Tuesday 19 May 2009

(MP3002) Individual Project Log

I final have a rough cut of my film. It has evolved again to be the story of Brian and Nick, the druid and the witch. I'm happy with the shape and direction the film has taken.

Tuesday 12 May 2009

(MP3002) Individual Project Log

I'm in London to work on my documentary, According to Brian and it's day two of what I have decided to name the edit-a-thon! We spend all day sunday watching the assembly and discussing themes and where they fit. I want to keep this film simple. A portrait of Brian's life and some of the people in it. There will be themes woven into the film like spirituality, death, nature, relationships and Ghosts. Having done that we began to trim the assembly into a rough cut. The film now seems to almost be at the point of editing itself. Lines of dialogue suggesting cuts and scenes ordering themselves! Even though things are going really well I don't think the film will be of a festival standard by hand in day but at least i'll have a rough cut to submit and something to send the organizers of Sheffest. Hopefully the film will be complete by november, which is when the festival takes place.

Thursday 7 May 2009

(MP3001) Group Project - Meeting minutes

Production Meeting on 6th May 2009 Artswork Media -

Present - Kat, Adam, Freddie,Mike, Kirsty, Nic, Dani

Minutes - Dani - let me know if you need anything changed.

Nic - We are meeting to discuss event to showcase peoples work.
Freddie - the - best locations seems to be the Chapel venue - near the Lamb and Lion. - www.chapelarts.org - Audience would be invited group of people to view display of the works
Nic - Would people like to have a screening or spaces with films to watch in different spaces? I can have a conversation with you each introducing the films.
Kat - Some of the films are boring because the are commissioned works for specific purposes
Kirsty - we could have them in the background and have name badges
Dani - maybe the context form the conversations will help to reflect the diversity of work being made at AWM/
Freddie - the talking will break it up.
Mike - We could start the presentation with a promotional trailer
Kat - shots of the space working people intercut with showreel items.
Nic - You are all busy
Kat When will it be?
Freddie - Early June
Nic - There is a mini festival at the Chapel. A variety of events in one space - 16 May - mini festival - bands, multimedia, samba, new audio, manga factory, a greaty big melting put of funky jazz.
Nic - Does the venue have projection facilities?
Nic - What would be the value of doing something like this?
Mike - I would like industry professionals to see my work
Nic - target creative bath list and sws list as people in the area
Freddie - will ask contacts, should get exposure though uni.
Nic - Can we use goldbrick house? - Bath vs Bristol - we are bath based, but media professionals are mainly in Bristol
Nic - Watershed
Kirsty - Cube cinema 150 - 1000 pounds
Freddie - Is everyone leaning more to wards using a cinema.
Dani - what about a Bathspa band
Kat - Band from Bathspa - Kill it Kid, Boycon
Nic - I am not happy with the way the films are being screening
Mike - Explains the NFTS screening with program time table, and gave out diplomas. People came on stage.
Freddie - As long as it sticks with timetable
Mike - Food, then Screenings, then band then music
Nic - there is another way of doing this - We could screening things at AWM.We could use a second space next door, do BBQ outside on the decking. Can do music in space next door.
Mike who is cooking?
Nic the space next door is empty
Kat - two floor spaces open
Nic - How about three screenings during day and and evening in AWM?
Space opposite AWM too small.
Mike - What films do we have to show?

List of works to show -

Elana - 3 x 1.5 minutes
Ariel two shorts
Jona - ???
Kat 5 Mini micro bio shorts - 10m min
Noise - 10 minutes in all
Lloyd - minutes
Mike - 25 minutes
Fiends - 10 minutes
Kirsty 2 minute trailer for 'Squatters'
10 minutes event talk.


Freddie bottom line is a chance to showcase the work
Nic Chappel designed for bands. I am interested in it a s a marketing.
Freddie - can we show other work .
Kat I think its us
Freddie - why are we unique.
Nic People making a commitment to come and see us.
Fred 50 percent faculty.
Nic -there is no point of the doing it at 11am at the watershed.
Dani - how about tagging it on to the side of cinemfomation
Mike Media Tuesdays
Dani - thats a social event
Nic - spaces to see different things. Get baffles between eahc display.
Kat it would give it a more relaxed thing. Less scary.
Freddie - People can come and go at different times
The draw back would be people would not see your film
Nic - we would have a brosure, program, with the students in and info about the film.
There are people here who can come and see stuff
Freddie - we would have
Dani we would need headphones, where are there any.
Mike - at western - we had a station for each person, prizes and buffet.
Freddie -This site is a bit out the way.
Kat- think people would come,
Nic - my anxiety about the cube is that it says something different than some of our material. A bit of a gear change.
Essentially a lot of what you are doing is corporate work, where would I want to show my stuff, would I want to go to the cube. I would do it at the watershed rather the cube.
Freddie - of the Nokia stuff the attitude is that it is a party, but you have the opportunity to see thing while you are there.
Kirsty - the Boca bar event space - they would make money on the bar.
Freddie - the design of the boca bar.
Nic - we going for the event is the thin
Freddie we would like around 100 people , but our space will only hold around 50 people
Are people liking the 'art gallery' style event?
Nic - What are the dates for the event?
Dani - The UWE similar events last year where around June 10. Are you people going to have the time to do this after 27th May?
Freddie -we need to do this after we have had time to relax
Dani Putting on the event will not be relaxing, it will mean putting on the time
Mike - I can only put in 1 evening only.
Nic - this is not the right time to discuss this.
Nic - Freddie - you need to share this with other people. Can we do another Wednesday meeting.?
Kirsty - we have a deadline next weds. - fiction script writing.
Nic Freddie your obligation is to make sure everyone voices an opinion.

ACTIONS -

Freddie to write up options
Meeting 11am on 13th May
Decide on which space - Bocabar, AWM, Watershed, Cube, Chapel
Make Program
Material for display at event

Other business -

8th May - Student televisions Workshops at Barbican.
5 and 6 January Script factory Event.