This page was last updated on 28 August 2010
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Breezes without Breeches A naturist sailing trip from Poole via Studland Beach to Cowes, Isle of Wight. Filmed on 11 July 2010 in classic travelogue style with my 1970s Canon AutoZoom 814E. Accompanied by an original score somewhat reminiscent of a well-known sailors' song. This is the second film made through the British Naturism Media/Filmmaking Group. It is available to watch on vimeo. A few production stills can be found on my photos page. |
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The Naked Animator Filmic-lyrical self-portrait, produced for the Straight 8 UK 2010 competition. Straight 8 is one of the most challenging ways of filmmaking: one cartridge of Super 8 film has to be exposed in sequence, there are no outtakes and no editing. A soundtrack needs to be created before being able to see the movie. Last not least, film cartridge and soundtrack are sent to the organisers who then have the film processed, put everything together, and if it worked out more or less alright, the movie will premiere in a cinema, which is the filmmaker's first chance to see the finished result. The Naked Animator premiered in London about six months after the pictures were shot, and as the film suffered a bit from a soundtrack not quite matching the pace of the pictures, I bent the rules for its online version by doing some minor adjustments to the sound. The Naked Animator (Version Bent 8) is available to watch on vimeo.
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The Freedom of the Wilderness Short documentary about hiker, canoeist, travel writer, and naturist Brian Johnson. The first project that was made through the British Naturism Media/Filmmaking Group. The film is available to watch on vimeo and Shooters Films.
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Da draußen – Reiseschatten Following the completion of his first epic Da draußen – Lakonie in Subversion, Peter Brecht decided to continue his rambles through the South German countryside, philosophy, music, literature and art with a new three-piece filmic opus entitled Da draußen – Reiseschatten. In its first part, Wald und Wiese, Peter Brecht pays homage to the late Karlheinz Stockhausen while reflecting on forests, meadows, life and absurdity. The second part, Wein und Berg, recorded during the very final days of the wine harvest 2009, focuses on what made Peter Brecht's hometown Weinsberg famous: naturally, the wine. Once again, much room is given to various forms of art, referenced artists include, amongst others, Bertolt Brecht, Richard Wagner, the inevitable Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Weinsberg's local hero Justinus Kerner. Finally, Peter Brecht concludes his Da draußen cycle with Wort und Licht, his most unusual project. More fragmented and much longer than any of his previous works, Wort und Licht also ventures far beyond the Hohenlohe region, even as far as Switzerland to witness the beginning of the Basler Fasnacht. This final part of the Da draußen cycle makes frequent use of experimental visuals and eventually abandons its title by eliminating both word and light, to give space to a third element that has always been very dear to Peter Brecht's heart: music. As before in Lakonie in Subversion, my main contribution in Reiseschatten consists of my very presence in part of the pictures and the occasional word, for which I am credited as playing a character called 'Person'. The character's laconic nature best shines through in the short edits of Wein und Berg, in which I utter almost no words at all, while frequently walking with a subtle limp that was the unplanned-for effect from a sudden encounter with a staircase. |
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The (increasingly inappropriately named) Clockwork Mouse Trilogy Clockwork Mouse was my first ever attempt at stop-frame animation and introduces the cute-looking, yet malicious title character. Clockwork Mouse Strikes Back looks at animal experiments from a fresh perspective. The film is also available from the onsuper8 podcast, along with a 5-minute interview I gave during Strawberry Super 8 film festival 2007. Clockwork Mouse Can't Get Enough is a tale of boundless greed, filmed on a clockwork motor driven Paillard-Bolex B8 camera from 1956. Clockwork Mouse meets Robot 7 introduces a new character who is sent on a mission to restore clockwork and order. The film won an audience award at Szeged Super 8 Film Festival 2009. A 7-minute video recording of a Question & Answer session I gave during Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival is available to watch at Dailymotion, and you can also have a look at some production stills and a short behind the scenes documentary. Clockwork Mouse for President is the final film of the series and brings together many characters well known from the previous films. It was plagued by technical difficulties which you can read about here where you will also find some production stills. Some of the props for this film were re-used later for The Naked Animator. You can watch better quality 640x480 versions of three Clockwork Mouse movies on my vimeo page. Festival screenings:
Clockwork Mouse Strikes Back
Clockwork Mouse Can't Get Enough
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I'm just popping over to the shop Alan Ipstein (played by Marcus Gutjahr) sets off to his local shop. His seemingly simple errand is met with increasing obstacles. Will he ever make it? You can find out for yourself by clicking on the link below: The film is also available to watch on the onsuper8 podcast, Shooters Films, Vimeo, and on Youtube. Click here for some production stills and a full list of credits.
"Thoughtful and quirky"
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Reclaimed Written by Neville Steenson, Reclaimed is a chilling tale about a haunted wardrobe starring Michelle Hands and Rebecca Tromans. The film was jointly produced and directed by Neville and myself, with Neville doing most of the directing and me doing most of the producing. The interior scenes were recorded in my flat in Bristol, the exteriors in a spot of quiet North Bristolian countryside I had found during one of my many rambles. Click here for some production stills and a full list of credits and here for an interview with Neville Steenson featured on the Shooters Films website.
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Presentations to IPPR Commission on National Security in the 21st century At the core of the Peace Leadership Programme, piloted in 2007 by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT), was a residential workshop held in Birmingham at the end of August 2007, culminating in a session where participants had to give presentations on issues raised by the recent report of the IPPR Commission on National Security in the 21st century. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is one of the UK's major policymaking think-tanks, and to make the workshop exercise more realistic, the organisers invited IPPR staff member Alexander Ramsbotham to listen to and discuss the presentations. JRCT commissioned me to record this particular session, using two digital cameras simultaneously, and to deliver an edited version on DVD. |
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Sea Level Wise Silent film portraying the approaches of a scientist and a modern-day Druid towards dangerous climate change, this could also be called a tale of knowledge versus wisdom. The film stars Sandra Langley as the Druid and a cartoon professor illustrated by Ann Xiao. Original score by Andrea Caro. Watch the movie here or on vimeo.
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We know who you are My (digital) filmmaking debut, this silent black and white comedy short was inspired by a past TV Licensing poster campaign. It features Katharine Peachey as a woman who gets into trouble with two TV Licensing Officers, played by Sandra Langley and Peter Brent. Original score by Edward Lewis. The movie is available to watch online on the Watershed 90-second challenge website
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