Production is under way on a new short film written by Applebox Media’s Simon McGuire and Actor Francis Ryan. Filming will take place over the coming months at multiple locations around Limerick City and County.
Last week saw the first scene shot with Francis and Nigel Mercier getting a feel for their characters and the script.
It is being shot on HDV 25p/720p and post production on Avid Media Composer.
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 AwardsNotes have been added to the box.net after todays class, please could all leaners bring in venue details and floor plans for tomorrows classes.
Today’s visit to L.I.T. provided learners with the opportunity to see the colleges facilities, discover their links with LCFE, Industry and Munster Rugby. Learners were also given insight into an Avid Unity System in action. Pro Tools systems were also in use.
Learners are reminded to enter their work in the L.I.T. Film Festival. Also those learners wishing to continue on to L.I.T should speak to myself about entry requirements etc.
L.I.T. VisitThe Entry Forms and Articles of Submission for the 1st Annual L.I.T. Student Film Festival (Open to LCFE Learners) are now available from Mark Griffin. The work needs to be completed as part of a student project and the work should have been filmed and edited this academic year.
Those who wish to enter should see Mark Griffin for the necessary forms.
LIT FILM FESTIVAL 2010Please could all learners bring meeting notes, proposal notes etc. We will be going over lecture notes tomorrow. I would also like each group to present to the class what they have achieved so far.
Event Production (EMTV)Please could the learners chosen please prepare an agenda for our next meeting. The minutes from todays meeting are available here.
We will also be putting together a 1-3 page proposal for the event.
Event Production Meeting NotesThe countdown is on to the 54th Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland’s oldest film festival which will take place from Sunday November 1-8. The festival will open with the screening of The Boys are Back a deeply moving film which stars Clive Owen and portrays a father who suddenly finds himself as a single Dad to two young boys. For eight days and eight nights the festival will screen over 300 films before closing with the screening of The Road, a dramatic thriller directed by John Hillcoat about a father and son walking alone through burned America.
Leading the way in the international features is Up in the Air which stars George Clooney whose cherished life on the corporate road is threatened just after he meets the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Berlin winner London River tells the story of a Christian mother and a Muslim father who meet as they try to find their respective children following a bomb attack in London while The White Ribbon which won the Palme D’or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival is the depiction of life in a tiny Protestant village in Germany prior to the horrors of WWI.
A gem of the festival, the charming Samson and Delilah, gives an honest insight into Aboriginal life in Australia. Taking Woodstock directed by Ang Lee is a comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Festival while the Coen Brothers latest film A Serious Man is the story of a simple man and his search for clarity in 1960’s America. A noted Irish feature is Eamon the award-winning feature directorial debut of Margaret Corkery who won the 2005 Best Irish Short Award at the Festival.
Director Robert Pappas’ outstanding new documentary, To Age or Not to Age receives its world premiere in Cork. The film tracks the pioneers in the field of anti-aging research at Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge and offers lucid commentary on the discovery of the anti-aging gene. Renowned music director Julien Temple will attend the festival for the screening of Oil City Confidential which profiles the 1970’s British band Dr Feelgood. No Greater Love gives a unique insight into the Discalced Order of Carmelite Nuns in London’s Notting Hill who lead a cloistered life dedicated to prayer while the blackly hilarious Goodbye, How Are You portrays the fractured society in Serbia struggling to come to terms with the effects of war and widespread political corruption.
An Irish documentary not to miss is Art of Time where leading artists and thinkers respond to our rapidly changing world.
The Corona Cork Film Festival and the Irish Film Archive will celebrate 125 years of the GAA and will screen a selection of archival films on Cork hurling down through the years including a special film on the legendary hurler Christy Ring.
The festival is internationally recognised as a leading showcase for the short film format and will screen over thirty seven programme of shorts which will showcase local, national and international shorts. This will include Indian short films, Arabic short films, Free Radical Shorts, Gay and Lesbian shorts and the ever popular Made in Cork shorts. Short filmmakers will compete for several prestigious awards including the Best Irish Short and Best International Short Film.
Tickets for all screenings will be available from Sat 24th October on www.corkfilmfest.org and in the Festival Box Office which is located in the foyer of the Cork Opera House (Tel: 021 427 1160).
54th Corona Cork Film FestivalNow in its third year, DARE2BDRINKAWARE.ie is a competition for third-level students, sponsored by drinkaware.ie and organised by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA)
The aim of the competition is to highlight young people’s attitudes to alcohol: through the use of digital media, students tell their stories and inform their peers about responsible drinking.
The competition is open to students of any discipline. Technical ability is just one element of the judging criteria.
To apply for this years competition please fill out the Online Application Form before Friday, 20th November 2009.
DARE2BDRINKAWARE.ie Film Competition 2009/2010
