2007 News
10/09/07
New Psychological Horror Feature Film DARK RAGE now in Post Production
Directed by Film Club Member Lee Akehurst
www.darkrage.co.uk
2006 News
03/12/06
Short film competition
BAFTA Launch ‘60 seconds of fame’ In Association with Orange
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts have launched a new short film competition – 60 Seconds of Fame, run in association with Orange.
This new BAFTA competition has the support of BBC Nations and Regions and the Regional Screen Agency network and is open to anyone aged 16 or over. Shortlisted films will be shown by each of the 15 BBC Nations and Regions and, following a public vote, one winner from each area will win two tickets to The Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2007. The overall winner will be announced and have their film featured as part of the BBC One broadcast of the ceremony.
As the name suggests, budding film makers are invited to submit a 60 second short film based on the theme ‘Celebrate’, to reflect BAFTA’s 60th birthday and Orange’s 10 year partnership with the Academy.
Designed to promote creativity, 60 Seconds of Fame is an innovative competition that aims to give the general public the tools and ‘know how’ to create their own 60 second short. Anybody aged 16 or over can enter the competition and, to help filmmakers achieve the right look, editing software, soundtracks and guidance can be found on http://www1.orange.co.uk/60secondsoffame/.
It’s easy to enter by uploading a film online at http://www1.orange.co.uk/60secondsoffame/. The deadline for entries is 4 January, 2007.
To drive this initiative, BAFTA has organised short film master classes to take place across the country. Hosted by exciting filmmakers and covering directing, producing and editing, these master classes will be filmed and video podcasted on http://www1.orange.co.uk/60secondsoffame/. to enable everyone to benefit from expert advice. All of the workshops are free but tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis by emailing 60secondsoffame@bafta.org. Mobile phone experts will be on hand at the masterclasses to answer questions on filming on a mobile.
To support the competition, respected British directors Ken Russell and Martha Fiennes, along with newcomer Julia Jason will create exclusive 60 second films for the initiative. These films will be available on http://www1.orange.co.uk/60secondsoffame/.
David Parfitt, Chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, said: “Every year we celebrate the very best in filmmaking at The Orange British Academy Film Awards. I am delighted that the general public will now have their chance to be part of the event. This is a fantastic opportunity to give the public the confidence to realise their creativity and to encourage them to actively participate in the filmmaking process. With workshops across the country being video podcast everyone has the opportunity to learn the techniques they need to make a short film.”
Hattie Evans, Head of Film, at Orange, commented: “We are giving all aspiring directors the opportunity to create a mini movie masterpiece of their own. It’s really exciting that the competition is open to everyone from budding directors with digital video cameras to students with video phones. This competition gives everyone the chance to be involved with BAFTA.”
Lord Puttnam CBE, said: “In an era in which user-generated content is increasingly ubiquitous, this is an important and very timely initiative which will help inspire new creative talent across the UK.”
Workshop information:
The Digital Age - A Short Film Masterclass
Hosted by Richard Jobson
Date - Monday, 20 November 2006
Time - 6:30pm
Venue - Conference Room 4, BBC Scotland, Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G12 8DG
How to Produce an Award-Winning Short Film
Hosted by Kenton Allen and Mia Bays
Date – Wednesday, 22 November 2006
Time - 6pm
Venue - Redhead Room, BBC Manchester, New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester M60 1SJ
Editing - A Short Film Masterclass
Hosted by Lisa Gunning
Date - Saturday, 25 November 2006
Time - 10.30am
Venue - Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG
Make Your 60 Second Short Film For Free
Hosted by Simon Corris and Alison Reddihough
Date – Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Time - 6.30pm
Venue - Brighton Film School, Brighton Film Studios Ltd, 95 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 4ST
Working With Actors - A Short Film Masterclass
Hosted by Joe Wright
Date - Thursday 30 November, 2006
Time - 7pm
Venue - Run Run Shaw, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN
Directing - A Short Film Masterclass
Hosted by Stephen Woolley
Date – Monday, 4 December 2006
Time - 6pm for 6:30pm start
Venue - Conference Room A, BBC Bristol, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR
03/11/06
Watch all the films entered in the Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge.
(WARNING OVER 18s ONLY)
02/11/06
Prize Breakdown.
