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“You Talking To Me?” The place of dialogue in film…

With the release of the trailer for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, DT Guest muses (rants) about dialogue.

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On the other hand… UKFC Abolished [Part 2]

Ashok is back with Part 2 of his take on the loss of the UK Film Council. While he’s still for saving the UKFC in this post he writes about how filmmakers can make the most of the situation.

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“Mistake” UKFC Abolished [Part 1]

Ashok, our resident film student, gives a personal analysis of the recent demise of the UK Film Council.

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Multi Million Pound Investment and the Stanley Kubrick lost Scripts

Chris has been working on a project to secure film finance for the lost Stanley Kubrick scripts. Here Chris details how things have gone and the challenges a project like this faces.

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A Freelancers Fumbling First Steps

Liam Treacy puts the short film game on hold and gives us the low-down on his first time making a music video.

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What should happen to you and your short film

Chris Abbott gives a frank run down of the next possible steps a filmmaker can make after making their short film.

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Short Film DVDs

After working on the short film dvd series Capture Anthologies, Chris gives an overview of the short film release market.

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Direction for a director…

Chris opens the floodgates for suggestions of high profile directors for a independent UK feature film. To shoot high or go for a new face? Answers on a postcard – or more practically in the comments please!

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R.I.P. John Hughs

The US film director and writer, John Hughes, who created some of the most famous comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 59. The director died after a heart attack in New York. I have to say that this is a sad time to see another Hollywood filmmaker pass away, [...]

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Flymo: The Movie

You’ll never hear me say anything bad about the new Star Trek film – seen it 4 times and if I have any money after a weekend out in Leeds I’m going for number 5.  Its not 100% original – but in this case that’s kind of the point, its integral to the story. It [...]

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