May Newsletter

Lighthouse News
1. Ghosts in the Machine - Billy Cowie's latest 3-D film installation
2. Billy Cowie - Artist talk
3. Introduction to Script Development
4. Digital Media Arts MA

Regional News
1. Open Book present: Paper Binge - Animation & Live Music Night
2. On The Lot - New Entrants Training Programme
3. Call for Films - Rob Knox Film Festival
4. Final Cut - 2009 Brighton Festival Screenings
5. Film Directing Workshop, Brighton: Sat 9th May
6. Skillset Funding for Film Freelancers - Z1 Training
7. Virgin Media Shorts Competition 2009: Open for Submissions
8. Sound Show at Blank Studios, Portslade
9. Pull & Bear 'World Project' Initiative for Young People

Lighthouse News

1. Ghosts in the Machine - Billy Cowie's latest 3-D film installation
Preview: 01 May 09, 5-8pm
Exhibition: 02 - 31 May 09, Wed-Sun, 12-6pm
Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ
Entry: FREE

Billy Cowie’s new 3-D dance installation, Ghosts in the Machine, is shown for the first time in the Lighthouse Gallery during May 09 as part of the HOUSE festival. It combines highly specialised techniques of stereoscopic filmmaking with inventive dance choreography to create an immersive and unique 3-D experience. As you stand in front of a white wall, wearing blue and red 3-D glasses, three cheeky young women emerge, solid as life, coming at you.

Jennifer Potter, Rachel Blackman and Victoria Melody dance, sing and joke their way through the twenty-five minute piece. Their topics of discussion range from existentialism to ballpark sex to media studies (though none of them is quite sure which cowboy film Marshall McLuhan was actually in). Hanging over them is the dread knowledge that at the end of the performance they have to do ‘the whole friggin thing all over again’ but somehow it turns out to be more fun than they thought.
More:www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions.htm

2. Billy Cowie - Artist talk
Saturday 16 May 09, 3pm
Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ
Entry: FREE

Come join us for an afternoon of discussion and presentation by award-winning filmmaker, choreographer, composer and author Billy Cowie. Lighthouse has recently commissioned Cowie to premiere his latest 3-D dance film, Ghosts in the Machine, in partnership with the newly curated Artist Open Houses’ HOUSE Festival.

On Saturday 16 May, Cowie will be discussing his impressive body of work in the area of screen dance and installation. He has made over twenty live performance pieces, in collaboration with Liz Aggiss for the company Divas Dance Theatre, and has completed five major screen projects for the BBC, Arts Council England and Channel 4.

Cowie’s previous screen-based installations, including In the Flesh and The Revery Alone, have received critical acclaim for their winning combination of impressive 3-D technology and highly original dance choreography and have been screened in galleries and venues all over the world.

His newest screen installation, Ghosts in the Machine, follows this combination of stereoscopic filmmaking with inventive dance choreography to create an immersive and unique 3-D experience. Shown within a screening room built in the Lighthouse Gallery, this twenty-five minute looped film promises to be a uniquely entertaining experience.

3. Introduction to Script Development
Length: 2 days (Saturdays)
Times: 10am - 5pm
Dates: 27th June & 4th July 09
Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ
Tutor: Julie Everton
Cost: £130 (full) £100 (concessions)

This course is designed for people who are interested in starting or building their careers as script readers or script developers. It is also suitable for writers, producers or directors interested in learning how to best work with a script to maximise its inherent potential.
More: www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/script_development.htm

4. Digital Media Arts MA
This course is delivered at the University of Brighton and at Lighthouse. Work at Lighthouse bridges the arts, education and industry sectors, bringing together professional and cultural organisations and individuals, not only across the region but internationally. The course has been developed in the context of Brighton’s status as one of the main centres of the media economy. It provides the production skills and develops the individual approaches and bodies of work required for success in this fast-moving competitive industry, as well as exploring the increasingly important areas of education and convergence. Applications for the course starting in September 2009 are being accepted now.
More: www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/digitalmedia.htm

Regional News

1. Open Book present: Paper Binge - Animation & Live Music Night Sunday 10 May 09, 6pm
Tickets: £6/£5 (concs)
Venue: The Brunswick Pub, 1 Holland Road, BN3 1JF

Join the Paper Bag crew during the Brighton Fringe to indulge in some of the best national and international animation of recent years. Feast your senses on a vast variety of animation from across the globe, with special guests and live music. Whether you're a filmmaker or appreciator, or just up for enjoying a bit of paper bag then make sure you join us for what will be an amazing evening of fantastic animation. For more information, drop them a line - paperbag@openbookuk.com

2. On The Lot - New Entrants Training Programme
This new initiative offers full-time, work-based training for 6 new entrants to the industry with host companies based at Pinewood and Shepperton studios. Each trainee will specialise in one of the following areas: * Sound Recording * Sound Editing * Studio Client Liaison * Motion Capture * Special Effects * Camera Rental Coordination
During the year-long programme, each trainee will receive on-the-job training, specialist short course training, shadowing opportunities, e-learning, mentoring, networking and production based training (where appropriate). Through working with their host company and Screen South at the heart of the British film industry, trainees will be helped to develop up to date skills, contacts and the knowledge of how to pursue a career as a freelancer in their chosen field of work. Application Deadline: 5pm, 27th May 2009 For guidelines and application forms please go to: http://www.screensouth.org/newsarticle.aspx?newsid=1239

