Tuesday 26 July 2011

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: personal quests

After an unusually ominous intro film, Ben Reed opened the floodgates with Blue Harbour, a home-made music video for The Wave Pictures. The prodigious Efa Blosse-Mason proved herself a Real filmmaker, and was swiftly followed by James Plumb's Final Girl (both the trailer and the Virgin Media Shorts cut of the film). Then we got a look at The Real Thing, a stripped-down farce from Emma Teck. Kate Broadhurst gave us Growing Space, an animated depiction of real-life experiences, and Reka Falka Roberts documented what it was like living Life in the Shadow of Secret Police. Next came Alex Sambrook's Unnatural Selection, where Massai rocked a chicken shed with gusto, and after weeks of teasing, the audience finally got to see The Audition, Clare Sturges' deadly debut. The room was then conquered by Ninja Sex Party and their search for The Sacred Chalice, thanks to Maf Lewis. To end the night we got Chemmie, another fine music video for Joan As Policewoman from loveable misanthrope Ben Reed.