Sunday, September 30, 2007

LocateTV - Tomorrow !!!!

I told you about LocateTV a while ago. Well, it loses it's private beta status and goes into public beta on Monday (tomorrow !). It's all very exciting ! Since the last time it was mentioned here LocateTV has a new and improved search. Tomorrow, have a looksee !

LocateTV: http://locatetv.com/search.php
LocateTV blog:
http://www.locatetvblog.com


Click to see LocateTV results for Danny Phantom » Season 1 Episode 12  » Teacher of the Year. Always up to date, always relevant to you.

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Undisputed


Wesley Snipes, what is this rubbish ?!

Saturday, September 29, 2007

12"/80s Grooves


Buy it. Triple album. It's very good.

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Hotel Chevalier

Feels a bit empty. Looks beautiful. Interested to see how it connects to The Darjeeling Limited.

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Heist

I like a good caper movie. Didn't really enjoy this. It's okay.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Chapter MovieMaker - Cardiff

Hello,

Our next screening's this Monday (01/10/2007) at 6:30pm in Chapter Screen 2. We'll be showing some films and would like to show some more. If you have one and would like others to see it, please bring a copy on Mini-DV or DVD.

Our blog is blooming, so why not visit http://chaptermoviemaker.blogspot.com to watch / rewatch / comment on films we've screened.

And finally, those of you interested in a 2-day directing course should check out the notice below. It's in London, mind.

best,
Tom.


Alexander Mackendrick on Film-making
An introduction to the Craft of the Director

with Paul Cronin, editor of the book: ON FILM-MAKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRAFT OF THE DIRECTOR by Alexander Mackendrick

‘Invaluable... I can easily imagine a college without a film program building a curriculum around these writings.’ Martin Scorsese

A 2 day London Film School workshop 22nd & 23rd September 2007 to apply email:s.vanroomen@lfs.org.uk

Introduction

Paul Cronin, editor of the book: On Filmmaking: an Introduction to the Craft of the Director by Alexander Mackendrick presents a workshop based on Mackendrick’s influential teachings, featuring previously unseen footage of his lectures.

This two day workshop is an excellent opportunity for any filmmaker who wishes to learn more about film-making from one of the masters of the medium. Alexander Mackendrick’s practical approach serves as one of the best introductions to the craft of film-making available to filmmakers today. The workshop is structured around the illustrated lecture MACKENDRICK ON FILM which features never-before-seen footage of Mackendrick teaching and talking about his approach to film-making, and interviews with some of his former students and colleagues who discuss his ideas in detail.

Topics covered include:

· Crafting a narrative screenplay

· Turning your script into a film

· How the director works with actors

· When not to write a shooting script’

· Why you should always try to cut dialogue from your script

· How ‘Movies show and then tell’

· Why a ‘clever plot’ might not be a good starting point for your story

· Why props and 'incidental business' are crucial to the job of the director

· ‘The Pre-verbal Language of Cinema’

· Why you should be beware of flashbacks

· ‘Exposition is boring unless it is in the context of some present dramatic tension or crisis’

· ‘Passivity is a capital crime in drama’

· ‘The role of the antagonist may have more to do with the structure of the plot than the character of the protagonist’

· Setting the fuse and the obligatory scene

· How different camera angles and movement help create different emotions in the audience

· ‘What is happening now is apt to be less dramatically interesting than what may or may not happen next’

· ‘If you’ve got a beginning but don’t yet have an end, then you’re mistaken: you don’t have the right beginning’

· ‘Drama is expectation mingled with uncertainty’

· Use of the foil character

· Why a good story can be told from the point of view of any character

· Why you should always look for the longest axis on your set

· ‘What you leave out is as important as what you leave in’

· Postcarding as a method of structuring your story

As well as being inspired by Mackendrick’s hands-on approach to film teaching, novice filmmakers will leave the workshop equipped with many invaluable craft-based ideas that will help at all times when writing and directing. Those who are more experienced will have their understanding of the craft greatly enriched.

Fee: £120.00

‘It was a privilege to see Paul's film, and thus to become one of Mackendrick's many fortunate students.’
Matthew Burton, UK



‘Your work on Mackendrick is fascinating. I’ve been to film school yet learned more about directing from the 30 minute extract than the year (and $20K) I spent at school.’
Neil MacLean, Canada.




