JANUARY NEWSLETTER
Lighthouse News
1. Animation Storyboarding - Application Deadline: 13 Jan 09
2. Last Chance to Burrow!
3. Intensive Introduction to Screenwriting - Last few places left
4. Cineville - Talent Focus: Julian Fellowes
Regional News
1. Reviving Isolation - Aya Fukami at Permanent Gallery
2. ThinkSync Films launches its 4th annual short film competition
3. SEE FESTIVAL 2009
4. Free Filmmaking Activities for 16-25 year olds!
5. Courses in 2009 at Phoenix Brighton
Lighthouse News
1. Animation Storyboarding - Application Deadline: 13 Jan 09
Following the success of a pilot scheme completed in 2007, we are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Animation Storyboarding course. Under the expert guidance of course tutors Temple Clark and Giles Thacker, this is an opportunity for six storyboard artists or animators to develop a thorough understanding of traditional storyboarding practices and learn to use a range of digital tools to both facilitate the storyboarding process and to create basic animatics (moving storyboards) from their boards.
The course comprises a series of six Brighton-based residential workshops run over a period of four months. By the end of this period it is intended that participants will have diversified and enhanced their skills base and employment options, as well as producing paper and digital storyboards for inclusion in their portfolios.
This course is supported by the Skillset Film Skills Fund.
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2. Last Chance to Burrow!
Burrow Me - Laure Prouvost
Exhibition ending 11th January 09
Wed-Sun 11-5pm
At: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington St, Brighton BN1 4AJ
FREE
Presented inside an earth-lined burrow, Laure Prouvost's new film invites us to take part in the story of the inhabitant of an underground lair, built into the Lighthouse space. A small tunnel leads to a screening space, the home of Eva's child (Eva is a previous character from one of Prouvost's films); he is the builder of this soily burrow. He tells us his fantastic story using conflicting dialogue, disturbing the meaning of spoken words, subtitles and images.
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3. Intensive Introduction to Screenwriting - Last few places left
Length: 4 days (all Saturdays)
Times: 10am to 5pm
Dates: 10th January 2009, 17th January 2009, 31st January 2009, 7th February 2009 Please note: there will be no session on the 24th January.
At: Lighthouse
Tutor: Julie Everton
Cost: £250 (full) £200 (concessions)
The syllabus for this course was commissioned by the UK Film Council to provide writers with foundation skills in screenwriting. It forms part of an integrated approach to the provision of skills for the audio-visual industries.
Many previous participants have used this course as a stepping stone to other screenwriting and film making pursuits: several have secured funding and gone into production with scripts written on the course, some of which have subsequently been screened locally and at national and international film festivals; others have won a place on MA screenwriting courses; many have gone on to develop feature-length screenplays; and a couple of participants have had scripts short-listed by the Kaos British Short Screenplay Competition.
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4. Cineville - Talent Focus: Julian Fellowes
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton
6.00pm - Doors and Bar
7.00pm - Start of Event
Entry - £5/£4 concs
Spaces are limited. To book in advance please contact Emma 01273 647197 Monday–Friday 10am–6pm or emma@lighthouse.org.uk
Lighthouse is delighted to welcome Oscar-winning screenwriter, actor, director and producer Julian Fellowes for an evening of discussion about his work and career with local director Dominic Santana.
As a writer for television, Julian won an international Emmy in 1995 for Little Lord Fauntleroy and received a BAFTA nomination in 1997 for The Prince and the Pauper, which he also produced.
A man of prolific talents, Julian Fellowes is best known on the small screen for the BBC series Aristocrats, and for his portrayal of the incorrigible Lord Kilwillie in the BBC’s Monarch of the Glen. He has also acted in many films including Shadowlands, Damage, Place Vendome, Fellow Traveller and Tomorrow Never Dies.
This event has been enabled by Screen South and the RIFE lottery funding programme.
