Somerset Film May e bulletin
3rd May
Somerset Film - May 2008 e-bulletin
Monthly Updates On Moving Image Events And Activities In Somerset And The Wider World
News from the Engine Room
Win A Course – One day’s free tuition at The Engine Room – Please complete a short questionnaire at the end of this e-bulletin
Places still available on
Final Cut Pro 1 and 2
and
Learn to make your own Blog – Ride the Wave!
More details on Engine Room events and courses below
Engine Room and Glastonbury Film and Video events
Tuesday 6th May – Young People’s Film Council Open Evening from 5pm at the Engine Room If you are 25 or under and interested in making films please come along, we’ll be pleased to meet you
Wednesday 7TH May Glastonbury Film and Video Open Evening at La Lune, Glastonbury If you live in the Glastonbury /Street / Wells area and are interested in making films please come along
Thursday 22nd May Glastonbury Film and Video Junction at The Phoenix
Another chance to network with other film-makers, to show and see new work, and catch up on the latest developments across the county and beyond.
Reveal Somerset – September 9th 2008
Following the success of the launch event in Langport this week, watch this space for Reveal 2 in September! For more information see http://www.revealsomserset.org
News from Somerset and the wider world
60” x 60” Bath Film Challenge – * Imminent deadline 5 May
Huish Film Awards – Thursday 9th May
Up Close and Personal – the South West Debate
SW Screen Short Film competition - Deadline: 12 May 2008
Encounters now open for submissions - Deadline: 18 June 2008
International Screenwriters' Festival programme is now online
DepicT! call for entries - Deadline: 8 Sept 2008
What's the Big Idea? Award Application deadline: 24/06/2008
Pilot Award Scheme Application deadline: 24/06/2008
Audiences South West - free one-hour advice surgeries on Tuesday 6 May in Yeovil Somerset
Appeal for old digital cameras – for Dominica
International Festival Of Local Televisions – June 18th to 21st 2008, Kosice ,Slovakia
Shoot To Thrill – Virgin Media Competition – 1st May to 30th June
Virtual Voices – Watershed – 10 July
More details below
News from the Engine Room
Engine Room Courses
Our scheduled courses run on Wednesdays and are there to provide you with what you need to hone your skills in a range of film-making and digital media skills.
Wednesday 7 May
Final Cut Pro - Digital Video Editing – level one
Acquire the basics of digital video editing – suitable for all applications, from home video to broadcast quality? This introductory guide to market leading software Final Cut Pro will set you on your way.
Tutor Alex Richardson Cost £50 (concessions £35)
Wednesday 14th May
Ride the Wave! Using Web 2.0
Introduction to the ever more powerful read/write web. Learn to make your own blog, upload pictures, movies and create a flexible website using open source and no-cost online technology.
Tutor: Will BIx Cost £50 (Concessions £35)
Wednesday 21 May
Final Cut Pro – Digital Video Editing – level two
You know the basics of FCP, now take your knowledge to the next stage. This course will teach you all important file management, basic compositing, layers and much more.
Tutor Alex Richardson Cost £50 (concessions £35)
*Note from the studio manager about deletion of old files and projects.
We have some new imac computers for use in the drop-in’s so some of the older computers will have their software re-installed to speed them up so they can be used for other applications. I am not backing up them up first so any old files will be lost. Please see me soon if you want a chance to keep any old work.
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Engine Room drop ins
Call in... Use equipment … Get advice … Practice software skills
Three days a week we run open access sessions where you can do all of the above. A range of software from video editing to sound and graphic design is available.
Tuesday 1400 - 2100 hours
Thursday 1000 – 1600 hours
Saturday 1000 – 1400 hours
Some drop-in sessions may be subject to variation. Please phone 01278 433178 before you visit.