Winner
(Team 48) FILM: ZZZ
The Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge Trophy 2006
Avid Liquid 7 (Issued at the event)
Video Fun Box (Delivery by post next week)
The DV Enlightenment DVD (Delivery by post next week)
2nd Place
(Team 71) FILM: THE BOOTH
Pinnacle Studio Plus Titanium Edition (Issued at the event)
£30 Amazon Vouchers (Delivery by post next week)
Lighting for Digital Video (Delivery by post next week)
3rd Place
(Team 77) FILM: DONT GO HOME WITH STRANGERS
Serif Movie Plus 5 (Issued at the event)
Unknown White Male DVD (Delivery by post next week)
1 years free membership to Shooting People (Delivery by post next week)
Film Making Books (Delivery by post next week)
31/10/06
Winner: Best Film
"ZZZ" (Team: 48)
2nd Place
"The Booth" (Team: 71)
3rd Place
"Don't Go Home With Strangers" (Team: 77)
Finalists
"Bound" (Team: FB FILMS)
"The Quiet Darkness" (Team: 76)
"Cut Throat Alley" (Team: Kayak Productions)
"Saturday Night Creature" (Team: Lumb Film)
"Itch" (Team: Scratchers)
"Dark Whispers" (Team: Burnt At The Stake)
"Death Bed" (Team: Yafi Underground)
20/10/06
NEW VENUE & AFTER SHOW PARTY
The Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge Awards Ceremony & After Show Party
Now at:
BAR KICK
13/10/06
The Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge has begun!
All films must arrive by 29/10/06 for review.
12/10/06
The Clock is ticking. Only 1 Day to go before the challenge begins!
11/10/06
We are pleased to announce we have teams from around the world. Below is a list of locations our teams come from.
Idaho (USA) New Jersey (USA) Florida (USA) Minneapolis (USA) Texas (USA) Caserta (Italy) Lyon (France) Brisbane (Australia) Lesotho (South Africa) Yokohama (Japan) Tokyo (Japan) Kent (UK) Cornwall (UK) West Midlands (UK) London (UK) Surrey (UK) Essex (UK) Bucks (UK) Devon (UK) Derbyshire (UK) Glasgow (UK) Manchester (UK) Nottinghamshire (UK) Yorkshire (UK) Leeds (UK)
03/10/06
New sponsors Avid and Pinnacle are offering an amazing prize to the winners of the Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge with their latest products.
01/10/06
DV User The definitive online DV magazine are awarding winners the "Lighting for Digital Video" with Professional Lighting Cameraman Eric Huyton.
27/09/06
Sponsors Shooting People are awarding 1 years free membership and a copy of their feature film the acclaimed "Unknown White Male" to the winners.
27/09/06
Sponsors The Last Independent are offering the winners £30 of Amazon vouchers.
The Google Ranked No#1 Video production company in the West Midlands, and many other UK regions!
26/09/06
Sponsors DV Creators are offering the winners their The DV Enlightenment DVD.
The DV Enlightenment DVD is a brilliant and highly enlightening course in Hollywood lighting for DV from DVcreators.net for anyone wanting to shoot stunningly beautiful, cinematic quality footage—for filmmaking, marketing projects, broadcast, special interest video, education or any other purpose.
23/09/06
Two more sponsors have signed up with the 2006 Halloween Horror 13 Day Challenge to provide their latest video editing software
Sponsors www.jellypie.co.uk are giving away their latest software the Video Fun Box V2
Video fun box is far more than just a video titling package. It includes a wide range of fully customizable digital video effects that are so flexible that the only limit is your own creativity. Creating breathtaking 3D titles is easy with Video Fun Box and you can create an almost infinite range video backgrounds in seconds! By harnessing the full power of your PC's graphics hardware, Video Fun Box creates beautiful animated 3D titles and special effects in real-time. In the past, effects like these could only be produced on dedicated video hardware, or laboriously rendered in 3D graphics software packages. With Video Fun Box, professional quality Video titling is within reach of the home video editor and effects can be created in seconds.
Video Fun Box can be used with any Video editing software. In many video editing packages, titling is often basic and functional. Video Fun Box takes the titling capabilities of home editing to a whole new level.
20/09/06
Sponsors Serif are providing their latest software Movie Plus 5.
Movie Plus 5 adds built-in DVD writing, QuickTime™ Import and Export, professional DVD Templates and support for the latest in High Definition Video, and is ideal for experienced video editors and beginners alike.
With Movie Plus 5, there’s no need to worry if you don't yet have a digital camcorder to shoot your own movies – you can still create high-impact movies from photos or video clips you’ve taken with your digital camera or mobile phone, or downloaded from the Internet. Plus, with the addition of a great range of simple preset effects and transitions, it's never been easier to transform boring video footage and standard digital photos into outstanding productions to amaze your friends and family.
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