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Regional News
1. Reviving Isolation - Aya Fukami at Permanent Gallery
10 January - 8 February 09
Preview: Friday 9 January 6 - 9PM
Permanent Gallery is pleased to present Reviving Isolation, a new multifarious installation by Aya Fukami. “Everything runs from the past to the future, but everything should live by the present, for in the future the apple-trees will shed their blossom.” from Kasimir Malevich, "From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism: The New Realism in Painting" (1916) Returning to the playground of abstraction, Reviving Isolation re-imagines an avant-garde, conjoining radical geometry with the organic, a lightness of touch and humour. Primary shapes and colours flit about, celebrating form and object relations through slight quotation and a sense of mischief. An especially commissioned booklet and series of events accompanies the exhibition. More: www.permanentgallery.com
2. ThinkSync Films launches its 4th annual short film competition
ThinkSync Films has established itself as bringing together the independent film and music industries in a unique and innovative way and after three successful years, it now launches its short film competition for the fourth time.
Fifty tracks drawn from the catalogues of top independent labels and publishers such as 4AD, Asthmatic Kitty, Bella Union, Big Dada, Digital Hardcore, Catskills Records, Chemikal Underground, Mute Song, Ninja Tune, Rough Trade, Rotters’ Golf Club, Saddlecreek, The Leaf Label, and Wichita are all made available to filmmakers from www.thinksyncfilms.com to use in their short films.Filmmakers are asked to produce a film less than ten minutes long incorporating only music from the website. The competition is designed to search out, celebrate and reward creative new independent filmmaking talent, with particular attention to the role music plays. The music, detailed rules and FAQ's are all available on the website, along with previous years' shortlisted films. Closing date for entries to the 2009 Competition is 26th June 2009.
More:www.thinksyncfilms.com
3. SEE FESTIVAL 2009
Documentary fever will once again be hitting the streets of Brighton and Hove on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February with the return of SEE, The Brighton Documentary Film Festival. SEE is dedicated to all things documentary and celebrates both existing and emerging talent within the industry. This year SEE will be showcasing the work of some of the UK’s most well respected documentary filmmakers with a weekend packed full of screenings, seminars and special events with the leading lights in the industry. This year SEE Festival are honoured to have Ditchling based filmmaker Luke Holland on board as their Patron. The line up for 2009 includes master classes with Marc Isaacs and Henry Singer, a screening of Brian Hill's brand new feature doc 'The Climate of Change', Jane Treays' 'Mum, Heroin and Me, Jerry Rothwell's acclaimed 'Heavy Load', double Grierson winner 'Here's Johnny' from the Animal Monday crew, David Notman-Watt's 'Alex James: The Cocaine Diaries', Elizabeth Stopford’s ‘I’m Not Dead Yet’ and a premiere from Daisy Asquith, all with Q&A's! w: www.seefestival.org t: 01273 227700
4. Free Filmmaking Activities for 16-25 year olds!
A film course will be running at the BBC Broadcasting House on Queens Road on the 29th and 31st of January and 2nd February. It will involve half a day of learning to film on the 29th, half a day of filming on the 31st and a day of editing on the 2nd all with a professional video trainer. The participants will help to produce a short film on youth volunteering. For further details please ciontact: Marco Kor CSV Agent4Change BBC Broadcasting House Brighton 40-42 Queens Road BN1 3XB 01273 327735 / 07599 927851 brighton@comcats.org.uk
5. Courses in 2009 at Phoenix Brighton
Courses include: Analogue Sound Workshop With Ian Helliwell, An Introduction to Film and Video Production for Artists With Martin Smith, Vocal Improvisation/Sound Workshop With Bunty, Performance Art School With Victoria Melody,
Creative Digital Photography With Denise Felkin, Video Art with Mobile Phones With Alvaro Collar. For dates, fees and to book visit: www.phoenixbrighton.org
Please note that Lighthouse does not necessarily endorse or recommend the third party events or courses in the Regional news section of this newsletter and that Lighthouse is not responsible for the content of third party external sites.
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