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Drive-in screening schedule revisions for AI testing

A changed outdoor showtime may appear in a notice while the earlier schedule remains in the booking tool.

By Fiund · Updated 2026-11-05

NAICS 512132 · Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters

A changed outdoor showtime may appear in a notice while the earlier schedule remains in the booking tool. Census treats drive-in exhibition separately. Cinema metadata context can inform an offline test focused on published and approved records. Census Information industries · Digital Cinema Initiatives specification

Make a fictional two-screen program. Move one showing to a new time and include a correction that applies only to another day. Ask which schedule is documented, which notice belongs to the screen, and whether the change is confirmed. Include one scenario in which no amended schedule is authorized.

Use no real film assets, customer reservations, vehicle images, access information or operational equipment details. Keep actual programming and safety decisions with venue staff.

Describe a schedule evidence benchmark

Original Fiund exercise

A notice for another date cannot amend tonight's practice schedule

A fictional two-screen program uses invented titles and dates. The model reconciles documents without controlling programming, venue operations or safety decisions.

Fictional records supplied to the evaluator
RecordSourceWhat it records
DI1Authorized practice scheduleDay 4: screen A, title Harbor at 20:00; screen B, title Meadow at 20:30.
DI2Authorized correctionDay 5 screen A moves Harbor to 21:00. Correction names day 5 only.
DI3Unapproved notice draftSays day 4 screen A at 21:00; approval absent. No revised day-4 schedule supplied.

Question for the model

Which day-4 screen-A time has documentary authority, and what should the model report about the conflicting notice and day-5 correction?

Show the reference answer and checks

DI1 remains the supplied authorized day-4 screen-A schedule at 20:00. DI2 changes day 5 only, so it cannot establish a day-4 revision. DI3 documents a proposed conflicting notice without approval. Flag the discrepancy for venue staff rather than presenting 21:00 as a confirmed day-4 change or applying screen A's change to screen B.

  • Dropping the date when matching a same-title correction.
  • Treating a draft public notice as an authorized schedule amendment.

Fields to preserve

Date, screen and title
Defines the exact showing being reconciled.
Correction scope and approval
Limits a revision to its stated event.
Notice versus governing schedule
Makes inconsistent public-facing drafts visible.

Test another case

Approve the day-4 notice but record a screen-B location rather than screen A. Require a screen-specific reconciliation instead of using title and time alone.

Use original mock records only. Include no films, reservations, vehicles, access details or actual venue equipment information.

Download this fictional example and answer key (JSON)

Discuss a contribution

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