On Friday 1/5/20 we were joined by Gareth Edwards (Director - Star Wars - Rogue One, Godzilla, Monsters) - Live from Los Angeles - for an online guest seminar.
Recording will be on Teams for UCW/ Weston College students to watch (again), please email us if you would like the link.
Please also see links and articles below.
You are invited to these great guest Film talks with Freya Billington - PLEASE JOIN BY 2:58PM AND MUTE YOURSELVES. Also see previous chats are on FreyaBill YouTube channel now.:
TUESDAY 28TH APRIL
TALENT MANAGER AT PLIMSOLL PRODUCTIONS – ANNA DE SERVILLE
Anna joined Plimsoll in 2018 after years of Production Management experience in London and Bristol for the BBC, RDF, Endemol, Flame TV & Talkback on shows from cookery to Natural History. She now manages talent in our offices in Bristol, Cardiff & LA – nurturing and developing new and established staff.
https://zoom.us/j/7952613779?pwd=VndyblVQNGxKSkN6dURrMDJDS3RmUT09
Meeting ID: 795 261 3779 Password: TEAAT3
Plimsoll Productions Website
WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL
ACTOR - JILL HALFPENNY
Her first major acting role was at the age of 14, where she starred in Byker Grove (1989) as Nicola. She is probably best known for her TV role as Rebecca Hopkins in Coronation Street (1960), Kate Mitchell in EastEnders (1985), and, more recently, Izzie Redpath in Waterloo Road (2006). She has also had many minor roles in other well-known TV shows, such as The Catherine Tate Show (2004), The Bill (1984), and Shameless (2004). Most recently she stared in Lewis Arnold’s Dark Money.
In 2004, she participated in the BBC1 show Strictly Come Dancing (2004) with professional dancer Darren Bennett. They won the competition, and took part in the one off Christmas Special, winning the title 'Champion Of Champions'. They also made an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance. In December, it was then announced she would play the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago from January 2005.
https://zoom.us/j/7952613779?pwd=VndyblVQNGxKSkN6dURrMDJDS3RmUT09
Meeting ID: 795 261 3779 Password: TEAAT3
THURSDAY 30TH APRIL
PRODUCER / EXECUTIVE NICOLA SHINDLER
Nicola Shindler OBE is a British television producer and executive,[2] and founder of the independent television drama production company Red Production Company. She has won eleven BAFTA TV Awards and her long time collaborator is Russell T Davies, some of her successes include YEARS AND YEARS, HAPPY VALLEY, BANANA, THE SYNDICATE, TRACES and upcoming BOYS.
https://zoom.us/j/7952613779?pwd=VndyblVQNGxKSkN6dURrMDJDS3RmUT09
Meeting ID: 795 261 3779 Password: TEAAT3
Big Thanks to Freya Billington for putting on these great talks!
Previous chats are on FreyaBill YouTube channel now.
MONDAY 27TH APRIL - POSTPONED
MONDAY’s TEA@3 WITH MIKE SMITH WAS POSTPONED FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
FILM COMPOSER/ MUSICAL DIRECTOR – MIKE SMITH
Mike has a proven track record in writing music for film and tv. Most recently, he wrote, produced and performed some songs for Aardman’s Shaun The Sheep:Farmageddon (2019) and won an RTS Best Music Award for his score to the Bristol Based hit indie film, 8 Minutes Idle He arranged the score for The Kid Who Would Be King (2018) as well as award-winning Broken starring Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy. He orchestrated the score for Gorillaz’ hit opera at O2; Monkey King – Journey to the West and was music supervisor for the show
Mike works and tours with Damon Albarn and he has recorded and toured extensively with household names such as Blur, Gorillaz and The Good The Bad and The Queen. An original member of Gorillaz’ live band, he was Musical Director for the box office-busting Gorillaz 2010 world tour
https://zoom.us/j/7952613779?pwd=VndyblVQNGxKSkN6dURrMDJDS3RmUT09
Meeting ID: 795 261 3779. Password: TEAAT3
This Sunday April 26th 2020 is Lockdown World Pinhole Day. On Friday 24/4/20 we held our own online pinhole workshop, with Sam and Jamie showing their experiments. (UCW students can watch recording of this workshop this via Teams).
We encourage you to take part, for more details please follow the links below.
Also visit this page to view work of artists working with pinhole photography, camera obscura …
Sam’s experiments at home April 2020
Jamie’s pinhole camera obscura experiments at UCW (2019?)
This is video from Mateusz Szymankiewicz (FdA Photography in Practice student) camera obscura
See more pinhole / camera obscura links at:
On Friday 24/4/20 we will be joined by Claire Clements - Live from Singapore! (on UCW Teams - please email richard.edkins@weston.ac.uk if you don’t receive/ would like an invite)
Claire is an award winning natural history Producer and Camera Operator from New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. Please take a look at her work on her website and think of some questions. Please post any questions you have here ahead of the talk 11am Friday 24/4/20.
'Over the last 9 years I've specialised in honing my skills as a story teller and shooter. I usually take my projects from development all the way through to delivery.
I am a versatile camera operator skilled at long lens, macro and night filming. I've filmed on extended shoots around the world in often challenging conditions. I often specialise in telling urban wildlife stories.
I'm a passionate conservationist and have a background in Zoology and a Masters in Natural History Film Making.
For my latest documentary I have spent 5 months tracking a never before filmed primate in Asia. This will be the first time this species has ever been seen on TV.
I believe at the heart of every good film is good story telling and I constantly strive to find the magic, the beauty and the quirky that is so often right in front of us...and bring this to life on screen.'
https://www.claireclementsfilms.com/
Please take a look at Claire’s work, via her site, and think of some questions. Please post your questions in the chat section of this seminar, on Teams (access via calendar invite) preferably ahead of talk (i.e. before Thursday?)
Iain Struthers will be joining us (via Teams) for a seminar / Q&A on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 11am. Can you all please take a look at his imdb page and website and think of at least one question each to ask.
Iain Struther's is a UK based cinematographer shooting narrative, documentary and commercial projects.
'As a cinematographer, I’m always thinking about light, colour and composition. How it connects with everyday life. How I can use the art of cinematography to transform compelling stories in a collaborative process that I’m passionate about.
I’ve recently completed 2nd Unit photography on the feature film EUROVISION for Netflix starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams shooting in Iceland, Edinburgh and Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, and my fourth season of 2nd Unit Photography on the award winning Netflix show, THE CROWN.
Other notable experiences include operating on THE FINAL PORTRAIT with Stanley Tucci directing and lighting motion control sequences for FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.'
Website: https://iainstruthersdp.com/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835372/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenzman_unltd/
Poool page: http://poool.co.uk/iain-struthers
Some links Iain has recommended:
ACO – ASSOCIATION OF CAMERA OPERATORS - WEBSITE - VIMEO
GBCT - THE GUILD OF BRITISH CAMERA OPERATORS - WEBSITE
BSC – BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS - WEBSITE - VIMEO - YOU TUBE
ASC – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS - WEBSITE - VIMEO - YOU TUBE
COOKE OPTICS TV - YOU TUBE
ILLUMINATRIXDROPS - WEBSITE
Illuminatrix is a collective of female cinematographers based in the UK and working international
