I have just finished a 4 week stint as a ‘film-maker’ in residence at the North West Film Archive as part of AND Festival. I have to develop a 20 minute film for screening with a live soundtrack for September. I spent my time there trying to take in as much of the archive as possible – the films, the people, the operations, the technology. From this I have been developing an idea around ideas of preservation, selection, materials, and collection. You can see my thunks at a special blog I have set up – www.videosmithery.co.uk
Liverpool’s most prolific documentarian Tim Brunsden, was in attendance, and as usual with camera in hand. This gives a really nice introduction to the Small Cinema experience. I heard Tim just got a new Sony Z5, so keep an eye out for his upcoming work!
Thanks you again to all those who created, collated, exhibited, contributed, supported and applauded the event. You can see some photos for the day on the A Small Cinema blog, and also the Re-Dock Flickr page.
A Small Cinema on Bold Street is coming! Re-Dock have been busy visiting the shops and asking people to share their stories of cinema. Here is one of the terrific memories we collected from traders on Bold Street. For more info about the event, check out the A Small Cinema website and the Abandon Normal Devices site.