3. Call for Films - Rob Knox Film Festival
Following on from last year's success, the second Bexley film festival - now called the Rob Knox Film Festival, will be held at Cineworld, Bexleyheath on 10 June. This year the organisers are particularly keen to receive entries for the Community Film Category - especially those that tackle the issues of knife crime, gangs and alcohol abuse. The festival is an ideal opportunity for amateur filmmakers to showcase locally made films. Entrants can be any age and do not have to live in the borough. All films received, including those not chosen for screening at the Rob Knox Film Festival, may be shown at the Danson Festival (4 and 5 July). Entries should be sent to Pointless Taxi Productions, c/o Neighbourhood Services, 2 Nuxley Road, Belvedere, DA17 5JF by 8 May. For more information telephone Mick Wearing on 020 8284 5582 or email mick.wearing@bexley.gov.uk

4. Final Cut - 2009 Brighton Festival Screenings
Once again, Brighton’s Final Cut is the biggest film event in the festival with four screenings in our ‘Fringe Mondays’ at the Komedia. May 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th, Komedia Studio Bar, 8pm. £4 admission. All events include a fresh crop of the best in new short film-making from Brighton, Britain and the whole wide world plus VJ sets from ‘Dr Lighthouse and ‘Kino-Kulture’. Free popcorn at all screenings! For more details and tickets: www.finalcut.gb.com and www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk

5. Film Directing Workshop, Brighton: Sat 9th May
After the workshop, a DVD of everything shot over the day, both the rushes and edited scenes will be sent to all workshop attendees. Run by the director of UK indie feature film CREDO recently released by Lionsgate in the US and about to be released by Guerilla Films in the UK on May 25th. Limited to 8 places. Cost: £100. 10% discount for students. Location: Brighton Media Centre Film Studio, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL When: Sat 9 May: 10am-5pm. For more information and to book visit: www.altofilms.com/workshops.html Or email info@altofilms.com

6. Skillset Funding for Film Freelancers - Z1 Training
Have you worked on shorts or features...have your films been screened at festivals? For the first time film freelancers can book onto DV Talent's two day Z1 course and take advantage of the 70% discount. Taking place over 2 days in North London the course will give you a firm foundation to be a confident DV self-shooter. 70% SKILLSET SUBSIDY - Z1 SHOOTING & DIRECTING FOR FILMMAKERS | 9th/10th May 2009 - SKILLSET FILM FUND SUBSIDIZED BEGINNERS + INTERMEDIATE | AVAILABILITY | £195 + VAT (Rate Card Price: £650) book online at www.dvtalent.co.uk or call for more information on 0207 267 3826

7. Virgin Media Shorts Competition 2009: Open for Submissions
Now in its second year, Virgin Media Shorts is the only short film competition to give British film makers the opportunity to have their work showcased to millions of people across the country through four mediums - on over 200 cinema screens, on TV, on mobile phones and online.
Last year, over 1500 filmmakers showed off their work through Virgin Media Shorts. The competition was judged by a celebrity panel including: Kevin Spacey, Gurinder Chadha (director of Bend it Like Beckham), Daniel Barber (Oscar-nominated short film maker), Stephen Mangan (star of Green Wing), James King (Radio 1's film critic), Lenny Crooks (UK Film Council) and Sir Richard Branson (founder of the Virgin Group). 12 films were selected and had their work blown up onto 35mm and screened across 214 cinemas in the UK. One film was picked as an overall winner and received £15,000 production funding from Virgin media with a chance to apply for up to £15,000 from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund. Virgin Media are looking for films up to 2 minutes 20 seconds including credits. Deadline: Midnight, 22nd June 2009
Your film must be uploaded online at: www.virginmediashorts.co.uk

8. Sound Show at Blank Studios, Portslade
02-16 May Thu-Sun, 1pm-8pm
Blank Studios, 108 North Street, Portslade
FREE
Sonic Art exhibition curated by Mike Blow. Private View 2nd May at 7pm at Blank Studios with performances from Ali Ballard, Sabine Vogel, Harry Neve, Joseph Young and Yaporigami. Directions: blankstudios.org

9. Pull & Bear 'World Project' Initiative for Young People
Pull & Bear have launched a pioneering worldwide initiative in search of new artistic, social, environmental or sporting ideas to turn them into real projects. The Project seeks to encourage originality and help young people funding what could be the idea/project of their lives.
From 30th March to 30th May submitted project ideas will be compiled that are related to the following fields: music,cinema,photography,the environment,sport,art or social commitment (values that the Pull & Bear brand are founded on). In order to take part, participants have to upload a short video (duration of about 1 minute) explaining what their project would be about to the website of Pull & Bear. Internet users all over the world are then going to be able to vote for all videos submitted.
For more infomation: www.pullandbear.com

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