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- Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Jameela
- Replies: 48
- Views: 50858
Re: Jameela
I personally have an aversion to videoing with a smart phone in PORTRAIT MODE. I can’t help feeling irritated when people have filmed some event in this way instead of doing the OBVIOUS thing and turning the phone to horizontal. Portrait mode is for still photographs of people or statues or towers. ...
- Mon May 31, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: IN DEFENCE OF DISSOLVES
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8199
Re: IN DEFENCE OF DISSOLVES
The pace of a film to a large extent depends on the type of story being told and the kind of atmosphere being aimed for. I’m all for punchy, tightly edited films but I’m also tolerant and appreciative of ‘slow cinema’ when it’s interesting and well done. Putting aside whether or not they should have...
- Thu May 27, 2021 10:53 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: IN DEFENCE OF DISSOLVES
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8199
IN DEFENCE OF DISSOLVES
Certain BIAFF judges have an aversion to dissolves as transitions in films, arguing that (a) they are old-fashioned and have no place in modern films, and (b) any still taken from the film during a dissolve would not be good, as it would be a jumbled mess. I personally like dissolves when used corre...
- Fri May 21, 2021 12:32 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Contentious/contemporary subjects
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9402
Re: Contentious/contemporary subjects
Good question regarding holiday films. My holidays usually consist of travelling around France with an old mate of mine. And guess what... I never take my cameras with me. I like to enjoy the holiday, take a break from filmmaking and come back with good memories. If I went with the intention of maki...
- Fri May 21, 2021 1:11 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Contentious/contemporary subjects
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9402
Re: Contentious/contemporary subjects
In 2009 I made a thriller called PERCEPTION which I’ve recently uploaded to Vimeo. It won an award at the final AMPS and the final Guernsey Lily Festival. This film was quite controversial, featuring as its main character an outrageously racist BNP candidate who murders two young black people who ar...
- Thu May 13, 2021 12:29 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34336
Re: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
The 1 star award for the film in question was a unanimous decision. I’m confident we got it right. I only scratched the surface regarding what was wrong with it in my brief references on this forum. I was surprised that it was even accepted, “officially selected”, by so many festivals. I’ve spent a ...
- Tue May 11, 2021 11:03 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34336
Re: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
To me a budget of £4000 would be enormous. I’ve never spent more than £100 on any film and that includes my 2008 feature film MADDER running at 87 minutes. Our judges’ appraisal for the 1 star film to which I referred was very tactfully and sensitively worded. It was a well-intentioned film. It was ...
- Mon May 10, 2021 12:40 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34336
Re: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
Re: film festival awards and laurels. You might find what follows interesting. Make of it what you will. There's a certain film (which I'm not going to identify here) for which I was involved in the BIAFF first round judging. It runs less than an hour and it's listed on IMDb as having an estimated b...
- Fri May 07, 2021 11:13 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34336
Re: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
With regard to Laurels, the only official Laurels issued for BIAFF films are for 5 star and Diamond Award winners. I received mine from David Newman as both white on black and black on white designs. (I think John Roberts is the man who creates them.) I choose not to display my laurels on the actual...
- Wed May 05, 2021 9:42 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34336
Re: THE BIAFF WEEKEND
I can’t agree with Geof about the suggestion that foreign language films should be required to be dubbed rather than subtitled. Dubbing destroys lip-sync and usually sounds stilted. What IS essential with regard to subtitling is clarity (white text on black background or white lettering with a black...
- Mon May 03, 2021 1:58 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Horror Adrenaline Rush
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18344
Re: Horror Adrenaline Rush
I remember the short-lived system Sensurround used for just three films: Earthquake, The Battle of Midway and Rollercoaster. During selected scenes it felt like not only was the seat shaking but the whole cinema building as well. In the early 1960s there was a brief experiment with wafting into sele...
- Sat May 01, 2021 12:10 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Horror Adrenaline Rush
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18344
Re: Horror Adrenaline Rush
I’m thinking of making a film in which a terrorist inserts an explosive device into a farm animal.
Abominable...
Abominable...
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:19 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26979
Re: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
Good post Tim. I always like your tagline “Proud to be an amateur film maker - I do it for the love of it.” I am also proud to be an amateur. I’ve never had any ambitions to be a ‘professional’. If anybody thinks ‘amateur’ means ‘poor quality’ that is an unfortunate misunderstanding of the word. I h...
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26979
Re: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
With regard to future BIAFFs, I will be very disappointed if the decision is made to keep the event online next year. It’s depressing to think that we could just be heading for a ‘stay-at-home’ future, with new films and shows simply being streamed to our homes instead of returning to where they sho...
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26979
Re: About Death (Sobre la Muerte)
Willy, you make many excellent points and I can’t spot any mistakes in your use of English or your spelling! There are things I could say specifically regarding ABOUT DEATH but it would be inappropriate for me to do so as I was one of the first round judges for the film. All I will say is this - it ...