Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
The Manhattan Short Film Festival will be strutting its stuff around the Blue Walnut Cafe, Torquay, from Sunday 21 to Sunday 28 September.
If you liked this story, you could buy us a coffeeMonday, September 8th, 2008
What’s the Big Idea, isn’t just one of Santa’s favourite punchlines - it’s an award from First Light Movies which ‘provides funding for script development projects that team young people with script professional’.
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What is that makes the Coens’ characters. Let’s take a look at the production notes to find out…
It’s details of character that inform their films with spirit and style.
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You’ve got your story and you’ve got your cast, but where are you going to shoot the thing? In part two of our Burn After Reading ‘inside the production’ pieces, we get the gen on where and why they shot where they did.
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Because we’re fans of the Coen’s, we thought we’d give you some of the press stuff that is associated with their next offering, Burn After Reading. This film doesn’t feature the immense talents of Torquay-boy and director of photography Roger Deakins, but the next Coen film does. Enough of the future… let’s hear about the now.
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A letter from Richard Armstrong in this month’s Sight & Sound magazine (we’ll spare you the details for the sake of brevity) led us to delve into the strange and little known story of Irene Dobson and the Penwicken Bijou cinema. It’s a cracking tale of witch hunts, mauled children, and people who turn into cats…
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A new documentary showing previously unseen footage of The Beatles was premiered this month.
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Young video makers listen up - we’ve picked up news from Chew TV that the Bristol Music Foundation is looking to recruit young filmmakers
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Who says opera is elite art - you can watch a live screening of Don Giovanni from the Royal Opera House at Exeter Picturehouse on Monday September 8 for the cut down price of £20, £19 for concessions and £17.50 for members.
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D+Cineastes have been invited to join First Eye Productions - an off-shoot of the TOADS theatre company in Torquay which is looking to put together a feature.
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You needn’t be on the outside looking in. There are plenty of ways to get involved in film festivals, and the Cornwall Film Festival is even offering a t-shirt.
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Universal has made no secret of the fact they’d love Mamma Mia to become a karaoke-type cinema experience - not least because it’s a great way to get large groups to see the movie more than once.
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The View From Here, the South Devon celebration of film and moving image, is back for a week of superb events from December 1 to December 5, so leave a space in your diary.
Last year, one of the many highlights of the festival was the showing of Deep Water, the film about Donald Crowhurst’s attempt to circumnavigate the world – in Teignmouth, the town where he set off from (yup, that’s the trailer at the top of the page).
The sailer set off from the town, and after the show co-director Jerry Rothwell and Donald’s son Simon Crowhurst talked about the film and the events. It was the first time Simon had returned to the site where he waved his father goodbye.
Here’s a film of the Q&A which took place after the screening
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
We caught up with the Talent at the Roots event at the Animate and Educate Conference, which took place during Animated Exeter 2008
Talent at the Roots
Are 14-19s the new hope for tomorrow animation industry? How are 14-19s developing their skills? What future can they expect in the UK animation industry? The first Creative Media Diplomas Launch in 2008, what impact will they have and how will young people benefit?
Chair: Martina Bramkamp, senior lecturer in Animation at London College of Communication
Panel: Mike Milne, director of computer animation at Framestore CFC
Chris Chilton, computer games and animation manager, Skillset
Clive Lissaman, London Education Business Manager, Skillset
Talent at the Roots, part one
Tomorrow: Talent at the Roots, part two
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Animated Exeter - February 13 - 21, 2009 (Schools week February 9 -13)
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Have you ever wondered how to make the South Hams, Devon, look like a Second World War battlefield setting? Even if you’re one of the few people who haven’t, this first part of a behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of post production, make up and other such wizardry on Ashley Wing’s Between the Lines is a fascinating insight in the dark arts of making movies.
Tomorrow: Part two of Ashley Wing’s Effects Breakdown
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