This is well worth a look: http://sanctumbristol.com/
Until 6pm on Saturday 21st November, Sanctum hosts a continuous programme of sound over 552 hours, sustained by performers, musicians and bands in a temporary structure within the shell of Temple Church, Bristol. Sanctum is Theaster Gates' first public project in the UK, produced by Situations, as part of Bristol 2015 European Green Capital.
3d sound? wait what?
so early this year to coincide inside with their tour AmazingPhil and DanIsNotOnFire made a book. Then today they announced that they have made an audio book version. I was really excited by this and couldn't wait to watch the trailer they had made for this. Thought I wasnt really sure what to expect and when It started off as a video I was like okay maybe it will just be a video where they say that its available to get as an audio book. Though it was better than that but also messed me up a bit as about 40 seconds in they put a blind fold on the camera as if you where there. They said that we had to close our eyes until they said so. I didn't think much of it thinking it would just be a sound bite but it wasnt. As they had used 3D Binaural’ technology to make it sound they where talking with you in the room. It was amazing but it messed me up a bit as it was like they where standing right next to you. Everything they did felt like it was happening next to you. There was a part where they apologised for getting wet after phil set the curtains on fire to which they used a towel to dry you off. However Dan ends up getting a hair drier and it felt really weird as it really felt like they blow drying you. I remember putting my hands on my head to double check that there wasn't anything there.
Over all I thought that this was a really cool audio book trailer and so much more than i expected it too be. It did mess me up in a few places. Though having watching this I have decided it would be a cool thing to try out myself as something like this could really be the way forward for things like 4d cinema.
Power of ‘Cinema’ to transform ‘the everyday’
From Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express (1994)
Power of ‘Cinema’ to transform ‘the everyday’
In film, a great director (& crew) can turn a usually normal scene and transform it into something completely different, something ‘cinematic’.
PROJECT: Style Brief
Think of an everyday activity i.e. Walking the dog, Meeting the parents of your partner, Eating chocolate, catching the bus...
Think how you could use the language and dynamics of ‘cinema’ to transform this scene. This could be to evoke drama/ adventure, enhance tension, be sensual, question ‘norms’, make a social/ political statement....
The project is a vehicle to experiment with and develop your Film Production Skills. The film will form part of your portfolio for Film Production Skills Module. FMAP4501 Assessment One. Showcasing your Pre Production, Camera, Lighting, Sound Design and Editing Skills.
Consider: Mise en scene, Cinematography, Sound Design, Acting style. Mood, Genre, Style.
In this scene from Lynne Ramsey’s Ratcatcher. James a young boy from an impoverished family in 1970’s Glasgow, attempts to escape the streets around his tenement home that are piled with rubbish because of a dustmen's strike.
The end of this scene (from 4.30) is particularly poetic.
Big Shave (1967, USA, Dir. Martin Scorsese)
‘The Big Shave (1967) is well known for being the short that launched Martin Scorsese's career. Four decades later, it still stands as a powerful allegory of the Vietnam War and a study of aural and visual interaction, the gruesome bloody close-ups contrasting with the ironic use of upbeat rock music.’ BFI
‘Many film critics have interpreted the young man's process of self-mutilation as a metaphor for the self-destructive involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War, prompted by the film's alternative title, Viet 67.’ Wiki
Sound design plays a key part in David Lynch’s surreal often unnerving debut film, Eraserhead. See DVD from around 13m50s / Ch.3 'Meet the Family'.
Atmospheric Slow Shutter speed camera work is used in the stunning opening scenes of Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express (1994)
Offside (2005, Iran)
With Offside, Iranian Director Jafar Panahi, tackle’s gender politics through an absurd often funny portrayal about girls trying to sneak into a football match. Shot on location in Cinema Verite / Documentary/ Realist Style.
Director Jafar Panahi talks about the inspiration for the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy8mj4EjHjw
Jafar Panahi - arrest and international outcry
On 20 December 2010, Panahi, after being convicted for "assembly and colluding with the intention to commit crimes against the country’s national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic," the Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Panahi to six years imprisonment and a 20-year ban on making or directing any movies.
In the middle of the controversy and court appeal, Panahi broke the ban imposed on him from making films and made the documentary feature This Is Not a Film (2011) in collaboration with Iranian filmmaker Mojtaba Mirtahmasb. IThe film was smuggled out of Iran on a USB thumb drive that had been hidden inside a cake, and was a surprise entry at 2011 Cannes Film Festival,
In December 2012 it was shortlisted as one of 15 films eligible for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. (more)
Timerunner - A Short Sci-fi Thriller by Alex Shepherd
wheels 2 west
two of my church friends did their first 150 mile charity ride from west midlands to Weston-Super-Mare for springboard opportunity group. I was lucky enough to have the privilige to edit togeather a video of their ride.