Last time at Chapter MovieMaker ...

We screened the latest travelogue from Malcolm Boorer (click here for more of his work) and 'The World of Magnum Quilter' by Dave Beynon. Hungry for more from electronic ambient experimentalist Magnum Quilter? Then visit www.myspace.com/magnumquilter. That is all.

Screening: Monday 3rd December 2007

At 6:30pm in Chapter Screen 2 we'll be showing shorts and talking about them. Free tickets are available at the box office. If you have something you'd like to show us, put it on DVD or Mini-DV and bring it along!

Plug: MA Moving Image @ University of Glamorgan

The MA is designed to provide postgraduate study for individuals from a broad range of backgrounds: new graduates who wish to develop a distinctive practice in order to succeed in a highly competitive industry; those in media industries who would like to use their extensive experience to expand the scope of their professional practice; and those from a visual arts background who wish to incorporate time-based media into their practice.

The aim of the course is to provide a strong critical and interdisciplinary context in which experimentation and innovation is
encouraged in different approaches to moving image production, from television drama to experimental film and site specific video art.

Course content
You will study the following modules:
* Research Methods 1
* Experimental Practices
* Pilot Project
* Production
* Histories and Theories of the Moving Image 1& 2

How you will study
The course is delivered through taught modules. Students will spend eight hours a week in lectures, seminars and workshops. These taught sessions will provide students with the necessary practical and theoretical skills to complete their practical and written coursework.

Click here for more details
Contact: Inga Burrows Award leader MA Moving Image
Tel 01443 668570 email iburrows*at*glam.ac.uk

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker:'The Su Doku Man'

(2006) (12 minutes)
Written & Directed by Alistair Parkhurst

Ralph Dedman is in training for a shot at the world Su Doku record, to the consternation of his girlfriend. Can his unorthodox training methods compensate for a lack of natural talent?

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Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: 'Urban Hunting'

(2004) (7 minutes)
Written & Directed by Alistair Parkhurst

A shocking expose into the sinister practise of 'urban hunting'.

Plug: Cardiff Bites

Sit Down Drama is a new monthly event in Cardiff aiming "to bring writers and actors together to share new writing and performance in a workshop environment". Next up are Christmas shows on the 2nd and 3rd of December. Click here for more details.

Screening: Monday 5th November 2007

It'll be at 6:30pm in Chapter Screen 2, and free tickets are available at the box office. If you have a film you'd like to show - preferably under 15 minutes long - please bring a copy on DVD or Mini-DV.

Plug: Sinema Sŵn

More details are also up at www.swnfest.com.

Screening: Monday 1st October 2007

Our next screening's this Monday at 6:30pm in Screen 2.
We'll be showing some films and would like to show some more.
If you have one and would like others to see it, please bring a copy on Mini-DV or DVD.

Reminder: Movie Mogul Fund competition

There's still some time left to send entries to the Movie Mogul Fund viral video competition. Click on the pic for more info.

Screening: Monday 3rd September 2007

Our next screening is at 6:30pm this Monday in Chapter Screen 2. Tickets are free and can be collected from the box office.
If you have a film you'd like to show that's under 15 minutes long and/or amazing, please bring a copy on Mini-DV or DVD.

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: 'Trippers'

(2007) (25 minutes)
by Jon Ratigan and Tony Wadham
Contact: jon.ratigan*at*virgin.net

Two eighteenth century time travellers are stranded in the present day. Finally, they happen upon a time portal in a tin of corned beef but a key, a fisherman and love all hinder their return home.

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker:'The Hardest Slice'

(2007) (8 minutes)
Directed & Edited by Tom Severn
Written by Tom Severn, Paul Allen & Louis Fonseca
Contact: www.myspace.com/falsetto_films

Life's a puzzle. Not a piece of cake.
A coffee-shop drama about a boy and his puzzle.

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: 'Dark Static'

(2007) (10 minutes)
Directed and Photographed by Alun D Pughe
Contact: www.allstarfriends.com

Woken by the relentless ringing of a telephone a girl finds herself in a dark nightmare of white noise and haunting whispers.

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: 'To The Manor ... Murdered!'

(2007) (26 minutes)
Written and directed by Anthony James
Contact: Panik Attack Productions

One stiff. Six motives. One goddam cop.

Fridge magnate Howard L. Ormondagondastoneson has been murdered! Scotland Yard are at a dead loss and so call in the help of straight-shooting New York detective Larry Ringer. Suspended for shooting a fat nun in the back, the decorated detective happens to be caravanning nearby. En route to the airport he swings by the scene of the crime to see what he can do. He knows he’ll have to dig deep and dig fast if he’s going to catch the killer.

For a preview click below.
The film can be purchased in full from indieflix.

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: '543'

(2006) (5 minutes)
Directed and Produced by dotCOM Films
(Twm Gardner & Colin Howarth)
Contact: www.dotcomfilms.com

An abstract space film short.