Berlin in 2008

Duchy Parade Films will be attending the Berlin Film Festival in February 2008.

Star crew - October 2007

1. Make-up Artist, Hannah Ingleby - will be leading the make-up design for the forth coming short drama.


"The make up for the zombies; I believe that obviously the zombies are evil, scary, angry looking. Which to me I think that is a frown of eyebrows, flarred nostrils, a not quite 'all there look', a deepset look of the eyes. This is what I'm trying to create for the zombies in Cinema of Horror, its all fairly simple prosthetics to help with the budget!"

Cinema of Horror slated

Cinema of Horror also know as 3 gets slate for shooting in early 2008. Some exciting locations around Leeds have already been added and principle casting completed.

B&W - Goole Silent Movie

A return to silent cinema with original optical and hand processing techniques used to create short films inspired by local history and heritage.

Cast & Crew get a chance to see the two short silents this coming Saturday 6th October at The Gate Theatre in Goole. Screenings at 18.00, 19.00 & 20.00.

Starting with news reel style - A.D. Holmes followed by The Lost Princess.

A.D. Holmes deals with historic issues from the town. Whilst, The Lost Princess takes Goole's location as a major European Port and gives the town's hertiage a dramatic, What if...? twist.

Public Screening

Wednesday, October 10th at 19.30 the National Media Museum in Bradford will be playing host to cast & crew for the Silent Movies - A.D. Holmes & The Lost Princess - part of Goole Silent Movie Project. This will be the film's first screening for those other than makers.

Another use of new media from Duchy

To view a video for The Bitter Sweet Project go to http://www.bittersweetproject.net/

Bitter Sweet was devised by The British Library, Learning working with Harewood House and created and designed by Duchy Parade Films.

Bitter Sweet Project - The book

Hot off the Italian printing presses - The Bitter Sweet Booklet.

Made to accompany the e-publish - www.bittersweetproject.net The booklet prints the full story looking at the slave trade between the UK, Africa and the West Indies in relation to one family, the Lascelles of Harewood House. Produced by Duchy for Harewood House & The British Library and involving youngsters from Easingwald school.

Casting Call for short drama

Call for Actors
Duchy Parade Films is a Yorkshire based Independent Production Company that specialises in stories told in imaginative ways. (www.duchyparadefilms.com) Our prime focus is drama features in short & long form, television, and new-media publishing.

We currently have a call out for a short drama feature - Cinema of Horror, a dark comedy, fantasy/horror to be shot in Yorkshire on 16mm film by a professional crew.

Project Title: - Cinema of Horror

Synopsis:
Cinema of Horror is a contemporary, fast paced, character driven piece, which focuses on the relationship between three final year film studies students. The central story revolves around a heated debate over current trends in Asian (mainly Far East) Cinema Extreme. Each character plays out their feelings in a series of fantasy sequences reflecting their cinematic interest and viewpoint.

Whilst we will be working from an existing nine-minute screenplay, because of the importance of the relationship of the three central characters, we intend to employ improvised workshop sessions to explore the story’s dialogue and humour before signing off on the script.

It will be physical with strong language and content, demanding filmmaking to be shot over a maximum of one-week period, Oct.

We are looking for the following actors:

(1) Hing a filmmaker with a strong belief that Chinese cinema is the future not just for East Asian films but also for world cinema. Male, play range (20-30) must be able to speak English but with Chinese ethnic appearance. The actor would be playing a British-Chinese character. A strong, forceful, angry character. (Please include details of height).

(2) Lily a female student, (20-30) play range. East Asian appearance. Physical performer with some dance experience at least, ideally not two left feet! English speaking. (Please include details of height). Must be fine with make-up process.

Both parts would be paid, (fee & expenses).

Audition to be arranged.

Contact details:
Best to apply via email: Send a photo, Biog. with experience, plus, contact details to:
Production Co-ordinator
Cinema of Horror
e. TheGoldenGuinea@aol.com

ENDS.