‘The two days were an inspiring help for my work as a director and teacher. I know my work will be better in future because of your efforts.’
David Crossman,






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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Thought I'd start trying posting these NewsBiscuit things up ...

Old person sends letter without gold address sticker on the back

Postal workers in the Isle of Wight were shocked today to discover an envelope posted on the island that did not have a little label with the senders' address stuck carefully on the reverse side.

To read the full story, click here.

Monday, September 24, 2007

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - It's A Free World


Ken Loach has done very well indeed with this piece. Felt real. An obvious thing to say.

Screen Grabs - M.I.Free Music Video.







Above are a number of screen grabs from the M.I.Free music video. It's for a track called "Secret".

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Superman

Feelgood family fun. The second is soooo much better though.

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Hellboy

I didn't like this film. Shoot me.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Production Stills - M.I.Free Music Video.






Above are a number of production stills from the first day of shooting for the M.I.Free music video. It's for a track called "Secret". We hope to complete shooting in a week's time so we can crack on with the General Miggs film. You'll be the first to see the finished product in the near future.

Prop List For The General Miggs Music Video


A couple more hints about the content of this video.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Meet The Parents

Jay Roach's subtle comedy will be a future classic I think.

Miggs.

Prop from the vid. Any clues as to what the video is about !?!?

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - The Independent

Considering it's on sale FOR A QUID it's pretty clever. Go buy it if you like your films indie.

IN DEPTH FILM REVIEW - Grindhouse

Planet Terror - great, but a bit long. Death Proof - very good, a bit wordy. Trailers - spot on.

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just build more!" - Nicola, Girls Aloud
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* Britney blamed for 9/11, almost
* The lives of Blue Peter tortoises
* Charts: Sean Kingston is still number one
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>> Let's go crazy <<
Prince livens up London

We love Prince. He's been awesome in concert
this summer. When he went to film his new music
video, Prince walked up to the director and every
member of the crew and asked them "Do you have
Jehovah in your heart?" Only a positive answer
kept them on set. And while making the video,
His Purple Lordship was accompanied by a hooker,
to whom he would only converse through a
third-party. (For example, Prince, "Please would
somebody ask the lady if she would like to come
to my dressing room?")


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A reader who was at prep school with James Blunt
says Blunt had "crap hand writing", and once found
a vibrator in his parents' bedroom.
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>> It's a London thing <<
Howard gets the party started

Bungalow 8 has a reputation for being the
most exclusive, celebrity-friendly club in
New York. It's about to open in London. The club
held a launch party last Saturday. And the starry
cast of A-listers in attendance? For most of
the night it was Caprice... and Howard, from the
Halifax adverts.


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At the Emmys, the only two celebrities to move out of
the roped-off red carpet to chat to fans were
Billy Baldwin and Sylar from Heroes.
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>> Animal magic <<
Questions for the Blue Peter pets

Who names the Blue Peter animals? It turns
out that this is one of the burning questions
of our time. Amid the recriminations and
inquests at the BBC about Socks, we hear
we should be asking about the other animals.
There are particular question marks over the
tortoise they call "Shelley", allegedly.

FYI: The average age of a tortoise is 80, and the
oldest ever recorded, Tui Malila, lived to be
188. Three of Blue Peter's five tortoises have
died before their 17th birthday. What is going
on? We think we should be told.


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85% of UK's marijuana industry is now controlled
from Vietnam.
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>> Big Questions <<
What people are asking this week

Which newspaper shouted at one of his
staff-members "You're a fucking naughty
girl, I'm going to take your fucking knickers
down and fuck you across your fucking desk."
The reason? He didn't care for her response
when he asked her if she liked the new
office redecoration colour scheme.

Most newsrooms have loud beeps or buzzers on
their breaking news wires, does Al Jazeera
really have a quacking duck sound?


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Woo! Gary Davies - spotted having dinner at Ibiza's
trendy Bambuddah Grove.
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>> Coke on the water <<
London lines up its

The Drug Squad told us that they've tested
London's water supply to see how much cocaine is
consumed on a daily basis. Their estimate?
150,000 lines of the equivalent of pure
cocaine every single day.


