Endwell Productions

An international creative consultancy based in St Leonards-on-Sea, England

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Hot of the press, the other window construction at The Old Chemist by the fabulous newspapertastic duo Marie-Louise Miller and Lucy Brennan for Coastal Currents 2015. Got to be seen in person! Also look out for the newspaper-themed workshop ML is running at the Children's Zone of The Observer Building, on Sunday 30th 11am-4pm AND Lucy's Paper Magic - Paper Sticks drop-in activity for all age groups at The Old Chemist on Tuesday 1st September, 11am-4pm

(NB: donations at the door, children must be accompanied by an adult).

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A snippet-view of Jason Williams & Endwell Etc's installation at The Old Chemist, especially commissioned (ahem!) for the Coastal Currents 2015. It will be officially turned on when the lights go on at the Festival (Friday PM). Pop in to see, amidst the VERY busy schedule of the night. x m. check its event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/402569949937050/ (ps: but if you miss it, it will be on at dusk every day for the next two weeks.)

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ok, now it's officially showtime!  The St Leonards International Film Festival (SLIFF) and Coastal Currents 2015 are proud to present “SLIFF Super8 Quest”, an open call for original film ideas explored through a single cartridge of super 8 on the theme of rites & rituals. A bit on the lines of the SLIFF Challenge (https://www.facebook.com/stleonardsinternationalfilmfestival/photos/a.308666719224857.69382.293209854103877/376378675786994/?type=1&hc_location=ufi), but bolder and more audacious. keep your polaroids peeled! Deadline for submission of proposals 28th June!! x m.

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And then, last Friday, there was the ‘See It – Make It’ St Leonards-on-Sea Film Festival being organised by Endwell Etc at the Odeon Hastings to showcase the amazing production of a whopping 17 short films developed as part of Into Film's programme Endwell Productions ran at Robsack Wood Primary Academy and Christ Church Primary in St Leonards. Popcorn, treats, certificates, and a lot of fun was to be had. Thanks for everyone involved: children, teachers, parent-volunteers, and Into Film's Team. And super well done!!! Here's the programme. pics and links to the masterpieces to come. x m.

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Here’s the Team behind the Into Film/BBC/BFI short film, Endwell Productions and the four star fimmakers from Robsack Wood Primary Academy, which we’ve just found out, will be featuring in the BBC DVD compilation being distributed nationally as part of the wider BBC2 Greatest Generation project. Hoooray I say! xx m. watch it here: https://vimeo.com/129257922

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Flowerdew's Travelling Treasure Trunk (2015)

"A group of curious primary school children discover the fascinating story of The Flowerdew's well-travelled trunk containing a unique archive collection of early…

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Flowerdew's Travelling Treasure Trunk (2015)

This film was produced for Into Film’s “Make Film - Greatest Generation” Project (http://www.intofilm.org/greatest-generation) by Endwell Productions in association with Robsack Wood Primary Academy Film Club.

The project forms part of the wider BBC Two series, Britain's Greatest Generation and has been facilitated by Into Film, BBC Learning, the BFI and the British Council exploring and commemorating life in the UK 1930-60 through accessing and using unique archive film footage and music made available by the BFI National Archive and the British Council under a Creative Commons licence.

The best films submitted for this project will be featured in a BBC Learning compilation film and or broadcast on the BBC Two Learning Zone. Three films will also be selected for the BFI National Archive as a lasting legacy.

So you never know if and when Mr Flowerdew will make an appearance.... https://vimeo.com/129257922. x m.

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and another little beauty of a project we're working on for Neil... a trunk of cine-historical treasures that travel the world and returned home in Bexhill... sneak preview at the 30th January "celluloid-&c" Surgery, at The Old Chemist (https://www.facebook.com/events/1012801518733674/), for sure. x m.

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As an extremely serendipitous occurrence, and practically one year in advance, this is the first film that will form part of the 950th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Hastings during 2016.Shot at The Old Chemist in St Leonards, for a special showing at the January "celluloid-&c" Surgeries facilitated by Endwell Productions (dot com).more info:https://www.facebook.com/events/1012801518733674/

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the story... oh, well: an extract of Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), in 8mm (yes celluloid!), with a random ResonanceFM soundtrack... the St Leonards International Film Festival (SLIFF) has just acquired reel number 8 of said masterpiece and I just couldn't wait to watch it, and share it for posterity (The Tomorrow), even if somewhat wobbly-lingly (especially when the very same ResonanceFM is doing their annual homage to "Yesterday"...

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finishing the prep for tomorrow! nearly 5am and one more (or two) tasks before bed... and the 3till3 awaits. x m.

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3till3 (6th dec @ The OldChemist) Testrun, four projectors

After a lot of work: 3 'scratch super8' workshops, 43 first-timer participants who produced an amazing 13'55'' collaborative film of defaced-upcycled-intervened-vandalised-canibalised super8s from an archive of lost-and-found-and-preserved pieces of mundane history of home movies and others (which will have its worldwide premiere as part of The St Leonards International Film Festival), nearly 100 35mm collage slides of all sorts of celluloid bits-and-bobs including actual 35mm cinema projection prints of films like Constantine and The Da Vinci Code, the big tidy up of the studio, five projection screens installed, four projectors and not much sleep in store, this is just a test run for this event happening tomorrow (6th Dec) at The Old Chemist, starting at 3pm and ending at 3am, a "12 hour long one piece sound & film improvisation" that is coming along nicely...

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some of the going-ons at The Old Chemist during the third session of the Cine Nights series of workshops held on 29th Nov 2014. now all hands on deck in prep to Le Grand Finale on this coming Saturday, 6th Dec (more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/403296073154771/)

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A little record of one of Guy Bourdin's super8s on show @ Somerset House, London. Incidentally, it was shot 'straight8 style' (i.e. editing on the trigger), during his seminal road trip of Britain in 1979: Britain by Cadillac. This time around, ACTUAL super8s were twice removed - the piece was projected digitally (and to be honest in an almost insufferable telecine'd version...) and shot in Nov2014 using an ancient iPhone (and no flash photography!). Long live celluloid indeed!!

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a little of the alchemy at The Old Chemist this week in preparation to the next outings of the Cine Film nights (29th Nov & 6th Dec): Coppola/Glass/Reggio's 1982 masterpiece (yes, shot in 35mm) juxtaposed to the amazing snapshop-film-record of nuclear testings 1945-1998... how very appropriate!!

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A series of analogue film night from an archive of: lost & found :: old & new :: ours & theirs:

- super 8 films made by Hastings & St Leonards artists and from the St Leonards International Film Festival (SLIFF). - a 'lucky dip' showing of several mysterious, found & unlabelled reels of super 8 footage accompanied by wonky improvised live scores from Hysteresis - and an opportunity to mutilate, disfigure, etch, type and scribble onto your own segment of cinefilm in a short workshop. Watch your masterpiece as it is magnified and projected at the end of the night. Doors open 7pm, BYOB, enjoy the wonderful company, get warm & comfy and we'll start rolling at about 7.15pm. Don't be late! £3 entry.more info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/849524428424991/

SLIFF: https://www.facebook.com/stleonardsinternationalfilmfestival

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EXPLENDIT performance by the Hysteresis duo (aka Jason Williams & Charlotte Chw) at the Rock House, Hastings on 6th November 2014, and amazeballs impromptu photoshoot with Francesca Daisy Hill. Shot on a broken and temperamental prehistoric iphone...