New Supporter for Silent Movie Announced

Duchy are please to acknowledge NMM as a supporter of the Goole Silent Movie Project. Screening of the two short films produced during this project will be held on Wednesday evening of 10th October 2007 at the NMM, Bradford.

Viking development

Over the past few months Duchy have had the pleasure of working on a very rewarding project supported by Digital City, Teesside University - The Viking Invasion. We're looking forward to seeing the final script that has been developed through this process.

MFI 2007

June to August saw the first stage in the development of a new feature project from Duchy Parade Films a psychological horror. The screenplay for this film contrasting with the beauty of the Greek island of Nisyros home to the Mediterranean Film Institutes 2007 summer programme and home to the birth of the new screenplay.

Editing

This week saw the start of editing on the Goole Silents. Thanks to the editor Shaun Hepple and facilities provided by Darren & Sue at My Bear Productions.

Big Guns!

The Lost Princess
There was some quality acting and then there was that Judge!

Goole Silent Movie Shoot

Its been a hectic summer with a number of productions coming to conclusion. From July 14th we've been busy in East Yorkshire working on the Goole Silent Movie Project. Filming began on the short drama - Dr A. D. Holmes and finished on July 28th with the story of The Lost Princess.

The Goole Silent Movie Project has been support by Kodak, BBC Blast and The National Museum of Media.

Link to The Last Coiner Web Site

Due to a problem with address re-direction, please access the official Last Coiner web site using the following hypertext link :www.duchyparadefilms.com/TheLastCoiner/

Sorry for an inconvenience.

We will rectify the problem as soon as possible.

For the very latest news, as it happens, visit our 'sister' blog The Last Coiner

Feature ready to roll

This weekend we completed draft five of - The Last Coiner screenplay. You can check out more about this feature film on www.thelastcoiner.com Now that this draft is complete we're looking forward to beginning a programme of contacting investors and potential funders. The hard work begins here.

Goole selection

6TH MAY - THE TWO WINNING GOOLE PITCHES.

The lost Princess
A fictional story, a murder mystery like an Inspector Morse, the story of a New Inspector that comes to Goole and discovers a body of a young girl and has to unravel the mystery of her murder.

Set around the docks of the port of Goole the young girl turns out to be Anastasia the missing Russian Princess but who murdered her and why?

Dr A.D. Holmes
Based on real characters and events. Today, Dr Holmes is a relatively little known character but Dr Holmes helped change the face of Goole to what it is today.

“Doctor A. D. Holmes had a big impact on Goole. It tells the story of one man’s determination to save lives and improve living conditions. It’s a fiery story of a one-man battle against an almost impossible council after his best and most loyal friend dies.”

The story of how Mr Ellis, one of Goole’s oldest residents, died due to bad housing and how Dr Holmes forced the Leader of Council to face up to the conditions people were living in. A Campaigning story that results in the bringing of hygienic housing to Goole.

New Project

Over the next two months I will be working as a mentor for Teesside University, Digital City Fellowships scheme.

I was aware of Marc's project thanks to contact from Vin Arthey, an experienced producer currently at Teesside University with an eye for a good story.

I'm really excited about the project Digital City approached me with. Digital City are creating some real innovative work which is just my thing. Fellow Marc Ganley is currently developing a script for an hour long TV documentary based on the last Viking invasion of England which took place in 1066. It's already a cracking piece of work and has great potential as a doc/drama. As working with his illustrator shows, Marc has already put a lot of work into the research and Duchy hopes to help steer this ambitious project to the next level. While working well for the domestic market the project as Marc has created it has great international potential.

Duchy have a long established tradition of new technological approaches to working with animation/illustration and historical based drama projects that are developed in an imaginative, dramatic and innovative form. Marc's "Viking Invasion" is going to be another.

The Illustration shown here is (c) Marc Ganley and not for reuse without prior permission.

