On Thursday 21st February
you have a chance of working with the artist Thomas Hopson to create
your own animation, on the theme of people and places in a workshop
being run by Ffotogallery. The workshop runs from 1pm – 4.30pm and
you will be able to walk away with a DVD of your work. The cost of
attending is £10 and the workshop is rated as being suitable
for all ages.
The workshop will run at the Turner
House gallery in Penarth. Click here for the contact details of the
Turner House Gallery
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The good news - nothing to do with cheesy American hotels near a famous place of falling water. Well not entirely anyway….
There is no bad news
As this is all about a photographer talking about Love, amongst Alex Sloth’s Niagara exhibition.
Here’s the info:
Celebrated photographer Richard Page will discuss the theme of `love` within
Alec Soth`s `NIAGARA` exhibition. With particular reference to the hotel room,
the love letter, the waterfall and their relevance within photography and
film.
The talk takes place on Valentines day at 6.30pm in the Turner House gallery, Plymouth Road, Penarth. If you are interested please send an email RSVP to Sian@ffotogallery.org.uk
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Avid are looking for the perfect 60 second film pitch. If you think you have what it takes to convey the awesomeness of grandiose cinematic ambition then this could well be the perfect competition for you.
Here’s how it works - upload a video of you pitching a film idea. It gets voted on and the 20 most voted for pitches get moved onto round two - in round two you have to submit a covering letter and business plan for your idea. A panel of industry experts then take a look and decide a winner.
The winner gets…..
A trip to the Sundance Independent Producers Conference
Your film trailer cut for free by Hollywood Trailer House, Secret Headquarters Incorporated
Consulting time with distribution expert Stacey Parks
A membership to www.filmspecific.com
Consulting time with cinematographer Jon Fauer, ASC
Red Giant Magic Bullet software for color and VFX
An HP 8710w mobile workstation
Avid editing software and hardware (grand prize winner and four runners up)
Its a great prize and could kick start the career of an independant film maker.
If you’re interested take a look at:
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/perfectpitch/
For more information
The Youtube partner programme - where you get paid when your video gets viewed has now left the confines of North America and on January 30th reached the UK. Opening up the possibility for Brits to make money from the site.
Of course there are plenty of criteria you have to meet to become eligable for the programme. Thats not really a bad thing. It just helps money go to those who make popular, original work.
So if you are interested take a look at: http://www.youtube.com/partners
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Ffotogallery are planning two workshops in February for those with an interest in photography. Both are based at the Chapter Arts centre. So without further ado - here are the details
Fine Printing Workshop
Date: Saturday 9th February 2008
Time: 1p – 6pm
Photographer: Marc Arkless
Venue: Ffotogallery, Chapter Arts Centre.
Cost: £25 (£20 Ffotogallery Members)
This is a one day refresher course in Black and White printing. So if want to stop being all digital - put photoshop aside and spend some with an experience Black & White photographer.
Next is one for the younger generation…
Pinhole Cameras for Kids!
Date: Monday 11th February 2008,
Time: 10am - 2.00pm
Artist: Faye Chamberlain
Venue: Ffotogallery, Chapter Arts Centre.
Cost: £25 (£20 Ffotogallery Members) (Includes all materials)
This one sounds a lot of fun - make a camera, and take a photo with it. This is a family friendly workshop suitable for ages 6 - 14 (accompanied by an adult). So borrow a child and play with a pinhole camera! Great!
Booking is essential for these workshops - for more details call the education team on 02920668692 if you are interested.
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