Here is the line up for Saturday 26 November at Somerset Film’s annual Forward Motion festival in the Bridgwater Engine Room All events are free and will be streamed live on www.somersetfilm.com
10am 3D TV with Neil Richards…
Founder and director of Somerset based
Digital Film Company Neil Richards introduces
us to the basics of stereo 3D viewing; the
technology behind the cameras; tools for editing
3D films and the different options for viewing the
results on large and small screens.
Neil will be demonstrating a 3D camera live and
showing a selection of short 3D videos shot locally
in Somerset and Bristol plus we’ll discuss some of
the dos and don’ts of shooting in 3D.
11am Documentary Feature Film Production
with James Dean of Level Films
Director James Dean (and former Engine Room
bursary) will talk about their fantastic new
documentary feature film ‘The Endless Winter’,
which tells the history of British surfing from the
viewpoint of some of our leading surfers.
The film has attracted sponsorship from Ford
S-Max and is an example of how major companies
are looking to invest in productions that can reach
niche markets. Currently in post-production James
will show us some exclusive footage and reveal
how their company moved from corporate shorts
to feature filmmaking.
12pm Feature Film Script-writing
with Richard Addison
Whether you are writing a short or a feature,
Richard will guide you through the essential
elements to creating a successful script more..
Drawing on his successful career, from comedy
writing at the BBC to selling feature scripts to
Hollywood, his session will be focus on good
writing practice for feature writing much of
which is vital for shorts too. Includes top tips
and useful ‘what not to do’s’.
1pm – 2pm Somerset Media Hub -
Somerset TV Launch and working lunch
Somerset.yourlocal.tv is a brand new online TV
channel for Somerset. It will be free to view and
free to upload content. Join us for a working
lunch and help bring it alive.
2pm – 4pm ‘Best of the South West’ Junction
A chance for film societies to watch some of the
best short films made in the South West and to
meet the filmmakers behind them.
