Workshops & Talks / Obershoppys hag Arethow
Drama College Audition Workshops
Sat | 5 Nov | 10.00 | 2 hours | W.I. Hall – 13-15 yrs Book Now
Sat | 5 Nov | 14.00 | 3 hours | W.I. Hall – 16+yrs Book Now
Note: Each session is limited to 25 participants
Taught by Richard Harrison of London’s Central School of Speech & Drama, these workshops are designed to introduce students to higher education, and specifically the study of drama/theatre within higher education. Younger participants will have the opportunity to experience a range of practical activities, and to explore the audition process by watching simulated auditions on a DVD.
The workshop for older students also provides participants with advice and guidance about the audition and interview process at Central, including a practical audition and interview scenario, as based on those they may experience at Central. Likewise the audition process will be explored through a DVD-based activity. Central has identified that one of the barriers to applying for its courses, and similar courses at other specialist institutions, is a lack of knowledge and experience of auditions and interviews. An additional barrier surrounds the costs associated with attending these and other events. These satellite Festival workshops have therefore been devised to give students an insight to the process and to help demystify the experience.
Sponsored by the Central School of Speech & Drama
Filmmaking in Cornwall - Student Workshop
Fri | 4 Nov | 13.00 | 90min | Screen 1
Aimed at college students but open to anyone, this workshop will be offered by Cornwall-based film director Brett Harvey, who will discuss making low-budget shorts in Cornwall and how he made the leap to directing his first feature film, Weekend Retreat (advance preview to be screened Saturday night). Included will be a selection of Brett’s shorts – he will talk through their production and make storyboard comparisons, along with behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive clips from Weekend Retreat.
Lip-Sync Masterclass with Kim Emson
Sat | 5 Nov | 12.15 | 75min | Open Learning Centre
Manchester-based Kim Emson is a stop-frame animator who has brought to life some of the UK’s favourite animated characters, including Bob the Builder, and is currently working on Tim Burton’s latest comedy horror, Frankenweenie, to be released next year. For this session she will take time out of her busy schedule to talk a little bit about working in the industry and demonstrate how animators use sound to capture performance and lip synchronisation in their animation.
For ages 16yrs and older. Limited to 40 participants.
Sponsored by the UCF Digital Animation Programme
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Screenwriting: Creating Female Characters
Sat | 5 Nov | 14.30 | 90min | Open Learning Centre
Screenwriter Helen Jacey casts a refreshingly honest and empowering woman-centric light on creating female characters for feature films. What issues do writers face when creating female characters? How is the development process different with a female character? Come and hear Helen discuss some of her ideas about gender and screenwriting and her book The Woman in the Story: Writing Memorable Female Characters (Michael Wiese Productions), the first- ever screenwriting book to address female characterisation. Helen will also provide an illuminating analysis of several films to explore the good, the bad and the ugly choices that writers can face when creating heroines!
Dr Helen Jacey is a professional screenwriter, lecturer and author. She gained her MA in Screenwriting at the London Institute and her doctorate in screenwriting at the University of Arts London. Realising that most screenwriting books don’t address the female character, Helen embarked on her own quest to explore gender issues and screenwriting. Helen has developed numerous projects for UK and European producers, including four female-led biopics. Alongside her work as a screenwriter, Helen lectures on screenwriting all over the world and works as a story consultant. She is currently writing her first novel.
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Spider Eye Studios: In Conversation
Sun | 6 Nov | 17.00 | 90 min | Screen 3 | Book Tickets
This presentation of the animation studio’s work and presence in Cornwall will feature both founders of Spider Eye, Erica Darby and Morgan Francis. Based in St Just since 2002, Spider Eye is the biggest employer in the town after Warren’s bakery, and creating cartoon animals with wheels for Disney’s Jungle Junction couldn’t get farther from baking pasties. In fact, Jungle Junction is a huge hit; aimed at pre-school children, it has launched in 149 countries and been translated into 30 languages.
Moderated by animator Helen Brundson, the team will discuss the set-up of the studio both logistically and creatively, their past and current output – and the biggest question of all: why Cornwall? The conversation will include specifics and the process in films and animation, and may cover a typical day, the current climate, process terminology and anecdotes, along with clips.
Stop-Frame Animation Workshop with Andy Wyatt
Sun | 6 Nov | 10.00 | 3 hours | Open Learning Centre | Book Tickets
Andy Wyatt is a wizard at making things move. Animation, in other words. He has worked on all sorts of films and TV shows, from Teenage Ninja Turtles to Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, and for studios such as Disney and Aardman. Most recently he was Animation Supervisor on the CBBC series OOglies. (You may have seen it. It’s the one where household objects with stick-on eyes do strange things.) He’s also a writer and teacher, and today – with the help of a couple of willing volunteers – he’s going to show you how to animate your own vegetable. For ages 7yrs and up. Limited to 40 participants.
Sponsored by the UCF Digital Animation Programme
Make a Film in a Day Workshop
Thur | 3 Nov | 09.30 - 16.15 | Truro College Open Learning Centre
Ever wanted to make a short film? Using the latest equipment this workshop gives young people the basics to get out there and make films - from storyboarding to editing. It will be an action-packed day using creativity and technical skills that will give participants the knowledge and the confidence to make their own films.
This workshop is for 14-22 year olds and there is a maximum of 15 spaces available. The cost of this day-long workshop is £5 (free to weekend pass holders and Truro and Penwith College Students). To book a place, please complete this form, you will then recieve an email to confirm your place.
The brief is to make a film in a day. The film must include archive film. What's archive film? Well, its old cine footage of Cornwall from the 1930's - 1980's.