News from Somerset and the Wider World
60” x 60” Bath Film Challenge – Imminent deadline 5 May
Call for entries - 60 second films to celebrate 60 years of the Bath International Music Festival
Any filmmaker can join the challenge regardless of age. Go it alone – or get together with friends. We want films inspired by the year’s 60 x 60 theme. Suited and Booted, Bath Film Festival and Media Art Bath have joined together to bring this exciting event to the streets of Bath .
We will compile all film entries into a feature length dvd which will be screened at the Pavillion and other main venues at the party in the City on May 23rd and in shop windows bars and clubs for the duration of the Festival. Visit the website: www.bathfestivalsfilmchallenge.co.uk <http://www.bathfestivalsfilmchallenge.co.uk> for all the info on how to take part.
Entry is free of charge
Richard Huish Film Awards
We would like to invite you to the Huish Film Awards on Thursday 9th May at Richard Huish College (in the main hall). We thought it would be a good opportunity for you to meet some of our film students and see some of the work the students have produced!
SW Short Film competition Deadline: 12 May 2008
Hammer & Tong's Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, the makers of The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, are running a short film competition to celebrate the release of their second feature Son of Rambow. Submit your own original short film (5 minutes maximum) about anything. Garth and Nick will be judging the submissions and the winning film will be placed in the special features section of the Son of Rambow DVD.
To enter the competition click here. http://www.swscreen.co.uk/News/256.aspx#itemm
Encounters now open for submissions
Deadline: 18 June 2008
Now in its 14th year, Encounters Short Film Festival has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. This celebrated event is the largest festival of its kind in the UK, showcasing over 250 new international short films each year. The HP Digital Viewing library offers more than 600 films for on demand viewing available to all delegates' buyers, distributors, programmers and press. Check out the 'new look' website for details of the awards up for grabs, the submission criteria and how to enter your film. The short listing takes place throughout the summer and selected films will be announced by the end of August.
http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/
International Screenwriters' Festival programme is now online
The International Screenwriter's Festival <http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/programme-2008.php> takes place in Cheltenham from 1 - 3 July 2008 and is dedicated to the art, craft, and business of writing for the screen.The festival programme, which continues to expand and evolve on a weekly basis is now available to view online. While all details are subject to regular updates and amendments, the festival have decided to make it live as early as possible to enable delegates to begin planning their own itinerary. You can view the programme here. Tickets are now available for purchase at the standard price of £330 - booking details are available here
DepicT! call for entries - Deadline: 8 Sept 2008
DepicT!, Watershed’s unique short film competition as part of Encounters Festival, returns in 2008 to challenge filmmakers from across the globe to come up with compelling, imaginative ideas for mini movies of 90 seconds in length.
Click here for more information <http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=IT4aOzKsPg7JabuvnM8G>
What's the Big Idea? Award
Description:
Financial assistance is available to groups of young people to work with scriptwriters and develop ideas for short films.
Funding body:
UK Film Council
Max. Value:
£ 3,000
Application deadline:
24/06/2008
Pilot Award Scheme
Description:
Financial assistance is available to organisations to make a short film of less than five minutes. The film should be made by young people aged 5-18 years, collaborating with film professionals.
Funding body:
First Light Movies
Max. Value:
£ 5,000
Application deadline:
24/06/2008
Audiences South West – One-hour Surgery
Audiences South West (formerly South West Arts Marketing) will be holding our free one-hour advice surgeries on Tuesday 6 May in Yeovil, Somerset.
These one-to-one advice surgeries are open to cultural organisations and artists networks wishing to discuss any area of audience development and arts marketing. This can range from how best to promote a new project to engaging new audiences and developing a three-year audience development strategy and are designed to be open for you to discuss any area that is important to you and your organisation.
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.audiencessw.org/wecanhelp.asp#as <http://www.audiencessw.org/wecanhelp.asp#as>
Appeal for old digital cameras
During 2008 Nature Island Foundation is supporting the development of a project in the Commonwealth of Dominica, to teach basic still photography skills to schoolchildren and members of the community.
