{"id":27712,"date":"2018-03-16T12:21:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T12:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27712"},"modified":"2018-03-16T12:21:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T12:21:58","slug":"app-allows-people-host-film-nights-strangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/16\/app-allows-people-host-film-nights-strangers\/","title":{"rendered":"App allows people to host film nights for strangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A NEW Cardiff based app has launched for individuals to meet new people by hosting film nights in their home. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reelhost asks users to make a profile about themselves and their favourite films. People can then browse for movie nights in their local area, which they ask to attend. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Wells, 23, from Cathays attended a film night hosted in central Cardiff to watch Elf. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27732\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-27732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg 391w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1-293x149.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg 391w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Picture1-1-293x149.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/noscript> The Reelhost app. Credit: Williams James.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Wells said: \u201cThe chat function is great, all the attendees and the host can chat together and I like how it\u2019s displayed on a map showing the rough location of the session.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI love the idea of the app, it means I don\u2019t have to go outside to have fun, and people can rock up with free food, it\u2019s my kind of socialising.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The host views the profiles and decides whether to accept the request. The accepted attendees then enter a group chat to break the ice and the location is only shared once the host is comfortable. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will James, 24, from Pontypridd is the founder of the app and wanted an easy way to meet new people without having to make big commitments with money and time. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr James said: \u201cPersonally for me, watching films is a social experience. Nowadays with the likes of streaming it means everyone is out of sync, hence why you\u2019ve got avoid spoilers all the time.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI wanted something which allowed you to bring social to your front door to meet local students and organise friends.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For safety, individuals can see the level of verification on other people&#8217;s profiles, which has been given by other users. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The app also allows people to report sessions, profiles and group chats. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW Cardiff based app has launched for individuals to meet new people by hosting film nights in their home. Reelhost asks users to make a profile about themselves and their favourite films. People can then browse for movie nights in their local area, which they ask to attend. 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