At the recent North West Festival of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers (IAC), Southport MovieMakers scored a record success by winning no less than six awards for its film entitled Fork in the Road.
The film was a joint project between Southport MovieMakers and the long-standing member of the Club, Paul Bagshaw (Artworks Pictures).The premise of the film poses the question: How does a 16-year-old cope with transferring from a bicycle to a wheelchair after a road traffic accident, and how does it affect his state of mind and the action he takes?
The film was awarded in SIX categories:
1. IAC NW: Rhyl Cup (Best Club Entry)
2. Overall Winner
3. Best Editing
4. Best Sound
5. Best Script & Story
6. Best Actor: Robbie Fletcher-Hill
The film, the source of the idea for which was a wheelchair, was directed by Peter Ravenscroft of Southport MovieMakers.
Capitalising on the success of the film, a sequel is planned for 2014.
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05 December, 2013
23 July, 2012
LATEST TALK: Special Effects and Visual Effects
On Thursday 26 July, Southport MovieMakers Club member Nigel Moran, will be speaking about the history and making of special effects and visual effects in films.
Nigel, who has been involved in film-making since he was eight years old, has directed, starred and helped in over sixty short films as well as directing his debut feature film called “Mayhem Behind Movies” which has just received an “Honourable Mention” at the Toronto International Film and Video Awards.
Starring Carl Wharton “Zombie Massacre”, Kayla Keatley and Phil Perez “Sleep”, “Mayhem Behind Movies” is a fly-on-the-wall mockumentary following Kevin Knight, a struggling low-budget filmmaker, on his mission to complete his first big-break movie “Valentine” before the opening premiere. Kevin soon finds himself in turmoil as he races against the clock in a make-or-break scenario packed with side-splitting and nail-biting moments. Will Kevin finish in enough time with all the odds stacked up against him?
Nigel is currently planning a zombie short for YouTube while writing his next feature project and is close to finishing a book on making movies.
Day: Thursday 26 July
Time: 8 pm – 10.00 pm
Location: St James' Church Hall,
Lulworth Road, Southport, PR8 2BQ.
04 May, 2012
Inter-club Competition 2012
On an annual basis, six film/video clubs from around the North
West compete in an Inter-club Competition, usually hosted by Southport
MovieMakers. An experienced film-maker from each club acts as a judge and awards
points for the other clubs’ Competition entries.
Congratulations go to Bolton MovieMakers on winning this
year’s Inter-club Competition for their film Rocky and Me about an apprentice
stable boy and his passion for horses.
Here is a list of all of the entries:
Swan Movie Makers Wirral
Saronie, Master Showman (Documentary)
Documentary about James Roberts Saronie who, having
established himself as a well-respected Victorian photographer, later became a
pioneer cinema owner in Birkenhead.
Southport MovieMakers
King Arthur’s Nutty Knights (Animation)
So you thought King Arthur’s chums where gang of galant
geezers. We dig the real dirt on those not-so-noble knights!
Warrington Cine and Video Society
Nowt but Scenery (Documentary)
A trip on the Settle to Carlisle Railway and the places and landscape
it passes through.
Preston MovieMakers
Lake Garda (Documentary)
A visit to Lake Garda and surrounding towns on the lakeside.
Bolton MovieMakers
Rocky and Me (Documentary)
An apprentice stable boy and his passion for horses.
Morecambe Bay Movie Makers
Steam, Steel, Motor Power and Big Bang.....All in a Shade of Blue
(Documentary)
A look at the history of the Furness Railway and its
importance to the area.
Congratulations, again, to Bolton MovieMakers on winning the
2012 Inter-club Competition for their film Rocky and Me.
Links to the Club Web Sites:
Next year's competition takes place
on 18 April 2013.
28 April, 2012
British International Amateur Film Festival 2012 – Southport MovieMakers Recognised
Ashby
Ball, the founder of Southport MovieMakers, was recently in Weymouth on the
Dorset coast for the IAC British International Amateur Film Festival (BIAFF),
13 – 15 April 2012.
On the Saturday, to give delegates an
overview, selections from the films entered were shown in four mini-cinemas in
the Hotel Rembrandt, the festival venue.
Southport MovieMakers had entered
“MidVillage Bloomers”, which won a 4-star award, and I went forward for the
certificate on behalf of the Club after the film was shown. Paul Bagshaw of our Club also gained a 4-star award for his film “When No-one Hears You Scream”,
and I received the certificate on his behalf. Paul also earned a 3-star award
for “The Wall”.
On the Sunday, a selection of the top
award-winning films was shown. The Daily Mail Trophy for the overall winner in
the competition was won by “Angels on the Rail”, a 54 minute film by Moving
Pictures, of the Czech Republic.
There was time for an outing to the
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where we were the last party to
visit before a security clampdown for the yachting classes in the Olympic
Games. We also visited Athelhampton House, a stately home, where after a wine
reception we viewed a feature film, “From Time to Time”, shot there by Ealing
Studios.
Cinema at Athelhampton House
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Each year in Spring, the IAC organises the British
International Amateur Film Festival.
BIAFF 2013 will be held in Chesterfield,
April 2013.
More information about BIAFF
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