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[venus]

Hi.

I am applying for my Masters degree in film at the National Film and television school in London.

I need to make a couple of short films for my application. I have some from uni but I don't feel they're up to scratch to be honest...

Now in Korea, it's pretty hard to get people together for making some films.

And I'm sitting at home thinking "hmm, well I have ideas for full lenght films and maybe some adaptations (would like to make a short movie based on Poe's 'the tale tale heart' with the theme being Sartre's 'Hell is other people...) but I'm cr@p at writing short movies, wouldn't it be cool if I could find someone who has written some cool ideas and would like to use their spare time to get them on tape/dvd...?

Is that you...? Do you have the ideas and are thinking 'Yeah it would be kinda cool to see them come to life on a screen...'


Maybe you're a burgeoning cinematographer with a dvd camera sitting at home that you'd like to put to use...?

Do you act, or would you love to try...?

So yeah, basically I would love to hear from people who would be interested in getting together, say saturdays or sundays in Seoul or thereabouts and throwing some ideas about, putting a working script / screenplay together and then getting down to filming something. Could be a mood piece, music video, mini documentary... or all the above.

Better than lying in bed hungover or sitting in a pc room and hey - I think it could be FUN!
So yeah, if you're interested, pm me or reply to this thread and when there's a few people interested, we can swap contact details and I'll try to arrange an initial meeting... hey, maybe we could form a small production co...?

Any groups allready out there doing this, hey - give me a shout would you...? -I'd love to join in.

About me - Studied Drama, Theatre and Television studies at Uni in Winchester. Experience making amatuer documentaries & short films in UK and have acted in a British TV Movie (goodbye mr chips) and done a littel amatuer theatre, but directing is my main direction. Love cinema and it turns me on basically. Have a couple of ideas that I would like help with developing.

So give me a shout...!

[venus]

BUMP

[Dan The Chainsawman]

I don't know anything about film making, but I would be interested in helping out just for the sole purpose of learning something new.

[venus]

dan chainsaw man - pm sent

[vexed]

Hi Venus,

I've just finished three years of studying media production and I'm moving to Korea in a matter of weeks. I'd be able to help out wherever you need. I've written a few scripts (1 feature, 4 shorts and sitcom series) and I've got lots of ideas. I'm half decent with a camera, lighting and sound equipment, and I've done a bit of editing before.

Let me know the details etc and I'd be happy to help. It'll be good to put my degree to some use!

[venus]

Hi.

An update.

It seems a few of you are cool with meeting on Sundays a couple of you have said yes to the 21st.

Will write you all back later today....

Just like to point out that equipment is going to be little to none, by the sounds of things, maybe we'll end up shooting just with a camera and little else. This wont put me off though, I promise, as have seen okay results with this before. The most important thing to me is using images to tell an interesting story, create a mood.

And to enjoy the proccess...!

A couple of people already have some ideas to put forward and a couple of you have a camera and experience with shooting / editing and other production skills, so that's cool.

A couple of people have said they don't have much experience acting, but would like to try... I'd definately like to like to point out that lack of experience is NO reason not to try it out.

Some classic films have been made using untrained actors, so it's no biggie to me... anyway, we're not going to be trying to make eight and a half just yet....

I think if it gets going we could call ourselves 'Seoul Films.' Just an idea, and maybe jumping the gun, but hey...


Okay, Everyone who's contacted me and responded to this message - thanks for your interest and enthusiasm, the latter is definately one of the most important things you can bring along when we meet up!!!

I'll Pm you all later today...

Ciao for now...

[venus]

Okay, just pm'd everyone who wrote to me. About seven of you so far. Not bad!

So we're looking at the 21st or 28th to meet up for first time.

so pm me ASAP with your prefference.

I will commit to both dates and keep them both free in my diary.

cheers

[EFLtrainer]

Should point out a bunch of teachers in Busan almost or are in process of getting deported for doing a public performance. Me? Not on an E-2. The rest of you? Might want to check out the issues facing you.

[Zoobot]

great idea. Would love to join in. But Seoul is too far away for me. I've always thought that Emile Zola's "Germinal" desperately needed a film adaptation.

[venus]

[venus]

Okay, a couple of you have said okay to the 21st. Can one more person say okay to the 21st and we'll go ahead for then and I'll also arrange a follow up meeting the following sunday for both theose that attend on the 21st and people who couldn't make it then.

Wolfhound pub in Itaewon has been suggested. Pretty good idea, as central Seoul and always dead on a sunday..!

So come on, who wants to come on Sunday 21st...?

[vexed]

I won't be able to make it, since I'll just be arriving in Korea on that day. It may take me a few weeks to find my feet before I can come to any 'meetings' etc.

[venus]

Okay we're going to go for Wolfhound pub in Itaewon on Sunday the 21st for first meeting.

I guess not everyone will know where it is, so we can met outside Burger King at 1.30pm and take it from there.

Things to bring along would be - a notebook and pen; any ideas you have; any scripts you may have completed; a poem or short story you'd like to suggest we adapt, so you can read it, or we can all read it. And of course an open mind...

Okay, I'm knackered, so that's all I can think of for now, but will PM everyone tommorow.

Ciao for now

[dogshed]

[Dan The Chainsawman]

Sounds good to me.. The 21st at Wolfhounds. Get some of dat Guiness.