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Light Shaping Workshop – Sunday 13th September (midday, London)

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All that talk about camera specs and 4K, 5K, even 8K resolution. We forget sometimes that it comes down to the beauty of the scene in front of the camera lens. A big part of that is the lighting.

Is it soft, is it harsh, what are the contrast ratios? ETTR or light meter? How do you get soft lighting just like the sun when all you have are point light sources? How do you repeat your lighting set-up if a scene splits over different days?

With so many questions, we have set up a lighting workshop to explore, discover and to seek out those answers. Come join other people interested in achieving great lighting. With a wealth of lighting equipment at our disposal and subjects to shoot for test shoots in a relaxed atmosphere, come join us. We will be using a high end RAW camera to capture with.

This workshop costs just £6, cash on the day. All proceeds go to Alzheimer’s Society. Spaces limited.

For venue details and to book your place, please email:

Michael Deeley in interview with biographer Matthew Field

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The producer of BLADE RUNNER, THE DEER HUNTER and THE ITALIAN JOB

Michael Deeley in interview with biographer Matthew Field

Michael Deeley

Where:
Deloitte Stonecutter Lecture Theatre
Stonecutter Court
1 Stonecutter Street
London EC4A 4TR

When:
Tuesday 24th March – Arrive 7pm for drinks followed by interview and Q&A (8pm-9.15pm) and further drinks . . .

 Early bird discounted tickets at £12 each (full price £20) for a limited period.
MICHAEL DEELEY is an Academy Award winning British movie producer with a singular Midas touch – nearly all of his pictures have attracted avid cult followings. He has worked with some of the world’s toughest film directors and lived to tell the tale. Few would imagine that one man links Ridley Scott’s visionary sci-fi classic BLADE RUNNER, Michael Cimino’s THE DEER HUNTER, and THE ITALIAN JOB, the much loved British caper that made an icon of Sir Michael Caine. His other challenges included defending the legendary sex scene of Nick Roeg’s DON’T LOOK NOW, ordering the controversial cutting of the original THE WICKER MAN, trekking up a New Mexico mountainside with David Bowie on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH and seizing control of CONVOY from Sam Peckinpah. Michael Deeley was also the Owner of British Lion Films, President of EMI Films Inc. and is currently Honorary President of The British Screen Advisory Council.

MATTHEW FIELD began his writing career with ‘The Making Of The Italian Job.’ He has since produced and directed a feature length documentary on the film for Paramount Pictures. Matthew currently works for the leading entertainment public relations agency Premier PR overseeing the production of international press junkets, EPKs and associated film marketing materials. His most recent feature film credits include Stephen Frears’ upcoming Lance Armstrong biopic ICON, Michael Winterbottom’s THE FACE OF AN ANGEL, the Australian teen comedy NOW ADD HONEY and, currently in production, THE DRESSMAKER, starring Kate Winslet. Field collaborated with Deeley on his memoir, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters And Blowing The Bloody Doors Off, published in the UK by Faber & Faber.

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Non-Multiplex Cinema – Meet-up – 20th January (London, Haymarket)

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From the people who brought you Film Means Business, comes a film industry networking extravaganza. Planet Hollywood London plays host to Non-Multiplex Cinema’s Meet-up next Tuesday evening. Come and encounter a kaleidoscope of people from the film industry over a drink or two, an event not to be missed!

Planet Hollywood London (57-60 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QX), Tuesday 20th January 7pm.

Email your name(s) to get on the guest list to
Though this event is free to attend, it is a charity event, please do donate whatever you can to Alzheimer’s Society (£3 per attendee recommended).

 

 Cheers,
Julian Bushell and the Non-Multiplex Cinema team

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Drink and feel famous at Planet Hollywood London. The glamour of Hollywood, a buzzing cocktail bar, and classic dishes.