During these courses the aim is to show participants how to see their lives and the nature around them from a different perspective.
Unfortunately very few schools in Dominica have digital cameras and the same is true of residents in many villages. We would, therefore, like to make sure that we can provide at least one digital camera to each school and each village to give as many Dominican citizens as possible the chance to take a photo on National Click Day.
With that in mind we are wondering if you have any friends who have working digital cameras that they no longer use, which they would be willing to donate to Nature Island Foundation for our project? If the camera is rechargeable, we would obviously need the camera charger too.
If you are able to help, I shall be grateful if you could collect any cameras that are donated and I can pick them up. Alternatively cameras can be well packed and mailed to:
Brian Norris
Nature Island Foundation
Illand, Launceston
Cornwall, PL15 7LS
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes
Brian Norris
President
Nature Island Foundation
www.natureislandfoundation.org
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International Festival Of Local Televisions, Kosice, Slovakia
We are pleased to inform you that the 14th International Festival of
Local Televisions will be held from June 18th to 21st, 2008 in Košice,
Slovakia. The festival is organized by the City TV Foundation.
Entries
We encourage you to enter your programs into the competition for the
Golden Beggar Award. We expect entries that reflect the life and fates
of people living in your place. We also welcome works that discover
serious problems of the present society like corruption, blackmailing,
minority and cross-border problems and children fates. The deadline for
programs to reach us in Košice is 26th May, 2008.
To select the category of your programme please use the following
category descriptions.
1. News
2. Documentary
3. Investigative Journalism
4. Entertainment
5. Children's /Youth programmes
6. Music
7. Animation
8. Young producer (category for young people who don´t represent any
television)
In terms of length, films registered for competition should generally
not exceed 40 minutes. Therefore also very short ones, those less than
10 minutes long, are welcome. Please read the detailed instructions at
http://www.festival.sk
Virgin Media Shorts – 1st May to 30th June
Virgin Media Shorts is a brand new short film competition that champions undiscovered filmmakers and showcases the best British talent
we’re offering you the chance to show your work, as it should be, on the silver screen on over 211 cinema screens nationwide, not just once or twice, but for a full 12 month run
On top of a huge platform to expose your work and build your profile, you can win the biggest prize fund of its kind in the UK – up to £30,000 to make your next film. That’s £15,000 from Virgin Media and up to £15,000 from UK Film Council.
For more information please see http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk
Any questions please contact mailto:shorts@virginmedia.co.uk
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Virtual Voices – Watershed
A one day event presented by South West Screen and Rio
Thursday 10 July 2008, Watershed, Bristol, UK
9.30am – 5pm
Booking +44 (0)117 927 5100
How can we develop young people’s voices so they become the media literate content creators and storytellers of the future? Virtual Voices brings the media industry together with young media makers and their teachers or tutors to attempt to answer this question and many others…
The event takes place at Watershed <http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=9BCYTFEWjg7JabuvnM8G> , Bristol’s accessible harbourside media centre.
Tickets cost £50 each including lunch. To book call +44 (0)117 927 5100.
For more information about Dominica: www.dominica.dm <http://www.dominica.dm>
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www.swscreen.co.uk <http://www.swscreen.co.uk>
www.bristolmedia.co.uk <http://www.bristolmedia.co.uk>
www.thegmg.org <http://www.thegmg.org> Gloucestershire Media Group
www.pm-p.com <http://www.pm-p.com> Plymouth Media Partnership
www.wessexmediagroup.co.uk <http://www.wessexmediagroup.co.uk>
www.wftv.org.uk <http://www.wftv.org.uk> Women in Film and Television
www.media-box.co.uk <http://www.media-box.co.uk>
www.skillset.org <http://www.skillset.org>
www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk <http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk>
www.broadcastfreelancer.com <http://www.broadcastfreelancer.com>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/Filmmakingguid
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