D & Ad Student Awards 2010 October 13, 2009
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Click on the image above to go to the D & Ad 2010 Student Awards Briefs. Ore of these could make good Specialist Project.
SHOWSTUDIO Raw Power October 12, 2009
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Here’s a good opportunity for a live brief for a Specialist Project, click on the images above to go to the site:
“SHOWstudio invite you to collaborate with Nick Knight, Alexander McQueen and PUMA in a unique competition designed to push the boundaries of filmmaking and fashion imagery creation to the very limit.
Our Raw Power competition offers young filmmakers, artists and directors the chance to create a video short by splicing their own unique film material with footage captured during Nick Knight’s ‘Crane Vs. Tiger’ shoot for the Alexander McQueen PUMA S/S 2010 campaign.
One winning filmmaker, chosen by Nick Knight and Alexander McQueen, will be commissioned to direct the Alexander McQueen PUMA Spring/Summer 2010 art movie, previewed on major fashion websites and visible in key fashion department stores and boutiques worldwide from January 2010.”
Killing Cancer Competition October 9, 2009
Posted by admin in : Announcements, Competition , add a commentAnother interesting competition is being run in conjunction with Killing Cancer and the Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton
The moving image/animation competition is open to all university/college students who have the skills to participate. It can be worked on by several Teams between 2/5 at each University/College or students working alone under the guidance of their tutors.
It is the responsibility of the Course Tutor/Programme leader to select a finalist from each individual University/College. We have not detailed a start date for this project but in all cases it would need to be underway by Sept/Oct and finish end of February with all finalists DVDs and entry forms submitted to us by Monday 1st March 2010.
The format for the moving image has not been restricted
Mp3 version of the 2-minute edited track – “PDT Photo Dynamic Therapy”
We will visit each University/College mid-way through the project to monitor the students’ work.
Prizes: Overall winner(s)
Cash prize for winner will be: £5k
7 Runners up will each receive Adobe CS4 Production Software with licences £899
Plus promotion package
External Panel Chosen
Sound Production Engineer – Kris Tait former Tyne Tees
Huw Lloyd-Langton – writer/performer of the track & album
Richard Gillespie – band member/bassist
Killing Cancer – David Longman
TV Presenter – Mathew Wright
Senior Executive Producer of Arts & Entertainment BBC Bristol– Michael Poole
Animation Expert – Steve Ibsen (Kitty Cat)
Venue Chosen for Judging submissions & Final Awards Day March 2010:
We are negotiating with various screening rooms in London and will advise you of the final choice of venue, date and timings before the end of January 201
For full details please talk to Phil Beards
Possible Specialist Project? October 9, 2009
Posted by admin in : Competition, Events , add a commentI have been approached by the management of Autokratz with a possible live project
One of the most talked about artists in British electronic music, autoKratz, are inviting aspiring film makers to submit a music video for upcoming single ‘Speak In Silence’.
This is an exciting opportunity to direct the official video for this epic pop anthem, a track which will be the third single taken from autoKratz critically acclaimed debut album ‘Animal’.
There are no rules regarding the production of the video and any style that you feel fits the track is suitable.
The winning video will become the official promotional video and will be featured across kitsune websites and platforms and blogged all across the internet. It will be played worldwide on music channels, and our record labels TV department will plug the promo globally.
Additional prizes include the opportunity to join the band on the road for a few dates in the forthcoming european tour.
If you are interested I will give you the download details for the track
There is more info on the band on their myspace: www.myspace.com/autokratz <http://www.myspace.com/autokratz>
The previous videos for the band have been played on platforms and TV stations across the globe, and have both been nominated for a range of international arts prizes.
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