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Popbitch's favourite communications officer,
Swarovski's Beany Gay.
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>> Oh Lord! <<
The warts and all tale of Bethall

Conservative Lord and MEP Lord Bethell, who died
last week, was probably best known for his
anti-communist activities and writings, and for
a libel case he won in the 70s against Private
Eye about facilitating Solzhenitsyn's arrest

However, his friends knew him as the chap with a
ping-pong ball sized wart which dangled on a
thread on his arse. One of his lady-friends
told us that, at certain times, it was
"rather distracting".


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Testicles never lie at the same level. The
ball-sack is always lopsided.
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>> Game, set and match <<
Beckham's career goes down under

If there was any doubt over David Beckham's
new role, this seems to confirm him as the
MLS circus' resident freak show or prize exhibit.
New Zealand's Wellington Phoenix Football Club
have made a deal with LA Galaxy for the US team
to come over for a 2nd December game, with Beckham
contracted to appear for at least 55 minutes,
or the match will be rescheduled.


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National Anthem fact of the week: Ethiopia's anthem
is based on Jean Sibelius' Finlandia.
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>> Stand by your pram <<
Britney could be the new Tammy

Poor Britney. Enough is enough. Taking pot-
shots at this troubled ex-Mousketeer has gone
too far. This week she was attacked in the
US media for not being able to close her
pram properly. And now she's almost being
blamed for 9/11. Leader of the Palestinian
Popular Resistance, Muhammad Abdel-Al said,
"If I meet these whores I will have the honour
to be the first one to cut the heads off Madonna
and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading
their Satanic culture against Islam."

Britney, if you're reading, there's only one
thing for it. Quit LA and the music scene.
The Paris Hiltons and K-Feds of the world
can teach you nothing. Move back South,
go hang out with Dolly Parton, and come
back with big hair and a country albums.
You've got the voice for it and, quite
frankly, the sad life, to be the new
Tammy Wynette.

FYI: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,
the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
and the Popular Revolutionary Front for the Liberation
of Palestine have so far declined to give their
views on Britney. But we will ask them and hope to
bring you their comments next week.


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PC Dave Quinnan from the Bill now works in
Islington's Business Design Centre, in a sports
media communications company.
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>> David and Goliath <<
The world of celebrity football

On Wednesday nights, near the Westway,
celebrities gather to play football together.
Ant 'n Dec, Robbie Williams, Ralph Little etc
all pit their skills on the pitch against
friends. Only one celebrity player insists
on bringing his body guard with him. And
that's Craig David. The big bouncer walks Craig
to the pitch, and then sits in the stand
during the game, the lone spectator. When
the match finishes, the bodyguard walks him out.

FYI: You can insert own joke here about Craig playing
for the other team or being a left footer. But in
fact he plays on the right wing. So there.

FYI 2: We always thought Craig spent Wednesdays
making love, not playing football.


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This guy takes looking after number one to a
new level. Candid camera from Goodfella's Solos:
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>> Things that make you go hmmm <<
Ted Rogers, footballers, sea of mice

Lauren Harries has made a sex video. You
don't have to look:
http://www.popbitch.com/pictures/a_nice_cup_of_tea.jpg

If Lauren's sex pics were not enough to
turn your stomach, try these mice:
http://www.popbitch.com/videos

Three-two-one! Ryerson University, Toronto, has
a Ted Rogers School of Management:
http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/

Those years collecting Panini stickers finally
come in handy, though we were hopeless at
everything except the "when we were young"
round, sadly:
http://chickendinner.co.uk/FOOTBALLGAME/

Nocturnal animal of the week: the sugar glider:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLn_CUKWTIg

Stephen Fry has written 6,000 words on phones:
http://www.stephenfry.com/blog

Don't be like Pamela Anderson, Naomi Judd
and Steven Tyler - watch this cute video:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/820014/whad_1st_october_2007


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>> Chart Predictions <<
New entries/High climbers Sun 23rd Sept

The winter chart freeze has begun. Very little
change on the singles front this week, on account
that that labels are limbering up for pre-Xmas
album release warfare. You have been warned:

++ Number One
SEAN KINGSTON Beautiful Girls

++ Top Ten
ELVIS PRESLEY Don't
FOO FIGHTERS The Pretender

++ Top Twenty
BABYSHAMBLES Delivery
IAN BROWN FEAT. SINEAD O CONNOR Illegal Attacks
PHIL COLLINS In The Air Tonight
THE ENEMY You're Not Alone

++ Top Forty
GALLOWS In The Belly Of A Shark
PETER BJORN & JOHN Young Folks


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Write, produce, direct a feature film...profitably
Greetings!

