BLUESCREEN – 26/05/10

Our next open screen short film night is fast approaching!

So if you’ve got a film you’ve recently made or one from the past you would like to see on the big screen again, then bring them along on the 26th. More the merrier!

We are in the process of compiling our 2010 best of Bluescreen DVDs, for screening at some of this summers festivals. Details to be confirmed soon! If you have a film that you havent left with us over the last year, please feel free to bring it along on the 26th.

Also is anybody putting on any Festivals in bristol this summer? And are looking for films to screen? We have a number of really good compilations of films from previous years Bluescreens and also this years as well, which deserve to be shown to a wide as possible audience. Get in contact if interested.

http://www.myspace.com/cubebluescreen

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Bluescreen Presents…… this wednesday

BLUESCREEN PRESENTS…. SECOND LIGHT BRISTOL

Wed 28th/8.00pm /GBP 3/2

Bluescreen presents the first in an occasional series, focussing on filmmaking communities in Bristol. Tonight we welcome Second Light Bristol to the Cube. Second Light Bristol is one of three pilot schemes in the UK with the aim of training Black and Minority Ethnic young people for employment in the film and television industry, with the aim to address under-representation of such groups in the UK industry.

Tonight we showcase the D.I.Y. work of these aspiring filmmakers.

For the culturally-minded, you may muse on emergent aesthetics and seek out some semblance of a Black British voice emerging from these Bristol filmmakers. Or you could just come down and watch and support these young and talented filmmakers.

Plus The Cube Orchestra. And Bluescreen Hi-fi DJs in the bar all night

www.firstborn-creatives.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/cubebluescreen

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Guardian Article on The Cube’s Haiti Project

is here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/bristol-cinema-haiti-earthquake-children

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Got a film you wanna screen? Then look no further… Bluescreen 31/03/10

BLUESCREEN – Date: Wed 31st /Door: 8.00pm /Tax: GBP 3/2 (Filmmakers free)

So, it’s nearly time again for Bluescreens open screening session of the best of Bristol short film action! Oh yes!

BRING your films down on the night. Bring DVDs, Mini DVs etc. 20 min max.

Any genre welcomed! Be it Low budget, No budget, Mini featured dramas, Animations, Music promos, Skate vids, Experimental, whatever shorts!

You can Forget your yooutuubes, Come and screen your film on the Cubes Big Blue Screen. Films on the Cinema screen, as it should be!

Not got a film? Come along anyway and get inspired!

And at most Bluescreens now, the CUBE’s very own in-house ORCHESTRA re-scoring archived Bluescreen Films.

Plus the eclectic sounds of Bluescreen Hi-Fi, mixing up the music in the bar.

DON’T miss out on this great night of Short Films, live Music and Dj’s.

See you on the 31st folks.

And In other news:
CINE FANTOM, from Russia, who we met a couple of months back at Rotterdam Film Festival, are looking for submissions for their SELECTION Festival. Full details here: http://cinefantomclub.ru/?cat=17&dru=5

Aprils Bluescreen, will be the first in an occasional series (Bluescreen Presents..), looking at filmmaking groups in Bristol. April will be focussing on the work of SECOND LIGHT BRISTOL. More details soon.

Happy Filmmaking!
Bluescreen

http://www.myspace.com/cubebluescreen

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We don’t mean to Bragg…

So one for the older members of the greater Cube community to enjoy. Ex Squaddie, writer, political activist and even Musician Billy Bragg came to The Cube as part of a project dsigned to get guitars into prison to help in the rehabilitation of prisoners: Breaking Rocks

Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg performing at the Cube as part of the Breaking Rocks

I suggest you check out the very good website.

Anyhow it was great to see lots of old faces, the usual Billy Bragg tour t-shirts from latter years and to hear a couple of ex members of HMP sing some of the songs they’d written with the guitars they’d been given. Billy did a Q&A with film director Alan Milesthat was really interesting and then he played a couple of songs.

This was a really lovely night spent with one of the good guys amongst the usual lovely Cube audience and volunteers.
Fight The Power, Richie Paradise

richie in fetching tweed cap

Richie P

 

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Beardyman & Friends’ Complete & Utter Shambles – show 1

Filmed in The Cube in May last year . . .

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Sister Blog

Check out what’s happening with the Haiti Kids Kino Project at our sister blog here . . .

http://nanoplex.cubecinema.com/blog/

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Cube Mela

Namaste! The better educated of you will have noticed what I did there. Instead of Kumbh Mela I’ve gone for Cube Mela. “But why Richie oh Guru, why?” I hear you cry. Well it’s a good question. As some of you know one of my many roles at The Cube is as overseas development officer and recently me and Mrs Paradise found ourselves in the Raj. I took said opportunity to make connections with the rather marvellous Raj Mandir Cinema in Jaipur.
Richie Paradise in Jaipur
We caught a pretty amusing Bolywood movie called 3 Idiots.
I’ve helped set up a few overseas Cubes now and its always great fun meeting Indian, Japanese or German types
Cubescube kyoto

In the first picture Herr Hog shows off the humongus Cube in Berlin, opened as far back as 2006. Then Cube Tokyo and Cube Kyoto. Be sure to pay them a visit next time you’re there.

This week I’m trying desperatly to catch up with all the blogging I should have done, you can get all the odds on me succedding at my bookies.

Ciao for now, Richie Paradise Delhi Richie Paradise

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Haitai Kids Kino Project update

an e-mail to the volunteers’ list from Esther May Campbell . . .

Good News! Marko and Dave, first volunteers to go to Haiti as part of
the Haiti Kids Kino Project, are through customs and on the plane,
along with full projection and film making kit!

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Cubelog updated with shiny new features

We are now running the current version of wordpress. There’s loads of new nifty features, including the ability to upload pictures and audio through the blog software, and an embedded audio player.

Cube Orchestra Rehearsal: You Flunk

Cube Orchestra rehearsing with one of Jack Stevenson's classic 16mm films

For example, here’s a track the Cube Orchestra recorded with its recent workshop with Stephen Grew

[audio:http://www.orchestra.cubecinema.com/downloads/workshop_02-12-09/05_short_notes.mp3|titles=Cube Orchestra with Stephen Grew: Short and Long Notes]

Any cube volunteers are welcome to an account. Contact mr_hopkinson at hotmail.com

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