The number of places to show indie shorts is mind boggling. Alan's been selected for two more screenings: a regular shorts night (Rotoreliefs at the Roxy); and the annual art and design festival in Angel.
Clearly there's an audience for the huge - and increasing - number of shorts that get made. Not so clear is whether this audience demographic goes beyond the filmmakers themselves and the wider filmmaking community in general. It can feel stiflingly introspective, despite there being some outstandingly good films on offer.
I'm getting inspiration from seeing some great films and an evil sense of smug from some others which I know is wrong, wrong, wrong. End result aside though, everyone clearly works to the best of their abilities and shares the same pain. Getting something made and shown is an achievement in itself - but somewhere lurk questions about how valid this still is in the age of you-and-you-and-youtube.
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Leave PR to the experts, I say.
And so I have. Joe's had Alan screened far and wide, and generally gone along to support it, whereas I've managed to miss pretty much every event so far - until last night.
Screened amongst a mixed filmic bag to a small but enthusiastic gathering. Five shorts in a very intimate venue. One stood head, shoulders and costume-drama-bellybuttons above the rest but ours a respectable second.
Good to see it again. The good bits: still good. The other bits haven't changed. Lesson learned: trust all those feelings in pre and post production. (Production, of course, offers no feelings. Aside from sheer gruelling pain.)
This was a (good) dry run that shows we can pull it together. Next one that cometh, we need to nail from the very first 'FADE UP'.
Screened amongst a mixed filmic bag to a small but enthusiastic gathering. Five shorts in a very intimate venue. One stood head, shoulders and costume-drama-bellybuttons above the rest but ours a respectable second.
Good to see it again. The good bits: still good. The other bits haven't changed. Lesson learned: trust all those feelings in pre and post production. (Production, of course, offers no feelings. Aside from sheer gruelling pain.)
This was a (good) dry run that shows we can pull it together. Next one that cometh, we need to nail from the very first 'FADE UP'.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Portobello Festival
The Portobello Film Festival (who were also responsible for the Roundhouse and the Westway screenings) kicked off for a whopping 17 days in September, showing Alan on the 7th. My dreadful attendance record continues - I was out of London again that week. Still, I suppose I know where to find him.
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