We recently spoke in class about areas surrounding copyright regarding music and elements within a production. Here is an insight from Eclectic Method (remixed trailer for the documentary “Copyright Criminals”
Copyright Criminals Promo Video from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.
Copyright Criminals from IndiePix on Vimeo.
http://www.copyrightcriminals.com
http://www.eclecticmethod.net/2010/01/17/copyright-criminals/
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ireland’s premier student awards – The National Student Media Awards.
The main dates are listed below. There are also links to the list of categories for entrants, and a full list of the competitions rules.
Important Dates
Feb 19 – Closing date for online pre-registration
March 10 – Closing date for submission of physical entries
Smedias 2010 – The National Student Media AwardsStoryland 2 You Decide
Check out the 1st episodes for RTÉ’s StoryLand 2 on www.rte.ie/storyland now. The 2nd episodes for each series will be online from next Friday (5 February) and you will be able to vote then for who you want to see make a 3rd episode. See below for the list of projects involved.
Butchers
Written and directed by Jason Butler & Brendan Butler. Produced by Brothers Gonna Work it Out Ltd.
“Meat is Murder (But Also Delicious)”
Daily Strife
Written and directed by Cecilia McAllister. Produced by Poca Productions.
“All Glenn wants to do it change his life and leave his wife but daily strife keeps getting in the way.”
Mariana
Written by Steven Stubbs and co-directed by Stubbs and Ray Sullivan. Produced by Eekreb Films Ltd.
“Mariana is a normal, happy, ambitious woman. She’s also a 400 year old vampire.”
We Own The Streets
From Chutney Films Ltd
“There comes a time when you have to stop running.”
Zombie Bashers
Written by Stephen Shields and directed by Conor McMahon. Produced by Tailored Films Ltd.
“Don’t get eaten; our prices can’t be beaten!”
via Filmbase.
RTE’s StoryLand 2 web episodes now online!Script out loud
This one-day workshop will help screenwriters advance their material by exploring it ‘off the page’. Participants will act out each other’s work and tutor, David Keating (writer & director of The Last Of The High Kings and Wake Wood), will guide writers to improve their dialogue, action and scene descriptions. All participants will do a small amount of preparation prior to the day, which you will email to the tutor. This will include writing 1 or 2 pages of script and analysing each scene according to conflict, exposition and needs/wants of characters. You can bring a camera and ask someone to record your work being acted out, if you want.
About the Tutor:
David wrote and directed The Last of the High Kings (Miramax), starring Jared Leto, Gabriel Byrne and Christina Ricci. His latest feature, Wake Wood (Hammer/Vertigo/IFB), will be released in 2010 and stars Aiden Gillen (The Wire), Eva Birthistle (Ae Fond Kiss) and Timothy Spall (The Damn United, Sweeney Todd).
As a screenwriter, he has worked for Columbia Pictures/Sony and on Mike Newell’s Into The West (Miramax). He has directed TV drama, documentaries and music videos.
He has also mentored on screenwriting labs Equinoxe Germany, Equinoxe TBC France, Moonstone and tutored writers and directors at Mira Nair’s MAISHA Initiative in Kampala for East African Filmmakers.
Date: 1 Saturday, 27th February
Fee: €100 (students, unemployed)/ €130
Contact: Email education@galwayfilmcentre.ie or phone 091-770748
Souce: Galway Film Centre
Script Out LoudDocumentary Making
Spring 2010
**Early Bird Discount of €50 if you pay in full by January 27th**
Participants will develop story ideas and learn practical skills. No prior experience is necessary. Participants should come to the course with an idea that is achievable for a short documentary. This course will give the participants a grounding in the basics of documentary making. Participants will work as a group to make a short documentary and will be given a copy of their work on DVD. A public screening of the films will be held in Galway City.
The tutor is documentary maker Paddy O'Connor, who has made numerous documentaries including the award winning documentary The Gamble, which was part of the RTÉ True Lives series. Other RTÉ screened documentaries, which Paddy made, include The Hill (stemmed from an ID project) and Jolly Fine Boating Weather. Paddy continues to work in the community as a filmmaker.