New Feature Film Success

Success for 'White Crow'. White Crow, the newest feature film drama from Duchy has just been selected for screenplay development through the Mediterranean Film Institute. The MFI programme based in Greece is funded in part by MEDIA's script development programme and runs four sessions over a six month period starting in June 2007 with the aim of taking a drama idea from treatment to full screenplay draft. The application process is competitive and getting a project onto the MFI programme is a great achievement and offers the chance to work with some world class European and American tutors.

Filmmakers

May is the month for starting the process of creating short drama films by young Yorkshire filmmakers taking part in Goole Silent Movie Project.

Produced through Duchy Parade Films, David Bunting and Ciaran Cross introduce some of our filmmakers to the power of the camera.

Thanks to sponsorship by Kodak the project allows the opportunity for filmmakers of tomorrow to experience the joy of working with real film starting with the world of Super 8. Now that takes you back doesn't it! You can't beat the feel of working with film.

To learn more about this innovative project and discover a treasure trove of information on silent film, cinema history, Super 8 as well as useful tips on writing drama - check out: http://goolesilentmovie.blogspot.com

Latest on silent drama

Check out http://goolesilentmovie.blogspot.com for the latest news on how young Yorkshire filmmakers can get involved with pitching their own short film ideas as part of The Goole Silent Movie Project.

New Media

Next week Duchy will be launching through The British Library website our latest drama and e publishing project – Bitter Sweet. Links and details will appear on this site.

The Last Coiner in Monument Valley

Dawn in Monument Valley.

As part of research for The Last Coiner this Easter we went to the spiritual home of Westerns since 'Stage Coach' was first shot in Monument Valley in 1929.

Cinema of Horror

Yorkshire based Duchy Parade Films are casting for a short cinema film Cinema of Horror. Inspired by Asian extreme cinema - Cinema of Horror is a dark, comic, nightmare about three male filmmakers at Uni. in Leeds.

Cinema of Horror is a contemporary, fast paced, character driven piece, which focuses on the relationship between three final year film studies students. The central core of the story revolves around a heated debate over current trends in Asian (mainly Far Eastern) Cinema Extreme. Each character plays out their feelings in a series of fantasy sequences reflecting their cinematic interest and viewpoint.

Whilst, we will be working from an existing nine-minute screenplay because of the importance of the three central characters relationship we intend to employ improvised workshop sessions to explore the stories dialogue and humour before signing off on the script.

HING is a Chinese filmmaker with a strong belief that Chinese cinema is the future not just for Far East films but also for world cinema. He questions HANS love of the darker side of commercial Asian Cinema Extreme and the values of these films. By contrast MARCUS, the philosophy and daydreamer in the group, wants to see more song & dance and also worries about HANS darker side.

For Marcus, his daydream is about to become his worst nightmare.

If you’re interested in auditioning please submit a biog. with casting details (hair colour, size measurements, etc.) plus, CV and photo. A recent photo is an essential.

You can submit these via email to thegoldenguinea@aol.com or by post to: Duchy Parade Films, 20 Glebe Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0LZ. Please include SAE if you require a photo returned. No phone calls please. Please advise if a show reel is available and be patient, we will notify if you’re selected for an audition.

Deadline for submission 18th April 2007.

Goole Silent Movie Project

Goole Silent Movie Project is well underway. Sunday 1st April Peter introduced some of the young Goole filmmakers to the art of story. I'll be posting a simple guide to storytelling and structure in advance of May's big shoot.

On 1st April we looked at the eight key elements of classic story structure while viewing movie clips to illustrate the eight. The project s working towards shooting a short drama on film sponsored by Kodak. Devised from stories generated by the young people of Goole and drawing on their history and heritage.

Press interest in Last Coiner graphic novel

The Graphic Novel recently published to accompany the Last Coiner film project has generated a good deal of press interest along with over 500 orders for the book in the first 10 days of it's availability.

Blog Now Online

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