Posted by: Chris Unitt on: November 1, 2008
This is all the online stuff I can find about this Film Dash – I’ll be updating it as and when I get the time and until I can find no more.
If you find anything I’ve missed then please let me know in the comments. If you’ve mentioned Film Dash online anywhere then thanks very much!
Before the launch
From the teams
Team TTV – Pete Ashton’s diary (pt 1, pt 2, pt 3) and Danny Smith’s view
Team Lupo – Stef calls ‘first!’
Dice Productions – post their film and about the filming process on their own blog. Team member Ian Ravenscroft also wrote a piece for 4Talent.
The finished films
Post match analysis
D’log (and again), Podnosh, First Light Movies, Catherine Bray (and her judge statement), Tom Lennon
Pics
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 29, 2008
On Sunday night, at The Odeon on New Street, I announced the winners of Film Dash: Digital Galore! as part of the ‘Into The Light’ event celebrating the legacy of Sir Michael Balcon.
Rill Marchant, Pete Ashton and Danny Smith’s film featured a small robot lost and lonely in Digbeth. The judges praised its charm, humour, the use of non-conventional filming techniques and the use of the city.
Big congrats to them. Here they are too, looking all happy:
Finally I’d like to thank the judges – Roger Shannon, Matthew Stanton and Catherine Bray – for, as I said on the night, doing the job that I never could have done.
Catherine Bray has been kind enough to publish a judge statement on the 4Talent website giving her thoughts on the entries.
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 22, 2008
Just a reminder that the winning film will be announced and screened at the Odeon on Sunday 26 October as part of an event called ‘Into the Light – A Celebration of Sir Michael Balcon and the City’s Film Heritage‘
Tickets are free, just contact Roger at www.swishproductions.co.uk.
There are several places where you can see all the films:
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 22, 2008
I’ll do thoughts, round-ups, pics and all that sort of thing in a bit. For now, here are some links (click the titles) to where you can find the films online:
Enjoy!
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 18, 2008
The launch seemed to go well last night with a couple more teams joining in. There are some photos to come from that as well as some video footage.
In the meantime here are some links to things wot are going on:
There’ll be much more to come, I expect. I might do a launch event write-up myself at some point.
Oh, and if anyone has a copy of the Evening Mail from the other day with a mention of Film Dash can you let me know? Thanks very much.
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 17, 2008
Yep, so today’s the big day.
Come down to The Theatre at the Custard Factory for about 6pm. The Theatre is in the main complex, to the right of the pool, next to The Kitchen. I’ll put some posters on the door so hopefully you won’t be able to miss it.
Between 6pm and 7pm the following will happen:
At 7pm the teams will be given the criteria for their films and set loose to get started.
I’ll hang around for at least an hour afterwards to answer any questions, sign up any latecomers and sort anything else that needs sorting.
If any members of your team can’t make it along to the launch then that’s ok. It would be good to meet you all but as long as there’s a representative from each team then that should be fine.
It’s been a surprising amount of fun getting things to this stage and I’m looking forward to meeting you all.
Before we go, there are a few bits of news to tell you about:
Actually if you’re reading this early on Friday morning then the Supercool people will be hosting Likemind at Saint Caffe, St Paul’s Square, from 8am until 10am-ish. I’m planning to pop in, anyway.
7 Inch Cinema’s next event will concentrate on the work of pioneering animator Wladyslaw Starewicz. That’s on 26 October from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the library theatre, Birmingham Central Library.
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 14, 2008
So what’s happened since Friday evening? Well, we’ve only had 4 more teams sign up! It’s fantastic to see all these people getting involved, so may I offer a big hello to the new teams – Dice Productions, Age8+Camera, Sparta and Giant Squirrel. Hello!
In other news:
Also, I’ve been asked about providing release forms. I’ve got hold of something suitable and will upload them shortly.
Not long to go now. Got any questions? Let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer them.
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 10, 2008
Actually, there aren’t many developments to tell you about today, although I was pleased to see that Film Dash got a mention from D’Log. A press release should be going out very shortly too (via the kind people at Big Cat Group), so we might see a few others picking up on the challenge.
So I thought I’d provide a little light reading. As you probably know, Film Dash is now part of Hello Digital and has gained the ‘Digital Galore!’ tagline.
Have you heard of Michael Balcon? Chances are you probably haven’t.
That’s exactly why, as part of Hello Digital, efforts are being made to reclaim his legacy for the city and highlight the incredible work that he did.
Put simply, he’s Birmingham’s Film Knight, and his contribution to the British Film Industry, and to Birmingham’s film heritage, is massive.
This Birmingham born movie mogul produced all of Hitchcock’s UK movies, ran a US film studio, and produced all of the Ealing films. Now, in this new digital age we can pay tribute to a man who was committed to throwing light onto new techniques, new technologies and onto new film makers. Michael Balcon chaired the Experimental Film Fund too (on which more in a later post).
His work with new techniques, technologies and film makers means that he’s an excellent fit for Film Dash.
By the way, in case the ‘Digital Galore!’ tagline has gone over your head, one of the films Michael Balcon produced was Whiskey Galore!
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 9, 2008
All the news that’s fit to post:
I’ve had a couple of questions come in too. Here are the answers:
Over the next few days I’ll be finalising arrangements for the launch on Friday 17th. I’m also going to be passing on a little info about Michael Balcon, his work and why Film Dash fits in so well with a celebration of his legacy.
Posted by: Chris Unitt on: October 8, 2008
A few updates for you today:
Finally, I’m thinking of trying to obtain a trophy for the winning team. It’d have to be something a little… different though. We’ll see.
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