Raindance is pleased to present Elliot Grove's LO-TO-NO BUDGET FILMMAKING weekend in London Saturday/Sunday 27/28 October. This is the crash course where Guy Ritchie met Mathew Vaughn, and the course that has come to form the basis of independent film production in the UK and Europe.

We also have a special SPECIAL OFFER for email update subscribers who book this course - book, attend, and recieve a FREE copy of Elliot's book: Raindance Producer's Lab.

Elliot
What do Chris Nolan, Mathew Vaughn and Guy Ritchie have in common? All are former students of Elliot Grove's LO-TO- NO BUDGET FILMMAKING class and have gone on to write, produce and direct critically and commercially acclaimed films.

Why waste four years and thousands at a pretentious film school when Elliot delivers clear and concise information that you can use to write, produce, direct and distribute your first feature film, within budgets of £1,000 - £100,000 - £1,000,000. And in just 2 days.

For over 15 years, Elliot has run the
Raindance Film Festival, and worked with writers, directors and producers that are now the leading lights in the British independent film movement.

Few people know more independent filmmakers, have consulted on more low budget shorts and features, or shot more low budget footage than Elliot Grove. Let him show you how careers are launched, and how to launch your career in one weekend.

He has taught at leading universities in France, Denmark, Japan, Sweden and Canada, and unlike most other film instructors, writes and produces feature films himself, with three produced features, and four more currently in pre- production.

His students have gone on to shoot films that together have grossed more than $100,000,000 at the box office.

In 1998, Elliot founded the British Independent Film Awards, which have quickly become the most important independent film awards in the UK.

More than 5,000 students have taken Elliot's class. He's been featured and reviewed in every major film magazine and newspaper around the world, and his former students are a Who's Who of the UK film world.

From your initial idea to final film, in just two days taking Elliot Grove's
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Elliot Grove's LO-TO-NO BUDGET FILMMAKING

London Saturday/Sunday 27/28 October 9:30 - 6pm both days
Registration: £225 + VAT = £264.38
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Call 0207 287 3833 for enrollment or
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Please feel free to call me up with any questions about this course or about our training programme.
Best,

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DAY 1 Course Outline
Saturday 27 Sept 9:30 - 6pm

MAKE & DIRECT YOUR 1st MOVIE

Learn a step-by-step process using proven cost-effective, lo- to-no budget filmmaking techniques by considering the best and most efficient ways to produce, direct, shoot and edit a saleable feature film.

Pre-Production: getting organised for an efficient shoot
Budgets from £500 to £1,000,000 are discussed in detail
Proven lo-budget short cuts and faking a million pound budget
Using sound and music to enhance production values
Getting professional actors
The essentials of the art and craft of film directing
More than fifty lo-budget shooting tips
Avoiding the three big filmmaking mistakes
The Five Minute directing school

What they are saying
HollywoodMini
DAY 2 Course Outline
Sunday 28 Sept 9:30 - 6pm

FINANCE AND SELL THE MOVIE

Discover the secrets and real facts behind marketing, selling and distributing your finished film throughout the world and the pre-planning you need to turn your movie into this year's cult classic, and yourself into a hot filmmaker.

The movie game: presenting your first project to investors
Approaching named actors
Distribution and marketing
Publicity: the essential ingredient to selling your film
PR kit: creating an effective package
Film buyers and film markets
Plotting the film festival route
Film financing: executing a strategy for a £50k-£3m budget
Honing a workable pitch for your film
The distribution deal
Putting together a realistic gameplan

Interview with Elliot


Read an article By Elliot:
Hollywoods 4 Biggest Lies