SmartGroups - North-West Film-Makers Society - Group Home A forum dedicated to offering help, advice and support for all those involved in the creative process of film/TVmaking in the North-West of the UK. http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/NorthWestFilm-Makers
Bob Miller's Light Walk: Making A Pinhole Camera Stepby-step instructions and diagrams show how to make a pinhole camera from a 126 film cartridge. http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/camera_todo.html
Extractions: An ordinary camera has a lens that makes an image on film. In a pinhole camera. a small hole replaces the lens. You can construct a pinhole camera using: The diagram shows the basic construction of a pinhole camera. The body of the camera is a cardboard box that is open at both ends. To make this box, cut a rectangle of cardboard that measures 5 3/4 inches by 2 inches. Divide the long edge of the rectangle into four equal sections. as shown. Use your knife to score the cardboard along each of the lines. Fold the cardboard along the scores to make an open-ended box. Before you tape the edges together to make a box, you need to make the interior black to minimize reflection of light within the camera. You can cut a piece of black paper and fold it to make a black lining for your box, or you can cover the inside surface of the cardboard with strips of black tape. You could also paint the inside flat black with spray paint or tempera. Now tape the edges together to make a box, and tape all the box's edges and corners to prevent light from leaking into the camera.
Filmmaker.Com Things not to do when making a short film. http://filmmaker.com/DUMPS.html
Extractions: "I've made it a point never to watch anyone's student film. I usually tell people, 'I'll hire youas long as I don't have to watch your student film!' Most student films feature two thingsa not particularly attractive girl running towards the camera, and a suicide. If it's a comedy, it features a not particularly attractive girl and a dog. I should know. I made one, and so did my son. But these kids are stealing jobs from me, so they must be doing something right." Chuck Workman
Continuing Education - Course Not Found course notes includes film enhance your career, Courses film and writing film CANCELLED Introduction to filmmaking. CANCELLED http://www-secure.cce.usyd.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CCE.woa/wa/Courses/course?I
Extractions: Explaining our position...slumming at the old Psychiatrist's club...the book coughs up the film... "The best book on the dope decade," sniffed the New York Times Book Review. "It's one whoosh of a book!" gushed that notable literary authority, Women's Wear Daily. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," Hunter S. Thompson's epochal tale of drug-enhanced Sin City paranoia, has finally gone respectable. Even the more repugnant of Dr. Gonzo's neon hallucinations have come to life in a new film, starring Johnny Depp and Benecio Del Toro and directed by the visionary behind "Brazil" and "12 Monkeys," Terry Gilliam. Opening May 22 nationwide, this special section brings you an in-depth look at Thompson's book, an extra's on-the-set odyssey, a search for the lost places that Dr. Gonzo visited and a review of the film by one of the poor, delirious bastards who actually lives here in the town at the end of the "savage journey to the heart of the American Dream." Bookmark this page, if your heart's strong enough. We've seen it...click here for a review.
Bolex H16 Index Information on Bolex H16 film cameras for animation, timelapse and general film-making, lenses and accessories, information, buying and selling, books on Bolex and Paillard-Bolex. http://homepages.tesco.net/~andrew.alden/index.html
Extractions: ......but were afraid to ask about the Bolex H16 camera! Important News The Bolex site on this particular ISP is no longer updated on a regular basis but I do have another site. Sorry for the inconvenience but if you click on the following; http://www.bolex.co.uk you will then be sent magically to my normal regularly updated site - please don't forget to change any old bookmarks you may have - many thanks, Andrew Alden 13th May 2002 The Bolex H16 camera is incredibly versatile and may be used in a wide variety of roles - from a low cost entry point for 16mm filming by a film student or amateur film-maker right through to a professional instrument in the production of animation, documentary and drama for commercial markets. I've used these cameras for many years and enthused film-makers about their superb quality and value for money. I buy and sell H16 reflex cameras, lenses and accessories, and operate by mail order from Yorkshire in England, you can
University Film And Video Association Promotes interest in the making and teaching of film and video. Articles, news, conferences, programs, and contact information, as well as board members and school associations. http://www.ufva.org/
Extractions: Microfilm, Film-Making, and Videotaping Licensing Images from the American Antiquarian Society The Societys standard policy is to license all uses of images from its collections in books, articles, other printed material, exhibitions, films, and all electronic media, and to charge applicable fees for such uses. To apply for permission to use images from the Society, fill out the Reproduction and Usage Request Form . Please indicate each format/medium/edition in which you plan to use the image by filling out section 4 of the form. The AAS licensing agreement may be downloaded and printed, or sent to you by the Society. Payment must accompany your order . For your convenience, the Society accepts VISA, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. A receipt of your payment will be sent for any photographic services requests and for all applicable license fees. The license should be signed and returned to AAS. The Reproduction and Usage Request Form may be used for photographic services requests, for applications to license the reuse of images, and for license applications in cases where the source photographs are already in hand.
