The nine lives of a cat

Bryan McNerney talks with some of the cast.

Me and Xenia showed the film we had been working with participants from Julian House in Norwich on wednsday. What was certain was that participants were very keen to continue what they had found within themselves. Patrick with his acting ability wants to experiment with film with using music. (He plays in a band and what they produce is of good enough quality) Joe wants to pursue further his creative writing with another piece based on a short story. Liz wants to do more acting. Eric also wants to pursue acting because of his involvement in this. Martin is going to be writing some music for this and his own films. He had already been involved in the photography stills. Liz and Angie want to crate more for another film.
So all in all some great results. The film itself is an achievement but is also a stepping stone in realising within themselves what is possible.
So insearch for more funding...

A travellers tale

Had to drop some work off to someone in Norwich. I now find that going from one side of of the city by car takes an hour. Not realising that there's a match day and resulting rush hour. Surrounded by people walking on foot on the road and heading back through a ring road full of cars for half a mile. A quick detour through the outskirts then back on the ring road.
A fuel stop and three roundabouts and more than dozen sets of traffic lights later I find where I was surpose to be heading.
Half an our later I find my self back in Yarmouth.

Open Road Drama Group

open road drama group

Invitation to a film viewing at Julian Housing Support 1a Oak Street Norwich NR3 3AE
Wednesday 23rd April 2008 1 – 3 pm.

Refreshments provided.

In association with Active Outreach Team, Julian Housing and AndAction.
Supported by Norfolk Arts Service and Kettle Chips.

Alan is off to Hull

'I'm Leading A Quiet Life on Alan Road' has been selected for
screening at GLIMMER: the 6th Hull International Short Film Festival
between 15th-20th April

The film will be screened as part of the British Competition and be
eligible for the GLIMMER British Film Award which comes with a prize of
£500 sponsored by Hull Trains,

The exact dates of the screening will be confirmed in the next couple of
weeks.

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Norfolk Landscapes...

...never really tend to look like this. Out of the photos I took of the recent cold snap this has to be the most unusual for not looking from East Anglia. This snow covered mountain range is infact cliffs at Hopton on sea.

Alan is off to Athens

That is to the Athens Video Art Festival 08 11th -12th-13th of April.
Other puns at the end of a long road when it shows there.

Target Audience

We set up a stall in the foyer of the Norwich Forum for three hours on a raining thursday evening.
Dispite the wet weather we were successful in finding propective participants who expressed a keen interest in the Here and Now project. This is more than just a soundscape project as
it's about facilitating the participants exploration of the intangiable.

... And to prove my point I took an odd photograph at the Forum..

The 60th balloon was trapped
in the ceiling of the Forum.
It could not escape....

London cops declare war on photographers

"Thousands of people take photos everyday. What if one of them seems odd?"









http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/04/london-cops-declare.html

Define odd?
If you're an artist or filmmaker
the chances you are looking very odd taking pictures
to the average passer by.
Let alone with a camera in your hands.

Goaded Earth

Another collaboration. Not a poetry with film or a film with poetry but a poetry film.

The new project

Create a soundscape of words and sounds.

To reflect the community you live in and where its come from.

If you are aged 13 - 26 and interested to find out more,

come along to the Forum March 20 4pm - 7pm and have a chat.

Contact Tel. 0800 970 8181

e-mail: info@andaction.co.uk

Beginings & Belonging

Gateway to another dimension of time and space

It was another visit to Norwich Castle this tuesday for more content for the film project.

One life of the cat

Nearly there...

The next poetry film is close to the boil. Well I said that on Sunday but then I found something else to put in the pot. Just a few more amendments and edits here and there and it's cooked. Put announcement here so I know I've got to finish it asap this week.

The power of the voice

Week 2 into the Julin Housing film project "The Nine Lives of the Cat". Recording drama and vocal activites reduced shaking in atleast one participant who didn't take their medication. It was noticibly reduced by the fourth and final successful vocal recording.

The Factory

Sunday was spent making a poetry film with Rupert Mallin at the Factory Studios in Norwich. An assortment of found detritus which makes up his poem was used for the filming. No actual toys were hurt in the process. Finding a totally quiet area to record the poem was difficult so we used the outside ambient noise of a Norwich sunday morning as part of the process. Which meant getting the the vocal performance as one take in circumstances. No editing afterwards. Which I like as it captures everything that is human and therefore makes it real. Yes the voice is an instrument in itself. I like using the video camera as a multi media recorder. Audiowise a suitable microphone improves the sound quality from the internal noise of the cameras itself. Lending it to be used as an audio recorder which doesn't taint the audio recording process. Much experimentation was also placed on the visual aspect as well. This poetry film (which is the second one so far) is an ongoing collaborative process. I've just got to get some more footage of drains and such like and then edit it together.

Found internet words

Losing your grip
Why do councils love jargon?
7 days 7 questions

Brain Storming

This workshop was a brain storming session for the participants from the Julian Housing project in Norwich. The individuals helped by the Julian Housing project are people with enduring mental health issues who are supported into appropriate accommodation. In the next six weeks Xenia Horne, Liz and myself are enabling them to make a film and in this first session yesterday they had to decide what their film will be about.