Exeter Phoenix Christmas E-Card 2010

Posted by Sam Cook

Here's the Christmas E-card that we created for Exeter Phoenix Centre!

Below is a comment from Julie Bladon from Exeter Phoenix who produced the video.

“We are extremely pleased with the finished film for our 2010 Christmas Card. It’s been a joy working with Sam, Luke and Jordan.  They were professional, organised and delivered exactly to our brief.  Their project management skills in advance of filming and on the day of the shoot were great and they were sensitive to the dance artist’s needs on the day.  Thank you.”

Julie Bladon, Marketing & Development Manager

Was fantastic  working with Exeter Phoenix and we hope to create more videos with them in the future!

Credits:

Produced by Exeter Phoenix
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Directed by: Sam Cook

Camera Operators: Luke Rowe and Jordan Cunliffe

Break Dancer: Matt Macklin
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Music: Isobel Anderson - 'Pots and Pans'
http://isobelanderson.com/

Exeter Phoenix's Christmas E-card 2010 produced by Poorly Drawn Productions. The brief was to create a break dancing video that had the break dancer surrounded and creating light graffiti.

All of the light effects in the video are real and were created using glow sticks, a low shutter speed and a blacked out room. The black was then keyed out in post and the light was over laid over the dancing footage.

Channel 4 Inspiration Day

Posted by Sam Cook

Yesterday It snowed down in Exeter and at 6:30 am I dragged myself through the snow and Ice to make it to Channel 4's Inspiration Day in Bridgwater.

The day was a chance to listen to some thoughts and advice from industry proffesional's from companies such as Oakwood Design Consultants and calling the shots, as well as take part in two short workshops hosted at The Engine Room ( A community media centre)

In the first workshop (I was in Team A) we had to go out with a normal digital camera that could shoot video and quickly film and edit a 20 second short about something that had happened to us that morning. I chose to make my short about a bacon bap I had bought that morning from a kind of seedy 'diner'.

So instead of buying it from a diner, I buy it in a back alley from a "Bacon Dealer". The videos below.

The second workshop involved coming up with a website that we could display these videos on and so we all split up and did different jobs as we frantically came up with a website name, format and design. 

Was a great day and I can only say thanks to all who were involved in putting the day together, including The Engine Room in Bridgwater, Channel 4, Oakwood Design Consultants, calling the shots and Wonky Films.