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Exclusive Interview with Film Producers

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JULIAN BUSHELL & MIKE GOULD present:

the next FILM MEANS BUSINESS event

Exclusive Interview with Film Producers:

! DOUGLAS RAE & ROBERT BERNSTEIN  !

of ECOSSE FILMS

interviewer: ANITA LEWTON

when: Wednesday 26th November 2014, 6.45pm for 7pm start (8.30pm finish)

where: Deloitte Lecture Theatre, Stonecutter Court, 1 Stonecutter Street, London EC4A 4TR

itinerary: interview and Q&A followed by networking at nearby pub

 Douglas Rae
Douglas Rae is Founder and CEO of Ecosse Films and is one of Britain’s most prolific producers. Ecosse has produced 14 films and over 300 hours of network television for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Showtime, Starz Channel and WGBH. Douglas’s first feature film, Mrs Brown, won 12 major international awards, a BAFTA nomination for Producer of the Year and two Oscar nominations. Other films he has produced include: Charlotte Gray (starring Cate Blanchett), Becoming Jane (with Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy), Nowhere Boy (the story of John Lennon’s childhood) and Wuthering Heights (directed by Andrea Arnold). On the television side of things, Douglas has executive produced such shows as My Boy Jack and the hugely successful BBC1 drama, Monarch of the Glen. More recently he has executive produced Fleming, a four part series on the creator of Bond (starring Dominic Cooper) for Sky Atlantic and BBC America; Mistresses, a 13 part series for ABC, based on Ecosse’s hit BBC1 series, and The Great Fire (for ITV, this autumn). Douglas is currently executive producing Life in Squares, a BBC2 drama about the Bloomsbury Group.

Robert Bernstein
Robert Bernstein joined Ecosse Films in 1994 to develop the drama department, subsequently becoming a director and partner in the company. After developing the script for Mrs. Brown in 1997 (directed by John Madden, starring Dame Judi Dench, winning 12 major international awards and two Oscar nominations), Robert went on to executive produce Charlotte Gray, a $25m feature for Film Four (directed by Gillian Armstrong).  He has since produced Wilderness (Ecosse Film’s first thriller, directed by Michael J. Bassett); Julian Jarrold’s Becoming Jane, the story of Jane Austen’s love affair and inspiration to become one of England’s greatest novelists; Water Horse, an adaptation of the Dick King Smith book (directed by Jay Russell); Julian Jarrold’s Brideshead Revisited; Sam Taylor Wood’s directorial debut, Nowhere Boy, and Andrea Arnold’s bold adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

Anita Lewton
Anita Lewton is a film producer and screenwriter who has made award-winning independent shorts, features and documentaries for the international market.Currently a lecturer in Film and Broadcast at London Metropolitan University, Anita has taught and mentored on professional producing programmes for film academies in Romania, France, North Africa and India through the British Council / Women at Work exchange and various other European training programmes (Media Funds of the European Union). Anita first trained in drama as an actress and director, gaining a BA in Dramatic Art (University of London). After running several political touring theatre companies in the UK, she went on to study film-making at UCLA California (MA, Motion Picture Arts & Sciences). She returned to the UK to produce films, founding E2 Projects and, recently, Corazon Films UK, to work on international co-productions. Prior to academic teaching, Anita chaired a UK nationally funded film-maker association, New Producers Alliance, which trained and ran networks for emerging talent.
    Discounted price tickets at £9.50 each (full price £14) for a limited period

DO NOT MISS IT!
This is a charity event supporting Prostate Cancer UK

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Non-Multiplex Cinema – Meet-up (the Relaunch) – 7th October (London, Haymarket)

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Hi,

If you want to go to an event where you can meet loads of like minded people in the film industry, in a friendly and fun atmosphere then this is the one.

We had our first Meet-up at the end of last year and it was fantastic, with over a hundred attending. The networking even carried onto the street outside, after the venue had closed for the night.

