Best Of The Fest

Hello Bloggers

Well I just got back from the 2010 Exposures Film Festival which was held at the Cornerhouse in Manchester, and wow! what a brilliant three days. I think the best thing I got out of the whole thing was a massive boost in confidence, I saw some truly great films but at the same time I saw some truly awful films too. Meeting industry professionals and other film students was great and really showed me how far I have come in just under three years on the BA Media Production course and how good my course is. I had to wince when a college student proclaimed "I edit my films on Windows Movie Maker".  I believe that "Wheels" has every chance in the world to be in the festival next year.

The fest was also great for ideas generation, nothing stimulates the brain into ideas mode better than sitting and watching 12 hours worth of films for three days. Below are some of the best films I saw this week.


Adrift from Adrift Animation on Vimeo.

I loved Adrift because it was one of the very few lighthearted films shown at the festival. One thing that annoys me more than anything about student films is that they are very rarely lighthearted and nice, it seems everything must be violent and involve death. This annoyance was one of the driving forces for me to write "Wheels".


Notice from Amy Hill on Vimeo.

I also loved Amy Hill's "Notice". I loved the interaction between the two main characters and how natural and realistic the film felt. It was brilliant to see a film which was simple and yet had character's with serious depth and personality. It just proves that a good film is not always an action packed, heavy dialogue driven three hour epic and is often based an a very simple premise.


The City from Dylan Blythin on Vimeo.


Finally The City directed by Thomas Beswick. I loved the look and pace of the film, it must have cost a fortune in film to create and the soundtrack is extremely good too. However had I directed the short I would have cut the running time a little.

Anyway I better run as I have a train to catch to Leeds for the Thought Bubble Comic Convention this Saturday. I'll update in a few days.

Peace!