The storyline is up to you - are you up for the challenge? The day will also be an opportunity for people to ask industry professionals about working in media.
For more info go to www.awen.org.uk & The Tre Project.
Digital Cinematography using the Red One Camera.
Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th November, 10am - 5pm, The WI Hall, Newquay
Over the next five years, digital, data or RAW cinematography will change moving image production at every level. You may have experienced 35-style filmmaking with DSLRs, but you’ve hit the compression problems of the limitations of that medium. With stereography or 3D filming, digital cinematography has allowed easier access to a complex medium, and higher dynamic range (HDR) imaging is on its way too.
This workshop will offer an easy approach to digital cinematography through the Red One Camera, including how an image is produced from data capture, information on the current production chain, and how to grade images for different displays, from plasma to projector, on readily available equipment.
The course will be run by DP Terry Flaxton, a senior research fellow at the University of Bristol.
The one-day workshops are expected to take place 2, 3 and 4 November in Newquay. There is a maximum of 6 places on each workshop, so if you are keen to secure a place, please email tiffany@cornwallfilmfestival.com to express your interest.
There is a one-off charge of £25 to take part in the course.
Blood Simple: A History of Vampires in Film
Sun | 6 Nov | 14.00 | 90min | W.I. Hall
This lecture with University of Bath professor David Gillespie will discuss the portrayal of the vampire in European cinema, from F.W. Murnau's 1922 Nosferatu through to the Hammer horror films of the 1950s-1970s, ending with the 2009 critically acclaimed Swedish film Let the Right One In. Questions to be addressed include: Why is the vampire a popular and enduring figure in cinema? How does the vampire film as a genre evolve and adapt over the decades? And why are we so fascinated by the Undead?
David Gillespie has taught at the University of Bath since 1985, and specialises in Russian language and culture, on which he has published a number of books. He teaches and coordinates a Final Year course on European Film, in which the vampire film is a key component.
David Gillespie has taught at the University of Bath since 1985, and specialises in Russian language and culture, on which he has published a number of books. He teaches and coordinates a Final Year course on European Film, in which the vampire film is a key component.
Still from 'Let Me In', courtesy of Icon Film Distubution UK.
Casting Director
Sun | 6 Nov | 12.00 | 90min | W.I. Hall
Veteran casting director Jane Frisby will speak about her career, which began as a part-time job in 1983 and full-time since 1987. Based in London, Jane concentrated in commercial and advertising casting before recently making a foray into feature films. She looks forward to sharing her insights with actors seeking advice about auditions and casting, an area of film production where ultimate choices often puzzle both filmmakers and filmgoers. This talk will dovetail well with the drama school audition workshops on Saturday.
Still from 'Tonto Woman' Oscar nominated short film, cast by Jane Frisby
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"Coming Up" with Henry Darke and Alex Stewart
!["Coming Up" with Henry Darke and Alex Stewart](http://www.cornwallfilmfestival.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/widescreen/filmpics/hooked.jpg ""Coming Up" with Henry Darke and Alex Stewart")
Sat | 5 Nov | 16.30 | 75min | Open Learning Centre
The Cornwall Film Festival is delighted to screen the half-hour drama Hooked, recently broadcast on Channel 4 and directed by home-grown Cornishman Henry Darke. A Q&A with Henry Darke and Alex Stewart, writer of Hooked, after the screening will include the process of working at a professional level of television production and offer an in-depth insight into the process of working on Coming Up.
Coming Up currently is the only talent scheme in the UK where emerging filmmakers have the opportunity to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network broadcast. Now in its 10th year, Channel 4 and Touchpaper Television continue their commitment to innovation, experimentation and new voices. The aim of the series is to create eye-catching, innovative, challenging films; bold, original and surprising ideas with strong voices – unafraid of ambition, wit, urgency and fearless entertainment.
This event is a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to apply for Coming Up in the future. Highlights this year include Rough Skin, starring award-winning and BAFTA-nominated actress Vicky McClure (This Is England, This is England 86); Hooked, featuring Anita Dobson (EastEnders), who plays Maggie, a woman prepared to go to extreme lengths to stop old age catching up with her; Home, with Johnny Harris (This is England 86, Law & Order: UK), who plays Tommy, one half of a homeless couple searching for a missing friend; and Magic, starring Jane Horrocks (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Absolutely Fabulous).
Ben Stoll, Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor for Drama says: Coming Up is a fantastic scheme which highlights Channel 4’s continued desire to support and build relationships with new talent. We constantly place special emphasis on reflecting diversity in our output and some of our industry’s brightest stars, from Andrea Arnold to Jack Thorne and Yann Demange had their first break on Coming Up. This goes to illustrate its successful track record as a unique and invaluable launch pad for British writers and directors.
Crowdfunding for Film Producers
Sun | 6 Nov | 12.15 | 60min | Open Learning Centre
Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing & Swarminvesting - The Future for Film Financing
Presented by Denzil Monk, Producer and Entrepreneur
Weekend Retreat, previewing at CFF on Saturday night, is a microbudget film. Shot for only £22K the producers then raised over £10K using crowdfunding for post production to complete the film. Using this and other examples of recent, successfully crowdfunded films, Denzil will offer tips on how to run a successful and manageable crowdfunding campaign, explore where crowdfunding fits into traditional film financing, providing an insight into how independent filmmakers can utilise this growing trend to help finance their films.
(NOTE: Tickets are not necessary for this event, which is free for passholders, or £3 for non-passholders, payable at the door.)
(NOTE: Tickets are not necessary for this event, which is free for passholders, or £3 for non-passholders, payable at the door.)
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