• UK Theatre Network Passionate....    Hello again Friend  With all the emails, blogs, social networking messages, newsletters, magazines, papers, TV, cinema and theatre commanding your attention, I am humbled that you have taken the time to read this newsletter. Thanks.  Again. As ever, a fantastic week in the world of theatre and film networking is in store for you.  There's theatre from Greenwich to Glasgow, Jazz in London and Mozart in Harrogate. Click WHAT'S ON for the top ten articles this week. As you probably know, I've been in Sundance Film Festival and as you can imagine, it was a great experience. The jetlag didn't impact me much, but I did sleep for 13 hours after I arrived home, so that helped.  Click UK FILM REVIEWS or SUNDANCE BLOGS for more on Sundance. The winners are all here. The dramatic winner, Frozen River is the story of smuggling illegal immigrants across an iced-up river New York state....in a car. Your imagination should highlight some of the risks involved in doing that and the filmmakers play on those nicely. It's simple in it's construction with independent actors and filmmakers keeping the tension of the story flowing nicely.  The documentary winner, Trouble The Water, follows one of the many families involved in the tragedy of the New Orleans flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Government failed to protect and to serve this community. The film points the finger to President George Bush but it should shame all Americans as it highlights that their complacency, processes and jobsworth culture is what failed here. Sadly, I think they'll miss the point and think that appointing a new "time for change" president, is the only solution. I filmed the Sundance Q&A for them and it will be on their website soon. The BAFTAs are getting ready to rock n' roll and some of the top names in show business will be there. I'll be there with my Cannes buddy Kevin, ready for some high definition camera action. I'm not sure if the Oscars are going to be held and I haven't booked up yet, but the press department are still acting as if it is, so some event will be taking place. I was at the Broadcast Live & VideoForum in Earls Court yesterday and had a great time. I know more about Avid's film editing products, filming aerial shots and the possibilities in setting up an Internet TV station or your own DVD distribution.  I couldn't resist buying my very first clapper board, I've had synchronisation problems while editing and I now know how valuable they really are. I also picked up a great book on Documentary Storytelling which will help me in post-production of Making It In Hollywood. I've read most of it already and ironically, it had a chapter on Morgan Spurlock, who I managed to have a chat with in a restaurant queue at Sundance. Finally, I also spoke to Staffordshire University who are offering £100,000 to make your own film and pick up an MSc in Digitial Feature Film Production. Whether you're a writer/director, producer, cinematopgrapher, editor, composer or sound designer or recordist, this is a unique opportunity to learn while making a commericial film. Have a great week. Douglas

  February 2nd, 2008 at 8:47 am

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