So for a sparkling opportunity to network with people from the filmmaking and acting world, come to Non-Multiplex Cinema’s Meet-up, the Relaunch, as we are now at a new venue for us, Planet Hollywood London (57-60 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QX), on Tuesday 7th October 7pm.

You’re going to be doing a great deed too as all proceeds (£5 to attend) goes to Prostate Cancer UK. To book a place now, please see below.

Cheers,
Julian Bushell and the Non-Multiplex Cinema team

NMX networking NETWORKING

The networking events take place in a friendly, informal atmosphere with a wide spectrum of people across the film industry meeting up for a drink or two. Chat away to your hearts content. Opportunities a plenty, you never quite know who you will meet.
DRINKS

Drink and feel famous at Planet Hollywood London. The glamour of Hollywood, a buzzing cocktail bar, and classic dishes.

 Drinks
NMX networking CONTACTS

Exchange contact details. It’s not only what you know, but who you know in this film business.
CONTACT US Web: http://www.nonmultiplexcinema.com
Email: info@nonmultiplexcinema.com

 

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Perspective of a UK independent producer

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Julian Bushell & Mike Gould present:

a FILM MEANS BUSINESS event

organized in collaboration with Non-Multiplex Cinema

! JONATHAN WEISSLER !

 Perspective of a UK independent producer

Interviewer: Marshall Julius

when: Thursday 17th July 2014, 6.45pm for 7pm start (8.30pm finish)

where: Deloitte Lecture Theatre, Stonecutter Court, 1 Stonecutter Street, London EC4A 4TR (map)

itinerary: discourse and Q&A followed by networking at nearby pub

Open to questions throughout, Jonathan will discuss the state of the British film industry as well as the pitfalls and challenges of being an independent film producer, including: the development of feature film projects, the financing of them, physical filmmaking, from getting the right team to the art of a good schedule, and managing a film through the hurdles of production through to selling, release of films and recoupment.

 Jonathan Weissler
Jonathan Weissler (Balagan) began his career in London in the early 90s where, as he climbed the production ladder, he worked on films like Interview With the Vampire, Braveheart and Mission Impossible 1. In 1997 he produced his first feature film, Time Enough, and has since gone on to produce 24 features, a 10 hour TV mini-series and over 300 commercials around the world. His films include The Brasserie (2001), shot in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong, grossing $38m (putting it among the highest grossing films in Asia, 2001) as well as The Truth Game (2000), directed by Simon Rumley and In Your Dreams (2008), starring Linda Hamilton and Co Produced with Sir David Frost. Other productions include: Re-Uniting The Rubins (2010) with Timothy Spall and Rhona Mitra, Booked Out (2012) with Rollo Weeks and Sylvia Sims and White Lie (2013) with Paul Bandey and David Birkin.

Marshall Julius
Marshall Julius is a film critic, feature writer, celebrity interviewer, blogger, presenter, author and section editor with 25 years’ experience. Former principal film critic at What’s On in London magazine, Marshall went freelance in 1995, writing for NME, Melody Maker, FHM, Stuff and Film Review and publishing (in UK and USA) the action movie reference guide, Action! The Action Movie A-Z. He became senior editor for Internet retailer BOL.COM while also writing freelance for The Sunday Express (celebrity interviews, lifestyle features, film and TV reviews). From 2004 to 2013, Marshall wrote virtually all of the editorial for BLOCKBUSTER Magazine (a free downloadable film magazine) while also presenting a weekly review show for JNET Radio, writing syndicated features for various PR agencies, running social media and general freelancing for a variety of companies and publications, including The People. Marshall is currently writing features and reviews for MSN Movies and The Sunday Times, reviewing films every Saturday morning for BBC Three Counties Radio, providing social media for Art You Grow Up With (animation art gallery) and serving as consultant to Disney on Marvel movie marketing campaigns. Follow Marshall on twitter @MarshallJulius
    Early bird tickets at £6.50 each (full price £12) for a limited period

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This is a charity event supporting Prostate Cancer UK

 

WAYout Wants You!

