Sorry for not posting for a while, it's taken me ages to watch all the fantastic videos that we’ve had submitted.
There are way too many for me to talk about them all in the detail they each deserve, but I'm so impressed by the work that everyone has submitted.
I'm not sure why, but I was surprised so many animations submitted. We've had a brilliant piece of claymation from Sian Ditchfield and an incredible animation from Lola Peugnet, who also uploaded a beautiful black and white piece called Seaside. I had great fun laughing along to Chris Barnes' hilarious Skint and we’ve had a piece of absolutely stunning animation from Dan Mason called The Human Incubator.
The other submissions we've had have all been live action and cover a vast range of different topics and emotions. Craig Viveiros' account of drug addiction is harrowing and brutal, while Fergus Cruickshank's film, Dating The Invisible Man and Ali Hassan's Disappearing Girl were both light-hearted and amusing. Rory McMillan used Sigur Ros' Hljomalind to soundtrack his amazing time-lapsed tour around the Western Isles of Scotland.
Sahil Jhamb's (who also submitted a piece called Gellefry) The Coffee Man, Thou Shalt Not... by Kap Monet and Scene From Stacia by Andrew Rutter were all terrifying for very different reasons. Speaking of scares, Ollie Bostock uploaded the trailer from the 1974 grindhouse movie Killer Flies From Mexico, so I'm afraid we can't accept that one.
There's only one week to go before we stop accepting submissions for the London stage of our project, so if you have a script, film or song to upload, you better do it soon!
James
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Two weeks to go!
I thought I'd hit you all with an update before you all disappear for long weekends away.
There's only two weeks left remaining to get your submissions in, so dust off those laptops, PCs, pens, videocameras, mobile phones, guitars and microphones and submit your ideas!
If you're selected by our panel as one of the winners and you're from London, you'll be invited to work alongside some professional writers, directors and actors and turn your ideas into short films that will be premiered at the Odeon in Covent Garden on 21st October.
If you're not from London, you can still win. The best entries from outside the capital will win a brand new Samsung U600 mobile phone.
Look forward to seeing those entries.
James
There's only two weeks left remaining to get your submissions in, so dust off those laptops, PCs, pens, videocameras, mobile phones, guitars and microphones and submit your ideas!
If you're selected by our panel as one of the winners and you're from London, you'll be invited to work alongside some professional writers, directors and actors and turn your ideas into short films that will be premiered at the Odeon in Covent Garden on 21st October.
If you're not from London, you can still win. The best entries from outside the capital will win a brand new Samsung U600 mobile phone.
Look forward to seeing those entries.
James
Friday, 15 August 2008
The Music
It being a Friday, I thought I’d have a relaxing day and spend a bit of time giving some attention to the music submissions we’ve had so far.
What can I say? The standard is terrific.
Our most recent submission was from Ananda Shaburova, which seems a good place to start. The words aren’t in English (or at least I can’t decipher them) but Step Of Love is a wonderful example of synth-pop. I really like the cymbal crashes before the vocals start.
Emily Teague has submitted two songs and I love them both. Make Things Right is just beautiful - spare acoustic guitar that leaves the focus on Emily’s stunning voice. The equally gorgeous Yours Faithfully sounds a little more polished, but I think I prefer the slightly grittier recording of Make Things Right.
We’ve also had a couple of serial entrants, which is cool to see. Adam Wedd has submitted six different tracks. The bass-heavy Troubled Times with its thumping drums stands out, as does the beautiful, melancholic Nursery Rhymes. My favourite, I think, is Call On A Friend – all hypnotic guitar plucking and hushed vocals.
Anthony Voelcker is the other serial entrant. Temptation Strings is my favourite of his submissions. Anthony’s voice reminds me of Elliott Smith, which is certainly no bad thing.
Luke by James B (not me, I hasten to add) sounds like Orbital; it’s an excellent piece of electronica.
As for the other entries, igotlife has uploaded Johnny Cash’s A Boy Named Sue (incidentally one of my karaoke favourites) but I think we’re going to have to disqualify that one, and Spikey T’s Gunshot Dub has also been uploaded, but since I own a copy of that on 12”, I think we might have to disqualify it too.
If you’ve already made a submission, don’t forget to get your friends to vote for you. And, if you haven’t uploaded anything yet, you’ve got until 5th September.
I’ll be having a look at the videos and scripts next week.
Have a great weekend everyone.
James
What can I say? The standard is terrific.
Our most recent submission was from Ananda Shaburova, which seems a good place to start. The words aren’t in English (or at least I can’t decipher them) but Step Of Love is a wonderful example of synth-pop. I really like the cymbal crashes before the vocals start.
Emily Teague has submitted two songs and I love them both. Make Things Right is just beautiful - spare acoustic guitar that leaves the focus on Emily’s stunning voice. The equally gorgeous Yours Faithfully sounds a little more polished, but I think I prefer the slightly grittier recording of Make Things Right.
We’ve also had a couple of serial entrants, which is cool to see. Adam Wedd has submitted six different tracks. The bass-heavy Troubled Times with its thumping drums stands out, as does the beautiful, melancholic Nursery Rhymes. My favourite, I think, is Call On A Friend – all hypnotic guitar plucking and hushed vocals.
Anthony Voelcker is the other serial entrant. Temptation Strings is my favourite of his submissions. Anthony’s voice reminds me of Elliott Smith, which is certainly no bad thing.
Luke by James B (not me, I hasten to add) sounds like Orbital; it’s an excellent piece of electronica.
As for the other entries, igotlife has uploaded Johnny Cash’s A Boy Named Sue (incidentally one of my karaoke favourites) but I think we’re going to have to disqualify that one, and Spikey T’s Gunshot Dub has also been uploaded, but since I own a copy of that on 12”, I think we might have to disqualify it too.
If you’ve already made a submission, don’t forget to get your friends to vote for you. And, if you haven’t uploaded anything yet, you’ve got until 5th September.
I’ll be having a look at the videos and scripts next week.
Have a great weekend everyone.
James
Monday, 11 August 2008
The entries so far...
The competition's been running for a couple of weeks now and I've been absolutely blown away by the quality of the entries we've received so far. I've enjoyed watching every film, reading every script and listening to every track we've had.
Please keep the entries coming and if you've already submitted an example of your work, make sure to share the link with your friends so they can vote for it!
James
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