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Learn Avid Media Composer Through Imaginox

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Imaginox are very pleased to announce this brand new course on using AVID Media Composer.

Instructor Steve Holdsworth takes you step by step through a complete workflow – all the way from logging rushes and setting up your project through to advanced audio and video manipulation as well as basic and intermediate editing techniques.

Menu settings, titling, effects and correctly exporting your project to industry-standard specifications are all packed into this incredible course. Plus, much, much more…

Steve has taught at the National Film and Television School for 15 years providing technical editing training to students. He is a certified AVID support provider and sits on AVID’s Training Advisory Board.

Split into 11 comprehensive tutorials (available individually for just £3.00 each), every purchase includes free ‘downloadable’ test footage to experiment with – so that you can work directly alongside Steve as he takes you through the course with AVID’s 30-day trial version, accessed off Imaginox’s website.

PLUS – this course will be available to you online for an entire year, with free additional course upgrades throughout that time.

Whether you are a complete beginner or have worked on AVID or any other software in the past, these tutorials offer incredible value for money and are an essential guide to the software, leaving you ready to tackle any editing project.

All the details are here http://www.imaginox.co.uk/

Promote Your Film At WatchReadReview

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WatchReadReview love promoting independent films and getting the word out there, get some interest pumping around your project. Too much time and credit is given to Hollywood productions and often they are not worthy of such praise. Independent films is where the true stories are and their aim is getting people to hear about, talk about and watch your story.
Unfortunately they are unable to do this for free but they do offer the low price of £8.99 GBP paid via PayPal.
For your money they will write an article on your film project, promoting the film. They will discuss the film itself, who is involved and some background information on the cast and crew in order to make my readers really feel like they know where this film has come from. They will provide links to the film’s website, your personal website (if you have one) and anywhere else you feel would be beneficial to you. They will also use only pre-approved trailers and pictures which you have selected.
They will then email you a copy of the article for you to have a look at and ask for changes in any areas you feel were not accurate before you pay.
Upon payment They will publish the article on the website and promote it through their social media connections e.g. Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon etc. Your article will remain on their website for people to read at their leisure.
They only ask for payment as this takes rather a large amount of time and without funding they are unable to devote that time due to work.
If you’re still interested then they would love to hear back from you! So email them on: watchreadreview@hotmail.co.uk

£100k Games for Film competition launched

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Games For Film
A major competition to use computer games to promote films has launched created by the University of Abertay Dundee, D-Media and IC tomorrow in association with Lionsgate UK and the BFI (British Film Institute).

Four £25,000 prizes are available in the Games for Film contest. Two prizes are for games which innovatively promote the upcoming theatrical release of two exciting new British feature films the BFI is offering early access to, Spike Island and Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, both of which were co-financed through the BFI Film Fund and are currently in post-production.

The two Lionsgate UK prizes will prototype how games can be used for a film’s cinematic or home entertainment release. The titles available for development for the Lionsgate prizes could include Dirty Dancing, Great Expectations, The Expendables 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and many more films.

Abertay University’s Prototype Fund is funding the prizes and working with the Technology Strategy Board’s IC tomorrow programme and the D-Media Network to deliver the Games for Film contest.

Games for Film invites applications from UK-based games developers interested in developing new ways of using games to promote films and build an audience.

The first prize for a BFI-supported film will go to the best entry for promoting Spike Island, which is the second feature film from director Mat Whitecross (Mat’s first feature was Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, 2010). The film follows 72 hours in the lives of five young lads from Manchester who travel to Spike Island to see their idols, The Stone Roses, play their legendary 1990 gig.

The second prize for a BFI-supported film is for the best entry promoting the theatrical feature documentary Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers. Produced by Academy Award-nominated Mike Lerner and Sundance–winning director Havana Marking, the film entertainingly reveals the fascinating underworld of diamond stealing, smuggling and fencing, using innovative and striking rotoscope animation to disguise the thieves’ true identities.

Applications will be judged on whether their idea could be used by other content providers, its market potential, readiness for consumer trial by early 2013, and the potential of the applicant to be developed as a successful content partner for the film industry.

Full information on all four prizes is available at https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/games-for-films-contest/overview

The deadline for submissions is 20 September 2012.

Enter The Pitch – £25,000 Budget!

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Do you have what it takes to come up with a fresh and stunning short film concept, and then pitch your idea in two minutes to a panel of film industry judges? The Pitch film competition is a unique opportunity for one winner to make a short film with professional production support worth in excess of £25,000. Finalists will pitch live to top industry professionals such as screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine, animator Nick Park, editor of Empire magazine Nev Pierce and BBC producer Anna Cox. Once you’ve made your winning film, you will fly to Hollywood to meet top professionals who’ll watch your film and give hints and tips on taking your skills to the next level. Project Director Luke Walton says: ‘We want people from all over the world to enter The Pitch. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just turned 18 or 65 – all you need is imagination and drive.’ To enter The Pitch, simply upload a two minute video pitch, for a short film idea, to www.enterthepitch.com You have until midday on 12 October 2012 to pitch your film.

