Graduates of City Eye's recent Digital Filmmaking training course, Rachel and Fay, are now planning their own independent production.  In Rachel's words 'We both learnt a lot from the course and it encouraged us to continue with making films. We felt it best to start straight away so we could put our new skills and knowledge into practice and so we decided to make two short films (one written by each of us).  We plan to enter them into an upcoming competition, giving us a timeframe and a deadline.'

Film planning is well under way for both films and now Rachel and Fay need some actors and crew.  So, if you are interested in einbg part of local short films being created in the next couple of months then please see the brief description below and get in touch.

Crew

Local Production Assistant/Sound Operator needed for short films currently in pre-production, to be filmed on 11th and 19th May. Experience isn’t necessary as long as you have a passion for film, and are willing to learn and follow instructions. Please email rachel.stephens90@yahoo.co.uk to find out more.

 
 
To coincide with John Hansard Gallery’s opening of Embodied Memories in the new John Hansard Gallery Central, City Eye is delighted to launch Memories of Tyrrell and Green.  The film, shot and edited by Sam Taylor whilst working as Production Graduate at City Eye, documents early stages of the project and gives insight to some of the stories and memories shared by former staff and customers of Southampton’s old Tyrrell & Green department store.  These recollections have inspired the startling works now created by artist Jennifer Anyan in Embodied Memories.

Embodied Memories was commissioned by the John Hansard Gallery and developed with City Eye through Art at the Heart, a partnership of key arts organisations in Southampton working to bring the city’s emerging cultural quarter to life.  The springboard for this commission has been Southampton City Council's plans to transform the old Tyrrell & Green site into Southampton's new arts complex, featuring a permanent city centre site for the John Hansard Gallery and City Eye.  The arts complex is set to open in 2015.

Jennifer Anyan: Embodied Memories
9 May – 30 June 2012

John Hansard Gallery Central
Old Tourist Information Centre, 9 Civic Centre Road
Southampton City Centre
Open Tuesday to Saturday / 11am – 6pm / Free

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12 May 2012 | 6.30pm | Screening of Ispansi followed by Q&A session with director Carlos Iglesias
13 May 2012 | 9.30-4.00 | Film trailers, talks and presentations by students and directors Steve Bowles, Luis Argeo, Izaskún Arandia and Matt Richards

As part of the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Basque Children’s arrival in Southampton (1937-2012), Modern Languages and the Special Collections of the Hartley Library have organised a symposium focused on the interplay between history and memory as it is projected in film.  Come and join film directors, students and the protagonists of this evacuation story and contribute with your recollections and views to this exciting encounter that will provide a unique insight into key events that have marked a shared chapter in the history of Southampton, the Basque Country, Britain, Spain and Beyond.  Lunch will be available.

For further details, a programme and to register, please contact:
Alicia Pozo-Gutiérrez | apg@soton.ac.uk or Irina Nelson | Irina.Nelson@soton.ac.uk

Nightingale Building, Building 67
University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton SO17 1BJClick here to edit.
 
 
Get Your Film Out is a short film festival taking place on Monday 21st May at Eastleigh AMF Bowling Centre and is about introducing young and new creative talent on the south coast. The festival will be an excellent opportunity for local filmmakers to meet with people who share their interest and a great chance to exhibit work and maybe even win a membership to the BFI or Shooting People.

This year’s festival will be taking place at the Eastleigh AMF Bowling Center and will screen a great range of first-time film work. From documentary to animation, we will be sharing and encouraging the new creative talent from the south, as well as screening short films from successful local filmmakers such as Gary Cassey director of Cass Productions, cinematographer Alex Nevill and Karen Gilchrist director of Redbird Productions.

Submissions are now closed but there are still tickets available through the website: www.getyourfilmout.com. 

Festival programme:
Monday 21 May
Eastleigh AMF Bowling Centre

For those who are curious:
Throughout the early afternoon we will be screening the films with free entry which means that anyone can view your work, if they're bowling, sitting in the bar or just passing by. So if your booked into to bowl that afternoon, you are in for a treat!

For the filmmakers and enthusiasts:
From around 5pm the venue will suit itself up for the awards session. Films will be divided into 5 categories and we will be awarding Shooting People memberships to the best in each. In between category screenings we will hear from local industry professionals and successful filmmakers, who will share their experiences and screen some work of their own. Finally we will be awarding the best film of the evening a Membership to the BFI. 

For everyone:
The AMF Bowling Centre has a bar and serves food, so you can keep refreshed during the screenings! You can find parking for the venue in the swan centre or on the roadside nearby. There is also the Eastleigh Railway and Bus Station should you be traveling via public transport. The address is:

Eastleigh AMF Bowling Centre
Swan Centre
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 5SF


 
 
Everything is set for today's exciting celebration of film and music - including feature screenings, glorious archive film, new music, composers and live bands!  

We start at 10.30 with Singin in the Rain on the site for Southampton's new arts complex (former Tyrrell and Green site) in Guildhall Square.  The beautiful Groovy Movie solar powered cinema tent is waiting patiently at this moment ready to welcome you to our day of movie indulgence.  Go to the Sound of Silents page for full details.

