Two programmes on BBC tonight with contributions from my ex students. Firstly the David Hockney documentary filmed by Neil Harvey, then followed up by a documentary about the inbreeding of pedigree dogs with Hermina Campbell as assistant producer.
Both really excellent programmes.
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Ex students work on BBC tonight
On February - 27 - 2012
ALL the films from last year’s year course now in International Festivals
On May - 10 - 2011
Great news: Karens film “Buon Giorno Sayonara” has also been accepted into Reno Film Festival (15th – 19th June) http://www.renofilmfestival.com/index.cfm and The End of the Pier Film Festival (Bognor Regis, 23rd – 25th September) http://www.eotpfilmfestival.co.uk/
Hermina’s film “Not in my shoes” has also got into the Fastnet Festival.
Which means that EVERY film made on last year’s summer course have now got into Festivals. Over 10 festivals!
If you are interested in coming on this years course 18th July to 5th August email me philpeel@gmail.com
Zombie Radio
On May - 8 - 2011
Here’s Zombie Radio, which we shot last summer. A completely off the wall comedy in which our hero “Frank” shares an erotic realationship with “Luscious” in a mutual fascination to track down a neanderthal man, who has emerged out of the wilds of Dorset.
warning : contains decapitation scene.
“Buon Giorno Sayonara” has just been selected for the Skepto International Film Festival, Italy.
On March - 15 - 2011
Congratulations to Karen again as her film from last years Summer’s Directors course “Buon Giorno Sayonara” has just been selected for the Skepto International Film Festival, Italy.
The festival takes place in Cagliari on April 7-8-9th, with parallel screenings in Milan, Bologna, Rimini, Ravenna, Florence, Perugia, Naples on April 8-9th and at IED Madrid on April 9th.
This follows up its selection last week for the West Chester Festival in the U.S.
“Zombie Radio” selected for Boston Sci-Fi Festival
On February - 10 - 2011
Lawrence Gray’s Zombie Radio, which I lit and shot for him last summer has got into the Boston Sci-Fi Festival. The biggest and longest running genre festival in the US.
Here’s the link to the trailer. Zombie Radio Trailer
Zombie Radio - Frank and Luscious
Good review of “Mad Frank”
On October - 16 - 2010
Had a good review of “Mad Frank”,Tyrone’s short that I was camera op., DP and produced.
“Mad Frank really is very confident, smart film-making, good work! Really good choice of shots, cinematography, believable acting, good decisions all around. Made me jump in places – and really held the tension. Mad Frank really is a truly frightening creation.
(Reel Islington)
Lighting the hall scene
Filming finally finished
On September - 6 - 2010
Well I had hoped to be regularly blogging throughout the filming, butI was too tired after the long hours, so I’m going to have to do it retrospectively.
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It’s not food, it’s fuel!
On August - 24 - 2010
Tyrone arranged excellent location catering.
Filming Karen’s Film -Buon Giorno Sayonara Day 3
On August - 13 - 2010
After intense discussion, we finally decided to film the pub scene at the Deane Park Inn. This was a scene in which the Italian man and Japanese woman wait in vain to be served outside the pub. then they steal the bikes.
We then drove down to fiilm under Boscombe Pier. where I had one of the strangest coincidences I’ve had in filmmaking.
We set up some way from the pier to get a long shot. In the scene she shows off her karate moves to impress him
As we lined up the camera to the marked spot under the pier a man came down sat by our filming mark and then proceded to do the most amazing martial arts acrobatics right on the spot we were filming. Bizarre!
We were a bit nervous as Simon went over to ask him to move. we weren’t quiet sure how he would take it. but he was OK
I suggested we do a tracking reveal shot which worked well and we got set up and shot very fast.
Buon Giorno Sayonara First day of filming
On August - 10 - 2010
First day of filming. We’re on Boscombe Pier and it’s wet. Then it dries up, as forcast ..which gives us continuity problems. but then it starts raining again, which the forcast didn’t predict!
In the rain on Boscombe pier
Luckily there’s a central covered partition but the problem is that we need to film on both sides and on the windward side it’s blowing a gale and the rain is driving straight into the lens.
Phil pondering the exposure
We’ve got the Arriflex camera covered, but the the rain gets on the filter very quickly. Also the rain and wind funnel through the gaps in the pier partition so hard that it’s difficult to stay upright.
The actors are great, but Karen, the director, can’t hear what they are saying.
But we managed to film 5 pages of script, which is good for a first day.
Tyrone, Hermina and Tamoko
As the schedule had been very over optimistic, we hadn’t completed everything, so we worked on in the evening to reschedule at our temporary “office” in the Dean Park Inn.
