GUEST FILM TALKS - WEEK 6 #TEAAT3WITHMAMFROMAGE

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.

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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.

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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.

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Big Thanks to Freya Billington for putting on these great talks!

www.freyabillingtonfilm.com

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

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WORLD PINHOLE DAY - Sunday 26/4/2020

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

turning my room into a camera. here is how I've done it.

See more pinhole / camera obscura links at:

Guest Seminar with Claire Clements (Friday 11am 24/3/20)

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?)

Guest Seminar - Iain Struthers (Weds 11am 22/4/2020)

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:

CAMERA & LIGHTING RELATED ORGANISATIONS WHO HOLD INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONAL DOP’S ETC

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

GUEST FILM TALKS - #TeaAt3withMamFromage Week 5

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MONDAY 20TH APRIL 3:00pm

PRODUCTION DESIGNER MAX GOTTLIEB

Max Gottlieb is a production designer and art director, known for films like Blitz The Full Monty and Shopping and Television including Marcella, The Tunnel and The Royals.

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TUESDAY 21ST APRIL 3:00pm

SARA PUTT – HEAD OF THE UK’S TOP CREW AGENCY

Sara Putt Associates is the leading independent UK agency for film and television heads of departments within feature films, TV drama & entertainment. In 2011 they launched our own trainee scheme providing opportunities to those at the start of their careers. Because of our passion for nurturing talent it felt vital to develop our relationship with BAFTA in this area, and hence we sponsor the BAFTA Breakthrough Talent Craft Award. Sara Putt Associates also support BAFTA Crew, the Film Market and Generation Next, and continue to offer CV clinics and online Q&A sessions.

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WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL 3:00pm

Broadcaster / Documentary Maker MIM SHAIKH

‘FINDING DAD’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06cn857

Mim Shaikh is a radio broadcaster, actor and spoken word artist. He has loved to entertain since he was a child, but there's always been something, or someone, missing.

When Mim was just six months old his mother left his father in the West Midlands, taking Mim with her to south London. Mim never saw or heard from his father again. In this film Mim embarks on a deeply personal journey, delving into his family history to discover the truth of what happened to his parents' marriage. His main quest is to find his dad and ask him why his mother had to leave all those years ago - and why he's never been in touch.

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THURSDAY 23rd APRIL 3:00pm

MASTERCLASS with PHILIPPA LOWTHORPE on MISBEHAVIOUR

Misbehaviour is a 2020 British comedy-drama film set in 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers. Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned women, the newly formed Women's Liberation Movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. Not only that, when the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourite but Miss Grenada, the first black woman to be crowned Miss World.

Misbehaviour is available for digital download now any of the following Sky, Amazon Prime Video, Itunes, Google play, Chilli, Rakuten, BT tv.

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Meeting ID: 795 261 3779

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