Absolutely not to be missed though is the Sound of Silents Showcase at 5.15pm when the wonderful new scores created by musicians, composers, school groups and students are premiered with their films.  A sneak preview last night while we were testing has blown us away.  Please don't miss it if you can be there...

Also showing is The Gold Rush at 2.30pm and Young Frankenstein at 8pm.  Jigfoot are performing their new score with Welcome or Welcome not at 12.30pm and JayetAl will also give a live performance this evening at 7.15 with Chris Marker's La Jetee...

We also have a programme at 1.30 which includes silent films produced by young people from across the region including Life with Two Sugars made with students at St Vincent College which has been nominated Film of the Month as part of Film Nation: Shorts and now goes forward to the final during the Olympics.  The winning film will be played as part of the Olympic festivities.

And finally, we are very proud that Catching Time a silent film produced on City Eye's Digital Filmmaking Course ha been completed this week snd will have a preview screening this afternoon following the Young Filmmakers Silents.

The full programme is HERE . 

Please don't forget your brolly and mac - or even cane and bowler!  There are prizes for the best dress-up!
 
 
City Eye's Film School returns for the Easter school holidays. Here is your chance to come along and work with City Eye's professional filmmakers and get to grips with some exciting techniques like green screen and animation.

Date: 13 April 2012   Time: 10am to 4pm   Ages: 6 to 11   Number of places: 12
Venue: City Art Gallery Education Room
(Library and Gallery entrance) 
Civic Centre , Commercial Road
Southampton, SO14 7LP

Cost:  £25.00 (£20.00 each for subsequent siblings) including your own DVD of films made on the day.

Click here for more information and to book your place
 
 
Along with other classic shorts - all at Turner Sims, Southampton, 3pm TODAY!
Don't forget today's Sound of Silents treat which sees Bristol Slapstick Festival bring this fantastic programme to Southampton.  With live improvised musical accompaniment from renowned multi-instrumentalist Stephen Horne on keyboard, accordion and flute there can't be a better way to enjoy these great masterpieces of the silent era.  The General is partnered by Laurel and Hardy's Liberty - and we have been told there may be one or two surprises for us too.
Tickets at www.turnersims.co.uk or call 023 8059 5151

This is your last chance to warm up for The Sound of Silents Grand Finale which takes place on Saturday 31 March in Guildhall Square, Southampton in the amazing Groovy Movie solar-powered cinema tent.  Full programme details will be uploaded very soon but all will commence with Singin in the Rain at 10.30am... we will then be premiering wonderful new musical compositions for glorious archive and contemporary films, including live performances.  Our afternoon screening will be Chaplin's The Goldrush and the evening will conclude with Mel Brookes Young Frannkenstein !  Keep an eye on The Sound of Silents page for all the details and timings.
 
 
Working with Turner Sims as part of Southampton's Musical Alphabet and Art at the Heart, we are very excited to bring you 'S' for Silent Film!  This special screening of the Chaplin classic, City Lights, will take place at 3pm - beautifully sandwiched between a number of R's and 'T' for Tango!  This is a free screening taking place at the City Art Gallery Lecture Theatre at Southampton's Civic Centre.  All the details of this and the wider The Sound of Silents project on The Sound of Silents page, or for Southampton's Musical Alphabet at Turner Sims .  

Southampton's Musical Alphabet is an A-Z of music in 26 hours and takes place across the City on 3 and 4 March as part of Music Nation Weekend.
 
 
Have you ever wondered how films are made or are you a young filmmaker who wants to learn a few more tricks on your journey to Hollywood? Well here's your chance to have some fun while learning a little bit more about how to make a movie.
In this one day filmmaking workshop we will look at and get hands-on with animation, drama and green screen (used for special effects like making Harry Potter and his broomstick fly!) while exploring the imaginative world of filmmaking.

Date: 17 February 2012   Time: 9am to 4pm   Ages: 6 to 11   Number of places: 12
Venue: City Art Gallery Education Room
(Library and Gallery entrance) 
Civic Centre , Commercial Road
Southampton, SO14 7LP
Please report to the City Art Gallery Gift Shop

Cost:  £25.00 (£20.00 each for subsequent siblings)

Click here to book your place
 
 
City Eye's Film Nation Shorts made with young people from Great Oaks School, St Vincent College and in association with Southampton Solent University are now live on the Film Nation's Website and here at on our own website.  

Film Nation Shorts is a competition and we need your votes please.  So follow this link  http://www.filmnation.org.uk/watch and watch and vote for the following films:

The Wall
Free Doughnuts
Life with Two Sugars
Paper Round

Thanks very much.

More details about Film Nation Shorts
Film Nation: Shorts is a competition that invites young people (aged 14-25) to make, and vote for, films celebrating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Run in partnership with Panasonic, Film Nation: Shorts will introduce young people to film-making, support them in developing their talent, and give everyone who enters a chance to have their work screened around the UK. Winning films will be screened in front of the crowds in venues during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012.

The competition is accompanied by a UK-wide programme of workshops to provide extra help to young people to begin making films, develop their skills and meet other people to share ideas and develop projects. 
 
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