Course Duration: Four & half weekends
Course Dates: 20th February to 20th March
Course Cost: € 450 unwaged/€ 500 waged (These fees include membership to the Centre for the year)
**There is a 10% discount if you have done a course with us in the last year. Members, who have done a course with us in the last year, can avail of the early bird discount or the 10% discount, but not both.
via Documentary Making.
Documentary Making – Galway Film Centre.Further information events for Special Olympics Volunteers
Written by Newswire Editor on January 20th, 2010 at 20:36
Further volunteer information sessions have been announced by organisers of the upcoming Special Olympics Ireland Games, which will take place in Limerick this June.
Special Olympics Ireland needs to recruit 3,500 volunteers to help run the games which take place in Limerick from the 9th – 13th June.
The dates for the information events are as follows.
-Monday, February 1st – 7pm, The Strand Hotel, Limerick.
-Saturday, February 6th – 10.30am – Jean Monnet theatre, University of Limerick.
-Saturday, February 13th – 10.30am The Strand Hotel, Limerick.
-Monday, February 15th – 7pm, The Strand Hotel, Limerick.
-Wednesday, February 17th – 7pm, Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick.
-Saturday, February 20th – 10.30am & 1pm, Jean Monnet theatre, University of Limerick.
All are welcome to attend.
Further details are also available on www.specialolympics.ie or by emailing limerick2010[at]specialolympics.ie.
via Limerick NewsWire » Blog Archive » Further information events for Special Olympics Volunteers.
Further information events for Special Olympics VolunteersThe Altered Images Student Post Production Awards 2010, this is a competition and award ceremony to reward exceptional work in post production, film and television making from students at BTEC, Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.
Why Enter?
Finalists will be invited to the final award ceremony at Broadcast Video Expo on February 18th, Winners and runners up will take away prizes worth over £1000, kindly donated from our sponsors.
Finalists work will be judged and viewed by Industry experts and post production companies from across the UK. This will be a great one-off opportunity for the brightest students to network and display their talent.
This is a competition which is industry led and takes students right to the heart of the industry. If you become a finalist or winner it will look fantastic on your CV.
What work should I enter?
Students can enter fiction or non-fiction video clips of any duration, everything from documentary to comedy will be accepted. Your work must have been completed in the 08/09 or 09/10 academic year to qualify.
How do I enter?
Download the entry form at www.alteredimagesltd.com and post your material on DVD or another format to the given address, alternatively you can upload your video to YouTube. Finalists will be asked to post full quality versions to be shown at the ceremony.
How much does it cost?
There is no entry fee to enter the awards, you will have some costs from posting entries to Altered Images, if you make the finals then you will have to cover your own travel costs to Broadcast Video Expo, Earls Court Exhibition Centre 2, London. Entry to the exhibition is free if you register beforehand at www.broadcastvideoexpo.co.uk
Questions?
If you have any questions please email Altered Images: anthony_johnson@alteredimagesltd.com
GOOD LUCK!
via Broadcast Video Expo & Production Show 2010 – Altered Images Student Awards.
Broadcast Video Expo & Production Show 2010 – Altered Images Student AwardsWith so much information now available on the web how do we sort through information without wasting time. For example you may have favorite sites or blogs you visit regularly to get news updates, research
or business information.
The video below from common craft will fully expalain how to use the RSS feeds on this site and other
blogs etc.
In the next few weeks I am going to be introducing Twitter and TweetDeck into the classroom to increase interactivity of classes and to give learners more of a chance to express there views on the topic matter at hand.
Learners wishing to take part in the trail just need todo the following
1. Login to your twitter account
(or set up an account if you dont already have one)
2. Click on the follow me
button on the front page of the blog.
3. Send Request.
4. Await update. (You should be accepted in 1-2 days maximum, if not please leave a comment
or send an email).
The first lectures and seminars for the new semester have been uploaded to the blog.
Please print these notes off and bring them with you to your lectures and seminars.
Introduction to Event Management & Event Planning (Tourism Y1 & Y2)
