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Crew Wanted for ECA Graduation Film

MEDIAMUPPET member Vicki Reid (profile: here) is working on her graduation film at Edinburgh College of Art; a 10 minute drama which is the story of a man in his 50's re-assessing his life as he faces a future with dementia. Vicki is lo… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on March 9, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Casting Call Short Film - ASexual Healing

Short Comedy Drama Casting Call for ASexual Healing 10 Minute ECA Graduation Short Film: CASTING CALL ASexual Healing - when curiosity becomes the cure From the quirky yet chilled Martha Appelt, director of Edinburgh Collge of Art short film ‘Fashion’ (2008) comes another short comedy based on one girl’s experience of her genitals transforming over one day. A graduation low-budget film to be shot in Edinburgh over several days between 5th and 11th April. Cast and crew will be… Continue

Added by Julie McIntosh on March 2, 2010 at 8:48pm — No Comments

Crew Being Sought for Short Film - ASexual Healing

ASexual Healing when curiosity becomes the cure From the quirky yet chilled Martha Appelt, director of eca short film ‘Fashion’ (2008) comes another short comedy based on one girl’s experience of her genitals transforming over one day. Sam wakes up one morning to find her vagina is missing. Waiting to be seen by her doctor, she meets Alex in the waiting room, who is suffering from a similar affliction. A prescription mistake results in both having genitals re-grow, but somehow th… Continue

Added by Julie McIntosh on March 2, 2010 at 8:37pm — No Comments

thoughs from an artist

Anyone who has ever seen my kit will verify this; I have an obsession with brushes. There I have confessed. Why you ask do I make this confession? The answer is simple:

Since I have been working, and it’s been ten years, now, I have worked in a variety of things, ranging from:

Live event and fashion shows
Film and TV
Weddings

The list is endless, I now use an airbrush as part of my kit but in terms of practicality it’s still sensible to have a lot of brushe… Continue

Added by James Clark on February 23, 2010 at 10:39am — No Comments

Leith Short Film Festival 2010

Leith Short Film Festival – June 2010 The Fifth Leith short film festival is running again this year as part of the Leith Festival 2010. Once again, the event will feature short films made by Scottish, UK & International short film-makers and entries are requested via our website: www.leithshortfilms.co.uk The event is scheduled for the first week in June during the Leith Festival. Films of all genres and budgets will be… Continue

Added by Paul Bruce on February 3, 2010 at 7:21pm — No Comments

Calling all Reporters for New Red Bull Music Academy Exclusive Events!

The Red Bull Music Academy brings its full programme of artists and events to London for the first time ever in February, hosting a truly unique and diverse festival of sonic innovations in the city’s most inspiring venues. Honouring the past, while keeping a scalpel-sharp sight on the future, the five-week series of cultural collisions will bring something for anyone who ever was or ever will be interested in keeping the pulse of the latest sounds sweeping the globe. Red Bull Reporter is givin… Continue

Added by Red Bull Reporter on February 3, 2010 at 10:10am — No Comments

MM Interview: Dayle Teegarden

Dayle Teegarden is a former United States Navy man currently plying his trade as an actor based here in Scotland. With credits such as the BBC, Comedy Central and Fox to his name, Dayle took some time-out to tell MM about his experiences, and offer some sound advice on how filmmakers should… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on January 24, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Liptstick, Lies and Videotape: Episode 1

Based in Glasgow, James is a professional make-up artist who has worked on a wide variety of productions spanning television, short film and theatre, and for a wide range of clients including Sky Media, BBC Scotland, Hatwalk and Sit1. View his MM profile:… Continue

Added by MUCK on January 21, 2010 at 5:04pm — No Comments

screenWORKS > The Space

screenWORKS is based in Fountainbridge, a 10 minute walk from Princes Street West End and Haymarket Train Station. It is situated on the 1st floor of a fantastic art deco building above Fountainbridge Library. There are 3 main areas comprising 2,500 sq. ft – the main workspace, a large meeting/training room and a smaller work/edit space.

