iD is a show by Cirque Eloize, a contemporary circus outfit from Montreal that’s coming over to Birmingham Hippodrome from 2-5 November. I met the company back in May and have explained why here. The performers in the show are phenomenal (and nice folks too) so as well as doing interviews and things I tried … [Read more…]
The issue of local TV has cropped up again recently. A couple of weeks back Will Perrin put some thoughts down, responding to government plans to encourage the development of up to twenty new local TV stations by 2015. The general gist of his post (although I’d encourage you to read it) was that there’s no … [Read more…]
Ever wondered how your favourite films get on to the silver screen? How 3D films work? Or even how independent cinemas deal with major film distributors? Well, wonder no more, because those enterprising chaps at The Electric cinema have been busy making a fine selection of documentary videos which give a unique insight into the … [Read more…]
All Consuming Love (Man in a Cat) is one of the short films commissioned for Digishorts. Louis Hudson, who makes up Dice Productions‘ animation team, is now hard at work turning a preview/trailer into a fully fledged film. What’s interesting is how he’s using a YouTube channel to upload little work-in-progress snippets so you can … [Read more…]
Someone in YouTube-land is a Dice Productions fan. A couple of weeks ago their ‘Don’t Touch‘ short featured on the YouTube UK homepage, sending views of that animation rocketing up. Now the trailer for their new piece ‘All Consuming Love (Man In a Cat)’ has been featured on the global YouTube homepage. That’s pretty impressive … [Read more…]