Indie horror feature needs cast for a day
An old man and an old woman are needed as extra cast for one day for an indie micro feature shooting in Devon in August
Location and extras needed for sci-fi movie trailer
Filmmaker Ray Smith is looking for a location and extras to re-shoot the trailer for his new sci-fi flick Blight
Still time to audition for epic folktale set on Dartmoor
Chagford Filmmaking Group is auditioning for its next film, an epic folktale set on Dartmoor
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Torbay action thriller shooting this summer needs a leading man!
A leading man is needed for John Tomkins’ action thriller They’re Coming, which will be shot in Torbay, Devon, this summer
Can you be the next Lily Cole? Casting call for teenage actresses for feature film
Torquay’s Lilly Cole featured in Sally Potter’s previous feature, now the director (who directed Tilda Swinton in the Oscar-nominated Orlando) is looking for two teenage actresses for the leading roles in her next 60s period feature film
Casting call for short film in Devon
A male actor, aged between 25 and 35, is needed for a short film which explores friendship, mental well being and suicide, which has been written by Ben Borley and will be directed by David Salas
Call for auditions for Torquay -coming of age film set in Torquay
Torquay – a film based in Torquay – is calling for actors to apply for auditions at the Exeter Phoenix in March 2010.
Big screen open air cinema set to begin in Exeter on August 12
Big Screen in the Park is taking place in the Northernhay Gardens again this year, when the open air summer cinema screenings begin on Wednesday, August 12.
Cast and make-up artist needed for forthcoming Wing and Fussell film
Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell have put out a call for cast and a make-up artist for their next project.
OMG! It’s Ashley Wing’s latest short
Hot on the heels of his Best Film win in the FXhome awards, Ashley Wing has completed his latest film, a three-minute short called OMG about how our lives are controlled by mobile phones.
Win £1,000 for your climate change film
There’s £1,000 up for grabs for filmmakers who can find an innovative way to showing climate change.
Truro’s James Marsh wins Oscar for Man on Wire
James Marsh from Truro, picked up an Oscar for his documentary Man on Wire.
Alex White on the making of Deadly Illusions, part one
Alex White’s short film In the Garden of Terrible Delights was premiered Kinky and Quirky’s burlesque Valentine’s Day bash in Exeter, on… er… Valentine’s Day. To celebrate with our own hunk of love, we thought we’d take a gander at some of Alex’s experiences making his first film, Deadly Illusions. Take it away Alex
Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Thursday
The day kicks off with a lecture about the Berlinale Co-Production market. Described as a facility for putting together financiers and filmmakers, this is something that you apply for before the festival and it sets up two days of meetings about your project.
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Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Monday
I manage to start up an email dialogue with a London-based company about the film. Sadly, they’re predominantly involved in sales, but they seem interested and at least I can get some advice from them for later down the line.
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Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Friday
My Attorney advises me over breakfast that I misspelt the word Attorney quite horrifically yesterday and spends several minutes playing Eternal from Youtube on his laptop. Embarrassing in many ways.
• SCREENS WORKSHOPS FOR ACTORS TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 10
Screens, new screen acting courses designed to give actors important techniques for on-screen impact, kicks off on January 10, at the Exeter Phoenix.
• THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, JOHN CLEESE INTERVIEW
Klaatu Barrada Nikto, might be something you’d expect John Cleese to have said back in his Python days. But the catchphase (!) is one that made the The Day the Earth Stood Still famous (or was it the other way round), and Sir Cleese (surely he’s been Knighted by now) plays Dr Barnhardt in the…
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE…
The big news today is that Disney is to shoot a multi-million pound new version of Alice in Wonderland in Plymouth. Yes, that Disney. And yes, that Plymouth. But that’s not all. Apparently, Tim Burton will be helming the flick with (surprise!) Johnny Depp heavily rumoured to star as the Mad Hatter. Another impression of…
BIG SCREEN PLYMOUTH
There is a big screen up in Plymouth at the moment, and we hear it’s going to be showing some top-notch films form South West filmmakers, such as Ashley Wing, with his latest Poppies, alongside such favourites as Small Change and Revenge of the Jazz Hoodies.
BIG BROTHER BELINDA
Big Brother has claimed one of our own. Belinda Harris-Reid, who is now in The House, is partner in crime to Josephine Larson, who ran the onscreen acting tips series with us (catch them on the D+CFilm channel on iTunes). In fact Belinda worked the camera during those videocasts. And Josephine is speaking to Big…
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
“Maybe some of you are interested in taking part in a wild and wonderful community project to be produced at Exeter Phoenix Arts and Media Centre next year,” Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts. told D+CFilm. “We are looking for experienced actors (for the main parts) as well as extras, street performers and crazy…
ONSCREEN SKILLS #5
So you wanna be an actor, in the golden… err ring. This is the fifth and final of the introductions into acting skills from Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts. Here we come full circle and look at the big picture. Got acting tips, or if you’ve got a project getting off the ground,…
Onscreen skills #4
For the fourth in the series of onscreen acting skills with Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts she looks towards method, finding your emotion and focusing on looking and listening. Sounds simple, huh, but it takes a lot of skill. And you start but watching the film. Tune in next week for more. [qt:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/acting/jo-eyes-listening.mpg…
Onscreen skills #3
For the third in the series of onscreen acting skills with Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts she’s looking at camera skills and focus -of the actor not the camera, and that means staying in the moment, or some such. For the real gen, take a gander at the film. Tune in next week…
Onscreen skills 2
Let’s catch up with Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts. And find out what the heck is the difference between acting on stage and acting for screen. You could, of course, combine the two and end up with Mike Figgis’ Miss Julie. But we’ll leave it over to Josephine to give you the rundown….
The Happening
Mark Wahlberg looks worried. He shouldn’t be, because as it happens, we’ve got our hands on some of the blurb surrounding the new M Night Shyamalan film, The Happening. We thought we’d share it with you guys because you just might find it interesting, what with the release so imminent an’ all and how M…
Onscreen skills
Today we start the series about the importance of screen acting, with Josephine Larsen, of the Advanced Acting Workouts. Here she introduces herself with a rundown of the who, what, where, when and how about where she’s at. Tune in next week for more. [qt:http://newsandmediarepublic.org/acting/jo-about-her-life.mpg 480 240] Or download it here.
Littler at Flipside
It’s MA Littler day at the Flipside Film Festival today. There’s a showing of the documentary ZOWNIR Radical Man at PCAD cinema at 5.30pm. Zownir is one of the most censored photographers, filmmakers and crime writers of our time. Zownir film’s, photography and writing has focused on the fringes of society. Check his site for…
Onscreen – Hannah Mulder
We reckon the art of onscreen acting is often overlooked. And let’s be honest, the quality of onscreen talent can often make or break a film. So we thought we’d offer a little more on actors and acting. Today is the first of our acting Q&As and on Saturday we begin our series of onscreen…
