Limerick Leader Article July 2012
Simon on the edit – Photo by M.Griffin
This week gone saw three crews of film makers create a ‘Film In A Day’ for this months Behind the Scenes session, and what a trio of films they were. It is by no means an easy feat to bring together so many different people and ideas and create one film let alone three.
With Mark Griffin overseeing the project as a whole, All the teams first met at the George Boutique Hotel in Limerick at 10am on the Sunday. Here Jacinta and her great staff looked after the teas and coffee’s while the teams worked out games plans and other elements for their films.
Filming and editing took place from 11am on the Sunday to 3pm Monday afternoon where the three films then got their chance on the big screen at the Millennium Theatre at Limerick Institute of Technology.
Film 1 – Stamp
This film was very cleverly thought out from beginning to end. With a low dialogue script but heavy on imagery and performances, namely from Maeve McGrath, was shot in 4 different locations including dock road Limerick, raheen and Curraghchase. Given the premise of a post nuclear fallout and betrayal, the audience journeyed with the main character in a battle of survival.
Film 2 – Dr. Noel Hope
Nigel Mercier and Eoin Moloney deliver fantastic comedic perforamces with a heart warming ending that certainly left the audience wanting to see more. With locations on the streets of Limerick and on the quays by the Shannon river, dr.Noel Hope delivers his original advise on unsuspecting patients.
Film 3 – Killer Recession
This was Andrew O’Gorman’s script and more so his moment to show how good of an actor he is too. A chilling piece detailing an interrogation of a terrorist in a city location. With multiple cameras and even a Stephen Hall trademark explosion, chaos ensues as the captor finds his moment to escape.
In all, a great two days and a second ‘film in a day’ is planned for later in the year.
For more information see the Behind The Scenes Website.
A crew consists of five crew members, Please complete the form below with your crew members various roles for the production.
If you do not have a crew at present, please email us behindthesceneslimerick{at]gmail.com and we will endeavor to put you into a suitable crew. Please state your preferred Crew Role in your email.
This is a free event.
All completed films will be screened on Monday 25th June 2012 at the LIT Millennium Theatre at 7pm at the Behind the Scenes Monthly Meeting.
Each crew will be responsible for their own cast.
Actors are not included in the Crew Roles, as each crew my have different cast requirements.
If you have any further questions Contact Us
Behind the Scenes is a newly formed network of people in the Midwest working in or studying Video and Film Production. The group was created with the intention of bringing together like minded individuals to study and promote Film and Video Production in the Munster Area. With an exciting programme of workshops identified to include editing, equipment, software, lighting, sound & much more, Behind the Scenes is the perfect opportunity to meet and network with editors, creative people and filmmakers who work in the local Film Industry.
Our next Meeting for May will have a slight change to our schedule as we will meet on Tuesday 29th May at The Absolute Hotel at 7pm where we will screen some of the recent Short Film entries from the LIT Film Festival with a Q+A session after.
Behind the Scenes is the perfect opportunity to meet and network with editors, creative people and filmmakers who work in the local Film Industry.
We welcome new members and we meet on the first Monday of each month.
Find us on Facebook and Twitter @BehindDScenes
For further details please check out our website:
MWRA and Limerick City Council host DIEGO seminar in Limerick – 26th April 2012
This seminar, organised by the Mid-West Regional Authority and Limerick City Council, was held on Thursday, 26th April 2012 in the Clarion Hotel, Steamboat Quay, Limerick City from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. The seminar aimed to present the policies and trends in Ireland with regard to Digital Inclusion and the progress to date of implementing the Digital Agenda for Europe.
The seminar also presented the DIEGO pilot currently underway in Limerick and some of the results to date. The pilot, accessible through the simply.limerick.ie website aims to make some Limerick City Council services and information available to citizens who may have a lack of digital skills.
We were commissioned to create an effective and creative piece that explains the impact on the ground DIEGO is creating. The finished piece had a playout at the seminar and was well received.
Well done to all involved including all the help from Ronan Murphy, Limerick Community Connect; Deirdre Byrne, Mid West Regional Authority; and Mihai Bilauca of Limerick City Council.
Here is the finished video:
The new production by Matt Kelly Productions, ‘That’s Limerick’ is launched tonight by the Limerick Communications Office.
Experience some of the best attributes and experiences on offer in this excellently produced video to promote all that is great about Limerick City.
I was delighted to be of some help to Matt and Marion in its production. Well done to them!!
Written by Eleanor McSherry (Limerick Journalist and Writer) for the Film Ireland Website, is an article/interview about the exciting plans for the old Theatre Royal site in Limerick City. (See Picture INSET)
If this project goes ahead this will certainly create new openings and opportuinities for both the media student and local film maker alike. Limerick has a wide variety of talent in this sector and a hub like this will cerrainly help film makers get their projects seen.
Read the Full Article HERE.
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Here is episode 10 of Limerick Insider. Nice feeling that we are now in double digits for this programme. Here’s to the next ten!!!
Watch out for our team filming in around Limerick City and County in the coming months.
This month the Promotional Video for the local Limerick band ‘Escapade’ was completed. The DVD will form part of their wedding band brouchure for the comming year.
Below is one of the three videos to view.
A single camera used to film the tracks in multiple takes and was edited using Avid Media Composer 5.5
This month’s Limerick Insider features National Heritage Week Limerick events, MIlford Hospice Harvest Fair,
the 2011 Thomond Swim and Munster’s largest agricultural show – the Limerick Show.
We also bring you coverage of the One Step at a Time Challenge where below the knee amputee, Simon Baker, successfully walked from Dublin to Limerick on crutches on one leg!
After 5.5 days, Simon and his One Step at a Time team arrived in Limerick City on the 27th of August 2011 after walking a total of 233 km in aid of the ISPCC/CHILDLINE.
Simon McGuire 