for Reef Originals, Giant Screen films, and many other shows in distribution. We also identify the National Standards for our giant screen films that are produced in the USA.

PRODUCTION

1. Does Reef produce shows?

Reef distributes fulldome and giant screen films worldwide. Our sister company, Softmachine Immersive Productions, has been producing fulldome shows since 2004, including all of our Reef Originals. Softmachine produces animated and live-action shows for planetariums, organizations, and companies.

2. I am a producer. Will Reef distribute my content?

Our specialty is distribution of fulldome shows and giant screen films that are presented in museums and planetariums. If your fulldome show or film meets the following minimum qualities, we would be happy to learn more about the film to consider it for distribution by Reef.

3. Can we co-produce a show with Reef?

We are always open to opportunities to distribute and produce new shows. We welcome discussions of co-production through Softmachine.

4. Does Reef purchase rights to distribute shows?

Traditionally, we invest our time and resources in marketing shows that we distribute on an exclusive basis. This helps increase the number of licenses and overall revenue for the content. Our investment is greater when we manage the distribution for worldwide markets. This ensures we benefit from the time and money we spend marketing the content and managing the project from post-production to the world premiere.

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