D&CFilm for film lovers, filmmakers and all those who enjoy the moving image
Take a bunch of men, drop them in remote locations and watch as they try to complete a task you set them -sounds ideal reality show fodder, and that’s exactly what Dropped is all about.
[Read more…] about Dropped: Heineken’s reality TV social experiment
Mort-gage by David Salas spawned an exhibition highlighting the influences on the filmmakers involved.
[Read more…] about Death pledge and mortality explored in Mort-Gage (video)
How do you sum up Salvador Dali’s life and influence? Plonk him in a boxing-ring and go from there, of course.
[Read more…] about Step into the surreal docu-drama of Dali in La Legende~Dali (video)
Tuesday 21st by Tobit Emmens crackles with emotion.
David York is searching for his wife. Only one clue is left open to him: two words, ‘They’re Coming’.
[Read more…] about John Tomkins’ They’re Coming trailer makes its debut
Amanda Bluglass aims to tell moving and diverse stories through powerful visual images, and her film, Ray: A Life Underwater does just that. It’s an affectionate portrait of one man’s deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts.
[Read more…] about Ray: A Life Underwater by Amanda Bluglass
D&CFilm Directors Series One EP2: David Reynolds from Movie Show on Vimeo.
Prior to the commencement of principal photography on his latest film, The Underwater Realm, director of Realm Pictures, David Reynolds, was interviewed by filmmaker John Tomkins.
D&CFilm reviewer Sean Wilson caught up with filmmaker Ashley Wing to discuss his new sci-fi short, Fracture.
[Read more…] about D&CFilm Directors Series: Ashley Wing (video)
Totnes born singer-songwriter Ben Howard had the video for his single Keep Your Head Up shot on the Dartington Estate, South Devon, this summer.
[Read more…] about Ben Howard’s video for single Keep Your Head Up shot at Dartington (music video)
Location and place have a strong part to play in film, and The Light Thief, from Khurdistan, is an excellent example of a movie that has heart.
Know your target audience, says Sean Wilson, as he reviews the family flicks of Mr Popper’s Penguins and Zoo Keeper
It’s a rare occasion. A new Terence Malick film has rolled around in the form of the Tree of Life. This is then 5th film by Terence Malick, whose films go back to 1973 in Badlands. Terence Malick had directed Badlands, Days of Heaven and there was a 20 gap until the Thin Red Line the war film then there was the New Road and now we arrived at the Tree of Life. Terence Malick is a very interesting and provocative director, who works entirely on his own terms it’s very philosophical and astute directing.
[Read more…] about Sean Wilson reviews Terrance Malick’s Tree of Life (audio)
“It all ends,” reads the tag line for the last in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 2, and it’s quite an apposite tag line, not just terms of the story, but for the whole franchise, says Sean Wilson.
[Read more…] about Sean Wilson reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 (audio)
supervisor of visual effects Sebastien Regert
How do you make a sci fi world feel real? Supervisor of visual effects on Fracture Sebastien Regert talks about how the effects in the film developed.
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/Sebastie-Regert.mp3]
(6min 10sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
actor Julian Boote
Actor Julian Boote was immediately attracted to the movie Fracture -a sci fi movie back by a special effects company, what’s not to like. Plus the character he plays, Captain Michael Shepherd, has interesting dimensions, too
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/JulianBoote-MichealShepherd.mp3]
(8min 31sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
production company FXhome
It’s not usual that a special effects company takes on the challenge of producing a sci fi short, but that’s exactly what FXhome have done with Fracture. Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they took on the challenge and the problems they faced on the way
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/Fxhome-PRODUCTIONCOMPANY.mp3]
(9min 49sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
concept artist Chris Drysdale
Concept artist Chris Drysdale developed some concept art for the sci fi movie Fracture, here are some of his thoughts on the process
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/ChrisDrysdale-CONCEPTARTIST.mp3]
(47sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
actor Kate Madison
How to bring something new to a tough female character in a sci fi short? Kate Madison who plays Rachel Taylor in Fracture talks about how she kept the balance between a tough cookie and someone with feminine sensibilities
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/KateMadison-Rachel Taylor.mp3]
(13min 44sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn
Netherlands film composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn talks about the challenge of creating the right concept for a short film and how he developed the themes and motifs for Fracture by focusing on characters
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/SiddharthaBarnhoorn-COMPOSER.mp3]
(2min 35sec)
Ashley Wing on the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE (22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
director Ashley Wing
Director Ashley Wing talks about the personal and journey of making the sci fi short Fracture, how the story was developed, the difficulties (and opportunities) of post production, and how important it is to be surrounded by the right team.
He also offers an insight into CINE, the filmmakers networking event he organises with his production company Cottage Industry Films Ashley and collaborator Clayton Fussel.
[audio:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/media/audio-1/AshleyWing-DIRECTOR.mp3]
(22min 14sec)
Actor Kate Madison talks about how she to created a tough and feminine heroine (13min 44sec)
Siddhartha Barnhoorn on composing the score for sci fi short film Fracture (2min 35sec)
Joshua Davies and Simon Jones of FXhome.com explain why they decided to produce a film (9min 49sec)
Concept artist Chris Drysdale talks about his work on Fracture (47sec)
Actor Julian Boote on the potential psychosis of his character in the sci fi short Fracture (8min 31sec)
Visual effects supervisor Sebastien Regert on making Fracture’s sci fi world feel real (6min 10sec)