Strange Company Information about this upcoming machinimamaking tool being developed by Strange Company in cooperation with Monolith Productions. http://www.strangecompany.org/lfpmain.htm
Tianjin Zhonghuan Film Equipment Company Manufacturer of China Cineprojector, color enlargements, film, card making, video instruments and film equipment. http://www.film-equipment.com
A Revolution In Film-making Tester National News Local News Commentary Features Sports April 22, 2004 A revolution in filmmaking Kill Bill Vol. 2. by Josh Phillips. http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/tester/9_16/features/28664-1.html
Extractions: It's rare that I see a movie the first day it comes out. I think the last time I saw a movie the day it was released, my mom took me to see The Last Action Hero I take that back; I saw Beavis and Butthead Do America on its opening day. People were sitting in the aisles for that one. Which is precisely why I hate going to theatres for a film's first showing. It's crowded, loud and packed with more fans of the genre ("the director really is making a strong statement about the complexity of life by the use of blah, blah, blah ...") than you can shake a stick at.
At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Short Cuts (1993) A brief review of the film. Also includes a link to a review of Trust, Love, and Ketchup, the documentary about the making of Short Cuts. http://rinkworks.com/movies/m/short.cuts.1993.shtml
Extractions: Remove Ads Support RinkWorks Subscriber Login "Daddy, why can't I have a monkey?" Set in the bustle of Los Angeles, this star-studded Robert Altman cinematic tapestry tells the interlocking stories of a host of characters. Tapestry is precisely the right word. Each character is a thread in said tapestry, who contributes to the big picture, interacts with other characters who also contribute to the big picture, but really have no conception as to what the big picture looks like. "Real life" films rarely interest me. This one fascinates me. I was not expecting to love it so I expected fine filmmaking, but not necessarily fine entertainment. Short Cuts does several things with smashing success: it is an upstanding example of cinematic art, it is engrossing entertainment, it is hilariously funny, it is poignant and moving, and it inspires an awe rarely evoked by every day life. Within the days that the film takes place, there are momental events that take place, which the characters will never forget as long as they live, and there are the routine events that occur and are forgotten. All of these are somehow made fascinating in some way. Frances McDormand's story, for instance, about her affair with a married man and a malicious ex, borders on hysteria. There are no punchlines it's pure situational humor, in the uncorrupted sense of the term and induced greater laughter in myself than most pure comedies can do. Andie MacDowell's story, on the other hand, evokes our utmost concern and compassion, more so than most pure dramas can.
Basement Films Albuquerque Home Mobile, makeshift, volunteerrun venue for experimental, independent and other under-represented forms of film and (occasionally) video making in Albuquerque, New Mexico. http://www.swcp.com/~basefilm/
Film Threat - Reviews Review by Merle Bertrand looking at the plot and making comparisons with Hitchcock films. http://www.filmthreat.com/Reviews.asp?File=ReviewsOne.inc&Id=1063
Film And Film-making In The UK - Arts And Culture - British film and filmmaking in the UK, The British film industry has always been able to entertain the world with a classic movie - the http://www1.britishcouncil.org/japan/japan-arts/japan-arts-film.htm
Documentary Filmmaker, Bob Gliner Awardwinning documentary filmmaker. Includes biography, filmography, reviews and awards, plus clips from his film making a Difference about volunteering. http://www.docmakeronline.com
Extractions: Bob Gliner , award winning documentary filmmaker, has produced documentaries in all parts of the world including his most recent - Assesses the extent of the earthquake damage, the prospects for recovery, and the role Americans might help play in these efforts. Read more and order online. Making a Difference a film series showcasing Americans and college students volunteering abroad. Read more.
Constantin Costa-Gavras At The National Film Theatre Politicised filmmaking. logo british film institute, Q6 What like Iraq. Do you think that will stop you making more films about them? http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/interviews/costa-gavras/11.html
Extractions: : What do you feel about the modern mass media? CG : The media is a huge problem now in societies. They have to play probably the most important role because every day people try to see what is happening. So they have both an educational and informational role to play. Of course they depend on money and also too much on success and sometimes on politics and politicians and all this, and it's a big problem. I think the worst thing to happen in this world would be that with regard to television, the state starts to say this is like the army. This is like education, it has to belong to the state, to elected people. They let it to private people and this is a tragedy I believe, because all the garbage you can see on television. And, of course, that also influences the other media because everybody runs after the audiences, it's the worst thing. Fortunately there are some good ones here and there, not so many but there are some good ones. It's important to look around and try to find them. : I'd just like to say that I first watched your films at 15 years of age and they politicised me. Now I'm a film studies teacher. You can still feel the impact of
