Nottingham Baby Wearers sponsored sling walk

Nottingham Baby Wearers sponsored sling walk for comic relief.
Mamiya 645/Ilford FP4

Interview for 'The Ocularist'

Last weekend i filmed an interview with John Pacey Lowrie at the Dunkirk Inn for a documentary i am shooting called 'The Ocularist'. The profession of Ocularistry is one that is little known to the majority but essential to a very wide ranging minority. The film will shed some light on John's profession and on the patients and people he effects every day.

Cheap Jazz - The Trouble with Harry (Music Video)

Finally, here is the music video for Cheap Jazz - The Trouble with Harry. This took a long time to come to life due to various technical difficulties but i am happy with the results. The amazing archive footage was given to me by Kim, the cleaner at my old work. She wanted me to transfer all the cine film of her family from the 60's and 70's onto DVD as a Christmas present for her mum. I was well up for it as i love watching old footage from yesteryear and she agreed that i could keep the footage as payment. I never expected to stumble onto a goldmine of debauched Derbyshire parties. The idea to have the band playing along side the footage came to me almost instantly; it just made sense to use it in this way. So i got the band together who went to great lengths with facial hair and attire and we had our own party which i shot in super8 for added authenticity.  

Shooting 'Return to Sender' Short Film

I was 1st AD on a short film recently that will be the sequel to 'Special Delivery' by Graham Lester George. I took the opportunity to take some pictures on set. The film is in post production now and should be on its way to the festivals soon. You can view the trailer for the first Special Delivery here.

How to make Colloidal Silver with Mark Metcalf

A video myself and Benny Ramone made a while ago and i only recently put together. Benny speaks to Mark Metcalf about the benefits of homemade medicine and how to make your own Colloidal Silver. Mark is the author of the book 'The Guardians of Tomorrow' an investigation into the conspiracy to erradicate humanity.

Doggerel - An Extract from Dogtooth Chronicals

Dogtooth Chronicals is the self published debut novel from Nottingham author Kirsty Fox.
This film was created for and screened at the Post-apocalyptic launch party held at Nottingham Contempory on the 26th October 2012.

More info on the book http://kirstyfoxbooks.wordpress.com/about/

MY HUSBAND IS TOAST - 24HR Short Film Submission

A B-movie Noir Murder Mystery that explores themes of revenge and our love of inanimate objects.
Submitted for the 5lamps 24hr film competition 2012 as part of ID fest.
We were shortlisted and finished 4th in the competition narrowly missing out on the medals.

The final 5 films were judged by Mike Hodges, the director of Get Carter and Flash Gordon. He said of our film "A nice little film that stays true to the constraints of the genre" So thats nice.

Alright the Captain and Cheap Jazz European Tour 2011.

Here is the Alright the Captain and Cheap Jazz European Tour 2011 Video. I tagged along as 'tour documentarian' and earned my seat on the Red Provider. It was an eventful trip and i hope this film gives some insight into the things touring bands get up to. We met some awesome people along the way and saw some amazing sights, most of which are in the film.

DERBY>LUXEMBURG>ANTWERP>CHEB>LEIPZIG>BERNBURG>PRAGUE>GHENT>DERBY

Walk of shame

^Click the image to view animation^

Portraits of Drinkers

A few portraits of drinkers and smokers outside the Nottingham Contemporary last week.

Five Lamps End of Year Show

Five Lamps Films End of Year Show

Our film 'The Hangover' has been picked for the end of year highlights screening at Quad. Chuffed!

Alright the Captain + Cheap Jazz European Tour

I've just got back from an awesome tour of europe with a couple of top bands. I was lucky enough to get a free ride acting as 'tour documentarian'. I have piles of tapes, memory cards and mini disks to trawl through before any footage will be available to watch but until then you can read the tour diary here on the Circuit Sweet music blog.

Grafitti by Todd aka Senile Edge @ Zoro, Leipzig

Pennyfest featured in Hatch'd Magazine

Our film about Pennyfest (a local festival to raise money for Penny's fund) has been featured in Derby Culture Magazine 'Hatch'd'. (The article can be read here.) Hatch'd were responsible for putting on the event. Check out Hatch'd Magazine's website for all things creative throughout Derbyshire.

www.hatchdmagazine.co.uk

Pennyfest

Pennyfest is a local festival in Derby set up to raise money for Penny's Fund. We made this little film to help raise awareness of Penny's situation and because the sense of community spirit overwhelmed us. It was the hottest day of the year and an amazing success.

For more information or to donate to Penny's Fund please visit Facebook/Penny's Fund.

Tom Stead - Hairy Producer

Alix Sinclair

A portrait of Alix Sinclair the Hairy Poet at J. T. Soar Recording and Rehearsal Studios in Snienton. This picture was taken during the recording of the voice over for the short film "The Letter".

Olde Trip to Jerusalem

This is the first picture i have printed in my home darkroom. It is the Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham. The oldest Inn in England. It is also the first picture i took on the Mamiya RB67.

The Letter - Short Film

A contemporary noir study of obsession and isolation. I finally finished editing 'the letter'. It's gonna be shown as part of 5lamps film night at Derby Quad this Tue (30th Aug) so if your going, don't watch it yet and spoil the suprise.

Brussels Musical Instrument museum (MIM)

The Brussels Musical Instrument museum (MIM) is full of weird and wonderful musical instruments from all over the world. We spent hours in there looking at all the surreal creations. They give you a set of headphones when you go in so that you can hear examples of how each instrument sounds as you pass them. It was difficult getting good pictures with everything being behind glass cabinets but i saw some truely mental looking things. Highly recommended.

Timelapse Derby 2011

Local film makers and photographers this is a call to arms!

A massive collaborative timelapse project is taking place in Derby on aug 13th. The idea is to cover 24hrs in the city. All submissions are welcome. For more details and specification parameters click on the link....

http://www.irrelevantdigital.com/timelapsederby-11-is-here

Or join the groups......

Vimeo/TimelapseDerby

Facebook/TimelapseDerby