Tuesday 24 April 2007
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.
Thursday 19 April 2007
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.
Wednesday 4 April 2007
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.
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.
Monday 2 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.
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