News just in from Hannah Webster who works as a Production Assistant for Blueprint Films. She says:
“We’re in need of some more runners for the next block of shooting for Vigilante. Filming will take place between the 10th-14th August and we’re ideally looking for people who have access to a car.”
Hannah can fill you in on the details, so email her: hannah@blueprintfilm.co.uk
Jack has just self-published his first in a series of books about songwriting.
Lyriconnect London 1 is a collection of Lyrics, Poetry and Verse written in London between 2011 and 2012. Jack says this is the start of a “series of books chronicling my story as a songwriter. From the London riots to the daily grind of supporting a passion, this is a snapshot at the first year of living in London.”
You can find out more here.
…to Lincoln Academy’s Lecture by Professor Neil Sinyard who is the LSM’s Visiting Professor for Film. His talk “Hitchcock versus Herrmann” will focus on the dramatic story behind the break-up of the cinema’s finest director and composer partnership.
The event is at 6pm on 28th June at the EMMTEC Auditorium, Brayford Campus, and it is free. But you do need to register, so click here. There’ll be coffee from 5.30pm and drinks after – all free, so enjoy!
The Olympic Torch Relay’s visit to Lincoln is due on Wednesday 27th at around 5.10pm and it will depart on Thursday 28th June 2012. For live camera feeds of the Olympic Torch, see here, courtesy of LSM’s Geoff Thompson and Mark Aldridge.
The Wellcome Trust in association with the BFI Film Fund has a major new annual screenwriting prize. It says “The Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize aims to encourage high-quality feature films inspired by biology and medicine, from genetics and infectious diseases to consciousness and mental health. The Prize is aimed at experienced writers working in any genre. We are not just looking for stories about scientists or medics; the biomedical link can be much more oblique. We are looking for screenplay proposals that use bold ideas and inventive ways of weaving biomedicine into the narrative, and we will support the winner in developing their idea.”
Think about films where science and medicine have been inspirational to the overall narrative like ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Blade Runner, Inception and Memento. Deadline for entries is 10th August 2012. To find out more details and for an application form click here.
“The BlueCat Screenplay Competition’s recognition and development of undiscovered screenwriters from around the world has paved the way for these writers to be signed by major agencies like UTA, CAA and WME to sell their work to studios like Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal – and most importantly to see their work produced into motion pictures.” Click here to find out more about the competition and good luck!
Cascade courses
From graduate Richard McCormack:
I managed to get into TV through a training scheme last year and it’s running again this year. The scheme is run by Middlesex Uni but it’s open to anyone. I think the closing date is 26th November so they may need to hurry with their applications but it is worth it!
In organising the first ever Lincoln School of Media’s ‘Meet the Graduates’ event I have sourced a variety of content from our alumni – from graduation day photos and shots at work to interviews with us in the studio and on location. As part of my Masters [in digital media] I decided to experiment with convergence in some media technological areas I had not done before. After trying to squeeze a lot of practice into a short space of time here is my digital mash up to promote the AlumniFest on Wed 10 Nov 2010.
Meet the Graduates: LSM AlumniFest 2010 from RWright on Vimeo.
Dani in 180
Dani’s most successful year, 2010, continues and you can see her in ‘180’ an original stage production by the Raw Theatre and the Young Persons’ Theatre Company. The play will be at Leicester Square Theatre in London from 14th to 18th July 2010 and Dani invites you… Continue reading
Robert Flaherty
‘A Boatload of Wild Irishmen’ about the life and work of filmmaker Robert Flaherty – written by Professor Brian Winston and edited by Chris Hainstock, Senior Lecturer at the LSM – will premiere at the Galway Film Festival on 7th July 2010. The feature length film will be shown as a shorter Irish language version called ‘The Wandering Irishman’. Continue reading