… Continue

Added by Edinburgh screenWORKS on January 19, 2010 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Rendering - Please Wait (Episode 1)

Hello! My name's Billy and I run MEDIAMUPPET (MM). "Rendering - Please Wait" is my blog to help keep you better informed, updated and knowledgeable about what MM actually is! I thought it would be cool to be a little more open about who I am, what MM is all about, and where we're going in the future. I tend to babble incoherently at times, and will… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on January 14, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

MM Interview: James Clark: Make-Up Artist

MM member James Clark took some time out from his busy professional schedule to tell us all about the ways and workings of a media make-up artist plying their trade within Scotland. Based in Glasgow, James has worked on a wide variety of productions sp… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on December 3, 2009 at 2:25pm — No Comments

iMUPPET: Episode 1

Just a little something different: I bought an iPhone last weekend because they're shiny, so here's a cheeky wee look at some lovely, relevant stuff you can download onto yours! The following apps and podcasts may well work on other devices, but I can't guarantee this to be the case. If any of the fol… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on December 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Lights In The Dark call for submissions

Lights In The Dark is a Scottish short film event which precedes the Internationally reknowned shorts festival Future Shorts at The Arches in Glasgow. The programme comes to Glasgow quarterly, with the next event to be held in March. We are now accepting submissions for the next screening and would love to hear from any experimental or art house filmmakers who think they have something worth showing off! Continue

Added by Kelly Machin on November 24, 2009 at 6:34pm — No Comments

NIGHT IS DAY: SERIES 1 DVD REVIEW

Owning the Night Is Day Series 1 DVD is like owning a slice of grass-roots Scottish creative culture; a fascinating insight into the inner-workings of low-budget Scottish filmmaking, set within the unlikely city streets of modern-day Glasgow. The overall package is great value for money: two discs comprising of all six episodes from ser… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on November 21, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Vacancy: Producer (Music Video)

Nicked shamelessly from Mandy. Original post: here. - Billy Production Jobs > UK Scotland > View Job Details Create RSS feed Vacancy: Producer (Music Video) Employer: J Williamson Music Productions Location: Edinburgh [view map] Duration: Shooting 7th-10th Jan '10, starts 20-11-09 Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis. [note on unpaid jobs] JOB TITLE: Music Video Producer Locations: Edinburgh and in the surround… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on November 16, 2009 at 2:13pm — No Comments

A Couple of Opportunities...

Been really busy at Uni this past week. Looking to get a newsletter up this weekend and make some cool updates to the site. In the meantime, here's some stuff nicked from www.mandy.com. The third and final one of these posts seems a bit dodgy to me. Would appreciate if someone had any pointers on whether such a venture would be worth anyone's time; just seems to me like the business would be making money off your own hard work, whilst you make next to nothing.… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on November 10, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Report from the Red Bull Street Style Final 2009!

Street Style is a freestyle football event. Players compete in one-on-one battles held on a special stage, seven meters in diameter, and need to alternate ball possession every 20 seconds while displaying their top tricks to the rhythm of music to impress the judges, beat their rival and move on to the next round. This year the finals are being held in London, and Red Bull Reporter are looking for a young and keen filmmaker and presenter to report on the event!! The successful candidate will b… Continue

Added by Red Bull Reporter on November 10, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Report from the Red Bull Manny Mania Final 2009!

An opportunity has arisen for an aspiring writer, filmmaker and photographer to join the Red Bull team at the Red Bull Manny Mania Final 2009 skateboarding event in Ireland. You will get to watch all the action, meet with the competitors, chat to Red Bull’s Skateboarding whiz Kris Vile and of course, party with us all afterwards! The event will have a jam session format to reflect the way skateboarding happens naturally and also to encourage the best tricks. This exciting format will see talent… Continue

Added by Red Bull Reporter on November 10, 2009 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Apply to be in the audience for these BBC broadcasts...

Not terribly exciting (to me, personally), but thought I'd post this on anyway: - Billy Friday 20th November Would you like to be in the studio audience for BBC Children in Need? Be part of the live television show at BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay studios on Friday 20th November by emailing your name, a contact telephone number and the number of tickets you would like to apply for to*: pudseyscotland@bbc.co.uk ------------------------------ Friday 27th November Scotland’s History – th… Continue

Added by Billy Dowling-Reid on November 4, 2009 at 3:38pm — No Comments

GMAC filmmaking apprenticeship

Glasgow Media Access Centre is holding a drop-in information day about a new filmmaking apprenticeship called 2nd Light. It is a positive action programme aimed at redressing the under-representation of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in the UK film industry. It is an opportunity for young filmmakers to develop their creative and practical skills through training, work placements and mentoring over 18 months - starting November 2009! The first drop-in day is this Wednes… Continue

Added by Louise Henderson on October 26, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

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