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Friday 8 April 2011

Weekly Bulletin 08/04/11

1. CASTING AND CREWING:
- Production Assistants
- General Cast/Crew
- BFC Events & Film Challenge Coordinators
- Photographer's Bursary

2. LOCATIONS:




3. PROPS:




4. WORKSHOPS:


- Crowd Funding
- Advanced Script Writing
- Craft Of Acting


5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:


- Eco-friendly and pedal-powered Screenings




6. FILM CHALLENGES:


-Our next Film Challenge


7. WEBSITE UPDATES:


We're working hard... and big thanks to Stephen Haw who is volunteering to lots of time
re-design the website! 


8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:


- Martin Hobbs/Acting Workshop
- Composer
- Artists Space


Keep an eye out on the website for extra news and information:
www.filmcoalition.co.uk


We now also have a Facebook Fanpage for you to 'Like':
www.facebook.com/BrightonFilmmakersCoalition


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1. CASTING/CREWING:


- Gavin O'Mally- Richardson is looking for production assistants for a short film and music promo.
Food/Expenses.
Contact: gomr0007 (at) btinternet.com


- Girly Films will be casting and crewing soon for 2 x shorts + music promo, so watch this space.
E-Mail below for script and info.
Contact: sammihamer (at) virginmedia.com


- Bid farewell to Sarah Saeed our events coordinator who has helped us for many a screening, she is concentraing on her own film projects.
Also Murray Hecht who was helping us with the Film Challenge, went and got himself a bigger workload with other productions... Metamorphosis is playing at The Marlborough as part of the Brighton Fringe.


So we have 2 big, burgeoning gaps that need to be filled!
We really do need creative locals to help us run these 2 parts of The Filmmakers Coalition.
To apply to become events coordinator OR film challenge coordinator please e-mail us at.
Contact: bfc[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


-For emerging photographers, click here for training and exhibition help.
Closes May 1st.
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/arts-job/post/photography-bursary/


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2. LOCATIONS:

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3. PROPS:
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4. WORKSHOPS:


- Big thanks to Gary Mepsted for runnning the 10-week Advanced Scriptwriting Course!!
Gary will be running it again soon! So get in touch with us for a place, remember it doesn't cost lots of money, just donate to the cause!


- Partho Sen-Gupta has offered to pass on his knowledge about crowdfunding. You can support out his current campaign for his feature Sunrise. There are a number of websites for crowdfunding you can use:  indiegogo.comwreckamovie.comsponsume.com, wefund.co.uk, wedidthis.org.uk


If you would like to propose holding a workshop for the BFC please contact the workshops coordinator Elena Saorin.
Contact: elena.saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk




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5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:


- onewaytheatre.com and vintagemobilecinema.co.uk are looking for shorts to take on tour for their mobile cinema screenings.  



electricpedals.com and magnificentrevolution.org are organising pedal-powered screenings in Manchester and South London in April.


- Well Werner, what are you up to now...
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Duke_Of_Yorks/film/Cave_Of_Forgotten_Dreams_3D/


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6. FILM CHALLENGES:


- 48 hr film Challenge Films are now up on our youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/filmmakerscoalition


- Do you want to lead the next Film Challenge?
We are compiling a list of options for the next one, so send in your ideas and say if you want to work with us to make it happen!


Contact: bfc [at] filmcoalition.co.uk



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7. WEBSITE UPDATES:


- Don't forget we have Fanpage on facebook with more news and updates than you get with the older facebook groups so please click 'Like' on the page
www.facebook.com/BrightonFilmmakersCoalition


- Blogs, Articles, Tutorials!! If anyone would like to write blogs or small articles on relevant filmmaking topics then please get in touch. We would love to start getting members more involved with generating online content when the new website is up and running. The kind of thing we are looking for is perhaps a small article on some of the best websites for scriptwriting information and advice or an article on how to use crowd funding sites. New articles and blogs will be linked here. If your interested please contact.
Email: Adrian.Worsfold [at] filmcoalition.co.uk




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8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:


- Martin Hobbs is running an acting class based on the Meisner technique, every Friday from 10 till 12 at the Brighton Dome cafe. You are welcome to come along and observe the first class for free. Please contact Martin first Martin_Hobbs [at] hotmail.com or via website www.Martinhobbs.net



- Artists' space available on Farm Road, £40 per week inc.
Contact: Emma Fielden on  07767818464


- Black Sky Music, a composer is advertising his skills and needing film projects.
 http://www.myspace.com/black_sky_music
Contact: blackskymusic[at]hotmail.co.uk


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If you can't attend our meetings every Sunday, please email us any info before Tuesday morning in order to be included in that weeks' Bulletin to: bfc[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


You can also add new information directly onto our website or Facebook Group or Fanpage walls.
www.filmcoalition.co.uk


If I have missed any news or details or I made a mistake, please email me so I can correct it!


Meeting taken by Jason 'subthing' Davison
Typed by Emma 'stuck in the middle with you' Bailey


www.filmcoalition.co.uk


Emma.Bailey [at] filmcoalition.co.uk - Co-Head
Adrian.Worsfold [at] filmcoalition.co.uk - Co-Head
Elena.Saorin [at] filmcoalition.co.uk - Workshop Coordinator
Jill.Ahrens [at] filmcoalition.co.uk - Communications Coordinator
Tim.Pieraccini [at] filmcoalition.co.uk - Resources Coordinator