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WAYout are a charity working in West Africa and the UK, running film, media and music programmes to engage street homeless children and youth, get them off the streets and into education or employment – and they are now desparately looking for donations of old or second-hand film and recording equipment and IT. These really range from Macs, cameras to HDV tapes and small headphones.

They have been running these projects since 2007, which have won awards and been hugely successful in engaging and supporting over 1,500 youth in that time. In May 2012, they opened their first WAYout Hub/studio, supported by the Strummerville Foundation, which has engaged with over 350 street youth in its first 6 months. But – THEY NEED YOUR HELP!

They have previously been fortunate enough to gain donations of G4 Macs, cameras and equipment from Southbank University, Princess Productions amongst others. But most of this equipment they have – Macs, studio equipment, cameras, tripods, sound equipment – they have had since 2007, was its self second-hand and, following a lot of wear and tear in Sierra Leone, is now on its last legs. They are desperately looking for new second-hand equipment – can you help?

Below is a list of priority items they are hoping to get – but, in short, any film, music and IT equipment would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to know more about our projects and work, please do visit www.wayoutarts.org, which includes some of their award-winning short films and music videos (made by the street youth).

Unfortunately, they will not be able to take anything that isn’t working, as they can not get things repaired out in Sierra Leone. But if you do have anything, please do let them know – either by emailing theWAYout email (info@wayoutarts.org) or by calling direct on 07939254610.

Priority items

Macs able to run Final Cut Pro studio, Logic, Reason, and other music programs – laptops or stack
Cameras- they can use pretty much anything and know its the person who makes the good film, not the camera – so as long as they are decent and record on to a format they can still buy- so, pretty much any cameras.
Lights (they don’t have any, so both little portable ones or for the studio)
Mics, especially rifle mics and boom pole but radio mics too.
Tripods – preferably with fluid head but definitely strong enough for a Z1 type camera
Headphones
Small HDV tapes

ALSO – if you’re interested in volunteering with WAYout, do get in touch!

Big thanks in advance, they look forward to hearing from you.

About Yellobric

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Yellobric was set up in 2011 to enable sustainable, long-term economic growth through education in the developing world.
They enrich the lives of thousands of school children in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom have never had the educational materials to achieve literacy. Leveraging modern technology, they deliver educational texts in a low-cost and sustainable manner to where they are needed most.

Putting a library of eBooks in the hands of developing world children for under £100.

Yellobric is currently focusing on the wide scale distribution of eLiterature as a low cost and effective way of providing developing world children with thousands of eBooks and other educational tools. These are deployed through partner charities with existing operations in schools and communities across the developing world. Yellobric has nine schemes in operation across sub-Saharan Africa. In total 49 devices have been deployed, each with a library of between 400 and 1,600 eBooks. In their first year Yellobric were able to deliver eBooks at around 40p per eBook. For more information: http://www.yellobric.com

Videos: https://vimeo.com/user14252292

Yellobric ltd

128 Buckingham Palace Road

London

SW1W 9SA

Three Border Triathlon

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We’re delighted to let you know about this great fundraising effort by one of the Non-Multiplex Cinema team. Nadine Horn’s Three Border Triathlon. On the 21st of April she will be setting out to embark on a triathlon over three countries, cycling across Switzerland by bike (~460Km), swimming along the Danube (~550km) and running across Austria (~315Km). Her aim is to raise funds for the Danube, engage people to join and support the project world-wide by grabbing one of the cool T-shirts. It’s the combination of adventure and fundraising, documenting it along the way with an HD Go Pro underwater camera and other equipment to then share it with everyone. You can be part of it and support the Three Border Triathlon by joining the Buzz here http://forms.aweber.com/form/70/1423959170.htm, hitting the Facebook like button here https://www.facebook.com/threebordertriathlon and Tweeting about it here https://twitter.com/#!/Adventure_Nads or visit her site at: www.nadinehorn.com/threebordertriathlon