Hearts In Flames by SPiN – Our latest production is now online!

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Our latest production is now online. It is the official music video for the US alternative pop/rock band SPiN’s latest single Hearts In Flames. A true transatlantic project as footage of the band shot in Philadelphia was combined with footage shot here in London. Radar Music Videos have called it “a violent romantic drama, interspersed with a really authentic feeling performance from the band” Download THIS Song NOW: http://spin.bandcamp.com/ Share it on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spinrocks BUY the album BELiEVE at itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/believe/id389456245 or amazon: http://amzn.com/B00419ZOH0 or SPiN’s Official Website http://www.spinrocks.com/ CREDITS: Directed by Niall Urquhart Cinematography by Alys Rowe Starring Hermione Halpin & Scott Barrington

Raindance Film Festival – Open for submissions

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Call for entries to the Oscar-qualifying 20th Raindance Film Festival!
Raindance is Europe’s largest independent film festival, screening 150 shorts, 20 documentaries and 80 feature films. The 20th Raindance Film Festival will be held in central London between 26 September – 7 October 2012.
Raindance awards 3 prizes for Short Films during the Festival:
Best International Short / Best UK Short / Film of the Festival* (*The winner is offered the chance to film next year’s Raindance Film Festival trailer)
They now are an Academy Award qualifying festival for Shorts!
Recipients of Raindance’s ‘Film of the Festival’ prize will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the Annual Academy Awards® without the requirement of the standard theatrical run.
Submit Your Film
You’ve got until 24 June 2012 to submit your film. Though time flies, so do it now to be sure you don’t miss out!
Enter your film right here: http://bit.ly/vposX6
For further festival information please visit www. raindance.co.uk or contact the Festival team at festival@raindance.co.uk

Kino Film Calls For Submissions & Volunteers

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Call for Submissions
Manchester’s Kino Film have a few events in the making and are looking for several special categories of shorts as follows: Short films from women filmmakers for a Women in Film event; Short films by red head filmmakers or films where the central character is a red- head, for a special Red Head film event to celebrate National Red Head day later this year; Student films for a North West Student showcase; and short films by Salford filmmakers for a special Salford showcase in June. These are in addition to their normal open call for submissions for Manchester and North West shorts. If you fit any or our requirements please get in touch with them now via email at: info’at’kinofilm.org.uk

Volunteers Wanted
They are also urgently seeking volunteers to help with the planning of the festival, with research, marketing, sponsorship and helping them to strengthen their links with Universities & develop new partnerships for 2012/3. They are looking for new ideas to bring into the arena and if you are some interesting in getting seriously involved getting involved in event management, festival planning and programming, they want to hear from you now, so do get in touch with them – but note, they do need people with time on their hands to help: via email at: info’at’kinofilm.org.uk

Gorilla Film Magazine Issue 4 – Out Now

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The latest issue of Gorilla Film Magazine is out now. Jam packed with all the usual reviews of great short films, filmmaking tips like how to fund your movie or get the most out of that old tripod. Plus interviews with some very down to earth (if a little tired) filmmakers, a top five list of the sexiest movie monsters and various other exciting bits and bobs. Easily their best issue yet. Details on how you can get a copy can be found here http://gorillafilmmagazine.com/buy-a-magazine/

 

Latest Non-Multiplex Cinema Production Now Online

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Our latest production is the official music video for the Anglo-Swedish band Tender Objects new release and can now be seen online. Tender Objects are a jangly indiepop band from the UK and Sweden influenced by 80s and 90s guitar-infused tunes by bands such as Orange Juice, The Smiths, and The Cardigans. The song April Showers is one of two songs by Tender Objects on the Dufflecoat Records split CD EP with Indonesian indiepop band Funny Little Dream which has already sold out! We’ll let you know details about it’s further availability soon. The Trip TV alternative music blog says of this song: “a beautiful pop thrash reminding me a bit of the likes of Tsunami”. And while saying the EP is “gorgeous”, Chris who writes the blog says the band are full of “pop joy but with a shot of added punk-pop drive”. The video was made by Niall Urquhart, Alys Rowe and Paul Turtill and starred Hermione Halpin. It’s also a collaboration that came about as a direct result of networking at a Non-Multiplex Cinema event! Thanks to all involved.

Breaking News – Special NMX Discount for Terracotta Festival

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The Terracotta Festival runs from 12th – 15th April in London’s Leicester Square and offers a fantastic programme of 16 films from Far East Asia including International and European Premieres as well as Masterclasses with some of the directors and actors and great parties. We are delighted to let you know that we have secured a special discount for this great festival. All you have to do when purchasing a ticket for this great festival is quote “Non-Multiplex Discount” at the box office and the usual ticket price of £8 will be reduced to £7. Alternatively, they can be bought online through the Terracotta website – just click BOOK TICKETS then the CONCESSIONS BUTTON. Once purchsed, send an email to concessions@terracottafestival.com with “Non-Multiplex Discount” in the title. Look forward to seeing you there!