Cyclists v Motorists Documentary Film

A documentary film that I produced which covers the subject of motorists and cyclists in my home town of Cambridge. To view the full film watch the embedded YouTube video above.

Super 8mm Ektachrome Short Film Update

If you have been reading my blog you will know that I received a Canon Autozoom 318M Super 8mm camera for Christmas last year. I also received one cartridge of Kodak Ektachrome 100D film stock, which will last me around 3 minutes. I really want to use that 3 minutes wisely  and I decided just filming random shots around my home town of Cambridge would just be wasting the cartridge. I really want to use it on a short film that involves some sort of planning and pre production before I start shooting footage.

I have always been a fan of skateboard edits, specially the 'old-skool' style of edits which have been shot on Super 8mm film. I really like the style that the Super 8mm camera gives to the visuals, making them look far more interesting than what any of my digital cameras would be able to shoot without colour correction in post production. Basically I want to make a short film under 3 minutes about skateboarding in my home town of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. I came up with idea on the bus journey home from college yesterday, when I saw two skateboarders riding along the pavement from the railway station entrance.

I want the film to show various skateboarders from around Cambridge. Locations that I have in mind include the various skateparks in Cambridge, including the fairly new Jesus Green concrete skatepark, Parkside/Donkey Common Skatepark and the Orchard Park concrete skatepark. Shooting at the various skateparks will showcase different skateboarders and talents. I also want the film to show off the wonderful city centre and back streets of Cambridge city centre.

At the moment I am thinking I will just ask skateboarders at each skatepark if I can film them, and I'm sure they will be willing to be caught on film. I suppose if you are reading this and you are a skateboarder in the Cambridge area, and would like to take part in my newest short film, please contact me on my facebook page by clicking here.

If you would like to help out with funding for this short film, please donate what you can through PayPal. I will need to buy more film cartridges to shoot with, with the discontinuation of Kodak Ektachrome 100D, Super 8 stock has become expensive. Also the process of paying a lab to digitally process the film stock will cost me quite a lot of money. Click here to donate through PayPal.

Below I have embedded a Super 8mm skate edit by Safari Clothing, filmed with Minolta and Canon Super 8mm cameras.




To read my short overview on the Canon Autozoom 318M Super 8mm Camera click here.
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Monika Treut 'The Raw And The Cooked' Interview - Cambridge Film Festival

Above is the video containing the full interview by Hayley Dean with German filmmaker Monika Treut, on her newest documentary film 'The Raw And The Cooked'. The documentary concentrates on food culture in Taiwan, and this interview gives a little insight into the film. This video contains sections of the trailer to the film, so hopefully you can get a feel for what it is about.

To see more videos shot at the 32nd Cambridge Film Festival 2012, click this link to see the full playlist.

Stelios Kammitsis 'ΚΩΛΟΠΑΙΔΑ' Interview - Cambridge Film Festival

Above is the full interview with director Stelios Kammitsis at the Cambridge Film Festival, about his début feature film 'ΚΩΛΟΠΑΙΔΑ' (Jerks). A story which follows three Greek friends during their last twelve hours in Athen before they leave to start new lives in Berlin, Germany. This video contains some of the trailer to the film, and the wonderful original soundtrack by Nikola Metaxa 'It's All Right'.

To see more videos shot at the 32nd Cambridge Film Festival 2012, click this link to see the full playlist.

Tom Hanks Cast Away In Real Life - The Robson Experience

A filmmaker from my home town has recently become the next YouTube sensation with his video series 'IRL' (In Real Life), which features him going around Cambridge re-enacting scenes from his favourite films. His recent video 'Batman In Real Life' became a hit over night, with the channel gaining thousands of subscribers in a few days. Local newspapers even picked up on this and he had coverage on front pages.

Robson recently uploaded his newest skit, this time 'Cast Away' IRL. He plays Tom Hanks' character and acts the waking up on the island scene and the raft in the sea scene. With the island being a 'roundabout island' for cars in Cambridge, and the river as the sea. Cast Away is one of my favourite films, so this IRL episode is definitely my favourite at the moment.

The Batman IRL episode can be found below. It is nearly on 1 million views, so share as much as you can to help it get to that view count.

 

Photography & Cinematography Services in Cambridgeshire

I have decided to start an official facebook page for the photography and cinematography that I do as a hobby. I am hoping this will make me look slightly more professional, and will help me gain some more work on top of what I currently do. At the moment I work with a local band, and do all of their gig photography officially, I also do a lot of filming for a local radio station. I will be sharing everything that I am doing on my new facebook page. It will be a good place to share everything that I do, and will keep everything central.

If you are from the Cambridgeshire area, and are interested in having a beginner photographer/ cinematographer college student do some cheap work, please get in touch with me through the facebook page, or leave a comment on this post.

Click here to like my brand new facebook page.