Following Campbell Ryan’s productions move to a larger premises at the Media Cube in Dun Loaighre and our recent commission by Bebo and Sony Pictures and Television International to produce the UK and Irelands first interactive teen drama “Sofia’s Diary” we are now looking to expand even further.
Campbell
Ryan productions is looking for new talent and is seeking new writers
and directors to work with the company on other series for new media and
television based in the UK and Ireland.
If you
have a traditional media background (TV, Radio, Film) and are looking to work
in new media and 360 degree cross media projects then please email your cv with
a sample of your work (either a 1 page treatment if your a writer or a web link
if you are a director) to info@campbellryanproductions.com. All details
will be treated in the strictest confidence. Deadline for receiving details is Tuesday 11th of December.
Given the success of BL!NDSPOT 2007 Blinder are re-launching their unique TV commercials competition inviting amateurs and students, young and old, to give it a shot at the big leagues.
Award winning Film Director and co-founder of production company Bl!nder, Kieron J. Walsh (When Brendan Met Trudy, Watermelon, Kitchen) stated We feel there is a lot of potential out there and these emerging directors need somewhere to channel their ideas and showcase their capabilities”.
Co-founder of Bl!nder, and commercials director Richie Smyth (Coors, Irish Life, Bulmers) was thrilled with the response and interest that the inaugural Bl!NDSPOT sparked in 2006, “The team at Blinder want to offer those with talent and flair an opportunity to see and be seen by advertising and commercials industry stalwarts. The standard last year was fantastic. The whole event was immensely enjoyable”. Compared by legendary Irish comedian Owen O’ Neill the awards ceremony held in the Sugar Club last year was attended by most of the leading advertising agencies in the country keen to seek out up and coming talent.
The test commercial can be shot on any format from pro 35mm film to your mobile phone.
The best Test Commercial will win €1000.The runner up will receive €500.
An exciting addition to the BL!NDSPOT prize fund is the winners immediate shortlisting for the New Directors Award at The Shark Awards 2008 in Kinsale. In the spirit of career advancement, if the winner is exceptional and showing promise for future projects he or she may be offered representation by Blinder Ltd. For further information log onto www.blinder.ie/blindspot or to receive and entry form email blindspot@blinder.ie
Closing date for entries is January 22nd.
Over 40 SDGI members turned out at the Clarence Hotel on Monday November 5th to hear SDGI board chairman Ciaran Donnelly, Executive Director Birch Hamilton and other members of the SDGI board report on successes and activities of SDGI in 2007 at the annual AGM.
After welcoming the assembled gathering chairman Ciaran Donnelly spoke of his plans for the Guild since taking on the role of chairman in December 2006 and described 2007 as the year of ‘good news stories’ for directors with successes for John Carney’s ‘Once’, Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Garage’ and Tom Collins’s ‘Kings’. Ciaran was delighted to report that some of the key projects which he wished to see introduced during his term as chairman are now nearing completion or have already been achieved, such as, the development of a standard contract for directors, the launch of the SDGI website, and the establishment of the SDGI legal service for directors. He spoke of the success of the 2007 Finders Series Award which this year saw Tom Collins’s ‘Kings’ take away the top prize of the opportunity to present his film to a prestigous DGA audience and at a national level encouraged members to engage more with the IFB to avail of funding available to directors.
Birch Hamilton, Executive Director, spoke in more detail of SDGI activites in 2007 listing further SDGI achievements such as the establishment of the SDGI Collecting Society, the publication of the first ever Directory of Animation Directors, the continued lobbying of Government on directors behalfs for the introduction of Tax Exemption for Directors and the re-instatement of the IFTA Drama Director Award.
Board Members Terry Loane and Trish McAdam spoke of the SDGI’s international affiliations and the benefits that these associations bring Irish directors when giving their reports on the IAESDO and FERA conferences held in London and Dijon in 2007.
Animation Sub- Committee Chairman Steve Woods launched the brand new SDGI Animation Directory to the assembled gathering and Declan Recks launched the exciting new SDGI website, treating the members to an on-line preview before the site goes live on November 19th.
Ciaran Donnelly, Trish McAdam and Terry Loane were re-elected to the board with Lenny Abrahamson being voted in as a new board member.
Following the re-election the meeting was opened to the floor and various matters of interest to directors were discussed.
The meeting concluded at 9.30pm with members retiring to the Octagon Bar.
Press Release following the Dijon General Assembly meeting of FERA (Federation of European Film Directors) on October 20 and 21, 2007
Filmmaking is fundamentally a creative activity, conveying cultural identities and human values.
Mrs Liv Ullmann, President of FERA said in her introductory speech to the General Assembly Meeting: Our vision in FERA is to represent directors in a very constructive way, not only for what we are and what we aspire to be, but also to enable us to embrace the new media, the new ways of expression and new ways for us to reach our audiences.
Technological developments are opening up new ways of distributing and accessing audiovisual works. FERA welcomes the European Union's recognition of the need to safeguard investment in the production of new works through the new Audiovisual Media Services Directive formally adopted by the Council of Ministers on October 15th.
FERA particularly welcomes the aspect of the new directive which obliges all new entrants to the market, through whatever new means of distribution developed, as needing to comply with the rules of this new directive.
Directors, as authors, are entitled to the protection of their moral and economic rights from all who exploit or benefit from their work.
FERA has an ongoing concern that the relaxing of the rules on advertising would further compromise the artistic integrity of their work and that new revenue from advertising will not threaten existing commitments to state funding.
FERA will therefore submit detailed recommendations for the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive at national level and encouraged all delegates to monitor the impact at a local level.
FERA remains very concerned about the situation of our fellow directors in Slovenia in their struggle for a democratic, fair and equitable allocation of means of access to the Slovenian Film Fund and its management.
FERA has also expressed its absolute endorsement of the efforts of their Greek colleagues to have a law of 1992 concerning the investment of 1,5 % of turnover of private and public TV stations towards production and acquisition of Greek and European films finally implemented.
FERA congratulated the Nordic countries on the Haugesund Declaration.
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Screen Training Ireland will host two courses aimed specifically at directors in November:
Staging For Directors: takes place from November 15th – 17th in Dublin and costs €225. Course tutor is Mark Travis.
In the three-day Staging Workshop, ten directors will work with scripted material and professional actors in a process of exploration of the multi-faceted tool of staging. Day one is exploring the two-character scene. Day Two explores the three-character scene. And Day Three the four-character scene. Also incorporated into the process is the concept and practice of staging for the camera.
Camera For Directors: will take place from November 19th – 21st in Dublin and costs €225.00. Course tutor will be Mark Travis.
In this three-day Camera Workshop, ten directors will explore a variety of camera techniques on scenes that they have rehearsed. Working with professional equipment and instant playback, each director will immediately see the results of his/her choices. Experimenting with standard coverage, active camera, passive camera, interlacing masters, various lens choices and focus choices will give each director a wider knowledge and appreciation of the camera as a directorial tool.
For more information contact Liz on 01 6337747 or liz@sdgi.ie
